December 6 – 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
This holiday charity project, which began in 1981, is jointly administered by the Santa Fe Community Foundation, Enterprise Bank and Trust, The Salvation Army, Presbyterian Medical Services, The Life Link, Habitat for Humanity, Esperanza Shelter, Youth Shelters and Family Services, Gerard’s House and a private individual.
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: $500
Anonymous: $100
Anonymous: $515.46
Anonymous – in memory of Diane Richmond Jennings: $1,030.93
Alfonso Salazar – in memory of Feliz Salazar/Toby Trujillo: $206.19
Santa Fe Woman’s Club & Library Association: $750
Peter C. Schanck: $2,000
Shari Schumsky and Ronald Wieneke: $250
Jack and Peggy Seigel: $250
Richard Silva: $515.46
Leslie Kendal Smith: $2,490
Jo Speer: $600
Dennis and Suzi Strauch: $500
Susan and Conrad De Jong Fund: $3,000
James R. and Elizabeth A Tyldesley: $100
Solveiga Unger: $250
Rob and Jody Wilson: $1,000
Dr. William S. Varnum: $100
Cumulative total: $66,822.28
