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- EIN 31-1512730
- info@brpfoundation.org
- 8663082773
- 717 S Marshall St Ste 105b Winston Salem NC 27101 USA
- www.brpfoundation.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Animals, Environment, Environmental Education, Wildlife Preservation & Protection
Mission: The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is a comprehensive and independent protector of the parkway which operates under a cooperative agreement with the National Park Service providing critical support beyond federal budgets to assure that the traditions and beauty of the Blue Ridge Parkway can be forever realized and shared.
Results: Over $18 million in support for the Blue Ridge Parkway. One million adventures logged through our Kids in Parks program.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Restore and reopen the historic Bluffs Restaurant in Doughton Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway. We also funded partner rangers to provide critical visitor services on the Parkway.
Geographic areas served: the Blue Ridge Parkway corridor in North Carolina and Virginia. Our Kids in Parks program is in 14 states across the United States.
Programs: Blue Ridge Parkway preservation, protection and visitor enhancement.
Kids in Parks links the health of our children to the health of our parks by getting children and families unplugged and outside, learning about nature and walking over 300,000 miles total on trails.
The Blue Ridge Music Center's mission is to preserve, interpret, and celebrate the music and musicians of the Blue Ridge mountains. Established by the u. S. Congress in 1985, the site includes an outdoor amphitheater and indoor interpretive center used to highlight an important strand of american musical culture.