California missions receive foundation grants

PALA – At a recent meeting, the board of directors of the California Missions Foundation awarded over $129,000 in grants to California missions and mission sites for projects ranging from art conservation to security. The grants, made possible by donations from individuals and foundations, were provided to:

• Asistencia San Antonio de Pala (Pala Mission) – $5,000 for restoration of original chapel doors and replacement of header over sacristy door.

• Mission San Antonio de Padua (near Jolon) – $7,900 for conservation of two paintings.

• Mission San Buenaventura – $13,800 for museum upgrade and an alarm system.

• Mission San Francisco Solano (Sonoma) – $4,800 for Stations of the Cross conservation.

• Mission San Gabriel – $14,000 for fire alarm detectors.

• Mission San Jose – $10,000 for ladrillo repair (replacement of walkway tile pavers).

• Mission San Juan Bautista – $8,600 for barrel organ and museum upgrades.

• Mission San Luis Rey – $5,000 for Madonna Chapel roof repair and restoration of interior adobe wall.

• Mission San Rafael Arcangel – $4,500 for art conservation.

• Mission Soledad – $8,125 for reconstruction/preservation.

• Mission La Purisima (near Lompoc) – $5,000 for inventory and digital archiving of the mission's architectural map and drawing collection.

• Mission Santa Barbara – $13,800 for Huerta Garden projects, including site preservation and education.

• Mission Santa Clara – $6,100 for conservation of painting of St. Aloysius of Gonzaga.

• Mission Santa Ines – $10,000 for Phase II of Geophysical Survey of Chumash sites.

• Royal Presidio Chapel (Monterey) – $13,000 for restoration of the 18th Century painting of St. Clare.