NM COMUNIDADES EN ACCIÓN Y DE FÉ - CAFé

What NM COMUNIDADES EN ACCIÓN Y DE FÉ - CAFé does

NM Comunidades en Acción y de Fé (NM CAFe) is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) community organizing nonprofit headquartered in Las Cruces, New Mexico, serving Southern New Mexico across Doña Ana, Luna, Grant, Hidalgo, and Otero counties. Founded around 2011, the organization runs broad-based relational organizing through door-to-door canvassing, phone banking, listening sessions, and interfaith coalition-building, with a primary focus on immigrant communities, working and low-income families, youth aged 15–24, LGBTQ+ individuals, and border populations. It is a local affiliate of Faith in Action, the largest faith-based community organization in the country, which provides national network infrastructure, training, and funding support.

The organization's program portfolio includes: Community Organizing Services (listening sessions, leadership training, interfaith council strategy development); the Rising Youth New Mexico program (launched June 15, 2023 in collaboration with Faith in Action, training youth organizers aged 15–24 as part of a national 30-organizer cohort); the GenteFest Civic Engagement Program (a 3-month voter outreach initiative in partnership with the Equis Project that hired 37 canvassers, knocked on 177,833 doors, and registered 3,123 new Hispanic voters in Doña Ana County); a Guaranteed Basic Income pilot providing $500/month to 330 immigrant and mixed-status families (operated with UpTogether, El Centro, Somos un Pueblo Unido, New Mexico Voices for Children, and Partnership for Community Action); and Know Your Rights educational resources for border-region residents. There is no proprietary technology platform; underlying "infrastructure" consists of bilingual (English/Spanish) digital channels (website, social media on Facebook/X/Instagram/TikTok, email newsletters) combined with in-person field operations and grassroots relationship networks.

NM CAFe generates revenue entirely through donations (accepted via PayPal at organizenm.org/invest) and grants/foundation funding from national networks including Faith in Action and program-specific partners such as UpTogether. With 7 listed employees and a leadership transition completed in September 2024 (Sylvia Ulloa named Executive Director, succeeding interim leaders Brenda Martínez and Catalina Morales and former EDs Johana Bencomo and Arturo Águila), the organization has expanded physical capacity through a 2026 headquarters relocation and continues to operate active civic engagement, immigrant rights, youth leadership, and direct cash-assistance programs.

Name

NM COMUNIDADES EN ACCIÓN Y DE FÉ - CAFé

Legal name

NM Comunidades en Acción y de Fe

Website

https://organizenm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NM Comunidades en Acción y de Fé (CAFe) is a Las Cruces-based 501(c)(3) community organizing nonprofit, affiliated with Faith in Action, that runs grassroots organizing, civic engagement, youth leadership, Know Your Rights education, and a guaranteed basic income pilot for immigrant and working families across Southern New Mexico.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Las Cruces

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Financial support from individuals and organizations in Southern New Mexico who support the organization's mission for justice, freedom, and rights for all people.
2. Grants and Foundation Funding: Funding from national networks and partner organizations including Faith in Action, as well as grants for specific programs like the Guaranteed Basic Income pilot.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NM CAFe is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) faith-based community organizing nonprofit that builds collective power with and for New Mexicans directly impacted by systemic injustice in Southern New Mexico. Its core offerings are community organizing programs — including voter registration and civic engagement, Know Your Rights education, immigration rights advocacy, a Guaranteed Basic Income pilot for immigrant families, and youth leadership development — delivered through canvassing, phone banking, listening sessions, training, and coalition building with faith communities and local organizations.

Product overview

NM COMUNIDADES EN ACCIÓN Y DE FÉ - CAFé is a community-based organization (not a technology company) that offers community organizing programs rather than technology products. Its main offerings include: Rising Youth New Mexico (a youth leadership and organizing program for ages 15-24), GenteFest Civic Engagement Program (voter outreach in partnership with Equis Project), Know Your Rights Education (legal rights information resources), Guaranteed Basic Income Program (cash assistance for immigrant families), and Community Organizing Services (listening sessions, training, and strategy development). This is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with Faith in Action, the largest faith-based community organization in the country.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• Rising Youth New Mexico: A youth organizing program dedicated to training the next generation of leaders, engaging young people aged 15-24 for meaningful participation in community spaces.

