The National Park Foundation is receiving a $100 million grant to support national parks around the country. The “transformative” financial gift is the largest in the nonprofit’s history and comes from Lilly Endowment Inc.
Money will go toward efforts including reinvigorating coral reefs at Biscayne National Park, restoring trout species in western parks, and getting more young people to visit national parks. Additional initiatives are expected to be rolled out soon.
The National Park Foundation was created by Congress in the 1960s to support the National Park Service. The National Park Foundation is currently conducting a $1 billion fundraising effort, which Lilly has backed with this generous grant.
“We believe the National Park Foundation’s campaign will enhance the programming in and promote the future vibrancy of our country’s marvelous system of parks, monuments and historic sites,” said N. Clay Robbins, chair and CEO of Lilly Endowment.
