CIVIL WAR TRAILS INC

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1997

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Chris Brown

Phone

7573785462

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

CIVIL WAR TRAILS INC, founded in 1997, is a small nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $525K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024.

Mission

Promote public awareness of and visitation to Civil War sites in Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Tennessee.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $216,747 Revenue: $0

Cost of Markers and Installation: Civil War Trails, Inc. designed, fabricated, installed, and/or delivered approximately 19 new sign packages and/or individual panels, or replaced parts and...

Cost of Markers and Installation: Civil War Trails, Inc. designed, fabricated, installed, and/or delivered approximately 19 new sign packages and/or individual panels, or replaced parts and materials. Each complete sign package includes the aluminum dual leg pedestal, the UV resistant panel which displays the artwork, associated directional "trailblazer" signs if applicable, and associated accessories. Each sign describes the history which occurred at each specific location.

Program 2

Expenses: $190,810 Revenue: $0

Marker Maintenance: Civil War Trails, Inc. is constantly working to ensure an accessible, engaging, and well-maintained amenities for travelers of all ages and interest levels. As part of those...

Marker Maintenance: Civil War Trails, Inc. is constantly working to ensure an accessible, engaging, and well-maintained amenities for travelers of all ages and interest levels. As part of those efforts, 142 signs received repairs, replacement parts, new paint, and/or updated content Including but not limited to new text and media. Each Civil War Trails site is also supported by a system of directional "trailblazer" signs which also receive replacement parts, repairs, or related services as-needed.

Program 3

Expenses: $33,683 Revenue: $0

Map-guide Reprinting: Civil War Trails, Inc. works with our partners including state and municipal travel offices, destination marketing organizations, and other municipal partners to promote travel to each of the Civil War Trails sites. Updates to and publication of the Civil War Trails map-guides are one of our main methods of promoting the sites and stories. During the fiscal year staff reprinted map guides for Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia and began editing the map guides for North Carolina. Together the map-guides promote the sites in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West, Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $287,510

Program Service Revenue $180,341

Investment Income $20,048

Other Revenue $36,622

TOTAL REVENUE $524,521

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $16,628

Fundraising Expenses $25,290

Program Expenses $466,432

Other Expenses $100,194

TOTAL EXPENSES $526,930

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$524,521	$493,204	+0.1%
Expenses	$526,930	$488,071	+0.1%
Net Income	$-2,409	$5,133	-1.5%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

$80,990

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Chris Brown	Executive Director	50	Key Emp	$80,990	$0	$80,990
Sara Beth Urban	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Andrew Duppstadt	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Peter Koch	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Amanda Hof	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rob Sherrill	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Val Guffy	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Beverley Hawthorne	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Joshua Gooden	Secretary	0.5	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Becky Bickerton	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Anne Beardslee	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Melissa Beaverson	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ennis Smith	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Patrick Lennon	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Julie Perry	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lisa Strader	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mary Fugere	Vice Chair	0.5	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Kalen Hunter	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jessica Hollingsworth	Treasurer	0.5	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
John Fieseler	Past - Chairman	0.5	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Andre Nabors	Chairman	0.5	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Susan Riddle	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0
Brandon Chan	Director	0.5	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$524,521	$526,930	$645,949	$-2,409
2024	$493,204	$488,071	$646,029	$5,133
2023	$463,072	$444,320	$616,783	$18,752
2022	$475,098	$473,069	$607,561	$2,029
2021	$411,665	$391,598	$590,884	$20,067
2020	$357,866	$339,840	$621,166	$18,026
2019	$307,351	$329,291	$552,936	$-21,940