Dec. 11 – The Empty Stocking Fund is a 43-year-old project of The New Mexican. Each year, hundreds of people receive assistance from the fund during the holidays to cover rent payments, medical bills, utility costs, car repairs, home improvements and other needs.
Who it helps: Applicants, who must live within 50 miles of Santa Fe and provide documentation proving their identity, will be considered without regard to race, age, ethnicity, gender identity or sexual orientation. Applications for support are currently on hold due to overwhelming demand.
2024 goal: $475,000; However, there are already more than $500,000 in requests.
This holiday charity project, which began in 1981, is administered by the Santa Fe Community Foundation.
Donate: Make your tax-deductible donation online by visiting santafecf.org/funds/empty-stocking-fund. Visit in person the Santa Fe Community Foundation at 501 Halona St., or the Santa Fe New Mexican, 150 Washington Ave., Suite 105, Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Contributions can also be mailed to Empty Stocking Fund, C/O Santa Fe Community Foundation, PO Box 1827, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1827. Donors may request to remain anonymous.
Donations
Anonymous: $103.09
Anonymous: $800
Anonymous: $1,000
Anonymous: $100
Anonymous: $25.77
Jane and Dave Anderson: $1,000
Mike and Priscilla Archuleta: $103.09
Dana and Gail Atkins: $412.37
Benevolent Patriotic Order of Does, Santa Fe rode #57: $150
Marilyn Bennett: $1,500
Susan Bloch: $100
Bright Futures AEI, LLC: $1,030.93
Brooks Family – In honor of Diane Brooks and Dave Gunderson: $412.37
David Cunningham and Janet Clow: $500
Susan and Ken Crawford: $257.73
Julie Ann Dakin and Christopher Oechsli: $200
Yolanda and Abram Eisenstein: $500
Elevation Wealth Partners — honoring Elevation clients: $3,000
Flow Science Inc.: $1,000
Byron and Hilary Gangnes: $150
Betsy Garside and Stephen Warren: $500
Ernie and Laura Gutierrez: $350
Priscilla Shannon Gutierrez: $103.09
Cumulative total: $80,120.72
