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Sherman Allen, Executive Director of The Friendship Club and 2025 Quiet Inspiration Piñon Award honoree, leads a decades-strong recovery community offering 50 weekly 12-step meetings, a global podcast, and a hybrid Zoom Room to support connection and well-being.

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.

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.

We believe generosity can last a lifetime — and far beyond. Endowments make that possible. From wildfire recovery to sustaining the arts, community members share how these funds ensure our region is ready for today’s needs and tomorrow’s challenges.

New Mexico Local News Fund is currently accepting presentation proposals for their 2026 Summit, which brings together journalists, students, educators, technologists, and community leaders to envision the future and develop solutions for the challenges ahead. They welcome proposals for sessions, workshops, panels, or creative presentations that speak to the future of local news in New Mexico, especially in rural, underserved, and bilingual communities.

Free Flow NM, founded in 2020 by Laurie Merrill, combats period poverty and menstrual stigma through large-scale product distribution, innovative programs like Period Pods, and community education across northern New Mexico. Under Laurie’s leadership, the nonprofit has provided over 750,000 menstrual products while reshaping community attitudes toward menstruation with dignity and equity.