Community Foundation Serving Boulder County The foundation's mission is to improve the quality of life in Boulder County in many areas, to encourage an ethic of philanthropy and to measure the quality of life in the county. Established in 1991, the foundation has distributed more than $17.6 million in grants to area nonprofits.

Boulder County Historic Preservation Advisory Board Boulder County's board was created in 1992 with a list of goals that include maintaining a historic and prehistoric database, recommending landmarks designations, creating educaitonal publications and programs, accepting and preserving historically significant land, buildings and artifacts, encouraging and accepting donations and overseeing distribution of grants.

Boulder History Museum The Boulder Historical Society and Museum was founded in 1944 by A.A. 'Gov' Paddock, then publisher of the Boulder Daily Camera. Now called the Boulder History Museum, it is located in the historic Harbeck-Bergheim House at 1206 Euclid Ave. The private nonprofit museum is a resource to schools and community groups and hosts special educational events.

Carnegie Branch Library for Local History The Carnegie is home to a collection of 700,000 items including diaries, letters, maps, oral histories, newspaper clippings, papers of pioneer families and businesses, church records and the A.A. Paddock collections. The library, modeled after a Greek temple unearthed near Athens, was built in 1906 with money from steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie. It was Boulder's library until 1961. The Carnegie reopned as a historical library in 1983.

City of Boulder Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board The appointed five-member board makes recommendations to City Council for landmark and historic district designations, reviews proposed exterior changes to landmark structures and those in the landmark districts and reviews applications to demolish structures older than 50 years outside historic districts.

Colorado Historical Society Founded in 1879, the Colorado Historical Society supports historical museums and highway markers, manuscript and photograph collections, publications, historical and archaeological preservation services, and educational programs. The Society is an independent agency with its own membership, as well as a state institution in Colorado's Department of Higher Education.   Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation The office distributes approximately $15 million each year in grants to restore historic buildings, designate historic places, support archaeological excavations and educate and train the public. It sponsors the Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month in May, surveys and maintains a registry of historic sites and certifies projects for tax credits.

Colorado Preservation, Inc. As a nonprofit, statewide historic preservation organization Colorado Preservation recognizes individuals and organizations for preservation efforts, hosts the largest statewide preservation conference in the country, and maintains a list of endangered places around the state.

Historic Longmont Foundation Founded in 2005 to protect historic structures on Terry Street, the foundation is planning a lecture series and a tour of historic homes. It works closely with city and county officials to protect structures with cultural and historical importance.

National Register of Historic Places Administered by the National Park Service, the register lists 79,000 districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history and culture. Listed properties are evaluated according to uniform standards designed to help identify important historic and archeological properties worthy of preservation and of consideration in planning and development decisions.

National Trust for Historic Preservation The trust provides leadership, education, advocacy and resources to preservation efforts. In 2005, the trust provided almost $17 million to support preservation in cities, towns, and rural areas all over the United States.