The official charitable partner of the U.S. National Park Service, raising private funds to protect America's natural and cultural treasures.
ORIGIN
USA
Chartered by the U.S. Congress in 1967, the National Park Foundation (NPF) serves as the official nonprofit partner to the National Park Service. With early advocacy from figures like philanthropist Laurance Rockefeller and First Lady Bird Johnson, the foundation was created to generate private support to protect and enhance America's national parks for present and future generations. The NPF channels donations and corporate partnerships into critical projects that federal funding alone cannot cover. Its work focuses on three main pillars: protecting natural landscapes and wildlife, preserving cultural and historical sites, and connecting more people to the parks.