Donor Societies

Donor societies

Become a member of one of our Donor Societies!

Individual Donor Societies

Become a member of one of our Donor Societies!

Donor Society members are recognized on our website and in our Annual Report, are featured prominently in our museum, and honored through an annual appreciation dinner.

When you become a member of one of our donor societies, you not only provide vital support for our museum, you add your name to the legacy of philanthropy that has sustained Explora for over twenty years.

Kristin Leigh,
Co-Executive Director
505.600.6365 or kleigh@explora.us

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(Ray & Charles) Eames Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $10,000 and above over their lifetimes.

Galileo (Galilei) Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $25,000 and above over their lifetimes.

(Ynés) Mexía Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $50,000 and above over their lifetimes.

(Leonardo) DaVinci Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $100,000 and above over their lifetimes.

(Katherine) Johnson Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $250,000 and above over their lifetimes.

Corporate Donor Societies

(Chien-Shiung) Wu Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $25,000 and above over their lifetimes.

(Marie) Daly Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $100,000 and above over their lifetimes.

(Mary) Golda Ross Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $500,000 and above over their lifetimes.

Donor Society members are recognized on our website and in our Annual Report, are featured prominently in our museum, and honored through an annual appreciation dinner.

When you become a member of one of our donor societies, you not only provide vital support for our museum, you add your name to the legacy of philanthropy that has sustained Explora for over twenty years.

Kristin Leigh,
Co-Executive Director
505.600.6365 or kleigh@explora.us

Give

Individual Donor Societies

(Ray & Charles) Eames Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $10,000 and above over their lifetimes.

Galileo (Galilei) Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $25,000 and above over their lifetimes.

(Ynés) Mexía Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $50,000 and above over their lifetimes.

(Leonardo) DaVinci Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $100,000 and above over their lifetimes.

(Katherine) Johnson Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $250,000 and above over their lifetimes.

Corporate Donor Societies

(Chien-Shiung) Wu Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $25,000 and above over their lifetimes.

(Marie) Daly Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $100,000 and above over their lifetimes.

(Mary) Golda Ross Society

Members have given a cumulative total of $500,000 and above over their lifetimes.

Acknowledging with Great Appreciation

Eames Society

Life-time giving of $10,000 and above
Members of the Eames Society are a powerful force in our community, supporting Explora’s provision of high-quality exhibit activities and educational programs for New Mexican’s of all ages.
Members of the Eames Society are a powerful force in our community, supporting Explora’s provision of high-quality exhibit activities and educational programs for New Mexican’s of all ages.

Rex & Barbara Allender
Dr. Dale Alverson & Jennifer Bean Alverson
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John & Ellen Bell
Marci Blaze
Brian & Jada Bower
Jeff Brown & Keri Piehl
Ben & Rathi Casey
Hilma & Jim Chynoweth
Michelle Polk Coons & Bill Coons
The Joseph N. Di Marco Family
Nick & Sharee Estes
The Corbin-Hsi Family
Peggy & Russ Foos
The Family of Jane Geist
Dorothy Giacinto
Jim, Darbi, Sawyer, & Tanner Gill
Cheri & Dr. Richard Goldman
Joe & Jasmin Hastings
Tim & Nadine Hendry
Katrina & Todd Kerns
The Kirschner Family
Judith & Harold Lavender
Kristin, David, & Grant Leigh
Steve Levine
Marvin Moss
Novak MPGJ Family Fund
Joan Punt
Keith Reese
Reg & Bev Rider
Susan & Neal Shadoff
Dianna & John Shomaker
Barry Spletzer
Tom Taylor
Janet M. Thompson
Kyla & Roger Thompson
Craig & Lynn Trojahn
Frank T. Walker
Catherine W. Woodward (in honor of Woody Woodward)

Galileo Society

Life-time giving of $25,000 and above
Members of the Eames Society are a powerful force in our community, supporting Explora’s provision of high-quality exhibit activities and educational programs for New Mexican’s of all ages.
Members of the Galileo Society are champions of STEM learning in New Mexico, impacting tens of thousands of students across our state by allowing them to experience the joy of lifelong learning.

Louis & Stacy Abruzzo
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Del & Rebecca Archuleta
Julia Bowdich & John Carey
The Family of Jonathan Callender
Jim & Geri Cramer
Beth Corbin, Andy Hsi, & David Hsi
Gertrude Dazzo
Jane & Michael Flax
Dee & Ruth Friesen
Benjamin Gardner & Tina Patel
David & Kathy Haaland
H.B. and Lucille Horn
Cyrene Inman
Dennis & Mary Ann Jontz
The Kaplan Family
William & Jan Keleher

Alexis Kerschner Tappan & Alexander S. Tappan
Richard & Ann Leonard
Robert A. Levin
Bert & Marta Parnall
Jack & Donna Rust
Betty Sabo
Paul Tatter
Larry D. Willard

Mexía Society

Life-time giving of $50,000 and above
Members of the Eames Society are a powerful force in our community, supporting Explora’s provision of high-quality exhibit activities and educational programs for New Mexican’s of all ages.
The Mexía Society honors the work of Mexican-American botanist, Ynés Mexía. The members of the Mexía Society have contributed $50,000 or more to support Explora.

