About Us - Let us introduce ourselves
  In 1910, President Taft signed a bill which established Glacier as the country’s 10th national park. Immediate interest and strong attendance at the park helped to grow its infrastructure, services and programs.

Currently welcoming nearly two million visitors per year, the task of managing all the demands of park upkeep, educational programs, equipment and facilities, and other important projects is a never-ending undertaking.
 

In 1999, Montana Governor Racicot, convened a meeting of 14 couples who were interested in organizing public philanthropic support for Glacier National Park. The Fund was established that same year. Louis F. Hill, grandson of former Great Northern Railroad President Louis Warren Hill, was elected as the Glacier National Park Fund’s first chairman. In 2009, GNPF will celebrate our 10th anniversary with the kick-off of its Centennial Campaign to support the park’s centennial in 2010. Not only will the Fund help raise monies for a celebration of the park’s first 100 years but we will also raise monies to support the park’s future though the Centennial Legacy Projects. For more information

Louis Warren Hill built the European style luxury hotels and chalets in Glacier National Park in the early 1900’s – it was his vision that created one of America’s first destination resorts at Glacier National Park. Since then, the Glacier National Park Fund has distributed over $1.8 million for projects devoted to wildlife, natural resource conservation, park preservation, and education and visitor experience.
 

 
 
 
 
 
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