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.

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.

6 Anonymous Members

Rex & Barbara Allender

Dale Alverson &Jennifer Bean Alverson

Brian & Jada Bower

Hilma & Jim Chynoweth

Michelle Polk Coons & Bill Coons

The Joseph N. Di Marco Family

Nick & Sharee Estes

Peggy & Russ Foos

Dorothy Giacinto

Jim, Darbi, Sawyer, & Tanner Gill

The Family of Jane Giest

Kathy & David Haaland

Joe & Jasmin Hastings

Tim & Nadine Hendry

Katrina & Todd Kerns

The Kirschner Family

Kristin, David, and Grant Leigh

Richard E. Leonard

Marvin Moss

Novak MPGJ Family Fund

Bert & Marta Parnall

Jeff Brown & Keri Piehl

Marci Blaze-Levine & Steve Levine

Joan Punt

Keith Reese

Reg & Bev Rider

Susan & Neal Shadoff

Dianna & John Shomaker

Barry Spletzer

Tom Taylor

Janet M. Thompson

Kyla and Roger Thompson

Catherine Woodward, in honor of Woody Woodward
Rachel Flax Kaplan & Daniel Kaplan
Cheri Goldman & Dr. Richard Goldman
Frank T. Walker

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.

2 Anonymous Members

Louis & Stacy Abruzzo

Adelmo “Del” & Rebecca Archuleta

The Family of Jonathan Callender

Jim & Geri Cramer

Gertrude Dazzo

Jane & Michael Flax

Dee & Ruth Friesen

Tina Patel and Benjamin Gardner

David & Kathy Haaland

H.B. & Lucille Horn

Beth Corbin, Andy Hsi, and David Hsi

Cyrene Inman

Dennis & Mary Ann Jontz

William & Jan Keleher

Robert A. Levin

Bob & Betsy Murphy

Jack & Donna Rust

Betty Sabo

Paul Tatter

Larry D. Willard
Richard & Ann Leonard
Alexis Kerschner Tappan & Alexander S. Tappan

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.

Anonymous
Linda Ferro
Drs. David & Kathy Hsi
Robert Milne & Ann DeHart
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.

2 Anonymous Members

Don & Dianne Chalmers

Kay Collins

Leonard & Patricia Duda

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
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 NM
Anonymous
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Bank of Albuquerque
Bernalillo County
Comcast NBCUniversal
Delta Dental
Fleischaker Women's Legacy Fund
Honeywell
J.B. Henderson Construction
Johnson Commercial Real Estate
Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation
Lowe's Charitable and Educational
Foundation
Meta Los Lunas Data Center
Navajo Transitional Energy Company

NM Funders Collaborative
New Mexico Gas Company
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Osuna Nursery, Inc.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Sandia Foundation
Summit Construction
Cherry Picker Foundation
Thornburg Investment
Management
U.S. Eagle Federal Credit Union
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
Anonymous
Albuquerque Community Foundation
General Mills Foundation
Intel Foundation
Fidelity Foundation
National Science Foundation
The Bank of America Charitable
Foundation
United Way of North Central New Mexico
PNC Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
Urban Enhancement Trust Fund
at the City of Albuquerque
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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.

Institute of Museum and Library Services
Intel Corporation
McCune Charitable Foundation
PNM Resources Foundation
Rotary Club of Albuquerque
State of New Mexico
City of Albuquerque
City of Albuquerque-Cultural Services Department
Air Force Research Laboratory New Mexico
Sandia National Laboratories