MILITARY HERITAGE FOUNDATION

SUPPORT TO THE U.S. ARMY. THE ARMY HERITAGE CENTER FOUNDATION CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS IN 2024 TO SUPPORT THE U.S. ARMY BY ADVANCING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE U.S. ARMY HERITAGE AND EDUCATION CENTER (USAHEC); PROMOTING THE CENTER AS A MAJOR RESEARCH CENTER; AND ENHANCING ITS COLLECTIONS, PROGRAMS, AND OUTREACH. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION EXPENDED $128,021 TO SUPPORT THESE OBJECTIVES.BASED ON STATED NEEDS FROM THE ARMY, THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT THE FUTURE EXPANSION OF THE HALL OF THE AMERICAN SOLDIER WAS DISCONTINUED. THE FOUNDATION DID, HOWEVER, SEEK AND OBTAIN A COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE CAPITAL PROGRAM MATCHING GRANT (RACP) TO ENHANCE THE SPACE AROUND THE EVENT PAVILION AND IMPROVE HANDICAP ACCESS TO THE LOCATION. THE FOUNDATION SPENT 2024 WORKING WITH THE ARMY AND A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT ON THE DESIGN OF THE ENHANCEMENTS TO THE PAVILION AREA TO INCLUDE CONCRETE PATHWAYS TO THE AREA FROM THE FRONT OF THE COMPLEX, ADDITIONAL SEATING, A STAGE, AND A FIRE PIT. THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVE ROLE WORKING WITH POTENTIAL DONORS OF MANUSCRIPT AND LIBRARY COLLECTIONS WAS MAINTAINED. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION FACILITATED 18 IN-KIND DONATIONS THAT WERE PROCESSED AND/OR TRANSFERRED TO THE ARMY WITH A VALUE OF $4,366.88.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSTHE FOUNDATION'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO PROMOTE THE USE OF USAHEC'S COLLECTIONS, THE STUDY OF HISTORY, AND OUTREACH TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON A LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL BASIS. THE FOUNDATION EXPENDED $130,028 ON THESE INITIATIVES.FOR 2024, THE FOUNDATION AGAIN MANAGED THE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY IN PENNSYLVANIA (NHD IN PA) PROGRAM. FOUNDATION STAFF WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS FACILITATED REGIONAL CONTESTS AND PLANNED AND EXECUTED THE STATE CONTEST AT SCRANTON UNIVERSITY. THE CONTEST AT THE STATE LEVEL SUPPORTED APPROXIMATELY 570 STUDENTS AND STUDENT TEAMS AND RESULTED IN 62 ATTENDING THE NATIONAL CONTEST.