Homewise Awards & Recognition
Homewise has been recognized for its work by many regional and national organizations.
National and Local Awards and Recognition
Innovations in American Government NeighborWorks® HomeOwnership Centers – Semifinalist – Innovations in American Government is an awards program of the Institute for Government Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The program is funded by the Ford Foundation and administered in partnership with the Council for Excellence in Government – 2001
NeighborWorks® American – Michael Loftin for Inspired leadership and Commitment on the National Campaign for Homeownership – 2004
Santa Fe Community Foundation 17th Annual Pinon Award – John Gaw Meem Award for Civic Affairs for the Homewise Teacherwise program in partnership with the Santa Fe Public School District – 2004
United Way of Santa Fe County Self Sufficiency Award – 2005
National NeighborWorks® America Innovations in Homeownership Award – 2007
National NeighborWorks® Association Excellence Awards – Practitioner of the Year – Michael Loftin – For special practices and accomplishments to improving the value of the NeighborWorks® Network – 2007
Wachovia NEXT Award - 2008
“For vision, innovation and impact as a Community Development Finance Institution”
James A. Johnson Community Leader Award from Fannie Mae - 2008
“For exemplary leadership and innovation in supporting affordable housing and building a strong community”
EPA Water Efficiency Leader Award for promoting an ethic of water efficiency - 2008
Throughout our history Homewise has had the generous support of national and local grantors for loan capital and operations
- National and Local Grantors
- Calvert Foundation
- Century Bank
- City of Santa Fe
- City of Santa Fe, Sangre de Cristo Water Division
- Community Bank
- Del Norte Credit Union
- Domanica Foundation
- Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.
- F.B. Heron Foundation
- Fannie Mae
- Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
- First Community Bank
- 1st National Bank of Santa Fe
- Ford Foundation
- Frost Foundation
- Governor Richardson’s Water Innovation Fund
- Guadalupe Credit Union
- Home Depot Foundation
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Land Title Trust Fund
- Los Alamos National Bank
- Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation
- McCune Charitable Foundation
- NeighborWorks® America
- New Mexico Bank and Trust
- New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority
- Opportunity Finance Network
- PNM Resources Foundation
- Santa Fe Affordable Housing Roundtable
- Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce
- Santa Fe Community Foundation
- Santa Fe County
- State Farm Insurance
- Thornburg Mortgage
- United Way of Santa Fe County
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- U.S. Treasury Department, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
- Wachovia Foundation
- Wells Fargo Bank