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2024 DONOR IMPACT REPORT
Big Changes Start Here
Because Generosity Like Yours Moves Care Forward.
The Change You Set in Motion
Thank you for being part of something bigger. We’re honored to share the collective impact of our donors, including grateful patients and families, community members, our colleagues, corporations and foundations.
Together, donors gave $8.5 million in 2024. We directed $9.7 million (including dollars given before 2024)—the highest total in recent years—back to Presbyterian for priority needs like the Presbyterian Healthcare Advanced Learning Lab (new education/simulation center for training providers and staff), Presbyterian Community Health and expanding Presbyterian Neuroscience care.
Behind every number is a patient helped, a caregiver trained, a life changed. That’s the power of what we started together. Thanks again!
President/Chief Development Officer, Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation
By The Numbers
FOOD FARMACY IMPACT
752
participants received weekly produce, nutrition education, and resources to support their health.
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
72
staff caregivers received scholarships to grow their skills and deliver exceptional patient care.
VOLUNTEERS GIVE BIG
$10M+
Presbyterian Volunteer Services became just the second donor in PHF history to reach $10 million total giving.
REINVESTED IN CARE
$9.7M
Directed back to Presbyterian for critical needs including staff education, patient assistance, equipment and key programs.
PRESBYTERIAN HEALTHCARE ADVANCED LEARNING LAB
$3.2 million
Funded immersive training programs to equip current and future care teams with skills to serve New Mexico’s evolving health needs.
PATIENT ASSISTANCE
$196,000
Covered meals, lodging, transportation, medical equipment and basic living expenses, so patients could focus on healing, not hardship.
CLINICIAN WELL-BEING
$188,000
Backed programs like RESET to combat burnout and fatigue, helping clinicians restore energy, focus and connection in their work.
EMPLOYEE CARE FUND
$193,000
Supported Presbyterian employees at Lincoln County Medical Center in Ruidoso with emergency aid for housing, other essentials and recovery after wildfires and flooding.
USHERING IN A NEW CHAPTER OF
Collective Action
Rishi Sikka, MD, President and CEO, shares his vision and gratitude for philanthropy at Presbyterian Healthcare Services.
ONGOING PRIORITIES
Support That Doesn't Stop
USHERING IN A NEW CHAPTER OF
Collective Action
Rishi Sikka, MD, President and CEO, shares his vision and gratitude for philanthropy at Presbyterian Healthcare Services.
USHERING IN A NEW CHAPTER OF
Collective Action
Rishi Sikka, MD, President and CEO, shares his vision for philanthropy at Presbyterian Healthcare Services.
Presbyterian Robert Wertheim Hospice House
Each year, 200 patients receive comfort and care in their final days. With support from our annual Daffodil Days event and other gifts, donors have helped meet the full $500,000 needed to keep this care going for three years in a row.
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Presbyterian Pace Academy
For pediatric patients facing long hospital stays during treatment for cancer and other chronic illnesses, learning doesn’t stop. Support through the Kathie Winograd Educational Excellence Fund has helped more than 90 students return to school on track.
Patient Assistance
When travel or other essential needs get in the way of care, support like yours helps close the gap. In 2024 alone, $196,000 covered urgent needs like meals, lodging, and transportation for patients in treatment.
Patient
Assistance
When travel or other essential needs get in the way of care, support like yours helps close the gap. In the year of 2024 alone, $196,000 covered urgent needs like meals, lodging, and transportation for patients in treatment.
PHILANTHROPIC Priorities
Where Your Story
Meets Theirs
PRIORITY | PRESBYTERIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH
Keeping Our Community Healthy
Eighty percent of a person’s health and well-being depends on factors outside of clinics and hospitals. Philanthropy supports Presbyterian Community Health programs that address food insecurity, substance use disorder and other critical needs. The Food Farmacy provides weekly fresh produce, nutrition education and access to community resources.
PRIORITY | CARE TEAM GROWTH
Learning Opportunities for Nurses & Healthcare Staff
From the Presbyterian Healthcare Advanced Learning Lab to Nursing Career Pathways, educational programs are opening doors for current staff to grow their skills and careers — building a stronger, more sustainable workforce for New Mexico.
