Gettysburg Foundation
“Support preservation and understanding of Gettysburg National Military Park.”
The work
What they do
Official philanthropic partner of Gettysburg National Military Park. Built and operates the museum and visitor center. Funds battlefield preservation.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “TO ENHANCE PRESERVATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE HERITAGE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF GETTYSBURG”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Bringing people into the fight
$8.5MTHE 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...
Including $1,385 granted onward, most of it $422,193 to National Park Service.
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.
Bringing people into the fight
$1.8MEXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY EDUCATION CENTER, LEADERSHIP 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.
The work as filed
$1.6MGETTYSBURG 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.
Including $565,792 granted onward.
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
That ratio is a good sign, not a scorecard. Plenty of great groups run leaner and lumpier. What matters is the extremes, and Gettysburg Foundation 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. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at Gettysburg Foundation? Claim this page.
Those 83 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Gettysburg Foundation is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 84The filings
14 years of filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at 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.
The Pennsylvania congressional delegation averages 48 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
81 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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28 years on the ground, 83 volunteers, 81 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.