Taliesin Preservation

While many organizations and societies work to preserve one or another of Frank Lloyd Wright's creations, only Taliesin® Preservation, Inc. and The Frank Lloyd Wright® Foundation dedicate themselves to preserving the source. Together, we strive to keep this special place whole so that generations to come may draw inspiration from it. Taliesin® Preservation, Inc. (TPI) works to preserve Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin as an eminent example of Frank Lloyd Wright's vision, to illustrate the impact he made on architecture through his work at Taliesin, and to share with the public the breadth and depth of his ideas. TPI operates the Frank Lloyd Wright® Visitor Center at Taliesin, which offers public access to the site and grounds, serves as an educational resource on Frank Lloyd Wright and his work, and conducts the preservation program to maintain, restore and nurture the physical environment of the Taliesin Estate. A private, 501 (3)(c) non-profit organization, TPI helps support its mission through revenue from a retail program, which includes tours of the site and grounds, the Taliesin bookstore, and its e-commerce web site. These activities serve to maintain our staffing levels, meet our annual overhead costs, and fund some preservation planning and research. Our main mission, that of funding the preservation and maintenance of the Taliesin Estate, depends on the financial assistance we receive from public and private donors. Because we are an entity associated with, but separate from, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, we oversee our own fundraising. While funds raised by the Foundation are channeled to a variety of projects, both here and at Taliesin West, contributions to TPI help exclusively to keep this Estate viable and are allocated to no other purpose. TPI was formed on the recommendation of former Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson's commission on Taliesin. TPI's members recognized the international importance of Taliesin and formed this Wisconsin-based organization to be its steward. TPI works in partnership with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and the Taliesin Fellowship, who own Taliesin. Click here to view the relationship between Taliesin Preservation Inc. and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.