Just want to jump in here to say: yes you probably can donate to help rebuild Notre Dame, one of the most well known cultural heritage monuments. A monument centered in one of the richest cities...
Just want to jump in here to say: yes you probably can donate to help rebuild Notre Dame, one of the most well known cultural heritage monuments. A monument centered in one of the richest cities in the world. A monument support by a long colonialist financial network. Yes, you can support Notre Dame. But maybe this is the moment to succumb to the thought of "If I don't do it someone else will" and look to some of the more endangered, less protected cultural monuments on our vast and interesting planet. Do you want to stick with catholic cathedrals? Why not support the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cuenca, Ecuador. How about something that is actually endangered and needs the funding. The valley of Bagan suffered a massive earthquake in 2016 that damaged nearly 1500 of the 4000 temples littered throughout the valley. They could use some funding. A number of the temples that could be saved are going to be torn down due to a serious lack of funds. Or how about if we look to the middle east to the Great Mosque of Aleppo that was destroyed by ISIL during their expanse in 2015. They are also incredibly short on funds and I have a sneaking suspicion they don't have the national capabilities at the moment to finance it domestically. It always baffles me when I see these programs crop up like rabbits in the spring to "save" monuments that do not need collective or philanthropic support. The cathedral has an endowment it will be fine. Check out where you can support protection, management, and restoration work in places like Syria, Libya, Madagascar, or Columbia. They desperately need your dollars and unlike what people often think, there are really passionate, capable folks maintaining these places on a shoestring budget.
Forgive me if I’m skeptical of donating to an American non-profit to restore a French cathedral. Seems a bit off to me. As a Canadian, there are limited tax incentives to donate to a U.S....
Forgive me if I’m skeptical of donating to an American non-profit to restore a French cathedral. Seems a bit off to me.
As a Canadian, there are limited tax incentives to donate to a U.S. 501(c)(3) anyway, so if I wanted to donate directly to its restoration I’d look for something a bit more transparent and closer to who’s actually putting boots on the ground.
It's a US registered 501(c)(3), but it's actually officially tied to the Cathedral, and was created by Cardinal Vingt-Trois, who was the Archbishop of Paris at the time of the non-profit's...
It's a US registered 501(c)(3), but it's actually officially tied to the Cathedral, and was created by Cardinal Vingt-Trois, who was the Archbishop of Paris at the time of the non-profit's founding.
Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris
Le Cardinal Vingt-Trois, archevêque de Paris, crée cette fondation américaine en octobre 2016. Elle a pour but de financer la restauration de la Cathédrale à l’échelle internationale. L’IRS (internal revenue service) la reconnait comme fondation charitable (501c3) aux États-Unis en mai 2017. Michel Picaud est son Président. Depuis lors, elle organise des évènements et concerts à New York, Boston, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, New Orléans pour promouvoir Notre-Dame de Paris et faciliter la collecte de dons.
Translated:
Cardinal Vingt-Trois, Archbishop of Paris, created this American foundation in October 2016. Its purpose is to finance the restoration of the Cathedral on an international scale. The IRS (internal revenue service) recognized it as a charitable foundation (501c3) in the United States in May 2017. Michel Picaud is its President. Since then, she has organized events and concerts in New York, Boston, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, New Orleans to promote Notre-Dame de Paris and facilitate fundraising.
Just want to jump in here to say: yes you probably can donate to help rebuild Notre Dame, one of the most well known cultural heritage monuments. A monument centered in one of the richest cities in the world. A monument support by a long colonialist financial network. Yes, you can support Notre Dame. But maybe this is the moment to succumb to the thought of "If I don't do it someone else will" and look to some of the more endangered, less protected cultural monuments on our vast and interesting planet. Do you want to stick with catholic cathedrals? Why not support the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Cuenca, Ecuador. How about something that is actually endangered and needs the funding. The valley of Bagan suffered a massive earthquake in 2016 that damaged nearly 1500 of the 4000 temples littered throughout the valley. They could use some funding. A number of the temples that could be saved are going to be torn down due to a serious lack of funds. Or how about if we look to the middle east to the Great Mosque of Aleppo that was destroyed by ISIL during their expanse in 2015. They are also incredibly short on funds and I have a sneaking suspicion they don't have the national capabilities at the moment to finance it domestically. It always baffles me when I see these programs crop up like rabbits in the spring to "save" monuments that do not need collective or philanthropic support. The cathedral has an endowment it will be fine. Check out where you can support protection, management, and restoration work in places like Syria, Libya, Madagascar, or Columbia. They desperately need your dollars and unlike what people often think, there are really passionate, capable folks maintaining these places on a shoestring budget.
Forgive me if I’m skeptical of donating to an American non-profit to restore a French cathedral. Seems a bit off to me.
As a Canadian, there are limited tax incentives to donate to a U.S. 501(c)(3) anyway, so if I wanted to donate directly to its restoration I’d look for something a bit more transparent and closer to who’s actually putting boots on the ground.
It's a US registered 501(c)(3), but it's actually officially tied to the Cathedral, and was created by Cardinal Vingt-Trois, who was the Archbishop of Paris at the time of the non-profit's founding.
Translated:
The official website for Notre-dame cathedral even links to them for receiving donations from outside France:
https://www.notredamedeparis.fr/faire-un-don-2/