Fondo Ambiente Italiano

The organisation was established in 1975 as the Fondo Ambiente Italiano,[1] based on the model of the National Trust of England, Wales, & Northern Ireland.

Elena Croce wanted to apply the UK National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty model to Italy.

Giulia Maria Mozzoni Crespi, Renato Bazzoni, Alberto Predieri and Franco Russoli sign the founding act of the FAI in 1975.

The monastery was initially purchased at her own expense by the founder of the foundation, Giulia Maria Mozzoni Crespi, and then donated to the FAI to save it from total decay.

[3] As of early 2007 the organisation had twenty-two properties including castles, gardens, monastic buildings and other cultural assets.