2024 Piñon Awards: Event Recap

38th Annual Piñon Awards

On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, the Santa Fe Community Foundation presented its 38th Annual Piñon Awards — a time-honored celebration of northern New Mexico's leading nonprofits. We were thrilled to present this year's winning nonprofits with their awards, a general operating grant, and the below videos that offer the public a glimpse into their vital work.

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of our lead event partner, Enterprise Bank & Trust.

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Awardee Videos

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Photos

SFCF President & CEO Christopher Goett welcomes audience

Christopher Goett & SFCF Board Chair Dion Silva present the Piñon Awards

Courageous Innovation Award: The Memory Care Alliance

David Davis accepting the Courageous Innovation Award

Quiet Inspiration Award: New Mexico Legal Aid

Sonya Bellafant accepting the Quiet Inspiration Award

Resiliency Award: Lightning Boy Foundation Inc

Steve LaRance and Felicia Rosacker-Rivera accepting the Resiliency Award

Tried & True Award: Bienvenidos Outreach, Inc.

Susan Tarver accepting the Tried & True Award

Susan Tarver holding Bienvenido's Award

Helena Ribe (SFCF Board Member), Paula Sass-Donnelly, Valerie Hamilton, Bud Hamilton (SFCF Board Member)

Christopher Goett (President/CEO, SFCF) & Andrew Rudnick

Drew Duffy, Alan Overton, and Jorden Ensafdaran

Tricia Rosenberg (SFCF Board Member), David Holloway & Deborah Holloway (former SFCF Board Member)

Steve Moise, Tricia Rosenberg (SFCF Board Member), Elizabeth Heller Allen (SFCF Board Member), Bart Stucky (SFCF Board Member), Lynn Taulbee, Jenny Kimball (former SFCF Board Member) & Rob Kimball

Rob and Jenny Kimball & Alex Hanna

Leslie Nathanson Juris (SFCF Board Member), Jim Griffith (Executive DIrector Chamber Music Festival), Dion Silva (SFCF Board Chair), Meredy Talbot Zorn, Justin Talbot Zorn (SFCF Board Member), Hervey Juris (former SFCF Board Member) & Steve Gaber (former SFCF Board Member)

Kim Walker (SFCF Board Member) & Laureen Rivet

Sandra Session-Robertson (SFCF Vice-President Development and Donor Relations), Michael D’Alfonso & Cecile Farris

Al Castillo, Celia Foy Castillo (SFCF Board Member), Sarracina Littlebird, and Martha Davis

Desirae Soriano (SFCF Donor Relations Associate), Santa Fe's Mayor Alan Webber, and Adela Contreras (SFCF Grants & Scholarships Officer)

Christopher Goett (SFCF President & CEO) with Mayor Alan Webber

Sandra Brinck (former SFCF Board Member), Dolores Overton (SFCF Board Member) & Patrick Dorsey

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Gina Trujillo (Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region) & OnaJohnson (SFCF)

Sandra Session-Robertson, SFCF Vice President, Development & Donor Relations

SFCF Staff

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Oct 10, 2024

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