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Causes: Arts & Culture, Historical Organizations
Mission: The new york landmarks preservation foundation was established in 1980 to support the new york city landmarks preservation commission as well as to foster public awareness of preservation through educational outreach. The foundation sponsors the bronze plaque, historic district markers and street sign programs, denoting historic districts in the five boroughs of the city.
Programs: The foundation undertakes various educational activities to promote awareness of landmark buildings and historic districts throughout new york city. The foundation assists the new york preservation commission, a publicly chartered agency of the city of new york. Projects undertaken by the foundation include the historic district street sign program, the bronze plaque program indentifying individual landmark buildings, the historic district markers program, "the guidebook to new york city landmarks", school education programs and public awareness forums.