Mission
DRAYTON HALL PRESERVATION TRUST FOSTERS A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF COLONIAL AMERICA AND THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE IN THE SOUTH BY DISCOVERING, RESEARCHING, CONSERVING, AND INTERPRETING THE HISTORY, CONTEXT, AND CULTURE OF DRAYTON HALL.
Public Charity
DRAYTON HALL PRESERVATION TRUST
DRAYTON HALL PRESERVATION TRUST is a Public Charity headquartered in CHARLESTON, SC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.2M revenue, $3.1M expenses, $6.3M total assets. 61 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 454938941
CHARLESTON, SC
Human Service Organizations
NTEE: P20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.2M
Total Expenses$3.1M
Total Assets$6.3M
Grant Records61
Funding Total$1.5M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Drayton Hall Preservation Trust
How Drayton Hall Preservation Trust divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$77
Programs
the work itself
$13
Management
running the organization
$10
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $77 for programs
$77
Fostering a deeper understanding of colonial america and the evolution of life in the south by discovering, researching, conserving, and interpreting the history, context, and culture of drayton…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
$10,000
HUMAN SERVICES
$45,250
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
$32,798
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$31,400
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$20,000
Showing up to 5 of 61 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Anthony C Wood
TRUSTEE
Ashley R Wilson
TRUSTEE
Benjamin F Lenhardt Jr
CEO
Carter C Hudgins
TRUSTEE
Catherine Brown Braxton
TRUSTEE
Cynthia K Kellogg
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.2M | $3.1M | $6.3M |
| 2024 | $3.3M | $2.9M | $5.9M |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $8.5M | $5.4M |
| 2022 | $4.9M | $2.9M | $10.8M |
| 2021 | $3.3M | $2.3M | $9.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $3.3M to $3.2M (-4%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.