  mill ion ▁over ▁a ▁five - year ▁period ▁to ▁the ▁California ▁Miss ions ▁Foundation ▁for ▁projects ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁physical ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁the ▁miss ions , ▁including ▁struct ural ▁re h abil itation , ▁stabil ization , ▁and ▁conservation ▁of ▁mission ▁art ▁and ▁artifact s . ▁The ▁California ▁Miss ions ▁Foundation , ▁a ▁volunte er , ▁tax - ex empt ▁organization , ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁by ▁Richard ▁A me il , ▁an ▁e ighth ▁generation ▁Californ ian . ▁A ▁change ▁to ▁the ▁California ▁Constitution ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁proposed ▁that ▁would ▁allow ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁State ▁funds ▁in ▁rest oration ▁efforts . ▁ ▁Struct ures ▁gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁On ▁California ▁Miss ions : ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Spanish ▁miss ions ▁in ▁California ▁ ▁On ▁California ▁history : ▁▁ ▁Juan ▁B aut ista ▁de ▁An za ▁National ▁Historic ▁Tra il ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁California ▁through ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁ ▁California ▁ 4 th ▁Gra de ▁Mission ▁Project ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁west ▁coast ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁ ▁Mission ▁Vie ja ▁ ▁On ▁general ▁mission ary ▁history : ▁▁ ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁Age ▁of ▁Disc overy ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁Christian ▁Miss ions ▁ ▁Mission ary ▁ ▁On ▁colonial ▁Spanish ▁American ▁history : ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁churches ▁in ▁Mexico ▁ ▁Spanish ▁colon ization ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁ ▁Indian ▁Red u ctions ▁ ▁California ▁mission ▁cl ash ▁of ▁cult ures ▁ ▁Native ▁Americans ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources