AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST
DC
501(C)(3) organization. Received $157,100 grant in 2024. Purpose: ARTS, CULTURE
Tracked direct giving
$0
Tracked donations to candidate
$0
Connections
11
Dark Money Spending
Election spending by organizations that do not disclose their donors. Dark money flows through 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations, 501(c)(6) trade associations, and similar entities that are not required to reveal their funders. Figures below are never combined with disclosed-donor totals.
IRS 990 Schedule I Grant Chain
Grants between nonprofits reported on IRS Form 990 Schedule I. These inter-organizational transfers are a key pathway in dark money flows — a nonprofit may receive a grant from one entity and then spend that money on election ads.
IRS 990 Schedule I grants given
$816,023
| Grantee | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of Minute Man National Park | $10,000 | 2023 | Elm Brook Hill Archeology Project |
| FRANKLINS CHARGE INC | $350,000 | 2023 | Acquisition of Williams Tract on Franklin's Charge Battlefield |
| Reflection Riding Nature Center | $6,846 | 2023 | Grant for Acquisition of Braddock Tract at Chattanooga |
| South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust | $179,177 | 2023 | Acquisitions of Kelly Tract and Hawkesworth Tract and various surveys/appraisals |
| Commonwealth of Kentucky Kentucky Heritage Council | $250,000 | 2023 | Pass thru grant for Acquistion of 20.89 acre Madison County Tract Richmond Battlefield |
| Americans for Battlefield Preservation | $20,000 | 2023 | Program Support. |
IRS 990 Schedule I grants received
$843,617
| Grantor | Amount | Tax Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | $157,100 | 2024 | ARTS, CULTURE |
| DonorsTrust | $10,100 | 2024 | for general operations |
| AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | $53,850 | 2023 | ARTS AND CULTURE |
| Schwab Charitable | $191,029 | 2023 | ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | $431,538 | 2022 | For grant recipient's exempt purposes |
Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I (Grants and Other Assistance to Organizations) via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and IRS 990 XML e-files. Grant amounts represent the most recent filing year available.
IRS 990 data lags a year or more behind filing. Grants shown are for the stated tax year and do not establish current-cycle funding.
Methodology Disclosure
Dark money figures are derived from FEC Form 5 (independent expenditures by non-committee organizations) and Form 9 (electioneering communications). These filings capture spending on ads and election communications but do not reveal the identity of the organization's donors. QPQ totals may differ from benchmarks like the Brennan Center's estimates because QPQ includes all Form 5 filers, while some benchmarks count only a subset of non-disclosing nonprofits. Grant chain data is from IRS Form 990 Schedule I and may not include all years or all grantee organizations.
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Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gave money to | Friends of Minute Man National Park | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Elm Brook Hill Archeology Project | Source |
| Gave money to | FRANKLINS CHARGE INC | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $350,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Acquisition of Williams Tract on Franklin's Charge Battlefield | Source |
| Gave money to | Reflection Riding Nature Center | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $6,846 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Grant for Acquisition of Braddock Tract at Chattanooga | Source |
| Gave money to | South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $179,177 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Acquisitions of Kelly Tract and Hawkesworth Tract and various surveys/appraisals | Source |
| Gave money to | Commonwealth of Kentucky Kentucky Heritage Council | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $250,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Pass thru grant for Acquistion of 20.89 acre Madison County Tract Richmond Battlefield | Source |
| Gave money to | Americans for Battlefield Preservation | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $20,000 (tax year 2023). Purpose: Program Support. | Source |
| Received money from | AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $157,100 (tax year 2024). Purpose: ARTS, CULTURE | Source |
| Received money from | AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $53,850 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ARTS AND CULTURE | Source |
| Received money from | Schwab Charitable | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $191,029 (tax year 2023). Purpose: ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | Source |
| Received money from | DonorsTrust | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $10,100 (tax year 2024). Purpose: for general operations | Source |
| Received money from | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | IRS 990 Schedule I grant of $431,538 (tax year 2022). Purpose: For grant recipient's exempt purposes | Source |