Join our list of crucial supporters by making a donation, joining our mailing list, giving us materials, volunteering your time, and attending our events.
Make a Donation
Individual contributions give us the most flexibility and stability of any funding source. Where specific program expenses are often met by restricted private and government grants, we rely on unrestricted support for general operations and immediate responses to community needs.
Make an On-line Donation through our secure server.
Your tax-deductible gift (we're registered as a 501(c)(3) organization) ensures that FACT can continue to serve northern New Mexico youth. Send a check to our mailing address at P.O. Box 22363, Santa Fe, NM 87502
Join Our Mailing List
Send us your name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. We'll send you our newsletter and keep you posted on upcoming events.
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Give Us Stuff
In-kind donations keep our programs going. If you have high-quality art supplies you no longer use, let us know -- you'd be surprised by what we can do with used supplies, unusual materials, and found objects. You can also help with framing, catering, printing, or event hosting, or provide exhibit space.
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Attend Events
Support young artists by attending one of FACT's many exhibits (check our calendar for details). You also can get involved with our biannual fund raisers. In March we celebrate our birthday at Santacafé with a silent auction of children's artwork and plenty of wine and hors d'oeuvres. And in September, you can attend Los Pintores: Past, Present, and Future, a celebration of Santa Fe's arts heritage and auction of fine art by local artists.
To reserve tickets for the birthday celebration or Los Pintores,
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Volunteer Your Time
Studio volunteers help FACT instructors successfully manage classes on a semester or 12-week basis. No special skills are required beyond energy and eagerness to work with children through visual art. To find out more about volunteering with our young artists, please fill out the Volunteer Questionnaire and send it to Keelan Wackman, Program Director, via fax (505) 992-2772 or mail to P.O. Box 22363, Santa Fe, NM 87502
Special events and project volunteers help out on a one-time basis. For more information about these opportunities, contact (505) 992-2787 or
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Support student scholarships by
purchasing unique cards created from student art work. A pack of 8 (5"x7") cards with envelopes for only $10.00 plus shipping costs.
In 1990 we began working with roughly 100 children. By 2000 our programs served nearly 500 students. In 2004 that number jumped to more than 1,500, with 80% of our
programs remaining free to participants.
In the same period that our enrollment increased 200%, our revenue rose less than 15%. We're proud to extend access to our visual-arts classes while keeping costs to a minimum.
We do this by putting our money where it's most effective: More than 80% of our expenses go directly to our programs. We also make the most of collaborating with local businesses and other nonprofit organizations.
ARTSmart
Azalea Foundation
Buckaroo Ball
City of Santa Fe Arts Commission and the 1% Lodgers' Tax
City of Santa Fe Children & Youth Commission
City of Santa Fe Community Development Block Grant
Educational Foundation of America
First National Bank
Joseph C. and Esther Foster Foundation
Frost Foundation
Kiwanis Club of Santa Fe
Allene and Jerome Lapides Foundation
Los Alamos National Bank
Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation
McCune Charitable Foundation
Messengers of Healing Winds
Mill Atelier Foundation
Mittler Family Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
National Philanthropic Trust
New Mexico Arts
New Mexico Bank and Trust
Oppenheimer Brothers Fund
Prajna Foundation
Santa Fe Community Foundation
Storr Family Fund
Thornburg Investment Management and
Thornburg Mortgage
Doris Goodwin Walbridge Foundation
and many other generous foundations, businesses and individuals.
FACT works with other organizations in Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico to continually expand programming and increase access to our visual-arts classes.
Our programming partners include:
Adelante homeless program
Arts in the Schools, Española
Española Public School District
Genoveva Chavez Community Center
Girls Inc of Santa Fe
International Museum of Folk Art
Jemez Mountain School District
Outside In
Pecos Independent School District
ReLearning New Mexico
Santa Fe County Youth Development Program
Santa Fe Public School District
Warehouse 21
On individual and specific projects, exhibits,
and events, FACT collaborates with local businesses and other nonprofits, including:
First National Bank
First Community Bank
Gebert Contemporary
Genoveva Chavez Community Center
Giacobbe Fritz Fine Art
Karan Ruhlen Gallery
International Museum of Folk Art
El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe
Santacafé
Santa Fe City Hall
URSA
Vanessie of Santa Fe
Wells Fargo Bank
Wink Salon & Day Spa
Winterowd Fine Art