the monument is the 398th unit in the national park system and is managed collaboratively by the national park service and the national chavez center. the center and members of the chávez family donated properties of la paz to the federal government to establish the national monument. initial funding was provided by the national park foundation and the america latino heritage fund. some of the monument's services and programs are still in development, but a visitor center and memorial garden where chavez is buried are open to the public. certain areas of the monument are closed to the public due to the chávez family still living in la paz, and members of the ufw still working in the ufw offices located on the property.