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The Globe Santa Fund has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a non-profit public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the Globe Santa Fund are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Federal Identification Number is 04-2731195.
Phone:
Donations: 617-929-2007
General information: 617-929-1525
Globe Santa Española: 617-929-8006
Family Requests: 617-929-2002
Email:
santa@globe.com
*Please note we do not accept family requests via email.
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Latest news.
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Once they were recipients of gifts from Globe Santa, now they are the program's generous donors.
Globe Santa brought them gifts, now they’re giving back
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Most of the time, letters to Globe Santa are written by parents and legal guardians, with the occasional assistance of a social worker. But once in a while the children themselves take over.
‘I am very heartbroken’: Children open up to Globe Santa
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Almost half of longtime Boston Globe reporter Gloria Negri’s estate — a bequest of $1 million — will go to Globe Santa. It is the largest financial donation ever made to the 68-year-old nonprofit.
Trailblazing journalist leaves $1 million to Globe Santa
Make sure to pack your family letter and verification form in the same envelope. Letters received without a verification form cannot be processed! All requests must be sent by November 1, 2025.
Mail all documents to:
Globe Santa
39B Teed Drive
Randolph, MA 02368-4201
Pack and Mail
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Complete and sign your Holiday Gift Verification Form from the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) or another approved agency.
Finish your Forms
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Write a letter to Globe Santa describing your situation or telling us why you’re seeking holiday gifts for your children. Do not include a wish list or gift ideas.
Tell us your Story
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Follow the steps below to request gifts for children:
DELIVERY AREA
Globe Santa delivers holiday gifts to families of all denominations with children 12 years old or younger. Globe Santa requires each family to submit a holiday gift verification form via the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) or another approved agency.
How to Apply
This season, help Globe Santa bring books and toys to children in need. Because joy is a gift that every child deserves.
Call 617-929-2007
Phone Donation
Make checks payable to
"Globe Santa"
Send check or money order to:
The Boston Globe Foundation
c/o Globe Santa
PO Box 491
Medford, MA 02155-0005
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Give a little. Help a lot.
Small donations make a big difference by brightening the life of a child.
Globe Santa serves nearly 30,000 local children each holiday season. Over 1 million families and more than 3 million children have been served by Globe Santa during the past six decades.
All donations go directly to support Globe Santa, a program of the Boston Globe Foundation. The majority of our donations come from individuals, families and organizations within the community, giving what they can to help those in need.
Globe Santa was created in 1956 to deliver holiday gifts to children in need.
OUR mission
"A letter's journey"
Globe Santa is a program of the Boston Globe Foundation and exists solely to deliver joy to children.
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For more information:
DELIVERY AREA
Globe Santa Delivery Area:
The Globe Santa Fund has been recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a non-profit public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to the Globe Santa Fund are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
Federal Identification Number is 04-2731195.
Contact
Phone:
Donations: 617-929-2007
General information: 617-929-1525
Globe Santa Española: 617-929-8006
Family Requests: 617-929-2002
Email:
santa@globe.com
*Please note we do not accept family requests via email.
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
During the holiday season, The Boston Globe publishes lists of those who have donated to Globe Santa. Donations can be made as a Friend of Santa, in memory of another or anonymously. Search for a donation as it appeared in the newspaper.
SEARCH
Recent Press
read more
Globe Santa brought them gifts, now they’re giving back
Once they were recipients of gifts from Globe Santa, now they are the program's generous donors. “I’ll never forget what they did for us — never, never, never.”
read more
‘I am very heartbroken’: Children open up to Globe Santa
Most of the time, letters to Globe Santa are written by parents and legal guardians, with the occasional assistance of a social worker. But once in a while the children themselves take over.
read more
Trailblazing journalist leaves $1 million to Globe Santa
Almost half of longtime Boston Globe reporter Gloria Negri’s estate — a bequest of $1 million — will go to Globe Santa. It is the largest financial donation ever made to the 68-year-old nonprofit.
Mail in Donation:
Make checks payable to "Globe Santa"
Send check or money order to:
The Boston Globe Foundation
c/o Globe Santa
PO Box 491
Medford, MA 02155-0005
Donate Online:
Make an online contribution.
It's fast, simple, and secure.
Phone Donation: Call 617-929-2007
Donate by Phone, Mail or Online
DONATE NOW
How to Apply
Globe Santa delivers holiday gifts to families of all denominations with children 12 years old or younger. Globe Santa requires each family to submit a holiday gift verification form via the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) or another approved agency.
Follow these Steps to request gifts for children:
Make sure to pack your family letter and verification form in the same envelope. Letters received without a verification form cannot be processed! All requests must be sent by November 1, 2025.
Mail all documents to:
Globe Santa
39B Teed Drive
Randolph, MA 02368-4201
Pack and Mail
03
Complete and sign your Holiday Gift Verification Form from the Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) or another approved agency.
Finish your Forms
02
Write a letter to Globe Santa describing your situation or telling us why you’re seeking holiday gifts for your children. Do not include a wish list or gift ideas.
Tell us your Story
01
Delivery Area
All donations go directly to support Globe Santa, a program of the Boston Globe Foundation. The majority of our donations come from individuals, families and organizations within the community, giving what they can to help those in need.
That’s what Globe Santa means when it says, “Give a little. Help a lot.” Small donations make a BIG difference by brightening the life of a child.
DONATE NOW
This season, help Globe Santa bring books and toys to children in need. Because joy is a gift that every child deserves.
Globe Santa serves nearly 30,000 local children each holiday season. Over 1 million families and more than 3 million children have been served by Globe Santa during the past six decades. We are strengthened by individuals, families and organizations that choose to assist their neighbors by joining in this unique holiday tradition.
Globe Santa was created in 1956 to deliver holiday gifts to children in need.
OUR MISSION
Globe Santa is a program of the Boston Globe Foundation and exists solely to deliver joy to children.
CONTACT
RECENT PRESS
HOW TO HELP
HOW TO APPLY
OUR STORY
During the holiday season, The Boston Globe publishes lists of those who have donated to Globe Santa. Donations can be made as a Friend of Santa, in memory of another or anonymously. Search for a donation as it appeared in the newspaper.
SEARCH
Latest news.
read more >
The mother’s financial needs were so great that in her October letter requesting holiday toys for her kids, she enclosed her most recent gas bill. The account was $1,800 past due. It was not winter yet.
Inflation is the biggest anxiety of all, families tell Globe Santa
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Her husband is a disabled Army veteran and they can hardly survive on his veterans’ disability pay. It barely covers the necessities of life, let alone holiday gifts for their two children, ages 6 and 9.
Struggling veterans ask Globe Santa to help them
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To get the word out, the foundation has harnessed the creative firepower of Digitas, a Boston-based advertising agency, and ELEMENT Productions, a Boston-based video content company.
At its essence, “A Letter’s Journey” is a one-minute documentary
Recent Press
read more
Globe Santa brought them gifts, now they’re giving back
Once they were recipients of gifts from Globe Santa, now they are the program's generous donors. “I’ll never forget what they did for us — never, never, never.”
read more
‘I am very heartbroken’: Children open up to Globe Santa
Most of the time, letters to Globe Santa are written by parents and legal guardians, with the occasional assistance of a social worker. But once in a while the children themselves take over.
read more
Trailblazing journalist leaves $1 million to Globe Santa
Almost half of longtime Boston Globe reporter Gloria Negri’s estate — a bequest of $1 million — will go to Globe Santa. It is the largest financial donation ever made to the 68-year-old nonprofit.