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American Battle Monuments Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Denver, CO EIN: 83-1213860 Website

The American Battle Monuments Foundation (abmf.org) supports the education and outreach efforts of the American battle monuments commission (abmc.gov) abmc is the federal agency responsible for all 26 American military cemeteries and 31 monuments or memorials in 17 Foreign counties. More than 233,000 American service members are buried or memorialized (remains missing) at abmc hallowed sites away from the homeland.

American Battle Monuments Foundation at a glance

In short: American Battle Monuments Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$50,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$50,000
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$754,067
-0.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Jersey (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who American Battle Monuments Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

American History Unbound: $50KAmerican History Unbound$50K

The largest 2025 recipient was American History Unbound ($50K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Ringwood

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025

In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
American History Unbound Ringwood, NJTo Sponsor Educational Productions$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$754,067$1,083,631$1,083,925$50,0001$16,208
2024$758,677$573,615$920,938——$11,982
2023$983,985$391,108$819,737———
2022$1,387,572$881,676$497,709———
2021$992,649$1,114,872$200,687———
2020$79,359$65,100$43,244———

About American Battle Monuments Foundation

Based on IRS filings

American Battle Monuments Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Denver, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $754K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $50K. Net investment income was $16K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

American Battle Monuments Foundation is led by Christine Q. Burtt, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 1 of 15 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christine Q. Burtt

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $110K (2023) → $133K (2025)

  • James D. Rosener Esq.

    Chairman

    Chairman → Chairman of the Board, 2023

    Chairman of the Board → Chairman, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frederick W. Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kenneth B. Gilman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig R. Stapleton

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jerome Sheridan

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Max C. Chapman Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • R. James Nicholson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Olivier Tramond

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Oswald

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Townsend

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marie-Laure Buisson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • T. Michael Moseley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John F. Crawford

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2023

    Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lanny S. Cohen

    Vice Chair

    Director → Co-Chair, 2023

    Co-Chair → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Alexander Blumrosen Esq. (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Howard Leach (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: B. Diamonstein-Spielvogel (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Harriette Owens Waldron (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ltg Olivier Tramond (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Scott Cutler (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Scott Shires (2021–2022) — CFO & Treasurer
  • Former: Barbaralee Diamonstein Spielv-Vogel (2020) — Director
  • Former: General Ret Olivier Tramond (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jerold Sheridan (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Christine Q Burtt — Executive Director: $133KChristine Q BurttExecutive Director$133K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $133K, to Christine Q Burtt (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about American Battle Monuments Foundation

How much does American Battle Monuments Foundation give each year?

American Battle Monuments Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is American Battle Monuments Foundation?

American Battle Monuments Foundation reported $754K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.

What is American Battle Monuments Foundation?

American Battle Monuments Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Denver, CO. It holds $754K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does American Battle Monuments Foundation operate?

American Battle Monuments Foundation has awarded grants in New Jersey.

What is American Battle Monuments Foundation's EIN?

American Battle Monuments Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-1213860. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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