Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 36,294,263 | 34,533,695 | 32,554,823 | 35,947,292 | 31,145,236 | 170,475,309 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 36,294,263 | 34,533,695 | 32,554,823 | 35,947,292 | 31,145,236 | 170,475,309 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 15,432,368 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 155,042,941 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 36,294,263 | 34,533,695 | 32,554,823 | 35,947,292 | 31,145,236 | 170,475,309 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 420,647 | 345,371 | 388,251 | 1,629,252 | 1,046,008 | 3,829,529 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 173,521 | 38,457 | 782,983 | 197,284 | 1,192,245 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 175,497,083 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: | Other Income - 2019 Amount: $ 14,977. 2020 Amount: $ 38,457. 2021 Amount: $ 782,983. 2022 Amount: $ 197,284. Reimbursement - 2019 Amount: $ 158,544. |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission: | The American Battlefield Trust preserves America's hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. The purpose of the American Battlefield Trust is to inspire appreciation of America, its history, and its promise of liberty through an understanding of the wars fought on its soil, and of the sacrifices of earlier generations of Americans. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | Land Preservation: Through acquisitions and grants, the American Battlefield Trust completed 47 individual transactions, protecting a total of 1,993 acres at 30 battlefields in 11 states during the fiscal year. This includes Chickamauga, GA; Belmont, KY; Antietam, MD; Brices Crossroads, MS; Chickasaw Bayou, MS; Corinth, MS; Bentonville, NC; Wyse Fork, NC; Newtown, NY; Gettysburg, PA; Charleston, SC; Hobkirk Hill, SC; Franklin, TN; Shiloh, TN; Boydton Plank Road, VA; Breakthrough, VA; Cedar Mountain, VA; Chancellorsville, VA, Dinwiddie Court House, VA; Gaines' Mill, VA; Glendale, VA; Mine Run, VA; New Market, VA; Reams Station, VA; Seven Pines, VA; Spotsylvania CH, VA; Trevilian Station, VA; White Oak Road, VA; Wilderness, VA and Shepherdstown, WV. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b | Membership: The American Battlefield Trust is a membership-based organization with approximately 44,000 active members from all 50 states, and more than a dozen territories and other nations. Each quarter, every member receives our 48-page magazine, Hallowed Ground, as a free educational membership benefit. The magazine highlights how their direct support helps preserve endangered Civil War and Revolutionary War battlefield land, advances the cause of education about this key period in our Nation's history, and educates them directly on historical elements of importance about the Nation's first 100 years, and land preservation. The Trust depends upon its members and supporters to help fulfill its battlefield preservation and education missions every year through their contributions, as well as additional charitable gifts. The Trust also has a major donor society, as a subset of its overall membership, called the Color Bearers, comprised of those members who make membership payments of $1,000 or more annually. Total membership in this group was approximately 1,600 members at the end of the fiscal year. The Trust also recognizes those nearly 1,600 members who have also made a planned gift to preservation in a special group called the Honor Guard. Further, the Trust enjoys the support of more than 467,000 followers on Facebook, 410,000 on YouTube, 49,000 on X (formerly Twitter), 38,800 on Instagram, and 7,000 on LinkedIn, and more than 40,000 on other social networks, opening new pools of potential future supporters. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c | Education: This fiscal year, the Education Department hosted its 23rd Annual National Teacher Institute and fourth annual Virtual Teacher Institute. More than 1,200 educators from five countries, 45 states, and the District of Columbia participated in these professional development experiences, offered free of charge. The Education Department expanded its many video offerings with more than 150 new videos, including our award-winning "Step In and Virtual Field Trips Series'. Our Field Trip Fund serviced more than 11,500 students and chaperones, and our Traveling Trunk Program expanded to include both Civil War and Revolutionary War trunks, as these resources engaged with more than 20,000 students across the United States. Department staff and contractors also produced more than 200 new web articles and launched curricula for the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a | As defined in the Trust's By-laws, the Executive Committee shall consist of the Board Chair, all Board Vice Chairs, the immediate Past Chair, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the chairs of the standing committees. The Board may also elect additional Trustees to the Executive Committee. In addition, the President of the Trust shall serve as a non-voting member of the Executive Committee. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | Audit Committee Members, Chair of the ABT Board, President, COO, CFO and Key Employees review the 990 initially. If any corrections need to be made, the auditing firm is notified. After the corrections, the 990 is then distributed to the whole Board of Trustees before the 990 is filed either in paper or electronic form. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The conflict of interest policy is provided in a Trustee Orientation Manual given to new Trustees shortly after they are elected to the Board and they are asked to return a signed acknowledgment of receipt. In addition, Trust staff working with Trustees, landowners, grantors, and other parties involved in a prospective land transaction are required to look for and avoid any conflicts of interest or the appearance of such. That requirement is documented in an internal control procedure, which the Trust's Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) is responsible for administering and has full authority to enforce. The CAO will elevate matters to the Trust President who may also involve the Chair of the Board if needed. Corrective measures may include up to and including termination of employment, office, or board membership. Trustees are also required to sign an acknowledgement of receipt of the conflict of interest policy every two years, under the oversight and enforcement of the Board's Governance Committee. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | American Battlefield Trust will use comparability date and pay salaries that are competitive with those paid for comparable positions in other Non-Profit Organizations. Each employee's salary is reviewed annually. Salary adjustments, if any will be discussed at this time as well. Salary adjustments will be prepared and recommendations will be made at the time the budget is presented to the Board. If approved, they will become effective at the President's discretion. The President's compensation is determined by the Board Chair and Vice-Chair and reviewed by the Executive Committee. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | Copies of the governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements will be provided upon request to the public. Our audited financials and Form 990 are on the American Battlefield Trust website. |
| Form 990, Part IX, line 11g | Other Professional Services: Program service expenses 2,428,452. Management and general expenses 63,964. Fundraising expenses 93,469. Total expenses 2,585,885. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A | Jim Lighthizer received 2023 W2 as part of his deferred compensation payout. |
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