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the30something

the30something

the30something is a philanthropic group passionate about Silver City and Grant County. Our mission is to make a meaningful impact in our community during our lifetimes, rather than waiting to leave financial support to organizations through our wills. Historically, our members have supported many different nonprofits over the years. The genesis of the30something was to band together these individual donations to make a greater impact. By asking for individual donations of $1,000, we are then able to bundle these donations into $30,000 awards. This larger sum of money opens avenues for nonprofit organizations to propose a big project that they would find almost impossible to complete through normal fundraising channels.

To qualify for the award the organization must be a nonprofit or needs to be fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit. The organization submits a project proposal, complete with budgets, concept drawing, partners, photographs, that is- all the supporting documentation to explain their proposal. Then, each donor gets to vote on a list of qualified projects to decide which ones win the award; those with the highest vote counts win. The nonprofit community’s response to the30something has been fantastic and we now have numerous applications for the award annually. In addition, our membership has grown and in 2024 we were able to award three nonprofits $30,000 each.

2021 Member Celebration Annual Party - At the Corner Kitchen
2021 Member Celebration Annual Party – At the Corner Kitchen
Celebrating Impact Through the Years: A look back at the awards given by the30something, empowering nonprofits to bring transformative projects to life in Silver City and Grant County.
Celebrating Impact Through the Years: A look back at the awards given by the30something, empowering nonprofits to bring transformative projects to life in Silver City and Grant County.

Our hope is that everyone who has committed to being a part of this philanthropic group will meet annually for a catered party to highlight the year’s winners. There we enjoy a celebration of each other, the awardees and what we have done to enrich the lives of all the people of Silver City and Grant County for many years to come. Do you like this idea? Great, because the30something is open to anyone who is interested in joining, no invitation required!

We have established a donor advised fund under the Gila Community Foundation’s umbrella called “the30something”. We encourage donations from January 1st to our deadline of April 1st. When you send your check or donate online to the foundation, they will send you a tax-deductible receipt. They will also notify us so we can thank you personally, put your contact information in our email membership list and then send you voting materials and an invitation to the party! Currently, voting takes place in April and the party is in May.

We have a website, www.the30something.org with all this information plus short blurbs on pass award winners, the application form for nonprofit proposals and how to donate online or by mail through the Gila Community Foundation.  

Thank you for investigating how you too can be a part of what we think is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact on our community!