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About The NAMES Project Foundation

Established in 1987, The NAMES Project Foundation is the international N.G.O. (Non-Governmental Organization) that is the custodian of The AIDS Memorial Quilt. The Foundation is a California Non-Profit Public-Benefit Corporation domesticated in the state of Georgia. Organized as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entity, the Foundation is designated as such by and registered with the I.R.S.

About The Foundation:

Mission Statement

Goals

Values

Board Of Directors

Mission Statement

The Mission of The NAMES Project Foundation:

To preserve, care for, and use the AIDS Memorial Quilt to foster healing, heighten awareness, and inspire action in the struggle against HIV and AIDS.

Goals

Objectives The Quilt was created to achieve:

The Quilt serves as many different purposes and fulfills as many different needs as it has panels. The goals for The Quilt at its inception, which we continue to honor today, include:

Provide a creative means for remembrance and healing.

Effectively illustrate the enormity of the AIDS epidemic.

Increase the general public's awareness of HIV and AIDS.

Assist others with HIV infection-prevention education.

Raise funds for community-based AIDS service organizations.

Values

The principles that guide our decisions:

As custodians of The AIDS Memorial Quilt, we commit to:

Value all lives equally
Identify and share the lessons we learn
Preserve a cultural record of life in the age of AIDS
Embody responsible collaboration
Set apart a sacred space where people heal, hope and remember.

Board Of Directors

The NAMES Project Foundation's Board of Directors

As a 501(c)3 organization and in accordance with our by-laws, the NAMES Project Foundation is governed by a duly elected Board of Directors.

Current members of our board include:

Amanda Bearse
Producer, Director, Actor
Robert E. Bush, Vice Chair
Arts & Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenberg (NC)
Thomas E. Gertz, Treasurer
The INSTITUTE for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality
Leslie Gordon
The Rialto Center for Performing Arts
Regan S. Hofmann
POZ Magazine, Editor-In-Chief
Juan H. Montier
Montier Design
Josh Newton
Emory University, Sr. Associate Vice President Development & Alumni Relations
Margaret R. Bryan, Secretary
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP
Harriet Sanford, Chair
The NEA Foundation
Michael Smith
AIDS Emergency Fund & Breast Cancer Emergency Fund
Jerry Suarez
Island/Def Jam Music Group
Jeff Thur
Shop-Rite Supermarket

The NAMES Project Foundation - AIDS Memorial Quilt
637 Hoke ST NW :: Atlanta, GA 30318-4315
404/688-5500 :: 404/688-5552 f :: info@aidsquilt.org

remember. understand. share the lessons. act.




You are here: _ > About The Quilt _ _ > About The Foundation Make a donation today to support The AIDS Memorial Quilt!		About The NAMES Project Foundation Established in 1987, The NAMES Project Foundation is the international N.G.O. (Non-Governmental Organization) that is the custodian of The AIDS Memorial Quilt. The Foundation is a California Non-Profit Public-Benefit Corporation domesticated in the state of Georgia. Organized as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt entity, the Foundation is designated as such by and registered with the I.R.S. About The Foundation: Mission Statement Goals Values Board Of Directors
Mission Statement The Mission of The NAMES Project Foundation: To preserve, care for, and use the AIDS Memorial Quilt to foster healing, heighten awareness, and inspire action in the struggle against HIV and AIDS. Goals Objectives The Quilt was created to achieve: The Quilt serves as many different purposes and fulfills as many different needs as it has panels. The goals for The Quilt at its inception, which we continue to honor today, include: Provide a creative means for remembrance and healing. Effectively illustrate the enormity of the AIDS epidemic. Increase the general public's awareness of HIV and AIDS. Assist others with HIV infection-prevention education. Raise funds for community-based AIDS service organizations. Values The principles that guide our decisions: As custodians of The AIDS Memorial Quilt, we commit to: Value all lives equally Identify and share the lessons we learn Preserve a cultural record of life in the age of AIDS Embody responsible collaboration Set apart a sacred space where people heal, hope and remember. Board Of Directors The NAMES Project Foundation's Board of Directors As a 501(c)3 organization and in accordance with our by-laws, the NAMES Project Foundation is governed by a duly elected Board of Directors. Current members of our board include: Amanda Bearse Producer, Director, Actor Robert E. Bush, Vice Chair Arts & Science Council of Charlotte-Mecklenberg (NC) Thomas E. Gertz, Treasurer The INSTITUTE for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality Leslie Gordon The Rialto Center for Performing Arts Regan S. Hofmann POZ Magazine, Editor-In-Chief Juan H. Montier Montier Design Josh Newton Emory University, Sr. Associate Vice President Development & Alumni Relations Margaret R. Bryan, Secretary Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP Harriet Sanford, Chair The NEA Foundation Michael Smith AIDS Emergency Fund & Breast Cancer Emergency Fund Jerry Suarez Island/Def Jam Music Group Jeff Thur Shop-Rite Supermarket The NAMES Project Foundation - AIDS Memorial Quilt 637 Hoke ST NW :: Atlanta, GA 30318-4315 404/688-5500 :: 404/688-5552 f :: info@aidsquilt.org remember. understand. share the lessons. act.