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PRIORITY | NEUROSCIENCE EXCELLENCE
Expanding Presbyterian
Neuroscience Care
Since 2022, donor support has helped expand Presbyterian’s neuroscience program. More New Mexicans can now access care for strokes, brain aneurysms and other complex conditions. A new hybrid operating room under construction will support more growth and advanced care.
ONGOING PRIORITIES
Support That Doesn't Stop
Robert Wertheim
Hospice House
Each year, 200 patients receive comfort and care in their final days. With support from our annual Daffodil Days event and other gifts, donors have helped meet the full $500,000 needed to keep this care going for three years in a row.
Presbyterian
Pace Academy
Provides compassionate, end-of-life care for 200 patients each year. With the help of our annual Daffodil Days event and other gifts, PHF has fulfilled its $500,000 annual obligation for Robert Wertheim Hospice House operations for the past three years.
Presbyterian Robert Wertheim Hospice House
Each year, 200 patients receive comfort and care in their final days. With support from our annual Daffodil Days event and other gifts, donors have helped meet the full $500,000 needed to keep this care going for three years in a row.
Presbyterian Pace Academy
For pediatric patients facing long hospital stays during treatment for cancer and other chronic illnesses, learning doesn’t stop. Support through the Kathie Winograd Educational Excellence Fund has helped more than 90 students return to school on track.
Patient Assistance
When travel or other essential needs get in the way of care, support like yours helps close the gap. In 2024 alone, $196,000 covered urgent needs like meals, lodging, and transportation for patients in treatment.
Thank you to
Our Donors
We’re grateful for what’s been made possible—and filled with hope for what’s next.
We invite you to visit our donor walls at Presbyterian medical centers in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Santa Fe, where we honor the incredible generosity of our benefactors.
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GUARDIAN ANGEL PROGRAM
A Thank You That
Lasts A Lifetime
In 2024, 113 patients and families made 280 donations through the Guardian Angel program — raising over $28,000 to support critical needs and recognize exceptional care . These gifts honored 87 providers and staff, resulting in 350 Guardian Angel awards across the system.
The program offers a meaningful way to say thank you — allowing patients and families to celebrate caregivers while advancing the mission to deliver high-quality care in New Mexico.
The Grateful Patient
“My husband (83 years) and I (72 years) received the BEST care from Dr. Mara Saulitis! She consistently goes way above and way beyond to care for us. She is,
by far, the best primary care physician we have ever had!”
– Leslie McManus
The Caregiver
“I love it when I can ease the patient's fear and concerns by educating them
or getting them in to see a provider as soon as possible".
– Sam Whitchurch, R.N.
Thank you to
Our Donors
We’re grateful for what’s been made possible—and filled with hope for what’s next.
We invite you to visit our donor walls at Presbyterian medical centers in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Santa Fe, where we honor the incredible generosity of our benefactors.
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Big Changes Start Here
Not just in clinics or hospitals. Not just in programs. But in every person willing to be the start of something bigger.
Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and proud to be a self-sustaining organization. This means 100 percent of your contribution is used to improve the health and lives of New Mexicans. Your donations help to make excellence a reality each and every day.
If you do not wish to receive future fundraising communications, please contact Presbyterian
Healthcare Foundation at phf@phs.org for opt-out or call 505-724-6580 or 800-709-8798.
© 2025 Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation
Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and proud to be a self-sustaining organization. This means 100 percent of your contribution is used to improve the health and lives of New Mexicans. Your donations help to make excellence a reality each and every day.
© 2025 Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation
If you do not wish to receive future fundraising communications, please contact Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation at phf@phs.org for opt-out or call 505-724-6580 or800-709-8798.
Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and proud to be a self-sustaining organization. This means 100 percent of your contribution is used to improve the health and lives of New Mexicans. Your donations help to make excellence a reality each and every day.
If you do not wish to receive future fundraising communications, please contact Presbyterian
Healthcare Foundation at phf@phs.org for opt-out or call 505-724-6580 or 800-709-8798.
© 2025 Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation
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