NPF seeks donations and gifts from individuals, corporations and private foundations, and manages project-specific funds to support America's 379 National Parks and the mission of the National Park Service. The National Park Foundation is governed by a Board of 22 distinguished national civic and business leaders committed to supporting the National Parks. By Congressional charter, the Secretary of the Interior is the Chairman of the Board and the Director of the National Park Service acts as Secretary. Since 1990, the NPF has seen the fastest growth in private support for National Parks come from corporate partners. The Foundation works hand in hand with a company to match the needs of the corporation with priority needs in National Parks.
Private funding helps allow the park experience to remain educational, diverse and memorable.
Corporate partners help the NPF and NPS provide the exceptional experience that millions of National Park visitors enjoy each year. Aurora Foods owns the Log Cabin syrup brand. There are more than 700 log structures in the National Parks. More than 400 of these structures are in need of restoration work, and nearly all of them meet the National Register of Historic Places standards for historical significance. If these structures diminish, so does a part of American history.