Gettysburg Foundation
“Support preservation and understanding of Gettysburg National Military Park.”
28 years on the ground, 81 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Official philanthropic partner of Gettysburg National Military Park. Built and operates the museum and visitor center. Funds battlefield preservation.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
The operation of a 139,000 square foot museum and visitor center
$8.5M, 58% of spendingThe gettysburg museum of the American civil war features 12 exhibit galleries featuring artifacts, interactive exhibits and hands-on displays that engages visitors of all ages with content that places the battle of…
Including $1,385 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
THE OPERATION OF A 139,000 SQUARE FOOT MUSEUM AND VISITOR CENTER. THE GETTYSBURG MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR FEATURES 12 EXHIBIT GALLERIES FEATURING ARTIFACTS, INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS AND HANDS-ON DISPLAYS THAT ENGAGES VISITORS OF ALL AGES WITH CONTENT THAT PLACES THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG INTO THE LARGER CONTEXT OF AMERICAN HISTORY, HELPING VISITORS UNDERSTAND ITS MAGNITUDE AND RELEVANCE.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Expenses associated with the ford motor company education center
$1.8M, 13% of spendingLeadership programs, the children of gettysburg 1863 museum, and other education and interpretive programs.
Including $8,000 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY EDUCATION CENTER, LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, THE CHILDREN OF GETTYSBURG 1863 MUSEUM, AND OTHER EDUCATION AND INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Gettysburg National Military Park Interpretive
$1.6M, 11% of spendingAnd office facilities include all expenses associated with providing facilities for the interpretation, storage, research and office space for the gnmp.
Including $565,792 granted onward, most of it ($422,193) to National Park Service.
Read it as they filed it
GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK INTERPRETIVE AND OFFICE FACILITIES INCLUDE ALL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THE INTERPRETATION, STORAGE, RESEARCH AND OFFICE SPACE FOR THE GNMP. THE FOUNDATION ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE GNMP AND THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO PRESERVE LAND, MONUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS AND TO REHABILITATE THE LAND, RETURNING THE GROUND AS CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE TO ITS 1863 APPEARANCE.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
81 cents of every dollar goes to the work
A good sign, not a scorecard: what matters is the extremes, and this is nowhere near one.
$11,909,924 programs, $1,276,683 management, $1,468,999 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at the Gettysburg Foundation? Claim this page.
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Find your way inThe filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $12,216,694 |
| 2012 | $14,300,755 |
| 2013 | $17,693,504 |
| 2014 | $15,984,694 |
| 2015 | $14,623,679 |
| 2016 | $18,525,977 |
| 2017 | $26,305,411 |
| 2018 | $14,523,388 |
| 2019 | $14,859,548 |
| 2020 | $8,631,050 |
| 2021 | $15,897,489 |
| 2022 | $15,954,577 |
| 2023 | $14,332,057 |
| 2025 | $16,858,716 |
From $12.2M in 2011 to $16.9M in FY25, across 14 public filings (none on record for 2024).
Their ground
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Ways in
How to help
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