FOUNDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN CONSERVATION
727 15TH STREET NW NO 500, WASHINGTON, DC 20005 www.culturalheritage.org

Total Revenue
$3,143,303
Total Expenses
$2,190,076
Net Assets
$6,795,916

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO UNDERTAKE AND UNDERWRITE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES TO ADVANCE THE CONSERVATION PROFESSION IN ALL ITS FACETS, TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, AND TO APPLY THE EXPERTISE OF THE PROFESSION IN ADDRESSING THE NATION'S ARTISTIC, CULTURAL, AND HISTORICPRESERVATION PRIORITIES.

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OUTREACH - THE COLLECTIONS ASSESSMENT FOR PRESERVATION (CAP) PROGRAM IS ADMINISTERED BY FAIC UNDER A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES (IMLS). PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS RECEIVE SUPPORT FOR A GENERAL CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT FROM A QUALIFIED COLLECTIONS ASSESSOR AND A BUILDING ASSESSOR. THE TWO ASSESSORS WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO PROVIDE INSTITUTIONS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVED COLLECTIONS CARE. SEVENTY-FIVE MUSEUMS RECEIVED SUPPORT IN 2019.IN 2014, FAIC BEGAN OPERATING CONNECTING TO COLLECTIONS CARE, AN ONLINE COMMUNITY AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE FOR SMALL AND MID-SIZED MUSEUMS, WITH FUNDING FROM IMLS. THIS COMMUNITY OFFERS AN AVERAGE OF 12 FREE WEBINARS AND TWO LOW-COST COURSES PER YEAR. THE PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS A MODERATED FORUM THAT PROVIDES COLLECTIONS CARE GUIDANCE TO MUSEUM STAFF.IN 2009, FAIC STEPPED FORWARD TO ENSURE CONTINUATION OF CONSERVATION ON LINE (COOL), INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONALLY RESPECTED CONSDISTLIST, AFTER STANFORD UNIVERSITY ENDED ITS SUPPORT. MORE THAN 7,000 PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD SUBSCRIBE TO COOL'S GLOBAL CONSERVATION FORUM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CONSERVATIONDISTLIST).

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION - WORKSHOPS AND EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS ARE A KEY PART OF FAIC'S PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING WORKSHOPS AT THE AIC ANNUAL MEETING, WHICH DRAWS MORE THAN 1,000 ATTENDEES EACH YEAR, FAIC PRODUCES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS. THESE EVENTS RANGE FROM WEEKLONG, LAB-BASED WORKSHOPS ON SPECIFIC TREATMENT TECHNIQUES TO LECTURES ON THE LATEST RESEARCH ON ENZYMES. FAIC HAS ALSO CREATED NEW CURRICULA TO FILL GAPS IN TRAINING, INCLUDING A SERIES OF ONLINE COURSES. IN 2019, FAIC PRESENTED AND CO-SPONSORED 21 IN-PERSON AND ONLINE EVENTS THAT REACHED OVER 873 PROFESSIONALS. FAIC AWARDED $296,425 IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND POST-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN 2019.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, & RECOVERY - FAIC MANAGES SEVERAL EMERGENCY INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT EFFORTS IN ALL PHASES OF DEALING WITH EMERGENCIES, FROM PREPAREDNESS TO RESPONSE AND RECOVERY. AN ANNUAL MAYDAY CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGES COLLECTING INSTITUTIONS TO UNDERTAKE EMERGENCY PLANNING ACTIVITIES DURING THE MONTH OF MAY. A TEAM OF OVER ONE HUNDRED TRAINED PROFESSIONALS CALLED THE NATIONAL HERITAGE RESPONDERS (NHR) PROVIDES EXPERT ASSISTANCE TO INSTITUTIONS THAT EXPERIENCE DAMAGE FROM EMERGENCIES. THE ALLIANCE FOR RESPONSE PROGRAM IS A NATIONAL INITIATIVE THAT ENCOURAGES CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY PROFESSIONALS IN MORE THAN 32 LOCATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Eric PourchotINSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT DIRECTOR36.5$0
Eryl P WentworthEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR18.75$0
Danielle Amato-MilliganDIRECTOR1$0
Debra Hess NorrisDIRECTOR1$0
Katja ZigerligDIRECTOR1$0
Annelien BruinsDIRECTOR1$0
Bob MitchellDIRECTOR1$0
Margaret Holben EllisDIRECTOR1$0
Suzanne DavisDIRECTOR1$0
L Eden BurgessDIRECTOR1$0
Sarah BarackTREASURER1$0
Ingrid BogelSECRETARY1$0
Thomas Fr ClaresonVICE PRESIDENT1$0
Peter TrippiPRESIDENT1$0

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