California Preservation Foundation

THE ORGANIZATIONS PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, SUPPORT, AND CONDUCT PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND RESEARCH RELATING TO THE PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE HISTORIC BUILT ENVIRONMENT

EDUCATION - AS WE ENTERED THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC, ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED ONLINE. DESPITE THIS, WE SAW RECORD ATTENDANCE AT OUR PROGRAMS. WE HELD 17 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WITH A TOTAL ATTENDANCE OF 4143 PEOPLE ATTENDING. OUR PROGRAMS WERE FREE WITH A MIX OF PAID PROGRAMMING AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS FEATURING ENDANGERED SITES IN CALIFORNIA. THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE WAS PRESENTED ONINE WITH A TOTAL OF 415 REGISTERED ATTENDEES. WE HOSTED THREE DAYS OF WEBINARS AND BROADCAST FIVE FREE PROGRAMS TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE CONFERENCE, WHICH GENERATED AN ADDITIONAL 992 VIEWS VIA OUR FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE CHANNELS. THE CONFERENCE TOPICS ADDRESSED THE INTERSECTION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES. THESE WERE PRESENTED IS A SET OF TRACKS WITH SESSIONS ADDRESSING THE TOPICS OF IMAGINATION AND VISION, EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION, RELEVANCE, AND PRESERVATION TECHNOLOGY.THE 38TH ANNUAL PRESERVATION DESIGN AWARDS FEATURED 18 WINNING PROJECT, WHICH WERE PRESENTED ONLINE AND WAS PART OF AN EXTENDED PRESENTATION OF AWARD-WINNING PROJECTS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE

ADVOCACY - THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ADOPTED OUR 2021-2024 STRATEGIC PLAN, WHICH PRIORITIZED ACTIONS THAT ADVANCE HISTORIC PRESERVATION AT THE STATE LEVEL. WE DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO LOCAL ISSUES AND, AS A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION, WE SHOULD RESTRICT OUR EFFORTS TO ACTIONS THOSE THAT ADVANCE PRESERVATION ACROSS CALIFORNIA. IN FY 20/21, WE FOCUSED ON TWO LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS. WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING AMENDMENTS IN SENATE BILL 9 ATKINS THAT EXEMPTED DESIGNATED PROPERTIES FROM MINISTERIAL LOT SPLITS ALLOWED UNDER SB 9. WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN LOBBYING FOR FUNDING OF THE STATE HISTORIC TAX CREDIT AND GETTING AN EXTENTION TO THE SUNSET DATE. WE CONTINUED OUR FREE AND FEE-BASED ONLINE PROGRAMS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATE FOR BETTER PROTECTIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. WE RECEIVED DONATIONS TO LAUNCH A PROGRAM TO HIRE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PURSUING DEGREES IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION TO HELP UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES NOMINATE HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES TO LOCAL, STATE OR NATIONAL REGISTERS.

RESEARCH - CPF COMPLETED THE PROCESS FOR SELECTING SITES FOR THE NEW PROGRAM THAT WILL OFFER GRANTS TO COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE UNDERREPRESENTED ON THE CALIFORNIA AND NATIONAL REGISTERS OF HISTORIC PLACES. WE CONSULTED WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS OF MAJOR UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO DEVELOP A PROCESS FOR SELECTING STUDENTS TO HIRE FOR THE RESEARCH PHASE OF THE PROGRAM. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO RAISE FUNDS FROM INDIVIDUALS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM AND APPLIED FOR GRANTS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. THIS IN ADDITION TO OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS CALIFORNIA STUDENTS STUDYING HISTORIC PRESERVATION AT WEST COAST UNIVERSITIES.