New Mexico School for the Deaf

NMSD's Donor Funds at the Santa Fe Community Foundation

The Santa Fe Community Foundation (SFCF) is the steward of three permanent endowments established for NMSD, as well as a general fund for supporting educational opportunities for students and families.

• The NMSD Rabbi Helman Experiential Programs Endowment - established to provide NMSD students with the opportunity to forge new paths and learn new skills to become self-starters in their school and beyond.
• The NMSD Bandy Endowment - established to provide scholarships for NMSD seniors that wish to attend post-secondary programs.
• The Hester Endowment - established to support NMSD's Early Intervention and Early Childhood Programs. 

2019-2020 Letter to NMSD Friends -

"Dear Friends,

These are some of the many beautiful faces of NMSD and they are directly impacted by your generous gifts each Fall.  For that, we are eternally grateful!..."

Click here to read the entire letter in English. 

Click here to read the entire letter in Spanish.

Online Giving -
You can give directly online using a credit card at the Santa Fe Community Foundation’s website.

Click here to make an online contribution.



We are most grateful for the generous donors that keep NMSD in their hearts and annual giving plan. Other Ways to Give - The Santa Fe Community Foundation has extensive expertise in a wide variety of areas related to giving and will work with our donors who wish to give.

• Outright Gifts • Gifts of Cash • Securities - Stocks & Bonds

• Gifts that Provide Lifetime Income • Charitable Remainder Trusts • Charitable Gift Annuities

• Estate Gifts • Bequests • Pension Plan Beneficiaries • Life Insurance Beneficiaries • Real Estate Gifts

To learn more about making a donation, contact:

Keri-Lynn McBride
Director of Development & Community Relations
(505) 216-2006 (VP)
(505) 476-6399 (Voice)
(800) 841-6699 (v/tty)