Irreplaceable
WMF's 60th Anniversary Endowment Campaign
Protecting Living Heritage Around the Globe
As part of our 60th Anniversary, WMF is launching a visionary Endowment Campaign for the future of cultural heritage preservation, aiming to grow our endowment by $60 million.
With a foundational $20 million Endowment Challenge Grant from The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust, every gift made to the Campaign will see a significantly amplified impact through this strategic endowment match, wherein their gift will match 50% of every dollar raised up to $40 million before December 31, 2027.
This fortified endowment is a critical funding source that will advance the entirety of our efforts across conservation, advocacy, and education programs, all while building an institution that takes its place alongside the world’s leading non-governmental entities as a global powerhouse. An organization with the necessary influence and voice to drive home the urgency of safeguarding the irreplaceable for generations to come.
The Opportunity Is Now
Plans of this magnitude demand an equally ambitious fundraising strategy.
We will continue to protect the world’s treasures while also advancing the field, by endowing the preservation work at the heart of our identity as an organization, to support the diverse portfolio of our projects and strengthening our advocacy and communications efforts. We will strengthen our advocacy and communications efforts, providing communities around the globe with a reliable partner to amplify their voices, attract global attention, and secure vital resources.
Invest in the Future of Heritage Preservation
Explore how you can support our strategic initiatives:
WMF's General Endowment is crucial for our organizational agility and responsiveness. It will provide the financial flexibility to enhance our infrastructure, expand our global network, and seize new opportunities, ensuring that WMF capitalizes on emerging trends and technologies.
Dedicated Funds for Field Projects will allow us to strategically identify and invest in critical projects globally. This focused approach will enable us to channel substantial resources into high impact initiatives.
By committing to these flagship projects, we can create significant, dependable change within communities, fostering resilience and sustainable development while protecting heritage at risk.
With your support, we will ensure the sustainability of our flagship advocacy program, which is essential to raising awareness about heritage sites in need.
We aim to formally launch the Watch Network, which will connect past and present Watch site nominators within an international community of heritage professionals, facilitating collaboration, knowledge sharing, and the exchange of best practices. The Watch Network will aim to create lasting support systems for heritage sites around the globe.
Learn more about the the World Monuments Watch.
The Suzanne Deal Booth Institute for Heritage Preservation at World Monuments Fund will serve as WMF’s dedicated resource center for professional training, higher education program development, and targeted networking opportunities in support of heritage preservation globally.
The Institute will build upon our existing programs like Bridge to Crafts Careers (B2CC), and academic partnerships. Skills acquisition programs will be an essential component of the Institute, offering a variety of targeted workshops, trades training, master classes, internships, and certificate programs to support growth and excellence in the field.
Your support will help sustain this one-of-a-kind center.
Your support for WMF's Jewish Heritage Program Fund will enable us to continue to broaden the program’s scope and outreach with Jewish diaspora communities and at-risk heritage sites across the world.
Learn more about our Jewish Heritage Program.
With your support, we can grow the David L. Davies Endowment for Preservation of Modern Architecture to further our work saving crucial landmarks of modernist architectural history.
With the funds generated by the endowment, we can more sustainably respond to the challenges faced by modernist heritage by implementing inclusive conservation solutions.
Learn more about our Modernism Program.
With your support, WMF will enhance our ability to deploy skilled engineers and conservation architects to safeguard sites in the immediate aftermath of disasters and provide guidance and immediate solutions, all while helping communities plan for long-term recovery efforts.
Learn more about our Crisis Response work.
Our Leadership & Supporters
We deeply appreciate the generosity of the individuals, foundations, and corporations that have contributed to WMF’s Endowment Campaign in celebration of 60 years of Safeguarding the Irreplaceable around the world.
Thank you to The Robert W. Wilson Charitable Trust for their Endowment Challenge Grant, a $20,000,000 Campaign leadership gift.
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For more information on how you can support, please contact:
Laura Rokoff
Senior Director, Individual Giving
+1 332-373-2482
lrokoff@wmf.org
Kevin Pham
Campaign Manager
+1 332-373-2490
kpham@wmf.org
