Fondation du Patrimoine is a major French heritage funder that mobilizes public, corporate, and individual support to preserve historic buildings, movable heritage, and natural sites across France. It appears especially focused on high-visibility restorations, at-risk monuments, and locally rooted projects that can also drive cultural access, tourism, local development, and jobs. Its approach combines national campaigns like Mission Patrimoine with decentralized regional support, making it a strong fit for heritage projects with clear public value and strong local/community engagement.
Mix of invite-only flagship funding through Mission Patrimoine and delegated regional support via local chapters and donor clubs. Grant amounts vary widely by project and delegation, with funding often tied to restoration readiness, public visibility, and local impact rather than fixed standard awards.
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Prioritize projects in France that are restoration-ready, visibly threatened, and can demonstrate heritage, cultural, and local economic impact. For Mission Patrimoine, selection is pre-screened and invite-only; for general aid, applicants should work through the relevant regional delegation and align their proposal with the foundation’s heritage-preservation and local-value criteria.
Current and upcoming funding from Fondation du Patrimoine that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Projects selected for their interest in safeguarding heritage in peril; sites are chosen annually as emblematic or departmental laureates.
Who can apply: Projects must concern renovation, preservation, or rescue of built heritage with interest for local dynamism and tourism; especially in rural territories.
Who can apply: Projects must relate to insertion work sites, awareness programs, or training in heritage-related trades.
Who can apply: Projects linked to Jewish history in France and carried by public, nonprofit, or private project holders.
Who can apply: Projects must be exemplary for their impact and contribute to the completion of restoration projects.
Who can apply: Projects must aim to preserve biodiversity and natural environments.
Who can apply: Projects must be local, consensual, original initiatives implemented within religious buildings, with or without ongoing worship.
Who can apply: Open to public, associational, and private project holders for projects preserving or restoring Romanesque buildings.
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