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The Paso del Norte Community Foundation is pleased to welcome new leadership for 2026 and extend a warm welcome to several new members joining our Board of Directors.

Over the past year, the Paso del Norte Community Foundation, alongside its sister foundations, engaged in a collaborative strategic planning process to guide our work through 2030.

We’re proud to welcome Reconnecting with the Disconnected as a fund of the Paso del Norte Community Foundation. This community-driven program supports at-risk youth by providing meaningful second chances, guidance, and tools for long-term success.

Applications are now open for the Paso del Norte Community Foundation’s 2026 scholarship programs, made possible by the generosity of donors and fundholders committed to supporting students across our region. Each year, these scholarships help students take meaningful steps toward their educational and career goals.

PdNCF is excited to announce the return of the Reimagine! Nonprofit Conference, taking place on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at ESC Region 19 Head Start. Now in its sixth year, Reimagine! continues to bring together nonprofit professionals, funders, and community leaders from across the Borderplex for a day of learning, connection, and inspiration.

Inspired by the life and legacy of longtime El Paso resident and their family matriarch Sylvia Wechter, Janet and Randy Wechter have generously established a charitable fund for arts and education, causes that held a special place in Sylvia’s heart.    

As we wrap up 2025, we want to take a moment to extend our heartfelt thanks to the dedicated leaders who served on the boards of the Paso del Norte Community Foundation and the Paso del Norte Health Foundation this year.

The Paso del Norte Community Foundation (PdNCF) was named the 2025 Local Employer of Excellence for the Borderplex region at the Texas Workforce Commission’s 28th Annual Texas Workforce Conference, held December 3–5 in Corpus Christi.

After 25 years with our family of Foundations, we celebrate and thank Ida Ortegon on her well-earned retirement.

With major changes to charitable tax benefits coming in 2026, 2025 is a rare moment when your generosity can go even further. A gift this year, especially through a Donor‑Advised Fund (DAF) at the Paso del Norte Community Foundation, is more than a gift. It’s a strategic, meaningful way to care for our community now and for years to come.

Thank you, El Paso, for helping keep kids warm this winter! Operation Noel, a fund of the Paso del Norte Community Foundation, has served children in our region for over eight decades.