Anchorum Health Foundation

Address: 309 Read Street, Santa Fe, NM
Web: www.anchorum.org
Email: mmahony@anchorum.org

Anchorum Health Foundation began as Anchorum St. Vincent, a 50 percent partner in CHRISTUS St. Vincent (CSV) Regional Medical Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Over 15 years, it helped transform CSV into New Mexico’s highest rated and safest hospital. Despite this achievement, health outcomes in northern New Mexico are worsening. While quality healthcare is crucial, numerous other factors are impacting the community’s health. In response, Anchorum shifted from a health care partnership to a community partnership, aiming to improve the social conditions affecting the health of northern New Mexico’s people and communities.

Anchorum is dedicated to improving the conditions that have the greatest influence on the health of communities and people in their region. It is committing its resources to strengthening community-based partners tackling critical local issues.

The foundation’s service area is the 13 northern counties of New Mexico and 23 Tribal Nations and Pueblos. The region is defined by its rich cultural heritage, diverse communities, and stunning landscapes. Northern New Mexico is home to a blend of Indigenous, Hispanic, and other cultural traditions that have shaped its identity over centuries.

Program Information:

Anchorum Health Foundation’s grantmaking focuses on the root causes that influence health, from affordable housing to education and career pathways to access to healthcare. The foundation’s approach is rooted in deep, collaborative community partnerships, ensuring their work is guided by those it serves. It prioritizes authentic engagement, adaptability, and co-creation with its communities to foster sustainable systemic changes that truly reflect their aspirations.

Financial Information:

Total Assets: $488,060,041 (FY24)
Amount Dedicated to Health-Related Grants: $29,084,376 granted to address the social determinants of health

Special Initiatives and/or Representative Health and Human Services Grants

Community Health Funds—A special initiative, Anchorum’s Community Health Funds are a $25 million investment over the next five years in five community foundations across northern New Mexico. This investment acknowledges the vital role community foundations play in enhancing overall health outcomes. ($5,000,000)

Communities in Schools of New Mexico (CISNM)—Supports programming in northern New Mexico public schools for the 2024-2025 academic year. CISNM uses a holistic approach to addressing both the academic and nonacademic needs of students. Working with school leadership and staff, CIS student support facilitators—who are based inside schools—prioritize the needs of the school, determine which supports need to be increased or improved, and identify supports that the schools need but don’t currently have. ($200,000)

Think New Mexico—Supports action-oriented policy research and advocacy work aligned with Anchorum’s focus areas related to access to care and social determinants of health. The goal is to improve access to health care by reducing the health care worker shortage. ($150,000)

501CPA—Provides essential operational support to community-based health and social services organizations by strengthening their administrative capacity and alleviating the burden of complex accounting tasks. ($100,000)

Jicarilla Apache Nation—Supports the purchase of a Spot Vision machine and a HemoCure machine which provide standard-of-care tests per well-child exam standards. Any balance of funds may be used to support the needs of Jicarillla Apache Nation’s pediatric population. ($15,000)