Development Leadership Council

Non-Profit Status

  • The Chile Pepper Institute is a project of New Mexico State University, a non-profit educational institution.
  • All fundraising efforts are managed by the non-profit New Mexico State University Foundation.

Major Campaigns

The major fundraising effort of the Chile Pepper Institute is currently in support of a new facility to house education and research information for our publics.

Development Council Overview

Established in February 2009, the Development Council is a dynamic, well-positioned group of chile industry leaders. The primary purpose of the Council is to provide the leadership to create a permanent chile pepper research endowment and to establish a new, expanded Institute facility on the west-end of campus, featuring seminar and teaching rooms, a sustainable teaching and demonstration garden, and a state-of-the-art greenhouse.
 
Development Council members provide:
  • A yearly sustaining donation of $2,500,
  • Participation in annual Council meetings and the annual Chile Leaders’ Dinner,
  • Facilitation of corporate sponsorships,
  • Identification of three or more colleagues who have the financial capacity to support the Institute’s (ad)ventures, and
  • Encouragement of chile aficionados to become Chile Pepper Institute members.
Interested in joining the Council? Contact Vernon King at vernon.king@nmsufoundation.org  or 575-201-9788 

Chile Pepper Institute Ad Hoc Members: