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| Type | Non-Profit Foundation |
|---|---|
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Purpose | Arts, Culture, and Humanities |
| Leader | Rodney Mims Cook Jr. |
The National Monuments Foundation is a non-profit organization that builds monuments, including the World Athletes Monument and the Millennium Gate. [1] [ non-primary source needed ]
The foundation was conceived in 1999 and established in 2003 to commemorate the turn of the millennium. [2] [ non-primary source needed ] It is run by Rodney Mims Cook Jr. who has also been appointed twice by President Trump to the US Commission of Fine Arts which reviews and approves monuments in Washington, D.C. [3] [4] [5] It has erected a number of monuments in the United States, including the World Athletes Monument (also known as The Prince of Wales Monument), the Millennium Gate, and the Newington-Cropsey Foundation's Gallery of Art. The foundation received the 2006 Palladio Award in the category 'Public Spaces: Parks, Plazas, Gardens, Streetscapes' for the Peace and Justice Gate and Plaza. [6] [ non-primary source needed ] Notable current and former members of the advisory board include Richard H. Driehaus, Susan Eisenhower, and Tom Wolfe. [7] [ non-primary source needed ] The foundation has also attracted supporters among the tech right who have an affinity with the classics like Joe Lonsdale. [8] [4] The foundation has been involved in an effort to re-establish Mims Park, an original Olmsted Brothers designed park in the English Avenue and Vine City neighborhood in downtown Atlanta. [9] [ non-primary source needed ] The foundation created an exhibit about the life of Andrew Young that had been displayed at three colleges in mid-2024. [10] [11]