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- EIN 13-3118415
- (212) 561-4500
- 17 Battery Pl Ste 324 New York NY 10004-1148 USA
- www.libertyellisfoundation.org
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Causes: Arts & Culture, Historical Organizations
Mission: To restore and preserve the statue of liberty national monument, which includes, in addition to the statue itself, ellis island and the ellis island immigration museum; custody and control of records and other artifacts of historic interest related (cont. Schedule o)to the statue of liberty and the millions of immigrants who entered the united states through the port of new york and ellis island as well as all immigration to the united states; to foster, promote and stimulate public knowledge of and interest in the history of the statue of liberty and ellis island. The national park service (nps), a unit of the united states department of the interior, operates both the statue of liberty and ellis island (the "monument") and has accepted grants, pursuant to an agreement dated october 14, 1983 and subsequent agreements with the foundation, for the ongoing restoration and preservation of the monument.
Programs: Audio tour: under an agreement with the national park service, the foundation is authorized to operate a self-guided audio tour program, for the statue of liberty and ellis island, available in nine languages. Revenues generated by the sale of tours are available for national park service projects agreed to. In fiscal year 2017 approximately 4,472,000 visitors were provided audio tours.
statue of liberty museum: the national park service has asked the foundation to undertake the building of a new, freestanding museum on liberty island. The new statue of liberty museum will allow for universal access, giving all visitors a more meaningful experience and deeper understanding of lady liberty's history and what she stands for. Currently fewer than 20% of visitors can access the monument due to life-safety precautions and upgrades. Upon completion of the museum all visitors will be able to explore the museum at will - without the need for additional advanced reservations or tickets. In addition, it will create a beautiful and new destination on liberty island, have a positive impact on the high-volume pedestrian traffic flow and greatly enhance the overall visitor experience.
the american family immigration history center (afihc) at ellis island and www. Libertyellisfoundation. Org features an electronic database that provides easy access to the information from the passenger manifests on the 51 million immigrants, passengers and crew members that entered the united states through the port of new york/ellis island between 1892-1957; this includes the peak years of ellis island's processing. Images of the original ship manifests and pictures of the ships of passage are available for purchase. Visitors to www. Libertyellisfoundation. Org, which offers these manifests, lists and ship images, received 21,691,624 page views and 2,850,255 unique visitors. Revenues are generated by admission fees to the center at ellis island and sales from manifests, (cont. Schedule o)ship images and other mission related products on the web and at the center.