The 2025 Richmond Christmas Mother Fund completed its season in March, but contributions continued to come in until the middle of the summer. With the books now closed, the total for 2025 is $405,564.37.
Mary Jane Hogue led the 2025 program as the 91st Richmond Christmas Mother.Â
Mary Jane Hogue, the 2025 Richmond Christmas Mother, spoke at a luncheon this past January.
ALLYSE PULLIAM, TIMES-DISPATCH
Donations are accepted year-round. Donations for the 2026 campaign, led by Cabell West, will be published beginning this Sunday in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and will continue through the holiday season on Wednesdays and Sundays.
The generosity of donors from throughout the Richmond area helps the fund support initiatives across the region to brighten the holiday season for thousands of your neighbors.
The Times-Dispatch has sponsored the Richmond Christmas Mother program since 1935, some of those years in partnership with the former afternoon newspaper, The Richmond News Leader.
Visit go.richmond.com/christmasmother to give online or send contributions by mail to Richmond Christmas Mother Fund, P.O. Box 25864, Richmond, VA 23260. Checks should be made payable to Richmond Christmas Mother Fund.
Previously reported — $399,230.08
Today’s gifts — $6,334.29
Grand total — $405,564.37
RVA 100 Fund, a group of over 100 young student volunteers who come together each year to raise money and provide collaborative Christmas support to families and young people in RVA - $800
Page and Skylar Bauder, in memory of Betty Bauder, 1998 Christmas Mother - $250
John O. Peters - $300
Dunlora Woman's Club - $100
Schuurmans Family Trust, in gratitude for the good works and community outreach provided by the Christmas Mother for underprivileged residents during the holiday season. Our sincere thanks go to the Richmond Christmas Mother and the volunteers for their ongoing efforts - $4,016.12
Unity of Richmond - $153.17
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church - $215
In honor of Margaret Freeman, the 2005 Richmond Christmas Mother - $200
