Basic Organization Information
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
- Also Known As:
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Preservation Virginia
- Physical Address:
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Richmond, VA
23220 5012
- EIN:
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54-0568800
- Web URL:
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www.preservationvirg...
- Blog URL:
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www.preservationvirg...
- NTEE Category:
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A Arts, Culture, and Humanities
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A20 Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose
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A Arts, Culture, and Humanities
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A54 History Museums
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A Arts, Culture, and Humanities
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A01 Alliance/Advocacy Organizations
- Year Founded:
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1889
- Ruling Year:
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1941
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Mission Statement
The mission of Preservation Virginia is to preserve, promote and serve as an advocate for the state’s irreplaceable historic places for cultural, economic and educational benefits of everyone.
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Impact Statement
Preservation Virginia, a private non-profit organization and statewide historic preservation leader founded in 1889, is dedicated to perpetuating and revitalizing Virginia's cultural, architectural and historic heritage thereby ensuring that historic places are integral parts of the lives of present and future generations. Our mission is directly consistent with and supportive of Article XI of the Constitution of Virginia, benefiting both the Commonwealth and the nation. Preservation Virginia provides leadership, experience, influence, and services to the public and special audiences by saving, managing, and protecting historic places, and developing preservation policy, programs, and strategies with individuals, organizations, and local, state, and national partners.
Revenue and Expenses
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Financial Statements
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Chief Executive
Ms. Elizabeth S. Kostelny
Term:
Since
Feb
2001
Chief Executive Profile:
Ms. Kostelny brings more than 22 years of experience in the museum and preservation field. She has worked with Preservation Virginia for 18 years and brings an awareness of the past accomplishment and vision for future goals for Preservation Virginia. Through her leadership, Preservation Virginia is leveraging the awareness gained through the opportunities of 2007 to raise the level of success and sustainability in the programs statewide.
CEO/Executive Director Statement:
It has been my privilege to witness the tremendous evolution of this organization over the last twenty years. Preservation Virginia—its leadership, members and branches—have adapted to the changing field of historic preservation to remain vital. Preservation Virginia is multi-faceted working on many levels to ensure that historic places across Virginia remain vital. We have been effective because we are not afraid to partner or press forward with innovative strategies to grow support and expand a preservation movement.
Preservation Virginia has adopted a positive approach to preservation issues—looking for the balance between the need for growth and the economic and cultural value that historic structures and neighborhoods bring to Virginia communities. So whether it is preservation and interpretation of a specific site like the John Marshall House or Historic Jamestowne or providing owners of older homes technical advice or working with local groups to ensure that historic assets are considered when new building projects come on line, Preservation Virginia is utilizing 120 years of hands on experience to “connect people to resources to ensure the vitality of Virginia and Virginia’s historic places”.
Officers for Fiscal Year
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Program:
Programs
- Budget:
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$4,447,909
- Category:
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Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Population Served:
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General Public/Unspecified
Program Description:
1. Shares its experience of saving, preserving and maintaining historic places through the Virginia Preservation Conference; publications and web site resources; statewide training workshops and lectures; and by providing technical services in preservation, technology, and fund development for local organizations.
2. Provides interpretation and public programs at fourteen historic sites including Historic Jamestowne, the John Marshall House, Scotchtown, Historic Smithfield and other sites that tell the story of the Commonwealth through the lives of the people who shaped it.
3. Explores and shares the archaeological remains of 1607 James Fort providing a multi-dimensional understanding of the seventeenth century beginnings of this nation.
4. Operates a Revolving Fund Program that saves threatened historic places.
5. Serves as an advocate for Virginia's irreplaceable historic places through a statewide public policy agenda, connecting grassroots organizations to issues and legislation on the statewide and federal levels, and promoting model solution-based programs.
Program Long-Term Success:
In partnership with National Park Service, completed facilities and program enhancements interpreting the archaeological site at Historic Jamestowne.
Program Short-Term Success:
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Funding Needs
- Build a financially sustainable model for the operation of historic sites and house museums, including Historic Jamestowne, given the 20 year national decline in attendance to such sites. Offer this experience to other organizations that struggle with the same challenges.
- Address the deferred maintenance issues at the John Marshall House, Bacon's Castle and Scotctown. Estimated $1.2 million for these three sites. Use the experience to teach owners of historic and older homes how to maintain their own structures.
- Grow the unrestricted and restricted endowment funds by $2 million over the next three years.
- Match and exceed the match for the Partners in the Field grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation to support providing preservation strategies to local groups and build a stronger network of preservation minded communities. $60,000
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