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Forever Balboa Park partners with the City of San Diego and works with dozens of park entities to sustain, envision, and enhance a best-in-class park for all visitors and future generations. Our mission-driven projects help rehabilitate the park’s forest, restore and enhance historic buildings and gardens, and activate public spaces for community engagement.
Mission
To sustain, envision, and enhance Balboa Park for all visitors in partnership with the City of San Diego and in collaboration with other park organizations and the community.
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Forever Balboa Park is the leading nonprofit organization partnering with the City of San Diego, community organizations, and the public to enhance Balboa Park. Its focus is to sustain the park’s legacy, enrich its many assets, and collaborate with park stakeholders to envision and execute initiatives that benefit both residents and visitors for decades to come. Forever Balboa Park brings valued resources to the park enabling capital improvements, raising funds, and recruiting volunteers to provide projects, programs, and services that promote the best interests of the park and the greater San Diego region.
In the News
PBS: Lost LA | California Blooms – Season 8 Episode 4
SD Voyager: Meet Katy of Forever Balboa Park
Pacific Horticulture: Grand Renovation for Balboa Park
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Botanical rebirth in Balboa Park
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Carousel glides to a milestone: 100 years in Balboa Park
The San Diego Union-Tribune: Balboa Park groups merge ahead of Botanical Building repairs
San Diego Union-Tribune: Lead Balboa Park group taps Symphony exec as next CEO
KUSI: Balboa Park Conservancy and Friends of Balboa Park merge to become Forever Balboa Park
San Diego Magazine: Preserving Balboa Park’s 157-Year-Old Legacy
Coronado Times Newspaper: Taste of Coronado to Benefit Forever Balboa Park’s Carousel Restoration Project
San Diego Union-Tribune: Landscaping around Balboa Park’s Botanical Building will get a $10M makeover
San Diego Magazine: The Best of San Diego 2025: Arts & Culture
Awards
- Travel + Leisure: Top Tourist Attractions in the U.S.
- Sunset Awards: Winner of the What To Do: Park Perfection Category
- Points of Light: Service Enterprise Certification
- 2025 Woman of Distinction
Recognized by the Mayor of San Diego, Todd Gloria - 2025 San Diego Design Week – Design Award for Historical Preservation
Awarded for the restoration of the Botanical Building and Gardens - AIA San Diego Preservation Award (2025)
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