Global Heritage Fund

Global Heritage Fund is a non-profit organization that operates internationally. Founded in California in 2002, its mission is to "transform local communities by investing in global heritage." To date, it has partnered with over 100 public and private organizations at 28 sites across 19 countries, investing over $30 million and securing $25 million in co-funding to carry out heritage preservation and socio-economic development. Global Heritage Fund projects Projects are selected by Global Heritage Fund's Senior Advisory Board. Global Heritage Fund states that selection is based on a number of factors, including cultural significance of site, need of country or region in question, and high potential for sustainable preservation through community involvement. Projects Global Heritage Fund has current or past projects in the following locations: Amer Fort*, India Amtoudi, Morocco Ayios Vasileios, Greece Banteay Chhmar, Cambodia Çatalhöyük, Turkey Chavín de Huántar*, Peru La Ciudad Perdida, Colombia Collective Granaries, Morocco Cyrene*, Libya Daia, Romania Dali Dong Village, Guizhou, China Foguang Temple*, China Göbekli Tepe*, Turkey Hampi*, India Izborsk, Russia Kars, Turkey Lijiang*, China Maijishan, China Mirador, Guatemala My Son*, Vietnam Patan Durbar*, Nepal Pingyao*, China Sagalassos, Turkey Wat Phu*, Laos (* indicates a UNESCO World Heritage Site)