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 505-9888054.

DONATIONS

Anonymous: $100 Anonymous, in memory of Thomas O’Donnell: $100 Dinah and Jarratt Applewhite: $500

Don Clewell: $100

Jana Comstock: $100 Carlos and Barbara Duno: $100 Naraa Shirendev and Brian Goldbeck: $50

Beth Kaczmarek: $25

Eslee Kessler: $100 Connie and Roger Nelson: $100 Trudy Perry: $200

Paula Sass-Donnelly: $250 Deborah and Howard Spiegelman: $300 Tiedemann-Haught family, in loving memory of Elizabeth Arrison: $100

Joseph and Nancy Treat, in memory of Stephen Reynolds: $100 Jody and Rob Wilson: $1,000 Total: $3,225

Cumulative total: $128,207.67