A core part of this mission is redefining the role of stewardship in national parks. This has become an issue for the private funding community as well as for public funders. The Grand Canyon National Park Foundation, working for one of the world's most popular and beloved parks, must play a leading role in this movement. What we accomplish sets national, if not international, precedent. What happens at the park interests millions of people worldwide.
Money donated by friends of the Grand Canyon support many needs in the park.
Preserving historic buildings such as Kolb Studio on the edge of the South Rim, protecting endangered California condors and other wildlife species throughout the Canyon, building 73 miles of wheelchair-accessible Greenway trails, and providing support for environmental education programs are just some of the different but essential activities in the life of this extraordinary national park. The Foundation's goal is to shape these and many other aspects of the park through active citizen stewardship. Become a friend of the Grand Canyon.