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LANL Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Career Pathways Scholarship

January 8, 2025

The LANL Foundation is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Career Pathways Scholarship, a program designed to support students and adult learners in Northern New Mexico who are pursuing an associate degree, certificate, or professional trade credential. The scholarship offers $750 per semester, up to $3,000 total, to help recipients achieve their educational and career goals.

LANL Foundation Vice President for Early Childhood Education Retires

December 20, 2024

After 14 years of exemplary service, Anna Marie Garcia, Vice President of Early Childhood Education at the LANL Foundation, will retire at the end of 2024.

LANL Foundation Announces Legislative Priorities for 2025

December 18, 2024

The LANL Foundation is excited to announce its policy and funding priorities for the upcoming 2025 regular legislative session, with a focus on key issues impacting education in Northern New Mexico and statewide.

Sylvan Argo, Grants Manager at LANL Foundation, and Jenny Parks, President and CEO at LANL Foundation present Superintendent Marvin MacAuley with a $10,000 grant award check on December 6, 2022.

LANL Foundation Continues Grant Partnership with Mora Independent School District

December 8, 2022

The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation continued its support of and partnership with Mora Independent School District (Mora ISD) this week with a unique $10,000 grant to help with staff renewal, retention, and capacity building. The LANL Foundation is celebrating our 25th anniversary this year and these Forward, Together grants honor the communities we’ve served since our founding in 1997.

Staff of the LANL Foundation present Communities in Schools of New Mexico with a $10,000 check on Wednesday, November 30th, 2022. From left to right: Julia Bergen (Executive Director of CISNM), Lauren Iversen (Community Resource Manager of CISNM), Jenny Parks (President and CEO of LANL Foundation), Sylvan Argo (Grants Manager at LANL Foundation), and Michael Dabrieo (Education Enrichment Director at LANL Foundation).

LANL Foundation Awards Grants to Three Outstanding Northern New Mexico Organizations

December 1, 2022

The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation, in recognition of the extreme circumstances facing Northern New Mexican school districts, non-profit organizations, and their staff, is awarding three unique $10,000 grants to help outstanding organizations with staff renewal, retention, and capacity building. The award recipients are Communities in Schools of New Mexico, Mora Independent School District, and YouthWorks. The LANL Foundation is celebrating our 25th anniversary this year and these grants honor the non-profits we’ve served since our founding in 1997.

Kathryn Harris Tijerina Named Chair of the Board of Directors at the LANL Foundation

November 22, 2022

Kathryn Harris Tijerina has been named the Chair of the Board of Directors at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation. Tijerina previously held the position of Vice-Chair on the Foundation’s Board.

Family Friendly Business Award - Platinum Seal 2022

LANL Foundation Earns Family Friendly Business Award® at the Platinum Level

November 17, 2022

The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation has earned distinction for its workplace policies by Family Friendly New Mexico, a statewide initiative developed to recognize employers that have adopted policies that give New Mexico businesses an advantage in recruiting and retaining the best employees.

Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC)

February 17, 2022

The Inquiry Science Education Consortium (ISEC), the LANL Foundation's flagship K-12 program, provides Inquiry STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) curriculum focusing on physical and earth sciences for students in grades K–6 throughout Northern New Mexico. 

College, Career & Community Pathways (C3P)

February 17, 2022

We believe everyone has a unique contribution to make and deserves to be able to earn a living doing something meaningful in their community of choice. All youth and young adults should be supported to build upon their assets, pursue…

K-12

February 4, 2022

Our K-12 Program grows and bolsters teachers and educational leaders through programming that is highly effective, culturally sustaining, and inquiry based, to create education ecosystems with the conditions for students and educators to thrive. Our three strategic priorities are: 1)…