El Paso Community Foundation

The El Paso Community Foundation serves as a grant maker, convener, and leadership organization for the El Paso, Southern New Mexico, and the Ciudad Juárez region. For more than 45 years, the Foundation has worked with individuals and non-profits to address the unique opportunities and challenges in our region. We are proud of our vibrant, multicultural community. The Foundation’s donors and partners have helped build the community, and we welcome you to join us.

$27,654,082

Total grants and projects awarded in 2025

$326,903,132

Total given to the community since 1977

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The Community Foundation is involved in a number of projects that each serve a unique purpose as we work to meet the needs of our ever-changing community.

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Early Matter El Paso seeks Executive Director

Job Title: Executive Director, Early Matters El Paso
Location: El Paso, Texas (hybrid/remote; regional travel required)
Reports To: El Paso Community Foundation (Fiscal Sponsor)
Compensation: $80,000 - $100,000 commensurate with experience

Organizational Overview
Early Matters El Paso is a coalition of cross-sector leaders advancing economic mobility through policies and practices supporting children birth to age 8 in El Paso County. EMEP convenes 54 members across 27 organizations—ISDs, childcare providers, nonprofits, workforce development, and higher education—to improve early education through data-driven advocacy and strategic partnerships.

El Paso’s unique border context—Fort Bliss military families, binational ties with Ciudad Juárez, proximity to Las Cruces—creates distinctive ECE opportunities. EMEP positions early childhood as essential workforce development infrastructure, connecting local advocacy to statewide Early Matters Texas policy priorities. EMEP is positioned for transformational growth with enhanced advocacy capacity and sustainable infrastructure

Early Matter El Paso seeks Executive Director

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Nonprofits seeking to improve community services, development, and opportunities are invited to apply for a grant to support their missions.

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Scholarships are available to current high school and college students based on academics, extracurriculars, volunteerism, and leadership.

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