To enhance preservation and understanding of the heritage and significance of Gettysburg

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$833K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$833K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13.1M
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 21 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$15.9M
+84% vs prior year
Spent
$10.7M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$90.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$15.9M
FY2021▲ +84%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$15.9M
FY2022$16.0M
FY2023$14.3M
FY2024$16.1M
FY2025$16.9M
Expenses
$10.7M
FY2021▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.3M
FY2021$10.7M
FY2022$16.6M
FY2023$14.0M
FY2024$13.7M
FY2025$14.7M
Net assets
$90.1M
FY2021▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84.0M
FY2021$90.1M
FY2022$87.2M
FY2023$89.0M
FY2024$94.4M
FY2025$98.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1999.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $8.6M Management & general 9% · $1000K Fundraising 10% · $1.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990; $833K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$220,405Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships
$136,363Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Advancement /Communications
$122,543Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Facilities
$102,598Pt VII · Sec A
$101,117Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Marketing / Sales
$92,601Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP and CFO
$52,126Pt VII · Sec A
Director / Interim President
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Klinzing’s $164K as VP for Philanthropy (left 12/24) is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matthew C Moen PHD Until 0720—————$314,278
Matthew C Moen Till 072020————$220,405—
Wayne E Motts$120,651$207,190$199,054$114,379——
Brian Klinzing$163,735$157,820$141,787$136,932$136,363$133,878
Dana McDonald$162,747$137,490$142,105$137,847——
Daniel M Bringman Until 0320—————$149,895
Eleanor Lamboy Till 082022———$127,474——
Brian Shaffer$125,153$119,625$115,405$106,843$102,598$100,701

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Preserves and promotes understanding of Gettysburg's heritage and significance.

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3 programs · $8.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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…

$6.9Mprogram expense
02

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.

$968Kprogram expense
03

Expenses associated with the ford motor company education center, in the footsteps of leaders leadership programs, and other education and interpretive programs. In addition, program expenses also include expenses to rehabilitate and restore land not owned by GNMP but within the boundaries of the battlefield preservation area.

$668Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $5.3M · 2020–2024
National Park ServiceFY2024$422,193
National Park ServiceFY2024$42,390
American Battlefield TrDC · FY2024$40,000
National Park ServiceFY2024$12,333
National Park ServiceFY2023$472,376
American Battlefield TrDC · FY2023$25,000
National Park ServiceFY2022$714,948
National Park ServiceFY2021$3,535,420
American Battlefield TrDC · FY2020$30,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$15.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$666K
Money outPt IX
$10.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.6M
Managementcol C$1000K
Fundraisingcol D$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$90.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.1M
Total assetsLn 16$103.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$5.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$907K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$666K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Gains on assetsLn 7$501K
Total revenueLn 12$15.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$68.1M
Other assetsLn 15$10.6M
Total assetsLn 16$103.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.1M
Net assetsLn 32$90.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5128
VolunteersI 6108
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$5.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$12.1M$18.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70.5M$68.1M
Total assetsLn 16$97.6M$103.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13.6M$13.1M
Net assetsLn 32$84.0M$90.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$30K$30K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$753K$410K$189K$153K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.0M$500K$376K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$74K$24K$23K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$196K$123K$34K$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10$181K$106K$37K$37K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$690$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$55K$55K
Investment management feesLn 11f$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$46K$19K$15K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$183K$182K$804
Office expensesLn 13$391K$167K$19K$206K
Information technologyLn 14$225K$174K$14K$36K
OccupancyLn 16$891K$839K$16K$35K
TravelLn 17$46K$35K$3K$8K
InterestLn 20$479K$477K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3.3M$3.3M$45K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$129K$84K$26K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$1.6M$3K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$97K$23K$2K$72K
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.7M$8.6M$1000K$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $16.9M$14.7M$2.2M$98.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $16.1M$13.7M$2.3M$94.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $14.3M$14.0M$314K$89.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $16.0M$16.6M−$640K$87.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $15.9M$10.7M$5.2M$90.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.6M$10.3M−$1.7M$84.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $15,897,489 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,749,981$8,675,807
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,736,906$6,511,364
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $137,359$665,850
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,804$44,468
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,631,050$15,897,489
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$30,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,474,467$3,110,630
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $32,447$54,563
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,774,291$7,476,210
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $10,281,205$10,671,403
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,650,155$5,226,086
Part VI · Governance 20 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $15,897,489 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,638 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,045,844
VIII-1e Government grants$5,227,848
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,402,115
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$906,631
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,675,807
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,511,364$6,511,364
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $164,488$164,488
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $6,826$6,826
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $501,362$501,362
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $157$157
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $23,847$23,847
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,531,828 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $689,854$15,897,489
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,671,403 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,000$30,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $409,966 · Management $189,391 · Fundraising $153,349$752,706
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,030,981 · Management $500,127 · Fundraising $376,291$1,907,399
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,054 · Management $22,671 · Fundraising $27,305$74,030
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $122,554 · Management $33,901 · Fundraising $39,246$195,701
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $106,462 · Management $37,115 · Fundraising $37,217$180,794
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $690 · Management $11,381$12,071
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,337$21,337
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $54,563$54,563
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $41,068$41,068
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,347 · Management $15,350 · Fundraising $11,125$45,822
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $181,741 · Fundraising $804$182,545
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $166,684 · Management $18,787 · Fundraising $205,774$391,245
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $174,050 · Management $14,159 · Fundraising $36,441$224,650
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $838,824 · Management $16,394 · Fundraising $35,499$890,717
IX-17 TravelPrograms $34,719 · Management $3,041 · Fundraising $8,497$46,257
IX-20 InterestPrograms $477,278 · Fundraising $1,411$478,689
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,262,964 · Management $44,808 · Fundraising $13,671$3,321,443
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $84,195 · Management $25,851 · Fundraising $19,146$129,192
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,590,394 · Management $2,671 · Fundraising $1,390$1,594,455
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,534 · Management $1,778 · Fundraising $72,407$96,719
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,577,437 · Management $999,830 · Fundraising $1,094,136$10,671,403
Part X · Balance sheet $103,237,856 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,369,342$5,128,676
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $468,300$154,220
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $618,669$671,605
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $38,270$39,814
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $247,953$250,127
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $70,517,801$68,062,551
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $12,076,823$18,354,049
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $25,862$25,421
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,199,993$10,551,393
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $97,563,013$103,237,856
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,663,975$1,643,153
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,038,840$2,013,564
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $8,765,000$7,840,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $744,600$744,600
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,242,891$852,885
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,561,990$13,094,202
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $68,418,158$74,703,394
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,582,865$15,440,260
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $84,001,023$90,143,654
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $97,563,013$103,237,856
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $90,143,654 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$15,897,489
XI-2 Total expenses$10,671,403
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,226,086
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$84,001,023
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$531,287
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$385,258
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$90,143,654

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