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AN HISTORIC Mission

The Trust for the National Mall is the leading nonprofit partner of the National Park Service (NPS) dedicated to restoring, preserving and elevating the National Mall — foremost symbol of our nation’s democracy, independence and freedom.

The Trust raises private funding to support capital projects, provides project expertise and management, and creates educational opportunities and award-winning volunteer programming on the National Mall to enhance the experience for all who visit.

The National Mall must be maintained to the highest standards in keeping with its significance, its meaning and its popularity. The Mall is the most visited U.S. National Park. The Trust for the National Mall and the National Park Service work together to ensure the legacy of the National Mall as a place that inspires pride, honors all Americans, is accessible to all and celebrates our nation’s identity.

JOIN US. Learn about how you can make a lasting impact to preserve the National Mall.

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Public-Private Partnership at ITS BEST

With over 36 million visits each year, the National Mall is our nation’s foremost civic space — a place to reflect and remember, debate and celebrate, relax and play.

The Trust for the National Mall works in partnership with the National Park Service — it is public-private partnership at its best. The Trust brings private philanthropy to help the National Park Service care for the National Mall in keeping with its caliber. The Trust funds and manages critical capital projects and creates innovative educational and volunteer programming to ensure the National Mall remains a vibrant and engaging American space for all.

Federal dollars alone are not enough to ensure the National Mall achieves its full potential and endures as the symbol of our nation’s democracy first conceived centuries ago. Nearly every monument and memorial on the National Mall was created thanks to private donations.

JOIN US. Help protect this historic space and ensure the National Mall’s purpose endures and thrives for generations to come.

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JOIN US AS A VOLUNTEER

As the official nonprofit partner of National Park Service, the Trust for the National Mall is committed to stewarding the iconic National Mall and providing visitors with opportunities to connect more deeply with the Mall’s history and its purpose.

As part of that commitment, the Trust partners with the National Park Service to lead its award-winning Volunteers-In-Park program. The Trust helps recruit, train and deploy a team of volunteer-experts to help National Park Service Rangers welcome, educate and guide visitors on the National Mall. More than 250 volunteers strong, our volunteer programming is growing and expanding across the National Mall.

JOIN US. Learn about how you can become a volunteer on America’s Front Yard.


 
“This great national treasure, with its iconic monument and memorials, is so important to visit and experience. Why? Because if people come here and see these things firsthand, they learn more about our country’s heritage, inspiring them to read more about our nation’s history and democracy, and in turn make them more informed citizens.”
— David M. Rubenstein, Businessman and Philanthropist; 2017 History, Heroes & Hope Award Recipient
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