The Nonprofit Ecosystem in De Tour Village

MISSION:

SPECIFICALLY, THE PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION ARE TO:2.1 SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF THE HERITAGE OF MOUNT ATHOS, LOCATED IN NORTHEASTERN GREECE, A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE AND THE MONASTIC HOLY LAND AND PILGRIMAGE SITE FOR ALL THE BRANCHES OF EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY FOR OVER A MILLENNIUM;2.1 SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION ON MOUNT ATHOS OF ITS HISTORIC BUILDINGS, PATHWAYS, ARCHIVES, MANUSCRIPTS AND WORKS OF ART, AS WELL AS OTHER ARTIFACTS DATING FROM THE BYZANTINE AND POST-BYZANTINE ERAS AND TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE MONASTERIES;2.1 ADVANCE THE STUDY, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE, ARTS, ARCHITECTURE, NATURAL HISTORY, AND LITERATURE OF MOUNT ATHOS AND ITS HISTORIC MONASTERIES AND MONASTIC DEPENDENCIES; AND2.1 RECEIVE AND DISTRIBUTE DONATIONS GIVEN IN SUPPORT OF THE PURPOSES OF THIS FOUNDATION AS STATED HEREIN