I have been a contributor to the World Monuments Fund since about 2010. It doesn't just restore the world's architectural wonders, but also helps train new conservation professionals and craftspeople in the parts of the world it works in. This training of local people allows them to see the value of treasures they have in their own "backyard" as it were, and to be inspired to continue to preserve and maintain them. I only wish there was such an organization that would have benefited the neighborhood I grew up in (Old North St. Louis) in St. Louis, Missouri. It was filled with churches and homes from the mid and late 1800s that could hold their own with any in the USA. Unfortunately, well-intended but misguided "urban renewal" in the late 1960s and early 1970s resulted in the loss of many, many buildings, and by the time a local preservation group was formed, only small remnants of what had been a vibrant neighborhood could be saved. World Monuments Fund does on an international scale what the local St. Louis preservation group tries to do on a local scale. World Monuments Fund has different levels of membership and doesn't inundate me with fund-raising appeals.
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- EIN 13-2571900
- (646) 424-9582
- 600 Fifth Ave 25th Fl New York NY 10020-2309 USA
- www.wmf.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Historical Organizations
Mission: To preserve important historic architectural sites and works of art without regard to national boundaries.
Programs: Field restoration projects and programs - (see schedule o)
education and outreach programs - (see schedule o)