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both are committed to helping all of us, working with the White House and working with you, to really bring attention to the treasures that we have that are worth saving.
And I was delighted because we had told the Congress that if they would appropriate a federal share that we could use in this effort we would match it. And I kind of took a big gulp when I said that. But at the end of this year, we'd already raised more than $30 million in private funds to go with the public funds that the Congress had appropriated, because there is a great outpouring from individuals, from corporations, from foundations and other institutions that recognize the significance of this moment to help save America's treasures.
What I have found in the places I have visited that a lot of these treasures don't just offer some kind of dry history lesson, but really give us a glimpse into our future as well. Visiting Thomas Edison's laboratory in New Jersey, for example, you could see the spirit of ingenuity that has fueled progress in America for centuries. Stepping inside Harriet Tubman's home in Auburn, New York, I could understand better the legacy of courage that she brought to the journey she made time and time again to bring slaves to freedom.
As I toured the Breed Street Shoal (ph) and the wonderful Los Angeles Theater in Los Angeles, I could once again sense the civic pride that has served generations of immigrants and an earlier community in Los Angeles in an area that is now revitalizing and for which the arts will be a prominent part in that revitalization.
These are not only individual memories -- they are part of our national story. So I'm pleased that once again this year, the president's budget will request another $30 million to save America's treasures. And he's also recommending that funds be appropriated to ensure that the photogr
