STATUE OF LIBERTY ELLIS ISLAND FOUNDATION INC
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Ellis Museum Project
ELLIS MUSEUM PROJECT: THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO REIMAGINE THE 34-YEAR-OLD MUSEUM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. THE PROJECT WILL PRESERVE THE 125-YEAR-OLD HISTORIC LANDMARK, ENHANCE ITS EXHIBITS, AND TELL A MORE VIBRANT STORY OF IMMIGRATION IN A BUILDING THAT ONCE PROCESSED 12 MILLION IMMIGRANTS. IN ADDITION TO PERFORMING ESSENTIAL BUILDING AND SYSTEMS UPGRADES, THE NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION WILL REIMAGINE INSTALLATIONS FOR A MORE INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE, SHOWCASE THE MUSEUM'S HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE, AND IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY THROUGHOUT ITS 137,000 SQUARE FEET. TAKEN TOGETHER, THESE ENHANCEMENTS WILL OFFER THE MUSEUM'S TWO MILLION ANNUAL VISITORS A MORE COMPELLING AND COMPREHENSIVE EXPERIENCE INSIDE A MODERNIZED AND MORE IMMERSIVE MUSEUM. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN MARCH 2024; THE MUSEUM WILLGeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$7MSelf-Guided Audio Tour Program
SELF-GUIDED/AUDIO TOUR: UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE FOUNDATION OPERATES A SELF-GUIDED/AUDIO TOUR PROGRAM WITH CONTENT COVERING LIBERTY ISLAND AND THE ELLIS ISLAND MUSEUM. THE AUDIO TOUR IS AVAILABLE IN 12 LANGUAGES, AS WELL AS AN ASL AND AUDIO DESCRIPTOR TOUR. REVENUES GENERATED BY THESE TOURS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS JOINTLY AGREED TO BY THE STATUE OF LIBERTY-ELLIS ISLAND FOUNDATION AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, AUDIO TOURS WERE AVAILABLE TO THE APPROXIMATELY 3.6 MILLION VISITORS TO LIBERTY AND ELLIS ISLANDS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$4.3MEllis Wall of Honor Expansion
ELLIS WALL OF HONOR EXPANSION: FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, THE AMERICAN IMMIGRANT WALL OF HONOR HAS BEEN A UNIQUE AND LASTING MONUMENT CELEBRATING COUNTLESS IMMIGRANT STORIES. VIRTUALLY EVERY NATIONALITY FROM EVERY INHABITED CONTINENT CAN BE FOUND ON THE WALL OF HONOR, ALONGSIDE THOSE WHO ENDURED FORCED MIGRATION FROM SLAVERY AND OUR LAND'S EARLIEST SETTLERS. IN RESPONSE TO CONTINUED INTEREST IN THE WALL OF HONOR, THE FOUNDATION IS EXPANDING THE MONUMENT TO ADD SPACE FOR MANY MORE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO COMMEMORATE THEIR FAMILY'S IMMIGRANT HISTORY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesApr 1, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$867.1K
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