‘Reduce Your Use’ grants are open to help nonprofits spend less on electric bills and more on providing essential services

PNM Resources Foundation to award a total of $200,000 to nonprofit grant recipients

(Albuquerque, NM) – Today, the PNM Resources Foundation announced the opening of the ‘Reduce Your Use’ grant applications for New Mexico nonprofits to help complete projects that reduce their energy use and lower their electric bills. Funded projects include efficient lighting, updating heating and cooling systems, energy saving appliances, window coverings, ceiling fans, solar lighting, and much more. The completion of these projects will save energy and money, and will also mean a cleaner, healthier environment for their clients and staff.

“Nonprofits often face difficult decisions of making their facilities more energy efficient due to financial constraints,” said Laurie Roach, PNM Resources Foundation executive director. “New Mexico nonprofits that receive the Reduce Your Use grant will be able to pay for projects that reduce their energy usage, which in turn lowers their electric bills and will reduce carbon emissions, maximizing their mission to serve the community.”

Nonprofits can apply for this grant at PNM.com/grants. The application will remain open until all funds are assigned. Each selected nonprofit is expected to receive up to a $5,000 grant.

As part of the PNM Resources Foundation 40th Anniversary this year, nonprofits statewide have collected more than $2.8 million through the PNM Reduce Your Use grant since the program began in 2008. Across PNM, TNMP, PNM Resources Foundation and Employee Giving, more than $20 million has been awarded over the past 5 years. Since 1983, the PNM Resources Foundation has helped improve the quality of life by supporting nonprofit organizations served by PNM. The PNM Resources Foundation is a separate, nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation governed by a board of trustees comprised of PNM Resources employees. No customer funds are part of the PNM Resources Foundation endowment. For more information, including how each of the grant recipients are serving people in our communities and what project this grant is going towards, visit PNM.com/grants.