Donor Recognition

APS is fortunate to benefit from contributions from corporations, governmental agencies, national laboratories, foundations and individuals. These gifts provide vital support to our many education, international and public affairs programs. They also fund new and existing prizes and awards of the Society. During 2005, APS members gave an impressive $300,000 in annual gifts in conjunction with their membership renewal or at year-end.

Funds raised thus far in the 21st Century Campaign are being used to provide substantial support for key APS science education programs with fund raising continuing to seek additional support for these initiatives. Our prizes and awards benefited from fund raising led by hard-working unit volunteers and the generous gifts of donors. Most noteworthy in 2005, was the completion of the fund raising campaign for the new Andrei Sakharov Prize as well as intensive fund raising activity for the new Excellence in Education Award. Both campaigns have exceeded their goals of $100,000. These prizes will be awarded for the first time in 2006 and 2007 respectively. The Development office also raised substantial funds in support of the 2005 World Year of Physics gala and education and outreach activities. In addition, we are grateful for public sector grants that allow us to conduct signature programs such as the Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) which is improving the education of future physics and physical science teachers. In the area of planned giving, the first recipient of the M. Hildred Blewett Annual Scholarship for Women in Physics was chosen. This endowed scholarship program was established through a most generous bequest from M. Hildred Blewett. APS encourages and recognizes bequests in support of its programs through its recently established Bequest Society.

We are pleased to provide special recognition to major donors to the Society during 2005 by including their names in this Annual Report and on the APS Fund Raising Website. We would also like to extend our thanks to past contributors to other major APS initiatives.

• Corporations
  
• Governmental Agencies & Other Organizations
  
• National Labs
  
• Foundations
• Prize & Award Endowments
• Individual Donors (Password Protected for APS Members Only)
  

We would also like to extend our thanks to past contributors to the Campaign for Physics and other major APS initiatives.