National Mall and Memorial Parks - 2019 Partnership Report

Washington Monument Elevator Modernization

On September 19, 2019, the Washington Monument re-opened after a three-year closure to modernize the elevator and construct a permanent security screening facility. The modernization of the elevator was funded by a $3 million donation from businessman and philanthropist David M. Rubenstein. Shown here, Rubenstein takes a look at the refurbished elevator machinery with Deputy Superintendent Sean Kennealy.

Partner and Volunteer Contributions

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  Value of volunteer hours donated:$2,134,400

• Invested in maintenance, restorations, and beautification: $19,351,900

• Invested in programming and special events: $14,608,700

• $36 million contributed to National Mall and Memorial Parks

Restoration of Park Resources

Park partners invested over $17.8 million in 2019 to restore memorials, historic structures, and parklands. Look for major improvements to the US Park Police horse stables, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Franklin Park, and others in the near future.

Preservation and Beautification

National Mall and Memorial Parks partners and volunteers work with park staff to repair lights, benches, sidewalks, and statues. Partners also help remove debris and weeds, maintain and renew landscapes, and much more. Approximately $1,518,739 was invested by park partners in 2019 to maintain park lands, also known as reservations, beyond the National Mall.

Programming

National Mall and Memorial Parks supports partners who conduct symphonies, produce live theater, educate teachers and students, organize festivals, concerts and other events. Partners invested more than $11.9 million in 2019 to provide programming to millions of local, national, and international audience members.

Ceremonies and Commemorations

National Mall and Memorial Parks celebrates, commemorates, educates, and inspires. Every year dozens of ceremonies and special events are held to honor and commemorate presidents, civil rights leaders, veterans, suffrage advocates, and other people, places, and events that shaped our nation and communities. Partners invested $311,390 to provide commemorative ceremonies and celebrations at National Mall and Memorial Parks during 2019.

Volunteers-In-Parks

National Mall and Memorial Parks volunteers support our great places. Volunteers provide programs on trails and on rails, count butterflies, paint benches, help visitors find their way, and are an essential park resource. Collectively, more than 6,000 volunteers contributed almost 50,000 hours to various activities in 2019 at National Mall and Memorial Parks.

Collaborations

National Mall and Memorial Parks collaborates with partners to be creative and innovative in designing projects and programs that foster our shared missions.

Partners

Partners are essential to the continued preservation and celebration of National Mall and Memorial Parks—America’s front yard will thrive and shine for children and grandchildren, and for all future generations, thanks to dedicated staff and partner support.

African American Civil War Memorial & Museum
American Battle Monuments Commission
American Friends of the Czech Republic
Architect of the Capitol
Boston Properties Limited Partnership
Capital Concerts, Inc.
Capitol Hill BID
Center for Education and Medicine
City Of Baltimore, Maryland
Market Square East & West LLC
Cyark, DJS Associates, Inc.
Darryl Haley’s Music at the Monument
DowntownDC BID
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
DC Department of Transportation
DC Department of Public Works
DC Department of Parks and Recreation
DC Rotary
Dupont Circle BID
Dupont Circle Advisory Neighborhood Commission
Eastern National
1801 Penn/Murrow Park LLC
Eisenhower Memorial Commission
Embassy of Canada
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
Embassy of Japan
Ford's Theatre Society
Friends of the National World War II Memorial
Friends of Titanic Memorial Park
Golden Triangle LLC BID
Guest Services, Inc.
Heitman DC Properties LTD
Historic Dupont Circle Main Streets
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation
Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
Missing in America Project
Mount Vernon Triangle CID
National Association of Realtors
National Capital Planning Commission
National Cherry Blossom Festival
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc.
National Park Foundation
National Symphony Orchestra Association
National Woman’s Party
NDH 901 New York LLC
New York Avenue SPE LLC
NOMA BID
Office of Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton
Smithsonian Institution
Southwest BID
The Memorial Foundation, Inc.
Trust for the National Mall
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation
US Air Force
US Department of the Army
US Department of Energy
US General Services Administration
US Navy Memorial Foundation
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc.
Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation
Washington Metro Art in Transit Program
Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, Inc.