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Joe Hastings, Sr.
Drs. David and Kathy Hsi
Robert Milne & Ann DeHart
Bob & Betsy Murphy
Terry & Debra Pierce

DaVinci Society

Life-time giving of $100,000 and above
Members of the Eames Society are a powerful force in our community, supporting Explora’s provision of high-quality exhibit activities and educational programs for New Mexican’s of all ages.
Members of the DaVinci Society are an exclusive group of passionate philanthropists who help ensure Explora will continue to inspire future generations to dream bigger and bolder for years to come.

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Don & Dianne Chalmers
Kay Collins
Mike & Donna Mullane
Deborah Peacock & Nathan Korn
Elizabeth R. Quinn

Johnson Society

Life-time giving of $250,000 and above
Members of the Eames Society are a powerful force in our community, supporting Explora’s provision of high-quality exhibit activities and educational programs for New Mexican’s of all ages.
The Johnson Society recognizes donors who have contributed $250,000 or more to Explora. As a pioneer of mathematical calculation, Katherine Johnson is known for orbital calculations that enable NASA’s spaceflight.

J. Stephen & Lee Ann Rottler
Leonard & Patricia Duda
Matt & Pauline Gubbles

Wu Society

Life-time giving of $25,000 and above
Members of the Eames Society are a powerful force in our community, supporting Explora’s provision of high-quality exhibit activities and educational programs for New Mexican’s of all ages.
Named after Chinese-American physicist, Chien-Shiung Wu, the Wu Society includes members who have contributed $25,000 or more to Explora.

Anesthesia Associates of New Mexico
Anonymous
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Bank of Albuquerque
Barbara F. FUNd
Bernalillo County
Bradbury Stamm Construction
Delta Dental
ExxonMobil
FHL Foundation
Fidelity Investments
Fleischaker Women’s Legacy Fund
Honeywell
Infosys Foundation USA
J.B. Henderson Construction
Johnson Commercial Real Estate
Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation
Navajo Transitional Energy Company
New Mexico Community Trust
New Mexico Funders Collaborative
New Mexico Gas Company
NextFlex Learning Programs/The Boeing Company
Northrup Grumman Corporation
Nusenda Credit Union
Osuna Nursery, Inc.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Rotary del Sol Foundation
Sandia Peak Tramway
Santa Fe Community Foundation
Summit Construction
SUNNY505
The Edw. F. Zimmer Community Fund
The Jennifer Riordan Foundation
U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union
United States Environmental Protection Agency
United Way of Northern New Mexico
VanDyke Software
Vintage Albuquerque

Daly Society

Life-time giving of $100,000 and above
Members of the Eames Society are a powerful force in our community, supporting Explora’s provision of high-quality exhibit activities and educational programs for New Mexican’s of all ages.
Named after American biochemist Marie Daly, members of the Daly Society have contributed $100,000 or more to support Explora.

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
Albuquerque Community Foundation
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Comcast NBCUniversal
General Mills Foundation
Gridworks, Inc.
Intel Foundation
Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation
Meta Los Lunas Data Center
National Science Foundation
New Mexico Community Trust
PNC Foundation
Sandia Foundation
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation
The Cherry Picker Foundation
Thornburg Investment Management
United States Department of Agriculture

United Way of North Central New Mexico
Urban Enhancement Trust Fund at the City of Albuquerque
Wells Fargo Foundation Elizabeth Howorth Wertheim

Golda Ross Society

Life-time giving of $500,000 and above
Members of the Eames Society are a powerful force in our community, supporting Explora’s provision of high-quality exhibit activities and educational programs for New Mexican’s of all ages.
The Golda Ross Society celebrates members who have contributed $500,000 to Explora, in the spirit of Mary Golda Ross, the first known Indigenous engineer.

Air Force Research Laboratory—New Mexico
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Central New Mexico Community College (CNM)
City of Albuquerque
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Intel Corporation
Lilly Endowment Inc.
McCune Charitable Foundation
PNM Resources Foundation
Rotary Club of Albuquerque
Sandia National Laboratories'
State of New Mexico
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

On behalf of Explora’s staff, board, and the thousands of community members we serve annually, thank you for your support!

On behalf of Explora’s staff, board, and the thousands of community members we serve annually, thank you for your support!

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