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2017 Annual Report COVER FRONT Nationalpoint Parkreyes Foundation National 3 Seashore ( GREGORY CRESPO GREGORY Message from the President & Chair national park foundation i1 OUR MISSION As the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service, the National Park Foundation generates private support and builds strategic partnerships to protect and enhance America’s national parks for present and future generations. This land has long captured the imaginations of those who explore it. Its breathtaking vistas and captivating histories were forged by geological forces, OUR LEADERSHIP ancient civilizations, and the vision of peoples seeking new opportunities. It is (october 1, 2016 to september 30, 2017) a land so abundant in irreplaceable natural and cultural treasures that those president & ceo Orin S. Kramer who experienced them understood the urgency and obligation to protect it. Will Shafroth Susan LaPierre board of directors Monica Lozano Al Baldwin Henry R. Muñoz, III The National Park System was born from this understanding. A shared cause, chair John L. Nau, III propelled by ordinary citizens, built on an idea that these wonders should be Bryan Traubert vice chair Roxanne Quimby preserved as public lands for this and future generations. Their commitment Michael Reynolds Robert S. Rivkin launched a new philosophy that intertwined the ideas of environmentalism, secretary, Glenn Stearns ex-officio director conservation, and philanthropy for national parks. Ernesto M. Vasquez Brien M. O’Brien treasurer Mary Jo Veverka The Honorable Gregory Annenberg Today, we proudly champion that legacy. As the official nonprofit partner Ryan Zinke Weingarten ex-officio director of the National Park Service, the National Park Foundation is committed to Ellen S. Alberding national council protecting and enhancing these treasures. By supporting parks and programs Rhoda Altom Rhoda Altom through private philanthropy and strategic partnerships, we work to ensure chair The Honorable that all people will be able to experience them and understand the need to Elizabeth Frawley Bagley Nancy Bechtle take their place as stewards of this land. Austin Beutner Susan Byrd Kathleen Brown Ellen Malcolm Thomas Brown Quinton Martin Karen Swett Conway Cindy Miscikowski Michael E. Dougherty Dean & Kathleen Rasmussen Randi Fisher Kevin & Winifred Reilly Tom Goss Karen Skelton Andrea J. Grant Cody Smith Stephen L. Hightower CHARLES PETERSON/FLICKR; Louise Stephens – William O. Hiltz Sarah Stephens Peter Knight Janet Molina Watt GRAND TETON NP GRAND TETON ) 2 2017 annual report COVER FRONT nationalPoint parkReyes foundation National 3 Seashore ( GREGORY CRESPO GREGORY Message from the President & Chair Will Shafroth | President & CEO, National Park Foundation Bryan Traubert | Chair, National Park Foundation Gettysburg National Military Park he National Park Foundation and its partners support, including investment to modernize the In addition to protecting and preserving our national Summit Seeker Ambassadors participated in an inter- T across the country continued to have significant Washington Monument by restoring the elevator. This treasures, National Park Foundation supporters helped generational outdoor leadership program designed to impacts on our national parks during this first year of project was made possible by a generous donation from engage youth and foster life-long connections to these engage communities of color with traditional outdoor the National Park Service’s second century. Now, more David M. Rubenstein, whose patriotic philanthropy remarkable places. By bringing nearly 180,000 fourth recreation activities. than ever, we are investing in parks and park supporters. to support iconic landmarks, including the Lincoln graders to parks and public lands, we provided students Memorial, U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, and unique opportunities to experience educational and Fundraising for The Centennial Campaign for America's Visitation across the National Park System remained Arlington House, is truly inspirational. recreational activities not otherwise available to them. National Parks has progressed rapidly toward the near the centennial year’s record level, totaling more than The National Park Foundation also ambitious benchmark of $500 330 million visits. That astounding number underscores Preserving places of valor, honor, and remembrance supported the hiring of youth and million set by the National Park the intrinsic value of our national parks, and the passion was a common theme in the National Park Foundation’s returning veterans at conservation Harnessing the passion Foundation Board of Directors. for them shared by hundreds of millions of visitors. It collaboration with local park partners. Through those service corps to improve park of" a growing community of Thanks to the generous and also speaks to the social