EMPTY STOCKING FUND

Who you’ve helped this

year: Car repairs caused a 50-year-old Española woman to fall behind on rent. The Empty Stocking Fund helped her pay her rent and electric bill.

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 875041827. 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: $900

Patricia Assimakis: $100

Lars and Lynn Balck: $500 Hannah and David Burling: $250 Sidney Coates: $100

Dede Collins and Dennis Cooper: $500

Paula and Neal Devitt: $200 Georgia and Jud Fischel: $100 Gabriela Gomez: $5 Elizabeth and Ned Harris: $1,000 Tom and Rose Himrod, in memory of Bob and Jane Himrod: $200 Jack Kinzie, in honor of Karin Kinzie: $500

Nancy Mammel: $5,000

Tim and Ann Maxwell: $100 Laura and Andrew Montoya: $200 Jim Porter: $500

Eileen Gill and Kevin Pruitt: $250 Lois and Bud Redding: $250 Tom and Barbara Thomas: $100

Total: $10,755 Cumulative total: $163,767.67