The Royal Oak Foundation is an alliance of American citizens supporting the mission of the

National Trust The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and ...

of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which is Britain's largest heritage organisation. The foundation is headquartered in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

. Founded in 1973 the Royal Oak Foundation is a United States tax-exempt non-profit 501(c) (3) organisation. The foundation supports the preservation and conservation of places of natural beauty, historic properties and monuments and houses and gardens in Britain. In the United States, the foundation sponsors the Drue Heinz Lecture Series, which delivers lectures to the public in major U.S. cities on the subjects of architecture, social history, landscape design, interior decoration and decorative arts. The foundation also supports the Damaris Horan Prize Fellowship in Landscape History, sponsoring promising scholars and professionals to work on projects with the National Trust. Throughout its history the Royal Oak Foundation has raised millions of dollars to support the work of the National Trust. Its Centenary Campaign (begun in 1996) raised in excess of $2,400,000 to support work on the country house libraries in the National Trust's care, including the endowment of a permanent, full-time librarian.Hands Across the Sea: The Royal Oak Foundation
Retrieved 2 August 2020. Membership is open to the general public, and includes free admission to historic properties operated by the National Trust in the United Kingdom.

References

External links

The Royal Oak Foundation website

The National Trust website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Royal Oak Foundation, The National trusts 1973 establishments in New York City Charities based in New York City Conservation in England Conservation in Northern Ireland Conservation in Wales History organizations based in the United States Non-profit organizations based in New York City Heritage organizations Organizations established in 1973 United Kingdom–United States relations