Our Impact

FAIC's Field & Community Impact

Together, we are working to preserve and protect our cultural heritage for the future. The Foundation for Advancement in Conservation achieves so much because of support from individuals, corporations, and foundations like you. Here are a few of our greatest successes from the year.


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Left: An image of several people gathered in a conservation lab, listening to a speaker. The text reads "Looking back at 2025: $313,336 awarded in scholarships and grants by FAIC." Center image: An image of four people in a conservation space gathered around a crate they built in a FAIC workshop. Text reads "7 workshops organized by FAIC at the AIC Annual Meeting and beyond." Right image: An image of four different presentations from Connecting to Collections Care webinars, focused on newspapers, mystery liquids, silver objects, and place-based care work. Text reads "Looking back at 2025: 11 new Connecting to Collections Care webinars to support professionals at small and mid-size museums."

Our Global Reach

Through programs that include our free forums, public outreach, funding opportunities, and resources, we've reached millions of people across the globe. Last year alone:

Left image: An image of a map of the world with many countries highlighted, showing where there are members of the Global Conservation Forum. Text reads "Looking back at 2025: 11,800+ professionals connected through our free Global Conservation Forum." Center image: An image of six different posts from Ask a Conservator Day, featuring professionals in the labs, engaged in field work, and answering questions. Text reads "Looking back at 2025: 15+ countries where conservators participated in Ask a Conservator Day." Right image: An image of two people in personal protective equipment holding salvaged artifacts damaged by fire. The text reads "Looking back at 2025: National Heritage Responders supported emergency response and recovery efforts in California, Georgia, Hawaii, New York, and Texas."

The Value of Our Emergency Response Work

We are a trusted partner and resource for both people and organizations. We provide individual guidance to the public after a disaster, while coordinating with collecting institutions for larger-scale assistance.

  • Our National Heritage Responders deployed to recover cultural materials damaged by the Lahaina Fires in Maui and provided remote assistance to the greater Asheville region after the devastating floods that followed Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
  • We coordinated resources after the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles.
  • We're on hand to help after an artist collective caught file in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
  • Our history goes deep with onsite assistance after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti and Hurricane Sandy in New York in 2012.

  • We launched Climate Resilience Resources for Cultural Heritage - a free online toolkit to help cultural organizations and communities prepare for the impacts of climate change on their sites.

Thanks to our Supporters and Donors!

We couldn't do this work without individual support from donors like you. 

A Note About 2025

When DOGE terminated federal grants in 2025, FAIC lost 75% of its funding. We made it through that year only through the steadfast support from our community: our volunteers, AIC members, and supporters like you. 

Though the crisis has not ended, we are heartened by the foundations and individual donors who have stepped up to keep supporting preservation. But continued investment is critical. Our focus ahead is to:

  • Grow visibility and support

  • Expand partnerships

  • Strengthen programs

Your Support is Always Welcome!

We need year-round support to keep our programs going. Make an automatic monthly donation today!


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