The James Monroe Memorial Foundation was founded in 1927 by President James Monroe’s granddaughter, Rose Gouverneur Hoes and her son, Laurence Gouverneur Hoes, and was incorporated in Virginia in 1947. The descendants of James Monroe remain involved in the works of the Foundation to this day. We often hold temporary event partnerships and conferences with other presidential sites, along with the White House Historical Society, National Park Services, historical organizations and with the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Our mission is to preserve and honor the life, ideals, works and memory of the fifth President of the United States of America, James Monroe, through a variety of means; to educate the American public about the continued relevance of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823; to create a living memorial for President James Monroe which shall have both a physical manifestation and shall be an active and influential voice of advocacy for sound American diplomacy and governmental values; to create an organizational structure and a plan to raise funds to support these worthy objectives; to create a plan of action to implement these objectives, and then to act upon this plan to fully execute them. A primary focus of ours is his extensive public service and his advocacy of sound international policies.