The primary activities of the Noah Purifoy Foundation are to:
-Preserve and maintain Noah Purifoy’s (1917-2004) existing works of art
-Maintain the 10-acre Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum of Assemblage Sculpture for public engagement, tours and educational programs
-Provide curatorial assistance giving visitors a coherent explanation of the desert museum project, its development, its relationship to the story of America during Noah’s lifetime and the recognition of Noah Purifoy as a world leader in the genre of assemblage art
-Organize Purifoy’s papers and develop of research opportunities for national and international artists and scholars to review his lifetime oeuvre
-Provide in-person arts educational experiences and online curriculum about Noah Purifoy to urban middle school students through its Urban Arts Initiative program.
-Conducted local presentations about the importance of sculptural art, impermanence and ephemerality of art in the desert.