Helping people feel seen, valued, connected, and purposeful.

HeartCloud didn't begin with a strategic plan. It began with two people who enjoyed helping others. Dan and Elise Kemmis met more than twenty years ago working in community media. For nearly two decades, Dan has served as The Seattle Santa; Elise became Mrs. Claus. What began as holiday visits gradually grew into mentorship, community events, gatherings, and outreach.

We came to realize that the costumes opened doors, but the real impact came from the conversations, relationships, encouragement, and sense of belonging that followed. HeartCloud Foundation was created to do more of that work.

Our goal is to direct approximately 80 to 90 percent of donor support, whenever possible, toward active programs, outreach, supplies, mentorship, and mission-related community experiences. We believe donor support should create visible, real-world impact.

The remainder funds the operational backbone that makes good programs possible: planning, insurance, bookkeeping, communications, transportation, partnership development, volunteer coordination, and impact measurement. These behind-the-scenes functions aren't always visible, but they help make every program possible.

Yes. HeartCloud Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 33-2112666). Your contribution is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. We're happy to provide a written acknowledgment for your records on request.

Program support funds a specific initiative such as Crafting With Santa, Go Outside More, the Santa & Mrs. Claus Mentorship program, Thanksgiving Hospitality, or Community Kindness Deliveries.

General support helps sustain and grow the organization itself, including planning, outreach, transportation, supplies, facilities, communication, storytelling, and the countless behind-the-scenes efforts that make community programs possible.

Put simply: program support helps us do the work. General support helps us keep doing the work.

At the $25,000 level, we expand the Crafting With Santa and Community Kindness Delivery pilot programs:

• $10,000 funds 20+ crafting sessions across the Pacific Northwest, serving 200-400 direct participants and creating 800-1,000 handmade cards and ornaments.
• $15,000 funds outreach coordination, transportation, volunteer management, and in-person delivery to 20-40 Adult Family Homes, senior centers, and care facilities, reaching hundreds of seniors and caregivers.

We also collect feedback and outcome data, and share lessons learned publicly so other communities can replicate the model.

An investment at the $50,000-$100,000 level allows HeartCloud to stabilize and strengthen its organizational foundation while accelerating program growth. Rather than funding a single event, this level builds the operational capacity that lets multiple programs expand sustainably.

Funding may support:

• Program expansion and delivery
• Volunteer and mentor development
• Media collection and storytelling
• Website and digital infrastructure
• Donor and sponsorship development
• Community outreach and partnerships
• Program evaluation and impact reporting
• Administrative and operational systems

We call this building the engine: meaningful programs create stories worth sharing. Stories create awareness. Awareness creates supporters. Supporters create sustainability. Sustainability lets programs grow and reach more people.

This level moves HeartCloud beyond pilot-stage growth into intentional mission acceleration. The goal is not growth for growth's sake. The goal is to reach more people, serve more communities, and deepen program impact while remaining firmly rooted in our mission and values.

Strategic investments would include:

• Program expansion throughout the Pacific Northwest
• Community outreach & engagement including volunteer recruitment
• Media, storytelling & impact documentation
• Organizational infrastructure: select team members, contractors, and stronger administrative systems

Funding at this level would also let HeartCloud begin exploring foundational elements of The Big Plan: a long-term vision for a permanent home for kindness-centered programs, mentorship, storytelling, outdoor experiences, and eventually animal companionship and sanctuary work.

The Founders Circle is a small group of deeply aligned supporters (suggested support: $10,000+) who want to help inform and support the future direction of HeartCloud Foundation.

Founders Circle participants may receive:

• Early project discussions and updates
• Invitations to planning conversations and gatherings
• Opportunities to share ideas and feedback
• Recognition as an early foundational supporter
• Participation in selected advisory and stewardship discussions
• Direct relationship-building with the HeartCloud team
• Opportunities to help support future programs and initiatives

If this resonates, we would genuinely love to begin a conversation. Email TheSeattleSanta@Gmail.com.

Some impacts are easy to count:

• Community events hosted
• Cards created and delivered
• Participants served
• Volunteers engaged
• Mentorship opportunities provided

But some of the impacts we value most are harder to place in a spreadsheet. A new friendship. A renewed sense of purpose. A senior who feels remembered. A volunteer who discovers they still have something important to contribute. A participant who arrives feeling uncertain and leaves feeling connected.

We collect simple participant, volunteer, and host-site feedback to track engagement and morale, and we openly share findings whenever possible.

Yes. You can support specific programs (Go Outside More, Crafting With Santa, Santa & Mrs. Claus Mentorship, Thanksgiving Hospitality, Community Kindness Deliveries) or provide general operating support.

When you make a designated gift, the funds go to that program. General support helps us plan and operate, then deploy resources wherever they're most needed.

We welcome checks, ACH transfers, donor-advised fund grants, stock gifts, and other non-cash gifts. Please email TheSeattleSanta@Gmail.com or call 206-718-7237 and we'll help you with the details.

Our dream is to build something lasting: a sustainable organization rooted in dignity, kindness, stewardship, companionship, creativity, and meaningful human connection. Programs that continue serving people, communities, and eventually animals long after we're gone.

We are still in early chapters. Building carefully and responsibly. Investing in the systems that allow programs to operate safely and effectively. Listening, learning, and improving as we grow.

Absolutely. Not everyone is called to volunteer. Not everyone is in a position to donate. That's okay. You can still help.

• Attend an event
• Share our story
• Invite a friend
• Follow our journey
• Encourage someone who might benefit from participating

Kindness grows when it is shared. The smallest actions often create the biggest ripples.