Our Mission:
To raise the funds necessary to rehabilitate, restore and put to beneficial reuse the currently deteriorated and unused buildings of Ellis Island, located primarily on its south side.

Exclusive Offer from Save Ellis Island   As a thank you gift for a donation of $100 or more you will receive a Save Ellis Island Special Limited Edition of Forgotten Ellis Island: The Extraordinary Story of America’s Immigrant Hospital by Lorie Conway This wonderful book features over 200 pages of compelling, sometimes heartbreaking stories of patients and medical staff, many never-before-published historic photos and the compelling work of photographer Christopher Barnes. Donate now >> Read more about Forgotten Ellis Island here >> Ellis Island Ferry Building Exhibit is Now Open The exhibit entitled, "Future in the Balance", is on display in the Ferry Building. Tours of the Ferry Bldg are available as scheduling permits. Please call our office for the most updated schedule.  There is no charge for the tour and interested visitors can sign up at the information desk on the first floor of the Immigration Museum.  Special programs for schools and large groups are available.  For more information please call 973-347-8400.  Click here for more details Historic Ellis Island Ferry Building To Be First South Side Building Open to Public in Over 50 Years April 2, 2007 -   Save Ellis Island, Inc. and the National Park Service announced the completion of a project to restore the historic Ellis Island Ferry Building, the first building to be opened on the New Jersey portion of Ellis Island. Work on the exterior began in 2000; interior restoration started in 2006. The project, funded by a combination of federal and New Jersey state funds and private financing, including substantial grants from the Hudson County Open Space Trust Fund,  “Save America’s Treasures,” Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation and Tourism Cares will reopen the building to the public after more than 50 years. The building will be operated and maintained by SEI under a formal agreement with the NPS Read More >> Join our efforts to preserve the south side of Ellis Island. Your donations will enable us to continue our work to restore and re-use the 30 remaining building, completing Ellis Island’s story as a major gateway to America... Make a donation. NEWS Save Ellis Island Fall 2007 Newsletter Save Ellis Island Winter 2006 Newsletter Shadow and Memory:  Ellis Island’s Un-restored Buildings Save Ellis Island Spring 2006 Newsletter December 2005 Year in Review Newsletter J.M. Huber Makes Donation To Aid Save Ellis Island Stabilization Effort Ellis Island Featured During OHNY Weekend 2005 Save Ellis Island Awarded National Endowment For The Humanities Grant

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Support Provided By:

National Endowment for the Humanities National Parks Service State of New Jersey State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection -- Green Acres and Livable Communities Grants State of New Jersey Department of State New Jersey Historical Commission New Jersey Cultural Trust Hudson County open Space Trust Fund New York State Office of parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey   ARAMARK Corporation Arrow, a division of Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation J.M. Huber Corporation Foley, Incorporated Siperstein’s Paint and Decorating Centers Pittsburgh Paints® Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Inc. E. J. Grassmann Trust Environmental Solutions of New York Harris Brothers Foundation The Hyde and Watson Foundation Hudson County Open Space Trust Fund Jenkins Family Charitable Institute Karma Foundation The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, Inc. George Link, Jr. Foundation, Inc. Lowe’s Companies, Inc. National Park Foundation National Trust for Historic Preservation Statue Cruises Prentice Hall Rohm and Haas Company The Museum Loan Network Unilever Union Foundation World Monuments Fund Paul W. Zuccaire Foundation