Traditional indigenous girl wearing tribal attire and feather headdress in San Miguel, Mexico.

Our purpose

A steward of relationships and resources.

For fifty years, the SMCF has stood at the quiet center of community care, supporting the people and organizations who strengthen this city every day.

Our mission is to connect donors, nonprofits, and the community in ways that are transparent, accountable, and grounded in trust.

Our vision is a San Miguel where growth does not erode belonging, where generosity keeps pace with change, and where caring for the place we love is a shared responsibility.

Traditional indigenous girl wearing tribal attire and feather headdress in San Miguel, Mexico.

Our purpose

A steward of relationships and resources.

For fifty years, the SMCF has stood at the quiet center of community care, supporting the people and organizations who strengthen this city every day.

Our mission is to connect donors, nonprofits, and the community in ways that are transparent, accountable, and grounded in trust.

Our vision is a San Miguel where growth does not erode belonging, where generosity keeps pace with change, and where caring for the place we love is a shared responsibility.

the challenge

Growth creates pressure.

San Miguel is indeed extraordinary and changing fast. Beauty draws people in; growth brings strain. Global attention brings opportunity, but also rising costs, inequity, and pressure on local nonprofits.

The question before us is simple: How do we channel rising generosity responsibly, transparently, and at scale?

Child planting at construction site, featuring a SMCF Nonprofit Network Member organization.

the challenge

Growth creates pressure.

Our work sits in that tension: preserve our heritage while strengthening what’s fragile.

The question before us is simple: How do we channel rising generosity responsibly, transparently, and at scale?

Child planting at construction site, featuring a SMCF Nonprofit Network Member organization.
Colorful traditional Mexican dancers performing on horseback during a cultural festival in San Miguel.

stonger Together

building a community of care

We are laser-focused on supporting communities by connecting resources with the people who need them most.

We’re determined to build a vibrant, unified San Miguel de Allende where generosity flows with trust, nonprofits thrive through collaboration, and every resident and visitor sees themselves as part of the community’s shared responsibility.

Fortunately, San Miguel draws talented people from everywhere: artists, philanthropists, creatives, seekers, and dreamers – Extraordinary people who change lives and change the world.

Together, we’re blazing a pathway to generosity that changes lives and will change the world.

Turning Generosity Into Lasting Impact Since 1976