The National Recording Preservation Foundation (NRPF) is an independent, nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress to preserve and raise awareness of recorded sound heritage. The Foundation was established under the National Recording Preservation Act of 2000, which initiated a national planning effort to encourage and coordinate the preservation of recorded sound heritage and led by the
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ...
. In 2012, the NRPF was established and recognized by the IRS as a
501(c)(3)
A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, Trust (business), trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of ...
non-profit organization.
Since its creation, the NRPF has been charged to "ensure the preservation and public accessibility of the nation’s sound recording heritage" to the extent that it is held at public and nonprofit archives and other collections in the United States and its territories. The Foundation's primary focus is to "encourage, accept, and administer" private gifts and other resources so as to foster the preservation of this recorded legacy.(36 U.S.C. Section 154201 ff.) The primary mechanisms for this support have been private donations, such as the major donation from musician and producer
Jack White
John Anthony White (; born July 9, 1975) is an American musician who achieved international fame as the guitarist and lead singer of the rock duo the White Stripes. As the White Stripes disbanded, he sought success with his solo career, subse ...
in 2013.
In addition, the Foundation has coordinated benefit concerts to raise awareness, offered grants to support the preservation of significant audio collections, and coordinated information to encourage the responsible digitization and preservation of at-risk audio collections. The Foundation's work is coordinated according to the National Recording Preservation Plan.
See also
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National Recording Preservation Board
The United States National Recording Preservation Board selects recorded sounds for preservation in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. The National Recording Registry was initiated to maintain and preserve "sound recordings tha ...
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Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ...
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External links
U.S. Code Title 36, Section 152401''U.S. Government Publishing Office''.
U.S. Code Title 36, Section 152401 ''Cornell University''.
Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress
Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Sound recording
Preservation (library and archival science)