Charitable

Highland Dancers

During the last 15 years, The American-Scottish Foundation® has donated or provided services having a value in excess of $1,000,000 for projects in Scotland, as well as in North America. These include:

  • National Tartan Day 2000, 2001, 2002 Washington D.C.
  • National Tartan Day 1999-2007, New York City, N.Y.
  • Centennial Celebration of New York Public Library braches in five boroughs funded through the generosity of Andrew Carnegie in 1901, 2002-2007
  • John Muir Charity Golf Tournament for the benefit of New York City Department of Parks & Recreation and Friends of Van Cortlandt Park Summer Employment Program for Bronx Youth, 1996-2007
  • "Hollywood Librarian" Librarians in Film and Society project, 2005-2007
  • Signature of Scotland Dinner, New York City, "UK with NY" Festival, 2001
  • "Scotland and America: Intimate Strangers?" Symposium "UK with NY" Festival, 2001.
  • Unity visit of The Regimental Band of Her Majesty's Coldstream Guards and The Pipes and Drums of 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, October 2001
  • Spirit of Scotland Dinner, New York City, 2001
  • Commemoration visit of The Pipes & Drums of the 1st Battalion, Scots Guards, October 2002
  • Founder National Tartan Day New York Committee, Inc., 2005
  • The Dunblane Fund
  • The Highland Fund
  • The John Muir Trust
  • The Burns Statue restoration in Central Park, NYC in co-operation with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
  • The creation, maintenance, expansion, and improvement of The John Muir Trail in Van Cortlandt Park, New York City also in cooperation with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, 1996 - 2007
  • The College of Piping, Prince Edward Island, Canada
  • The Vine Trust