We believe that cultural heritage isn’t just about the past. It’s about connecting [the past] to the future.”

Mohamed Bouabdallah, Cultural Counselor of France in the United States

Our members, supporters, and partners all recognize the importance of maintaining our history for the benefit of those living now and those who will inherit the world.

Safeguarding monuments and beloved cultural touchstones also safeguards the principles they represent. In the case of French Heritage Society, this is emblematic of where key French and American attitudes align.

Mohamed Bouabdallah, Cultural Counselor of France in the United States explained: “[French Heritage Society] speaks to my heart because we share common values… We believe that cultural heritage isn’t just about the past. It’s about connecting it to the future. It’s about creating bonds that cross borders and making sure the beauty of history is passed down to future generations.”

All of our programs and activities, from local lectures to international gatherings, are organized around this important concept and bringing together those who champion it.


It’s enormous that people on the other side of the Atlantic care about these monuments and that we have dedicated our lives to restoring them.”

Philippe Favre, owner, Logis de Moullins

The places we preserve aren’t just pictures on postcards. Their architectural significance is undeniable, but buildings and gardens don’t exist solely to be admired or studied. They are homes, places of worship, and even the livelihood of entire towns. By supporting these places, we support the people who rely on them, and the funding we provide is more than just money—it is international camaraderie made manifest.

Philippe and Kathryn Favre own the Logis de Moullins, the site of numerous local cultural events in their village in Sarthe, have been the recipients of FHS restoration grants twice – once in 2007 and more recently in 2024. During an emotional thank you to donors, Philippe expressed the importance of our work perfectly: “When you receive a grant from French Heritage Society, it’s absolutely enormous—the fact that people on the other side of the Atlantic care about these monuments and care that we have dedicated our lives to restoring them.”

We also intervene when disaster strikes and sustain symbols of international inspiration. FHS was among the first organizations to respond while the world watched Notre-Dame de Paris burn in April 2019.  Peter Nichols, one of the more than 3,800 donors to our Notre-Dame Fire Restoration Fund, put it beautifully:  “The world must stand together to protect our collective culture and heritage.”


This is the kind of opportunity that gives you the ambition to develop your abilities and go further.”

Théo Lourenço, FHS Education Program Alumnus

Our Education Program has provided invaluable hands-on experience to hundreds of students in horticulture, art history, and craftsmanship at renowned historic sites and institutions across France and the United States since its inception. These experiences have launched careers, shaped experts, and ensured the vitality of our shared heritage for generations to come.

Théo Lourenço, a student form Ecole du Louvre, completed a remote internship in 2023 at the Preservation Society of Newport County in Rhode Island thanks to the assistance of FHS and its donors, and he had this to say: “Thanks to my internship, I lived things I did not expect to live and accomplished things I would only have dreamt of. This is the kind of opportunity that gives you the ambition to develop your abilities and go further.” Théo later returned to give a talk on furniture maker and interior designer Jules Allard, and was accepted as a PSNC fellow for 2024–2025.

The ideas and techniques that those who benefit from our internships carry with them are vital to ensuring that our mission lives on in the decades and centuries to come.

What drew me to French Heritage Society was its fierce dedication to preserving history.”

Jennifer Farrell, Co-Chair of the FHS Young Patrons Circle in New York

The FHS community includes chapters in Paris, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago–Midwest, Dallas, Louisiana, New York, Northern California, Philadelphia, Southern California and Washington, D.C. Collectively, our chapters organize over 40 educational and social events each year, welcoming their communities to raise awareness and funds for our mission while celebrating the French way of life. Our annual fundraising galas in New York, Palm Beach and Paris bring members together in French-American friendship, and specially curated trips to France offer exclusive access to behind-the-scenes visits, insider tours and intimate receptions.

Celebrating our successes isn’t just fun—it’s important. At a local level, the events and programs of our chapters bring French culture to growing audiences of likeminded lovers of France. Our galas and trips honor artisans, dignitaries, and other luminaries whose efforts on behalf of French culture and friendship between our two great nations will withstand the test of time.

French cuisine. French fashion. French film and literature. The avenues of Paris. Everyone has a story of how they fell in love with France, and when their path leads them to FHS, we help them discover new and lasting connections with dedicated peers and counterparts on the other side of the Atlantic.

This is perhaps best exemplified by our Young Patrons Circle, which is growing in both New York City and Paris. Jennifer Farrell, now a co-chair of the YPC in New York and a member of FHS’s Board of Directors, described her experiences with FHS. “In 2023, I was first exposed to the French Heritage Society during its 40th Anniversary festivities, culminating with a gala at the Petit Palais. After that, I had no choice but to get more involved. What drew me to this organization was its fierce dedication to preserving history. The preservation of France’s magnificent historical treasures is a mission I am humbled to be a part of.”

Stories like Jennifer’s exist throughout FHS, with new experiences opening doors to camaraderie that has made us the one-of-a-kind organization we are.