AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST
1140 PROFESSIONAL COURT, HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740 www.battlefields.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST PRESERVES AMERICA'S HALLOWED BATTLEGROUNDS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THERE AND WHY IT MATTERS. TO FACILITATE AWARENESS, APPRECIATION AND PROTECTION OF THE HISTORICAL, CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HERITAGE OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH PROTECTION OF BATTLEFIELDS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE RELATED TO THE CIVIL WAR AND OTHERS WARS AND MILITARY CONFLICTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, WITH THE ULTIMATE INTENTION OF ENSURING THEIR PERPETUAL PRESERVATION.

THE AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST PRESERVES AMERICA'S HALLOWED BATTLEGROUNDS AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THERE AND WHY IT MATTERS. (CONTINUED ON SCH O)

Through acquisitions and grants, the American Battlefield Trust completed 17 individual transactions, protecting a total of 1,156 acres at 16 battlefields in 9 states. This includes: Fort Blakeley, AL; Perryville, KY; South Mountain, MD; Champion Hill, MS; Bentonville, NC; Newtown, NY; Hanging Rock, SC; Franklin, TN; Shiloh, TN; Cedar Creek, VA; Reams Station, VA; Bristoe Station, VA; Cold Harbor, VA; Peebles Farm, VA; Sailors Creek, VA; and Second Manassas, VA.

THE AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD TRUST IS A MEMBERSHIP-BASED ORGANIZATION WITH APPROXIMATELY 47,000 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 THECAUSE OF EDUCATION ABOUT THIS KEY PERIOD IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY, AND EDUCATES THEM DIRECTLY ON HISTORICAL ELEMENTS OF IMPORTANCE ABOUT THE NATIONS 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 DUES PAYMENTS, 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 DUES PAYMENTS OF $1,000 OR MORE ANNUALLY. TOTAL MEMBERSHIP IN THIS GROUP WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,300 MEMBERS AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THE TRUST ALSO RECOGNIZES THOSE NEARLY 1,439 MEMBERS WHO HAVE ALSO MADE A PLANNED GIFT TO PRESERVATION IN A SPECIAL GROUP CALLED THE HONOR GUARD. FURTHER, THE TRUST ENJOYS THE SUPORT OF MORE THAN 389,000 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS, OPENING A NEW POOL OF POTENTIAL SUPPORTERS.

This fiscal year, the Education Department hosted its 19th annual National Teacher Institute but, for the first time, it was based online. More than 780 educators from 40 states participated in this 3-day professional development experience, offered free of charge. The Education Department expanded its many video offerings with more than 300 new videos including new live battlefield productions from five states. Our Field Trip Fund and traveling Trunk programs were suspended when the pandemic hit. Department staff also produced more than 300 web articles and worked on new curricula and new augmented reality programs.

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