Public Charity

THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM

THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM is a Public Charity headquartered in RICHMOND, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.7M revenue, $4.2M expenses, $29.3M total assets. 26 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 464685540 RICHMOND, VA History Museums NTEE: A54 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.7M
Total Expenses$4.2M
Total Assets$29.3M
Grant Records26
Funding Total$3.6M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM IS TO BE THE PREEMINENT CENTER FOR THE EXPLORATION OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND ITS LEGACIES FROM MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES: UNION AND CONFEDERATE, ENSLAVED AND FREE AFRICAN AMERICANS, SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS.

Where $100 goes at The American Civil War Museum

How The American Civil War Museum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$69
The American Civil War Museum (acwm) was created in 2013, bringing together the museum of the confederacy (moc) and the american civil war center at historic tredegar (acwc)
84% of program spending
$13
In addition to its exhibits program, the museum offers educational programs that further its mission
16% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Allison Thomas
DIRECTOR Andrew R Hoehn
DIRECTOR Audrey Davis
DIRECTOR Bruce C Gottwald Sr
DIRECTOR Calvert Saunders Moore
CHIEF OF STA Cara Sisson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$3,156,050 12 grants
General Support
$417,400 12 grants
Training & Professional Development
$10,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.7M $4.2M $29.3M
2024 $2.9M $4.5M $30.6M
2023 $3.3M $4.3M $32.0M
2022 $3.0M $4.0M $34.0M
2021 $3.5M $3.7M $35.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $3.5M to $2.7M (-22%), with total assets most recently reported at $29.3M.

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