2025 Juneteenth Recap
2025 Juneteenth Recap
Thank you to all who joined the Empower! Black Futures Community Fund at Santa Fe Community Foundation for Juneteenth commemorations in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. We were grateful for the opportunity to come together as a community in remembrance, solidarity, and joy in honor of Black freedom and culture.
This Juneteenth marked a meaningful milestone for the Empower! Fund, the Foundation’s newest identity-based giving circle, as it announced its inaugural round of grantmaking — $41,000 in support of Black life, arts, and culture in New Mexico. If you would like to join the Empower! Fund in promoting community development, fostering Black artistic expression and preserving cultural heritage, and building financial literacy for generations to come, we invite you to make a gift that is meaningful to you here.
Empty Stocking Fund: Delivering help, sharing hope
In this op-ed, Santa Fe Community Foundation President & CEO Christopher Goett shares how the Empty Stocking Fund embodies our region’s spirit of community care. Since 1981, it has helped local families navigate sudden crises by covering urgent expenses. With a new season of giving ahead, the Foundation invites everyone to help bring stability and hope to neighbors in need.
2025 Piñon Awards: Event Recap
On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, the Santa Fe Community Foundation presented its 39th Annual Piñon Awards, which honor northern New Mexico's vital nonprofit sector. We invite you to relive this magical evening by browsing photos and videos from the event.
Let us honor what sustains us: Our nonprofits
In this op-ed, Santa Fe Community Foundation President & CEO reflects on why the Piñon Awards are such a vital way to uplift and support our local nonprofits — particularly now, as so many organizations in our sector are facing unprecedented hardship.
