Central Park Conservancy is a private not-for-profit organization whose mission is to restore, manage, and enhance Central Park in partnership with the public. It raises 75% of Central Park's annual Parkwide expense budget and is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance and operations that keep the Park beautiful and vibrant. The Conservancy has overseen the investment of nearly $750 million in Central Park since its inception in 1980, is recognized as the world's leader in urban park management, and sets the standard for excellence in park care. To sustain the Conservancy’s work, the Institute for Urban Parks was established in 2013. As the educational arm of the Conservancy, the Institute for Urban Parks is taking steps to develop responsibility and respect for these open spaces by training and teaching urban park managers and public stewards, both locally and globally. With establishment of the Institute for Urban Parks, the Conservancy aspires to facilitate discovery of the Park and transfer learning of our world-class urban park management and stewardship practices. Documents and images related to the history of Central Park are housed (either physically or digitally) by multiple institutions, including Central Park Conservancy, the Library of Congress, the New York City Municipal Archives, the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Archives, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Within the Conservancy, multiple departments retain and organize materials most relevant to their efforts. The archive includes contemporary and historic videos, maps, photographs, reports, memos, and other documents in order to better share our story and solidify our leadership position to a wide public audience by becoming known as the clearinghouse on Central Park information resources.