Foundation Campaign

The new AISES FOUNDATION is charged with raising five million dollars over the next five years. This charge was developed during the 2001, strategic planning meeting of the AISES Board of Directors and the AISES staff from the corporate office.

Raising five million dollars over five years constitutes the largest campaign specifically designed to solicit, receive, invest and maintain foundation money and endowment funds for disbursement to the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. Our objectives include creating endowments exclusively for our educational programs, operating costs, scholarships, internships, and other AISES program needs.

Our commitment is to sustain these and other initiatives, ensuring that all AISES members’ educational needs are addressed and high quality services are available for our constituents.

We hope you will join us in this exciting journey. Together we will sustain, educational opportunities for future generations and provide services for each AISES member to explore, learn, excel and become successful individuals. Your contribution will help us further our mission. You can contribute to our general fund or to a specific program.

Contributions are fully tax-deductible. Contact us today to let us know that you would like to make a donation to help us change the face of education and leadership for our Native people in the science, engineering and technology fields. For more information, please contact Pamala Silas at 505.765.1052 ext. 111.

PHIL LANE SR. ENDOWMENT

Support the Legacy!

As many of you know Phil Lane Sr. AKA Brown Bear has left this world and moved on to the spirit world. Phil Lane Sr. touched many lives during his time with us. He was a wisdom keeper, elder, husband, father, grandfather, brother, son, uncle, cousin, friend, and teacher.

Phil has given so much to AISES throughout our 27 years of existence and he has taught all of us so many valuable lessons. AISES will honor one of our most respected elders with the creation of the Phil Lane Sr./Brown Bear Endowment. Through this endowment effort we can bestow our respect and continue Phil's legacy.

The conditions of the endowment and the gifts given to AISES are according to the wishes of Mr. Phil Lane Sr.& his wife, Mrs. Bow Lane and his children Phil Lane Jr. and Deloria (Lane) Bighorn.

The donated gifts shall be placed in the Phil Lane, Sr./Brown Bear account. The endowed principal shall collect interest or be invested and the income shall be utilized to the benefit of the members of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). All expenditures from this account for services, benefits, or awards will be given in the name of Mr. Phil Lane Sr./Brown Bear. The endowed account can and will continue to accept donations in honor of Mr. Phil Lane Sr. in perpetuity.

If you would like to make a donation please fill out the Contribution Form and send it in with your check. AISES and the Phil Lane Sr. family are requesting that donations are mail to:

AISES Foundation
Phil Lane Sr./Brown Bear Endowment
P.O. Box 9828
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87119-9828

If you require any additional information, please contact Pamala Silas, Executive Director, or Don Faraone, Financial Director, don@aises.org or call (505)765-1052.