WELCOME TO THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION

The Heritage Foundation (Non-Profit Company) was founded in 2002 with the purpose of looking after endangered heritage objects, specifically those that the Afrikaans speaking people of the population consider of value.

The Heritage Foundation raised ±R13.8 million towards the construction of the Heritage Centre on the grounds of the Voortrekker Monument Heritage Site, and also raised nearly R2.5 million for the Research Trust, to be awarded for relevant research.

The Heritage Foundation is responsible for its own operating funds and subsequently receives no subsidy from Government. The company also does not have Art 18A-tax status.
 

During 2010, the Heritage Foundation was fortunate enough to raise an amount of R3 million towards the rescue effort launched at the Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkunde Museum en Navorsingsentrum (NALN) in Bloemfontein. The Heritage Foundation was thus appointed as a service provider by the Government of the Free State to implement this rescue plan.
Earlier this year, the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) appointed the Heritage Foundation to repair, maintain and control all Burger, Concentration Camp en Prisoner of War graves nationwide. An amount of R750 000 was provided to the Heritage Foundation by Government for the first year of the project.

The Heritage Foundation already controls, and in many cases owns various heritage sites nationwide that include; Danie Theron Memorial in Gatsrand (Gauteng), the Concentration Camp Cemetery in Mafikeng (North West), Bloukrans (KZN), Doornbult Camp and the Orange River Station (Northern Cape), and the Louis Tregardt Memorial in Maputo. Other heritage sites will most likely be placed under the control of the Heritage Foundation in the near future.

Members of the public, who care about heritage conservation, can become members of the Heritage Foundation.

Click here to become a member of the Heritage Foundation
 

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