EIN 54-1426643

Civil War Trust (APCWS)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
67
Year formed
1987
Most recent tax filings
2023-03-01
Description
Mission: The Civil War Trust is the largest and most effective nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of America's hallowed battlegrounds.
Also known as...
Civil War Preservation Trust; American Battlefield Trust
Total revenues
$32,698,089
2023
Total expenses
$19,273,792
2023
Total assets
$214,046,242
2023
Num. employees
67
2023

Program areas at APCWS

Land Preservation:Through acquisitions and grants, the American Battlefield Trust completed 29 individual transactions, protecting a total of 1,254.6 acres at 21 battlefields in 11 states during the fiscal year. This includes Antietam, MD; Bentonville, NC; Buffington Island, OH; Cedar Mountain, VA; Champion Hill, MS; Chancellorsville, VA; Chattanooga, TN; Chickasaw Bayou, MS; Corinth, MS; Cumberland Church, VA; Fort Derussy, LA; Fort Ticonderoga, NY; Gettysburg, PA; Globe Tavern, VA; Manassas, VA; Mill Springs, KY; Petersburg, VA; Shepherdstown, WV; Shiloh, TN; Spotsylvania CH, VA; and Wilderness, VA.
Education:This fiscal year, the Education Department hosted its 22nd Annual National Teacher Institute and third annual Virtual Teacher Institute. More than 1,200 educators from 40 states participated in these professional development experiences, offered free of charge. The Education Department expanded its many video offerings with more than 180 new videos including scores of new short animated videos, first of its kind step into History videos, new animated maps and more. Our Field Trip Fund and Traveling Trunk Programs came back from the pandemic and both were on the rise this fiscal year. Department staff and contractors also produced more than 300 new web articles and worked on new curricula, augmented and virtual reality programs, and more.
Membership:The American Battlefield Trust is a membership-based organization withapproximately 45,000 active members from all 50 states, and more than adozen territories and other nations. Each quarter, every memberreceives our 48-page magazine, Hallowed Ground, as a free educationalmembership benefit. The magazine highlights how their direct supporthelps preserve endangered Civil War and Revolutionary War battlefieldland, advances the cause of education about this key period in ourNation's history, and educates them directly on historical elements ofimportance about the Nation's first 100 years, and land preservation.The Trust depends upon its members and supporters to help fulfill itsbattlefield preservation and education missions every year throughtheir dues payments, as well as additional charitable gifts. The Trustalso has a major donor society, as a subset of its overall membership,called the Color Bearers, comprised of those members who make duespayments of $1,000 or more annually. Total membership in this group wasapproximately 1,500 members at the end of the fiscal year. The Trustalso recognizes those nearly 1,500 members who have also made a plannedgift to preservation in a special group called the Honor Guard.Further, the Trust enjoys the support of more than 461,000 followers onFacebook, 385,300 on YouTube, 48,500 on Twitter, 37,700 on Instagram,and 6,400 on LinkedIn, opening new pools of potential futuresupporters.

Grants made by APCWS

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
SC Battleground Preservation TrustAcquisition of the Bradham Tract at Eutaw Springs$249,632
Save Historic Antietam FoundationAcquisition of the 0.92-acre Shaf Tracts at Antietam Battlefield.$35,000
SC Battleground Preservation TrustApprraisal at Harbor Marsh Acres at FT Johnson, SC, Wooten at Rugeley's Mill.$15,250

Who funds Civil War Trust (APCWS)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
HTR FoundationGeneral$825,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$431,538
Greater Washington Community FoundationGeneral Support$352,763
...and 92 more grants received totalling $3,894,699

Personnel at APCWS

NameTitleCompensation
Mark BorcherdingChief Financial Officer$0
James J CampiChief Policy and Comm Officer / Chief Policy and Communications Officer / Director Policy and Media / Director , Policy and Media / Director , Policy and Communication$226,832
Lawrence SwiaderChief Digital Officer$173,078
Stephen D WyngardenSecretary and Chief Administrative Officer$135,149
Thomas M GilmoreChief Real Estate Officer / Director Real Estate / Director , Real Estate$238,112
...and 9 more key personnel

Financials for APCWS

RevenuesFYE 03/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$35,947,292
Program services$94,459
Investment income and dividends$113,673
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$1,035,079
Net rental income$98,686
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-4,790,709
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$2,325
Miscellaneous revenues$197,284
Total revenues$32,698,089

Form 990s for APCWS

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-032024-01-22990View PDF
2022-032023-07-17990View PDF
2022-032023-02-10990View PDF
2021-032022-03-31990View PDF
2020-032021-04-12990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s
Data update history
August 26, 2024
Received grants
Identified 36 new grant, including a grant for $352,763 from Greater Washington Community Foundation
June 6, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
May 23, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 20, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $15,000 from Indian River Community Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHistory
Characteristics
MembershipsLobbyingConservation easementNational levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1156 15th St NW 900
Washington, DC 20005
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
County
District of Columbia, DC
Website URL
battlefields.org/ 
Facebook page
civilwartrust 
Twitter profile
@civilwartrust 
IRS details
EIN
54-1426643
Fiscal year end
March
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1987
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A80: Historical Societies, Historical Preservation
NAICS code, primary
813312: Environment, Conservation, and Wildlife Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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