Title 54, National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-102

§101111 Purpose and Establishment of Foundation

Title 54 › Subtitle I — National Park System › CHAPTER 1011 — DONATIONS › SUBCHAPTER II — NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION › § 101111

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the National Park Foundation, a nonprofit to accept and manage private gifts of property, income, or interests to benefit the Service and conserve park resources for future generations of Americans.

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Title 54, §101111

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To encourage private gifts of real and personal property, or any income from, or other interest in, the property, for the benefit of, or in connection with, the Service, its activities, or its services, and thereby to further the conservation of natural, scenic, historic, scientific, educational, inspirational, or recreational resources for future generations of Americans, there is established a charitable and nonprofit corporation to be known as the National Park Foundation to accept and administer those gifts.

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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 10111116 U.S.C. 19e.Pub. L. 90–209, § 1, Dec. 18, 1967, 81 Stat. 656.

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54 U.S.C. § 101111

Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102