Ruidoso Hospice Foundation

No family in Lincoln County should face the end of life alone, or without help.

Since 2002 we have paid for medications, hospice and home-health care, medical equipment, heating, travel and other urgent costs so families can focus on being together.

Sierra Blanca above the pine forests of Ruidoso, New Mexico

Need help now?

Emergency funds for Lincoln County families when the person to receive care has been diagnosed with an incurable illness with a life expectancy of 12 months or less. You do not need to be enrolled in hospice to apply, and applications are reviewed quickly.

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Butterfly Release

Our annual celebration of life, each summer at White Mountain Meadows Pavilion. Reserve a butterfly to release in memory of someone you love.

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Your gift helps Lincoln County families with the costs of end-of-life care, in their hardest days.

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How we help

Small amounts of money, exactly when they matter most.

End-of-life care brings costs that arrive all at once: medications, medical supplies and equipment, firewood for a cold winter, travel so family members can be with a loved one. The Foundation covers those costs for families who have exhausted their other resources.

We are a local 501(c)(3) governed by a local non-profit board. Every qualified applicant in recent years has received assistance.

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  • 2002Helping Lincoln County families since
  • 90 daysCounty residency needed to qualify
  • 100%Of qualified applicants helped in recent years

Annual fundraiser

Butterfly Release

Each summer in Ruidoso

Thank you to everyone who released a butterfly with us in 2026, and to our sponsors. Families gather at White Mountain Meadows Pavilion to release live butterflies together after a brief ceremony. It is our primary fundraiser and the sweetest morning of the year. Details for 2027 are coming.

Orange butterflies in flight

We have funds to help.

Do you know someone in Lincoln County who needs help with costs during hospice care? Applications are reviewed quickly so we can help with immediate needs.

Thank you to our 2026 sponsors

Mortgage Pro, First Security & Investigations, Conley's Nursery & Landscaping, Shuttle Ruidoso, the R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation, Presbyterian Lincoln County Medical Center, and Mirau Capital Management.

Mortgage Pro, First Security & Investigations, Conley's Nursery & Landscaping, Shuttle Ruidoso, R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation, Presbyterian Lincoln County Medical Center, Mirau Capital Management.

Businesses interested in sponsoring the 2027 release can contact us.