and economic impact of parks partnerships, we initiated the restoration of Little Round infrastructure through trail work ongoing support of individual, park supporters has on communities across the country, and the important Top at Gettysburg National Military Park. The National and removal of invasive species. foundation, and corporate donors, work the National Park Foundation does with the Park Foundation also acquired the Thompson Memorial been essential to connect a we will exceed that fundraising National Park Service to address a broad diversity of African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church that will help Harnessing the passion of a new generation to park goal ahead of the 2018 deadline. needs at national parks. tell the story of Harriet Tubman, the famous abolitionist, growing community of park experiences and stewardship.” at Harriet Tubman National Historical Park. supporters has been essential to The National Park Foundation’s Will Shafroth, President & CEO In 2017, the National Park Foundation awarded nearly connecting a new generation to work would not be possible 600 grants totaling over $40 million to more than 300 The National Park Foundation worked with the Friends park experiences and stewardship. without its close partnership national park units. Through these strategic investments, of Flight 93 National Memorial to contribute $5.4 million In partnership with the Bechtel Foundation, the with the National Park Service, park partners, and important lands in places like Acadia National Park and to finalize the design and initiate construction of the National Park Foundation launched Summit Seekers, the thousands of individuals, foundations and historically significant structures at Grand Canyon, Tower of Voices. The tower’s design incorporates 40 wind an initiative to engage new and underrepresented corporations that contribute to our work. Thank you Great Smoky Mountains, and Glacier national parks chimes, each with a unique tone to symbolize the voices communities in outdoor leadership training. With for your energy, vision, and commitment to protect were preserved. of the passengers and crew members who lost their lives the support of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, and enhance the natural beauty, history, and heritage on September 11, 2001. We look forward to the official Groundwork USA, Outdoor Afro, Latino Outdoors that we share with one another now, and hold in Urgent infrastructure priorities received much needed dedication of the Tower of Voices in September 2018. and the Student Conservation Association, fifty-one trust for future generations. − 4 2017 annual report national park foundation 5 CHRISTIAN M.M. BRADY/FLICKR CHRISTIAN Message from the Deputy Director P. Daniel Smith | Deputy Director Acting with the Authority of the Director National Park Service he National Park Service was built on a tradition of how the organization's efforts can have a direct impact At Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation involves encouraging them to explore the less-visited T philanthropy. The National Park Foundation helps on the parks and our employees. Area, situated along the Pacific Coast just 50 miles gems of the National Park System. These parks not us to continue this tradition as our congressionally- west of downtown Los Angeles, Latino youth only offer exceptional recreational opportunities and chartered national charitable partner. Our partnership As the National Park Service transitioned in 2017 from leaders are learning to protect and preserve the cultural stories, they often have the capacity for higher continues to inspire individuals, foundations, and an enormously successful centennial celebration to the natural environment. This life-changing experience, visitation. In 2017, the National Park Foundation and corporations to invest in national park sites and start of our second century, our focus shifted. More made possible by a grant through the National the National Park Service shifted the focus of Find Your programs that deepen our understanding of what it than ever, national parks and programs are in high Park Foundation, ensures that our public lands are Park/Encuentra Tu Parque to highlight lesser-known means to be an American. demand, with visitation reaching record levels. While accessible to all Americans and creates a pipeline parks and programs. From Monocacy National Battlefield, this demonstrates the public’s affection for America’s of future employees of the to Indiana Dunes National Hundreds of parks, beloved trails and landscapes, remarkable places, it also requires us to set a new, strong National Park Service. Lakeshore, Chattahoochee River The National Park historic buildings, and treasured artifacts have agenda for addressing visitor needs and improving park " National Recreation Area and benefited from the National
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