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American Battlefield Trust

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 54-1426643 Website

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$248.7M

+11.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.3M

+301.1% YoY

Grant Count

8

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$409K

+200.8% YoY

About American Battlefield Trust

Based on IRS filings

American Battlefield Trust is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in WASHINGTON, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $248.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $3.3M. Net investment income was $839K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states
+3 more states

Cities

AnnapolisArlingtonBaton RougeChadds FordCharlestonChattanoogaChesterfieldConcordFrankfortFranklinGettysburgKearneysvilleNashvilleNew MarketOkemosPetersburgRichmondSharpsburgUppervilleWashington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$16M$32M$48M$64M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$248,749,059$222,795,093$214,046,242
Revenue$57,852,076$31,187,669$32,698,089
Expenses$40,224,170$22,258,978$19,273,792
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$839,499$-653,995$-4,677,036
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$818K$2M$2M$3M8 grants20205 grants202115 grants20225 grants20236 grants20248 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

Franklin's Charge Inc$2.1MVirginia Department of H…$771KShenandoah Valley Battle…$180KNorth American Land Trust$85KCapital Region Land Cons…$63KLand Conservancy of Adam…$29KBattle of Nashville Trus…$25KAmericans for Battlefiel…$20K

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants across all recorded years

23<$50K6$50–100K4$100–250K2$250–500K1$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest include Franklin's Charge Inc ($2,100,000), Virginia Department of Historic Resources Board ($771,474), Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation ($180,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
Americans for Battlefield Preservation Washington, DCProgram Support$20,000
Battle of Nashville Trust Inc Nashville, TNAcquistion of 1.03-acre Shy's Hill/4601 Benton Smith Tract on the Nashville Battlefield$25,000
Capital Region Land Conservancy Richmond, VAAcquistion of 31.29 acre Kingsland LLC tract New Market Heights Battlefield$62,500
Franklin's Charge Inc Franklin, TNAcquistion of .85-acre Williams tract on the Franklin's Charge Battlefield$2,100,000
Land Conservancy of Adams Co Inc Gettysburg, PAConservation easement grant on 83.5 acre Tatman Tract$29,000
North American Land Trust Chadds Ford, PAAcquistion of Megill Holding tract 1597 Baltimore Pike, PA, Brandywine Battlefield$85,000
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation New Market, VAAcquisition of 3.68-acre New Market Enterprises, LLC Tract at New Market Heights battlefield, VA$180,000
Virginia Department of Historic Resources Board Richmond, VAConservation easement for 100-acre Brandy Rock Farm Inc tract$771,474

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

David N DuncanPresident$327KThomas M GilmoreChief Real Estate Officer$266KJames J CampiChief Policy & Comm. Officer$247KMark BorcherdingChief Financial Officer$228KLawrence SwiaderChief Digital Officer$189KGarry E AdelmanChief Historian$188KPaula RiveraController$180KStephen D WyngardenChief Administrative Officer$155KO James LighthizerTrustee$103K

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
David N DuncanPresident50$326,809
Dr Mary AbroeChair5
William J HuppVice-Chair5
Travis K AndersonTreasurer5
William W VodraSecretary, Ex-officio5
Robert C DaumTrustee5
Don BarrettTrustee1
John T Beaty JrTrustee1
Virginia BurnleyTrustee1
John CulbersonTrustee1
Richard G EtzkornTrustee1
Thomas P HandTrustee1
Van D Hipp JrTrustee1
Thomas H LauerTrustee1
O James LighthizerTrustee1$102,640
Jeff P McClanathanTrustee1
Noah B MehrkamTrustee1
General Richard P MillsTrustee1
John L Nau IIITrustee1
Stephan F NewhouseTrustee1
Marshal A OldmanTrustee1
J Dennis SextonTrustee1
John SivolellaTrustee1
Barbara L StewartTrustee1
Madhu TadikondaTrustee1
Charles E TrefzgerTrustee1
Christopher C WeltonTrustee1
Susan WhitakerTrustee1
David J AbbeyTrustee1
Tommas B NuszTrustee1
John M TaylorTrustee1
Stephen D WyngardenChief Administrative Officer40$155,039
Mark BorcherdingChief Financial Officer40$228,273
Thomas M GilmoreChief Real Estate Officer40$266,373
James J CampiChief Policy & Comm. Officer40$246,745
Garry E AdelmanChief Historian40$188,081
Lawrence SwiaderChief Digital Officer40$188,683
Paula RiveraController40$180,025

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is American Battlefield Trust?

American Battlefield Trust is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in WASHINGTON, DC. It holds $248.7M in total assets as of 2025.

How large is American Battlefield Trust?

As of 2025, American Battlefield Trust holds $248.7M in total assets with $57.9M in annual revenue. It awarded 8 grants totaling $3.3M in 2025.

Where does American Battlefield Trust operate?

American Battlefield Trust has awarded grants in District of Columbia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia.

What size grants does American Battlefield Trust award?

In 2025, American Battlefield Trust awarded 8 grants totaling $3.3M — an average of about $409K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is American Battlefield Trust's EIN?

American Battlefield Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1426643. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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