IN 1998, PURIFOYS REPRESENTATIVE AND COLLEAGUE OF MANY YEARS, SUE A. WELSH, SUGGESTED TO NOAH PURIFOY THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING HIS OUTDOOR DESERT ART MUSEUM OF ASSEMBLAGE SCULPTURE IN JOSHUA TREE. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE NOAH PURIFOY FOUNDATION (NPF) WAS FORMALLY ESTABLISHED AS A 501 (C)(3) NON-PROFIT PRIVATE FOUNDATION.NPFS MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN THE SITE NOAH PURIFOY DEVELOPED IN JOSHUA TREE, CALIFORNIA AS A PERMANENT CULTURAL CENTER AND SCULPTURE PARK OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; TO PROMOTE PUBLIC RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION FOR THE VALUES THAT NOAH PURIFOYS WORK AS ARTIST AND EDUCATOR HAS EMBODIED; AND TO PURSUE THESE GOALS IN A MANNER THAT PROTECTS NOAH PURIFOYS CONTRIBUTION AS AN ARTIST AND EDUCATOR.THE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES OF THE NOAH PURIFOY FOUNDATION ARE TO: PRESERVE AND MAINTAIN NOAH PURIFOY'S EXISTING WORKS OF ART MAINTAIN THE 10-ACRE NOAH PURIFOY DESERT ART MUSEUM OF ASSEMBLAGE SCULPTURE FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, TOURS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN ARTS EDUCATIO