Editing National Geographic Society (section)

== Overview ==
[[File:Dancer of the Cafes NGM-v31-p269.jpg|thumb|A dancer of the cafes, [[Algeria]], 1917 photograph from ''National Geographic Magazine'']]

The National Geographic Society was founded on January 13, 1888 "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jan 13, 1888 CE: National Geographic Society Founded {{!}} National Geographic Society |url=https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/national-geographic-society-founded |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531170505/https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/national-geographic-society-founded/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=education.nationalgeographic.org}}</ref> It is governed by a board of trustees whose 33 members include distinguished educators, business executives, former government officials and [[Conservation movement|conservationists]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Story |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/our-story/ |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=National Geographic Society |language=en-US}}</ref> The organization sponsors and funds scientific research and exploration. National Geographic maintains a museum for the public in its Washington, D.C., headquarters.

It has helped to sponsor popular traveling exhibits, such as the early 2010s ''[[Tutankhamun|King Tut]]'' exhibit featuring artifacts from the tomb of the young [[Ancient Egypt|Egyptian]] [[Pharaoh]]. The Education Foundation gives grants to education organizations and individuals to improve geography education.<ref name=ngef>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foundation/about.html |title=National Geographic Education Foundation |publisher=National Geographic Society |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060603020441/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foundation/about.html |archive-date=June 3, 2006  }}</ref> The Committee for Research and Exploration has awarded more than 11,000 grants for scientific research and exploration.

National Geographic has retail stores in Washington, D.C., London, Sydney, and Panama. The locations outside of the United States are operated by [[Worldwide Retail Store]] S.L., a Spanish holding company.

The Society's media arm is [[National Geographic Partners]], a joint venture between [[The Walt Disney Company]] and the Society, which publishes a journal, ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'' in English and nearly 40 local-language editions. It also publishes other magazines, books, school products, maps, and Web and film products in numerous languages and countries. National Geographic's various media properties reach more than 280 million people monthly.<ref name=statedept>{{cite web |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/p/io/unesco/members/48805.htm |title=National Geographic Society |publisher=U.S. Department of State}}</ref> Its efforts are supported by a wide range of individual, charitable, governmental and corporate donors, including the [[Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation]], [[Gates Foundation]], [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Pfizer]], [[National Endowment for the Humanities]] and many others.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=The Power of Philanthropy |url=https://media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/file/2016_Annual_Report_DONOR_LIST_FINAL.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510054615/https://media.nationalgeographic.org/assets/file/2016_Annual_Report_DONOR_LIST_FINAL.pdf |archive-date=2022-05-10 |access-date=2022-05-10 |website=National Geographic}}</ref>