Historic Charleston Foundation encourages the use of the following guidelines when referring to the organization in news stories.
The full name of the organization is Historic Charleston Foundation.
The preferred abbreviation is HCF.
The first reference to the organization should be Historic Charleston Foundation, rather than "the" Historic Charleston Foundation; references thereafter should be HCF, rather than "the" HCF.
Who We Are
Historic Charleston Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational organization, whose mission is to preserve and protect the historical, architectural and cultural character of Charleston and its historic environs, and to educate the public about Charleston’s history and the benefits that are derived from preservation. The foundation seeks to achieve this through
- active advocacy and participation in community planning;
- enhancing public awareness and support of preservation through educational programs and heritage tours
- conservation and long-term preservation of historically significant properties through purchase and resale, acquisition and rehabilitation, easements, covenants and interpretation;
- rehabilitating historic neighborhoods and protecting their quality of life;
- interpreting museum properties and objects of historical significance;
- providing technical assistance to preservation efforts;
- identifying objects with a strong association to Charleston and adapting them for educational purposes and reproduction;
- documenting Charleston’s architectural heritage;
- Encouraging the study and publication of historical, archaeological and architectural research;
- Maintaining financial and organizational independence.
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