Endowed Funds
Thank you to the generous Albuquerque Academy donors who established the following endowed funds with gifts of $35,000 or more. These endowed funds provide significant support for departments and programs, as well as financial assistance for Academy students, greatly contributing to the mission of our school.
For more information on endowment giving opportunities or to establish an endowed fund, please contact our Advancement team at advancement@aa.edu or 505-828-3281.
Altha Warren Plane Endowment Fund
Established 2012, supporting student financial assistance
Bonafair Fund for Community Leadership
Established 2008, supporting Community Builders
Captain Thomas J. Casey ’93 Memorial Fund
Established 2012, supporting and recognizing a rising Academy senior
Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking Fund
Established 2011, supporting the speech and debate program
Richard G. and Jessica L. Elkins Scholarship
Established 2008, supporting student financial assistance
The Gregory J. Fesler ’97 Memorial Award
Established 1994, supporting and recognizing an underclassman
The Jada B. Gonzales ’23 Artist Series Fund
Established in 2023, supporting a visiting artist and speaker program
Gorham Foundation Fund for Financial Aid
Established 2007, supporting student financial assistance
Jack and Joanna Grevey Visiting Scholar for Democracy Fund
Established 2004, supporting the visiting scholar speaker series
Kristine Hain ’85 Rollinson Fund
Established 2015, supporting students with physical disabilities
Austin Hudson-LaPore ’10 Memorial Fund
Established 2014, supporting science programs and the music department
Manoa Endowment for Diversity
Established 2000, supporting cultural diversity programs
Angela R. Matthew ’11 Memorial Fund
Established 2015, supporting performing arts, athletics and speech & debate
John O’Connor Memorial Scholar Fund
Established 2006, supporting student financial assistance
Odom Family Scholarship
Established 2007, supporting student financial assistance
Ogawa Fund for Community Service
Established 2011, supporting community service
Pat and Connor ’16 Porter Memorial Fund
Established 2012, supporting student financial assistance
Mickey Prokopiak Memorial Fund
Established to increase the accessibility of experiential learning opportunities in theater by subsidizing the cost for those students who would be otherwise unable to attend
Cristina Quiroga Memorial Fund
Established in 2022, allowing students who receive tuition assistance to participate in student exchange programs
Ramo Speaker Series
Established in 2018 so that annually a speaker will come to Albuquerque Academy and a partner public school to discuss citizenship and the Constitution
Schmider Opportunity Fund
Established 2011, supporting student financial assistance
F.X. Slevin Award for Outstanding Teaching
Established 2008, supporting and recognizing outstanding teachers
Spend Fund
Established to provide supplies and materials for students on tuition assistance so that they may enjoy the Academy experience to the fullest
Andrew and Carol Watson Tuition Assistance Fund
Established to provide financial support for families who qualify for tuition assistance, enabling deserving students to attend the Academy by sustaining one of the pillars of our school’s mission
Charles Wong Memorial Scholarship
Established 2006, supporting two rising seniors for outstanding scholarly achievement