6. An original initiative by the French state :
the 1997 creation of Fondation du Patrimoine
• Main characteristics
- Initial equity provided by corporates
(both financial and industrial).
- Creation of a network at the region and
departement level.
Today : over 450 volunteers, most of
them former local business leaders.
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7. Initiation of 2 contribution schemes
1. Regarding buildings and monuments
belonging to private individuals :
a specific tax status, granted by the
Fondation with the agreement of the
Architecte des Bâtiments de France ;
the owner benefits from the same tax
advantage as the owner of a registered
Monument Historique.
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8. Initiation of 2 contribution schemes
2. Regarding monuments belonging to local
authorities and associations :
the Fondation du Patrimoine allocates grants
to projects, provided that an governing body
will be created with the dual purpose of both:
- financing the restauration works and
- entertaining the visiting public.
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9. • Birth of a true grassroots
movement.
• A reference for European
heritage.
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10. Visible results
• Grassroots funding alone:
- 3,900 local fundraising initiatives since inception,
900 of which in 2011
- Allocation of grants representing between 5 and 30%
of total project, with financing coming from escheated
estates.
• For the whole of Fondation du Patrimoine over
12 years:
- Support provided to over 16,000 projects
representing a total of € 1.2 Bn of works conducted
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