Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation
The Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation protects, preserves, and promotes the history of the battle of great bridge, december 9, 1775, and the region's revolutionary war and canal history to educate the public about the importance of these events in the creation and growth of America.
Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $772,589
- -10.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $205,098
- +54.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $3,084
- +8970.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $284,662
- +6.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $1.2M.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $772,589 | $205,098 | $284,662 | — | — | $3,084 |
| 2024 | $861,454 | $132,636 | $267,510 | — | — | $34 |
| 2023 | $990,419 | $169,994 | $277,848 | — | — | $181 |
| 2022 | $1,093,900 | $239,635 | $262,477 | — | — | $177 |
| 2021 | $1,118,838 | $466,514 | $361,516 | — | — | $189 |
| 2020 | $1,005,161 | $424,208 | $300,633 | — | — | $4,984 |
| 2019 | $832,594 | $218,981 | $1,418,864 | $1,200,000 | 1 | $13,010 |
About Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Chesapeake, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $773K in total assets. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation is led by Elizabeth Goodwin, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Elizabeth Goodwin
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$56K (2023) → $60K (2025)
Jean Carideo
President
Secretary → Secretary & Trustee, 2021
Secretary & Trustee → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
18 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brent Nielsen
Trustee
Trustee → President El, 2021
President El → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Adams
Trustee
Trustee → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Stull
Trustee
President El → President, 2021
President → Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cindy Macdonald
Trustee
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2021
18 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna Brown
Trustee
On filings since 2021
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Olivia Trombino
Trustee
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2021
18 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gerald Hartis
Trustee
Advisor → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2022
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kimball Thompson
Trustee
Advisor → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2022
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lou Mosier
Trustee
Advisor → Trustee, 2024
On filings since 2022
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynne Kennedy
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Philip Smith
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
18 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stan Romes
Vice President
On filings since 2022
18 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (33)
- Former: Lee Curling (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: John Maxwell (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michael R Ward (2019–2023) — Executive Committee
- Former: Richard Fisher (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Scott Matheson (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Hugo Owens Jr. (2021–2023) — Executive Committee
- Former: Teresa Peters (2021–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Doug Smith (2022–2023) — Advisor
- Former: Garnett Lane (2022–2023) — Advisor
- Former: Jane Cart (2022–2023) — Advisor
- Former: Louise Franklin (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Sarros (2022–2023) — Advisor
- Former: Mike Miller (2022–2023) — Advisor
- Former: Molly Kerr (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Peggy Haile McPhillips (2022–2023) — Advisor
- Former: Rick Noer (2022–2023) — Advisor
- Former: Robert Hitchings (2022–2023) — Advisor
- Former: Steve Best (2022–2023) — Advisor
- Former: Tom Sasso (2022–2023) — Advisor
- Former: Tom Sledge (2022–2023) — Advisor
- Former: Timothy Kerr (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Mike Barber (2022) — Advisor
- Former: Elaine Hutto (2019–2021) — Executive Co
- Former: Lee Baynor (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Sz Debbie Ritter (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Charlie Hackworth (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Steven Wright (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Valerie Brown (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Honorable William Ward (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Lillian Gilbert (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Lillie Gilbert (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Lin Olsen (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Preston Grissom (2019) — Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $60K, to Elizabeth Goodwin (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation
How large is Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation?
Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation reported $773K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $205K.
What is Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation?
Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Chesapeake, VA. It holds $773K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation operate?
Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation has awarded grants in Virginia.
What is Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation's EIN?
Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1996270. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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