Empty stocking fund

How it works: Applications for funding are carefully vetted. Members of the Empty Stocking Committee review requests and meet with each qualifying applicant to examine records of outstanding bills or other needs, and to verify the applicant’s income. If a request is approved, the committee sends a check directly to the service supplier. The cap for most requests is $1,000.

2020 goal: $275,000

This holiday charity project of

The New Mexican began in 1981 and 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, the Housing Trust and two private individuals.

To donate: Make tax-deductible donations online at santafenewmexican.com/empty_ stocking or mail a check to The

New Mexican’s Empty Stocking Fund c/o the Santa Fe Community Foundation, P.O. Box 1827, Santa Fe, NM 87504-1827. Donors may choose to remain anonymous.

To provide a service such as roofing or home repairs, contact Habitat for Humanity at repairs@ santafehabitat.org. To contribute food, clothing, toys, furniture, or other items or services, call the Salvation Army at 505-988-8054.

DONATIONS

Anonymous: $1,350

Marilyn Bennett: $200 Richard and Gloria Bosson: $200 Kat Hansen: $100

William Kleinschmidt: $500 Catherine Oppenheimer: $1,250 Miguel Iturregui and Sara Pocernik, in honor of Janet Pocernik: $500 Kristin Sargent and Justin Svetnicka Sargent: $200

Betty and Norbert Sperlich: $50 Suzy St. Clair: $100

Dennis and Laura Tapia: $200 The Duffy family, in memory of Nicole Tipton: $100

Jack Zwemer: $250

Total: $5,000 Cumulative total: $124,982.67