CORPORATE PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
Thornburg Investment Management Celebrating 40 Years of Philanthropy As the Museum of New Mexico Foundation celebrates its 60th anniversary year in 2022, Thornburg Investment Management also marks a significant milestone this year. Forty years ago, Garrett Thornburg founded a company where “philanthropic giving and volunteerism are part of the culture,” says Erin Cave, Thornburg’s director of corporate social responsibility. Thornburg’s Foundation partnership began in 2005, intersecting the company’s values of community-minded excellence with the Foundation’s role as a steward of art, history and culture throughout the Museum of New Mexico system. As a global investment firm headquartered in Santa Fe, Thornburg provides strategic advice to institutions, financial professionals and investors with offices in London, Hong Kong and Shanghai. The company oversees $49 billion in
Program supports classrooms attended by the children of
client assets and employs 250 people worldwide.
Thornburg employees with $500 to $1,000 annually.
Thornburg also boasts an impressive record of corporate
In honor of its 40th anniversary, Thornburg is focusing on
philanthropy, focusing on initiatives benefiting arts and
initiatives with a direct impact on the environment, financial
culture in communities in northern and central New Mexico.
literacy and historically underrepresented groups.
Cave says that Thornburg’s Foundation sponsorship as a
Thornburg’s generous commitment to the Foundation this
$10,000 Lead Corporate Partner has numerous perks. She
year includes support for the new Vladem Contemporary.
singles out a 2014 Judy Chicago exhibition at the New Mexico
“We are honored to deepen our partnership with the new
Museum of Art as a particularly memorable opportunity.
Vladem Contemporary,” Cave says.
“It was such a popular exhibit, and it happened to coincide
“We celebrate our New Mexico roots and history with the
with one of our client due diligence meetings,” she says. “As
Museum of New Mexico Foundation,” Cave continues.
part of our partnership, we were able to host our clients for a
“Together, we’ll continue to inspire the hearts and minds of
special viewing of the world-traveled exhibit.”
future generations.”
In addition to the Foundation, Thornburg’s philanthropic investments include support for more than 70 local, national and international organizations. The Thornburg Education
For information on becoming a Corporate Partner, contact Mariann Lovato at 505.216.0849 or Mariann@museumfoundation.org.
Top: Thornburg Investment Management staff (left to right) Michael Nelson, Erin Cave and Michael Corrao. Photo courtesy Thornburg Investment Management.
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