Getting Started is a new members-only resource within Country Notes. To help connect you with others working in Mexico, we have identified:
You may also want to reference our Global Grantmaking Resources to understand the basics of global grantmaking or learn more about specific regulatory or compliance issues.
This resource page is regularly updated. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Natalie Ross.
Philanthropy Networks in Mexico
Cemefi
Promotes and articulates the philanthropic participation of citizens, social organizations, and companies to achieve a more equitable, supportive, and prosperous society in Mexico.
Jorge Villalobos, Executive President
jorge.villalobos@cemefi.org | cemefi@cemefi.org
www.cemefi.org
Comunalia
Strengthens the collective work of community foundations in Mexico to help their programs achieve greater scope, impact, and transcendence.
Mariana Sandoval, Executive Director
direccion@comunalia.org.mx
comunalia.org.mx
HIP | Hispanics in Philanthropy
HIP partners with a transnational network of foundations to make impactful investments in the Latino community.
Legal Contacts
Angeles Anaya
angeles.anaya@proyectofortalece.org
Key U.S. Foundations with Local Offices
Ford Foundation
Santa Margarita 227, Insurgentes San Borja,
03100 Benito Juarez, CDMX, Mexico
Phone: (+52) 55-9138-0270
MacArthur Foundation
Vito Alessio Robles 39-103
Ex-Hacienda de Guadalupe, Chimalistac México, D.F. 01050
Phone: (+52) 55-3004-1692
E-mail: mexico@macfound.org
The W.K Kellogg Foundation
Ciudad de Mexico, DF, Mexico
Phone: (+52) 55-8421-2934
National Listing of Certified NGO’s
Locally registered Mexican nonprofits must be listed in the Registry of Civil Society Organizations (CLUNI), managed by the Comision de Fomento de las Actividades do las Organiizaciones de la Sociedad Civil.
Local Community Foundations in Mexico
Mexico Community Foundation Atlas
National Regulations to Note
US foundations have reported challenges with the 2016 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) law's requirements for grantee reporting and changes to the Mexican tax code that impact equivalency determinations (EDs). For more information:
- Webinar: Challenges and Opportunities for Grantmaking in Mexico
- Call Summary: Challenges and Opportunities for Grantmaking in Mexico
