The Fund for People in Parks: Projects

Projects

Philanthropic support from groups like The Fund for People in Parks can go a long way toward taking a visitor's National Park experience from great to exceptional."
-Michael Reynolds, Deputy Director for Congressional and External Relations, National Park Service

By the Numbers, Since 2014

$2.7 million in grants
97 projects
34 parks

We support National Park projects that tangibly improve the visitor experience, are unlikely to be completed using other sources of funding, and have the enthusiastic support of National Park leadership.

We tell important stories.

NBC Bay Area's Doug McConnell interviews Superintendent Bernadette Johnson on the grounds of Manzanar National Historic Site

A visitor points at a rifle inside the Great Basin visitor center exhibit labeled

We bring lesser-known narratives and fresh perspectives to the public.

A National Park Service ranger stocks brochures in the visitor center exhibit for the Bacon Ranch at Pinnacles

We help visitors find their way.

A National Park Service ranger and a visitor touch a bronze relief model of Badwater Basin in Death Valley

Oregon Caves trail guide map with legend

We provide orientation and wayfinding for visitors to better understand the landscape and their place in it.

A visitor points to a map on a trailhead sign at Pinnacles National Park

Oregon Caves National Historic District exploration guide

We improve facilities and viewscapes.

A man holds up a small child to look through the eyepiece of a large telescope as a National Park Service Ranger looks on at Great Basin National Park

A visitor stands next to mounted binoculars at the Hosmer Grove in Haleakala National Park

Dantes View at Death Valley National Park

We provide amenities that give a margin of excellence to the visitor experience.

A visitor sits on a bench next to a trail sign along the Prewett Point universal access path

Looking out from inside the all-weather shelter at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site

We preserve history.

A ranger interviews a former incarceree of Manzanar

A group of people with a ranger gather at Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial

The historic shrimp junk (ship), Grace Quan, sails on San Francisco Bay

We help visitors connect to the diverse stories of the American people.

A group of young people surround a statue representing a

When parks have so many competing priorities, sometimes outside support is all-important for focusing attention on a specific project and taking it from an adequate upgrade to something truly excellent."
-Mary Rose, Executive Director, Friends of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site