Products and services

• Rising Youth New Mexico
• GenteFest Civic Engagement Program

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Faith in ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational network and parent organization of NM CAFe. Faith in Action is the largest faith-based community organization in the country. Provides resources, training, leadership development, and organizational support to NM CAFe and its community organizing work in Southern New Mexico.
• Equis ProjectmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with for the GenteFest civic engagement program - a robust 3-month civic engagement initiative in Doña Ana County that included hiring 37 canvassers who knocked on 177,833 doors and resulted in 3,123 new Hispanic voters.
• Empowerment CongressmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint community meetings held with Empowerment Congress to bring together residents of Vado, NM to express community issues and concerns. Collaboration on infrastructure advocacy for underserved communities.
• UpTogethermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization that helped develop and promote the Guaranteed Basic Income pilot program providing $500/month to 330 immigrant and mixed-status families in New Mexico.
• El CentromajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the Guaranteed Basic Income pilot coalition, helping develop and promote the program for immigrant families in New Mexico.
• Somos un Pueblo UnidomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the Guaranteed Basic Income pilot coalition for immigrant families.
• New Mexico Voices for ChildrenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the Guaranteed Basic Income pilot coalition for immigrant families.
• Partnership for Community ActionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the Guaranteed Basic Income pilot coalition for immigrant families.
• Southern Border Communities CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing Know Your Rights materials in English and Spanish for border communities in California, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico.
• New Mexico Center on Law and PovertymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead organization in coalition letter urging New Mexico leaders to provide emergency assistance during COVID-19, including paid sick leave, halting evictions, and benefits protections.
• Senator Martin HeinrichminorOthersNM CAFe's Executive Director previously worked as field representative in Senator Heinrich's Las Cruces office covering border, immigration, education, healthcare and economic development issues.
• FIA (Faith in Action)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organizing body that helped launch the Rising Youth New Mexico program in collaboration with NM CAFe on June 15, 2023, training 30 young organizers nationally.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• El Centro de Igualdad y Derechos: Albuquerque-based immigrant rights and economic justice center. Coalition partner in the NM CAFe GBI pilot, serving overlapping immigrant communities in New Mexico with similar Know Your Rights and policy advocacy work.
• Faith in Action: National parent network and the largest faith-based community organization in the country. NM CAFe is a direct affiliate, making this the closest structural peer with shared organizing model, funder relationships, and youth pipeline.
• Partnership for Community Action: New Mexico health and economic equity organization and GBI coalition partner. Comparable in mission (immigrant and low-income family services) and target geography.
• Southern Border Communities Coalition: Border policy advocacy coalition of which NM CAFe is a partner. Directly comparable in mission on border militarization, immigrant rights, and Know Your Rights dissemination across the southern border.
• New Mexico Voices for Children: New Mexico child and family policy advocacy nonprofit and GBI coalition partner. Comparable as a NM-based advocacy organization serving working families with policy and direct-service programs.
• La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE): Texas-based immigrant and working-class community organizing nonprofit affiliated with United Farm Workers. Comparable mission, base-building model, and focus on border/immigrant communities, though operating in the Rio Grande Valley rather than NM.
• New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty: New Mexico legal advocacy nonprofit that has partnered with NM CAFe on COVID-era emergency assistance policy advocacy. Comparable in policy advocacy focus on working families, immigrants, and low-income communities in NM.
• Somos un Pueblo Unido: New Mexico-based immigrant rights and worker justice organizing nonprofit. Direct GBI coalition partner of NM CAFe, comparable in mission, geography, and constituency (immigrant and working families in NM).

Emerging players

• United We Dream: Largest immigrant youth-led network in the US. Overlaps with NM CAFe's Rising Youth program and immigrant rights advocacy, but operates at national scale rather than regional.

Broad incumbents

• Make the Road Nevada/New York: Larger multi-state immigrant rights and worker justice organizing network. Comparable organizing model and immigrant constituency, but operates at significantly greater scale and in different geographies.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/organizenm
• Facebookfacebook.com/OrganizeNM
• Instagraminstagram.com/organizenm
• TikToktiktok.com/@nmcafe_lcnm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nm-comunidades-en-accion-y-de-fe

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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