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.