ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION
PO BOX 7006, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87194 www.albuquerquemuseumfoundation.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FUNDING, VOLUNTEER SUPPORT AND SOME ADMINISTRATIVE UNDERWRITING IN SUPPORT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM, A MUNICIPALLY RUN AND OPERATED MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORY. AS THE PRIMARY PROVIDER OF EDUCATIONAL FUNDING, AMF OPERATES THE MAGIC BUS PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION, CURRICULUM, AND DOCENT SERVICES TO THE MUSEUM AND CASA SAN YSIDRO FOR APPROXIMATELY 11,300 SCHOOL CHILDREN ANNUALLY. DOCENT TRAINING, CERTAIN EXHIBITION UNDERWRITING, ADVERTISING, ACQUISITIONS, CURATORIAL SUPPORT, MUSEUM SCHOOL (A CHILDREN'S ART PROGRAM), AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING THE VERY POPULAR THIRD THURSDAY PROGRAM, RECEIVE FUNDING FROM AMF. THE FOUNDATION OPERATES THE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM FOR THE MUSEUM, WHICH INVOLVES PROVIDING MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS AND SERVICES, SUCH AS OPENINGS, PUBLICATIONS, WEBSITE MAINTENANCE AND STEWARDSHIP. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION OPERATES THE MUSEUM STORE AND SUBLEASES AND OVERSEES THE MUSEUM CAFE, SLATE AT THE MUSEUM, AS

THIS FUNDING TO THE MUSEUM HAS PROVIDED DISCRETIONARY EXHIBIT SUPPORT, IN ORDER TO ASSIST THE MUSEUM IN BRINGING WORLD-CLASS EXHIBITIONS TO NEW MEXICO. IN FY 2018-19 THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED SUCH EXHIBITS AS VISIONS OF THE HISPANIC WORLD, A PAST REDISCOVERED: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PALACE OF THE GOVERNORS, AS WELL AS EXHIBITIONS FOCUSED ON WORK BY YOUNG ARTISTS AND LOCAL ARTISTS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTED AN INSTALLATION BY 2018-2019 ARTIST KARL HOFFMAN. FUNDS WERE SPENT IN THE AREAS OF DELIVERY COSTS, EXHIBITION BUILD OUT, AND OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EXHIBITION DISPLAY AND FUNDS FOR PROMOTION AND ADVERTISING.

THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM FOUNDATION MANAGES THE MUSEUM'S MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ASSOCIATED EXPENSES SUCH AS OPENINGS, MAILINGS, QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, CALENDAR, WEBSITE, AND MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS. MEMBERSHIP IS AT APPROXIMATELY 2,500 HOUSEHOLDS. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDS FOR EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF EVENTS TO BENEFIT THE MUSEUM. THE FOUNDATION FUNDS THE VOLUNTEER DOCENT PROGRAM FOR THE MUSEUM AND CASA SAN YSIDRO, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE REGULAR AND QUALITY TRAINING. ARTSTART PRE-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND THE MUSEUM SCHOOL PROVIDE ART EDUCATION TO PRE-SCHOOL AND SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, AND THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES ALL THE FUNDING FOR INSTRUCTORS, MATERIALS, AND ASSISTS IN PROMOTION. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THE MUSEUM OFFERS FREE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING SUCH AS FAMILY DAY, THIRD THURSDAYS, HARVEST DAYS AT CASA SAN YSIDRO AND OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE SUPPORTED BY FOUNDATION FUNDING.

THE MUSEUM STORE IS AN AMENITY PROVIDED TO THE VISITORS OF THE MUSEUM; VISITORS TO THE STORE TOTALED OVER 84,000 LAST YEAR. THE MUSEUM STORE PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, ARTWORK, HOUSEHOLD WARES, JEWELRY, ART BOOKS, TEXTILES, AND POSTCARDS, WHICH MUSEUM VISITORS MAY PURCHASE. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM STORE OFFERS ITEMS FOR PURCHASE WHICH REFLECT THE EXHIBITIONS ON DISPLAY AT THE MUSEUM, IN ORDER TO INCREASE VISITOR AND PATRON ENJOYMENT. LOCAL ARTISTS ARE ALSO SHOWCASED AND SUPPORTED AT THE MUSEUM STORE, PROVIDING THEM WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELL THEIR WORKS TO TOURISTS, MEMBERS, AND OTHER VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM.

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