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The American Folk Art Museum is the premier institution devoted to the aesthetic appreciation of traditional folk art and creative expressions of contemporary self-taught artists from the United States and abroad. The museum preserves, conserves, and interprets a comprehensive collection of the highest quality, with objects dating from the eighteenth century to the present.

The Yankee Air Museum dedicates itself to educating individuals through the history of American aeronautics, aerospace industry and its associated technologies while inspiring generations through personal experiences to instill pride in our national accomplishments.

Surfing Heritage and Culture Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, presenting, and promoting surfing's heritage for the appreciation and education of current and future generations, and to achieving our goal of surfing being more accurately understood, represented, and enjoyed. PRESERVATION: Focusing on the complete spectrum of surfing's history and development, including but not limited to significant surfboards, photography and the full range of other forms of information and objects of cultural value. PRESENTATION: Establishing a world-class museum/resource facility, including an outreach program that creates exhibits and develops venues for effective traveling and/or offsite display: that this facility might serve as a symbolic center for the wave riding culture in the United States, dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of surfing as a sport, lifestyle, and culture. PROMOTION: Building a community which actively supports the Surfing Heritage with fund-raising, promotion, and advocacy.

The Center for Book Arts promotes active explorations of both contemporary and traditional artistic practices related to the book as an art object. The Center seeks to facilitate communication between the book arts community and the larger spheres of contemporary visual and literary arts, while being a model organization locally, nationally, and internationally within the field. We achieve this through exhibitions, classes, public programming, literary presentations, opportunities for artists and writers, publications, and collecting. Founded in 1974 and still located in Manhattan, it was the first not-for-profit organization of its kind in the nation, and has since become a model for others around the world.

To promote the legacy of Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Willa Cather, through education, preservation, and the arts. The Willa Cather Foundation is located in Cather's childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska. It serves this region as well as readers, scholars, visitors, and students from across the nation and internationally.

"This corporation is established exclusively for charitable objectives to receive and maintain funds and apply such funds for the improvement of and activities in the Palisades Interstate Park, New York and New Jersey, in cooperation with the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, and for the purposes of promoting and expanding the preservation of natural, historical and cultural resources in the Park for the benefit of the public."

TO SOLICIT, FUNDRAISE, MANAGE AND DISBURSE FUNDS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF THE MASTER PLAN FOR RESTORATION AND OPERATION OF THE ELAWA FARM SITE.

The Mattress Factory is a museum of contemporary art located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. Located in the Mexican War Streets neighborhood of Pittsburgh’s Central Northside since 1977, the Mattress Factory is host to 75,000 visitors per year. It exhibits room-sized installation art by regional, national and international artists.

In an agreement with the Texas Historical Commission, the Admiral Nimitz Foundation manages and provides financial support to the National Museum of the Pacific War in order to: ·        -preserve and exhibit the material history of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz; ·        -preserve and exhibit the material history of the war in the Pacific-Asiatic Theater during World War II; ·       - offer and participate in programs that honor all veterans past and present, and in programs that provide strategic insights into national security issues affecting our country; ·       - support education concerning the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II; and, ·        -provide the general public, researchers, students, teachers and historians with a readily accessible platform for the exploration of the War in the Pacific-Asiatic during World War II.

Ensure the preservation and continuation of the public benefits of Garfield Park through enhanced funding, the application of effective advocacy, and expanded stewardship

The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the Lorraine Motel, honors and preserves the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We chronicle the American civil rights movement and tell the story of the ongoing struggle for human rights. We educate and serve as a catalyst to inspire action to create positive social change.

Mission:To broaden our audience, engage their curiosity, and give them an extraordinary Museum experience. Vision: We envision Shelburne Museum as a nationally significant institution that is intellectually vibrant, seeking to provide visitors with stimulating experiences reflecting the highest standards of scholarship and the intelligence, whimsy, and courage of Electra Havemeyer Webb, our founder.