Programs

  • STEM Education and Innovation Programming

    The Museum is developing a new facility that celebrates innovation and American ingenuity that led to the emergence of todays aviation and aerospace industry. And in doing so, it is developing community programming to excite the next generation through its mission to INSPIRE, EDUCATE and ELEVATE future generations of innovators with diverse and equitable access to STEM career pathways to address economic mobility. The Museum has expanded its mission for greater community impact, has initiated a capital campaign, and advanced a capital development project to open a new modern facility in partnership with CLT Airport. The vision of the new Museum facility connects the history of aviation and aerospace to the advancement trends in innovation and aviation/aerospace technologies that inspire people, educate the next generation, and connect students to the ever-increasing career opportunities in STEM. With state-of-the-art interactive exhibits and STEM programs, the new facility will be a high-profile cultural tourism attraction and statewide STEM education resource. It will promote aviations impactful stories highlighting the innovations that shaped our NC heritage of First in Flight, and partner with statewide industry to provide educational experiences to drive the development of the STEM aviation/aerospace industry sector by expanding the STEM career pipeline.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $286.9K

  • Program 1 [2025]

    The Museum has developed a new and now operating facility that celebrates innovation and American ingenuity that led to the emergence of today's aviation and aerospace industry. And in doing so, it is providing community programming to excite the next generation through its mission to INSPIRE, EDUCATE and ELEVATE future generations of innovators with diverse and equitable access to STEM career pathways to address economic mobility. Through the development of the new facility, the Museum has expanded its mission for greater community impact, is completing a capital campaign, and concluding a capital development project in partnership with CLT Airport. The vision of the new Museum facility connects the history of aviation and aerospace to the advancement trends in innovation and aviation/aerospace technologies that inspire people, educate the next generation, and connect students to the ever-increasing career opportunities in STEM. With state-of-the-art interactive exhibits and STEM programs, the new facility is a high-profile cultural tourism attraction and statewide STEM education resource. It promotes aviation's impactful stories highlighting the innovations that shaped our NC heritage of 'First in Flight, and partners with statewide industry to provide educational experiences to drive the development of the STEM aviation/aerospace industry sector by expanding the STEM career pipeline.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.5M