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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

No grants recorded for .

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

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

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