The Governors Island Foundation | 1,438 followers on LinkedIn. The Governors Island Foundation supports the Island's continued growth and accessibility as a vibrant public resource. | The Gov­er­nors Island Foun­da­tion, for­mer­ly the Friends of Gov­er­nors Island, is an inde­pen­dent non­prof­it that works to ensure the Island’s con­tin­ued growth and acces­si­bil­i­ty as a vibrant pub­lic resource. As the ded­i­cat­ed fundrais­ing part­ner to the Trust for Gov­er­nors Island, the Gov­er­nors Island Foun­da­tion sup­ports ongo­ing goals to enhance the Island’s park, expand arts and cul­ture pro­grams, estab­lish a pre­mier cen­ter for research and edu­ca­tion on cli­mate change, and advance projects that boost vis­i­tor ameni­ties and his­toric preser­va­tion by focus­ing on secur­ing phil­an­thropic sup­port to fur­ther strength­en the Island as a vibrant resource for all New Yorkers.