Trolley Tour

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TOURS

The Trolley Tour is one of the Foundation’s favorite ways to bring donors to visit various nonprofits in the city. As a fun, social way for donors to see and experience the work of our grantees, Trolley Tours cruise the streets of our city, visiting neighborhood nonprofits. The intention behind the sunny, open-air tours is to help donors connect with the organizations we support, seeing them and their work in an up close and personal way.

Partnerships Partnerships

New Mexico Steam Locomotive & RailRoad Historical Society

Las Huertas Farmer Training

GRANTEES

NMSL&RHS (New Mexico Steam Locomotive

& RailRoad Historical Society) is a nonprofit organization formed in the mid 1990s and staffed solely by dedicated volunteers and train-enthusiasts. Their mission is to fully restore the Baldwin 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive (2926) to operational status, while also promoting and educating the public about the relationship between our state’s economic development and rail transportation. In the not-too-distant-future, we’re confident that, with the hard work of this organization, the thunder of 2926 and the wail of her whistle will be heard again in Albuquerque.

Las Huertas Farmer Training is a skills development program operated by Rio Grande Community Farm. It is dedicated to training both current and aspiring producers in organic farming techniques, here in the high desert of New Mexico. Las Huertas focuses on minimizing barriers faced by the young and disadvantaged people interested in farming and agriculture.

Three Sisters Kitchen is a community food space on the corner of 1st street and Gold committed to community-wide health and economic opportunity. The Kitchen—a project of the DowntownABQ MainStreet Initiative—cultivates a vibrant community food space that focuses on health and culinary education, community building and local business development and sustainability.

The Rashaps: Four Family Members - One Thoughtful Approach to Giving

Philanthropy is a family affair for the Rashaps, and in 2016, it also became a permanent fixture when Brian, his wife Krista and their two children Shelby and Ethan established the Rashap Family Fund. Each of the family members has followed their own path to philanthropy. Brian, who oversees Intel facilities throughout North America, has been a nonprofit donor, board member and a mentor at various organizations. Krista has served as a loaned executive for the United Way Campaign and was very active with Girl Scouts and at Bosque School where both Rashap children have attended. From a young age, Shelby and Ethan received an allowance and put 25% towards savings and 25% towards charity. That foundation of giving carried into their later years. Ethan, a freshman at Bosque School, has raised funds to purchase soccer cleats for athletes across the globe, and Shelby, a freshman at the Pratt Institute in New York City, received the New Mexico Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals first ever Outstanding Youth in Philanthropy award when she was seven years old. A chance introduction to the Albuquerque Community Foundation opened the opportunity to braid their individual efforts into a long-term family approach to philanthropy. According to Brian, “Krista attended the Great Grant Giveaway in 2016 and was excited by the opportunity to approach our family giving more strategically and in a way that would live on well into the future.” After a few meetings with Foundation staff, Brian and Krista decided to form a family fund. “We were so impressed with how easy the entire process was and with how genuinely interested the staff at the Foundation was in helping us figure out an approach to giving that was best for us.” Over the coming years, the Rashaps will gather as a family to determine how the fund will help support local causes. “As the children grow and their interests change, we will be able to decide as a family what the greatest needs in our community are and then do something about it. How cool is that?” In addition to the positive impact the Rashap Family Fund will have on Albuquerque, their approach to strategic giving will hopefully inspire other families to explore their own unique approach to philanthropy.

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