Nonprofit · EIN 46-4685540
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
Tax-exempt · RICHMOND, VA 23219
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,712,282 | $4,229,945 | -$1,517,663 | $29,303,625 | $1,203,931 | $28,099,694 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,918,806 | $4,507,854 | -$1,589,048 | $30,641,161 | $1,023,804 | $29,617,357 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,298,283 | $4,348,475 | -$1,050,192 | $32,000,245 | $793,840 | $31,206,405 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,553,055
- of which government grants
- $222,622
- Membership dues
- $123,914
- Program service revenue
- $943,342
- Investment income
- $72,147
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$28,150
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $143,738
- Other revenue
- $143,738
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $532,468
- Other salaries and wages
- $944,962
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,681,297
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $16,600
- Accounting fees
- $27,495
- Occupancy
- $565,906
- Depreciation
- $1,313,823
- Program services (functional)
- $3,470,558
- Management and general (functional)
- $534,257
- Fundraising (functional)
- $225,130
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $30,641,161
- Total assets, end of year
- $29,303,625
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,203,931
- Net assets, end of year
- $28,099,694
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $26,690,704
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $26,882,308
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,217,386
- Gross receipts
- $2,884,179
- Employees
- 54
- Volunteers
- 107
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- VA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROB HAVERS | CEO & PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $253,574 | $25,963 |
| CARA SISSON | CHIEF OF STA Officer | 40 | $135,322 | $13,546 |
| DAVID FLOOD | CFO Officer | 40 | $86,011 | $19,491 |
| DANIEL G STODDARD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDE P FOSTER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| J GORDON BEITTENMILLER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTER ROBERTSON III | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANS BINNENDIJK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TREVOR S COX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUDREY DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY DIGGS FLETCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE C FREEMAN III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN T GANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE C GOTTWALD SR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW R HOEHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD S JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DONALD E KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CALVERT SAUNDERS MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN L NAU III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM R PIPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RODERICK G STANLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUTH STREETER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLISON THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY L WILT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROB HAVERS | CEO & PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $246,028 | $25,963 |
| CARA SISSON | CHIEF OF STA Officer | 40 | $131,112 | $13,546 |
| DAVID FLOOD | CFO Officer | 40 | $84,608 | $17,923 |
| DAN STODDARD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDE FOSTER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTER ROBERTSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIO WHITE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN NAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY ROLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDIE BEITTENMILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WILT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROD STANLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN RUSCIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE SHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| HANS BINNENDIJK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE GANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUDREY DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEIGH LUTER SCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PIPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY FLETCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GOMPERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH STREETER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE FREEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROB HAVERS | CEO & PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $241,184 | $20,434 |
| CARA SISSON | CHIEF OF STA Officer | 40 | $52,337 | $2,803 |
| DAVID FLOOD | CFO Officer | 40 | $45,740 | $8,956 |
| DALE KIRK BLANDFORD | FORMER CFO Officer | 0 | $35,357 | $2,764 |
| DAN STODDARD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDE FOSTER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTER ROBERTSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIO WHITE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DON KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RICH JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN NAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY ROLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDIE BEITTENMILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE FREEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MONROE HARRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN RUSCIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIE SHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HANS BINNENDIJK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUTH STREETER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID GOMPERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AUDREY DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEIGH LUTER SCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| LEWIS POWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY HANCOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL PIPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROD STANLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 490 TREDEGAR STREET 3RD FLOOR, RICHMOND, VA 23219-4328
- In care of
- % AMER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROB HAVERS, 490 TREDEGAR STREET, RICHMOND, VA 23219
- Signed the 990
- ROB HAVERS, CEO & PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (804) 649-1861
- Website
- WWW.ACWM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WELLSCOLEMAN
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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). A NEW 501(C)3 WAS FORMED TO OPERATE THE ENTERPRISE WHILE PRESERVING ASSETS OF THE PREDECESSOR INSTITUTIONS AS SUBSIDIARIES OF THE NEW MUSEUM. THE MOC'S WORLD-CLASS ARTIFACT AND ARCHIVAL COLLECTION REMAINS WITHIN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM COLLECTION, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL LITERARY SOCIETY, AUSPICES. THE ACWC RETAINS ITS COLLECTIONS AND LICENSE AGREEMENTS. ALL ASSETS ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM. THE ACWM OPERATES THREE LOCATIONS: ACWM - HISTORIC TREDEGAR, ACWM - WHITE HOUSE OF THE CONFEDERACY, AND ACWM - APPOMATTOX.Expenses $2,904,932 · revenue $929,329
- IN ADDITION TO ITS EXHIBITS PROGRAM, THE MUSEUM OFFERS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT FURTHER ITS MISSION. YEAR-ROUND TOURS ARE OFFERED TO SCHOOL, YOUTH AND ADULT VISITORS AT EACH OF ITS THREE LOCATIONS. THE MUSEUM OFFERS LECTURES, BOOK SIGNINGS, COMMUNITY-WIDE SPECIAL EVENTS, LIVING HISTORY, LIVE THEATER AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS, SYMPOSIA AND TEACHER WORKSHOPS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH INCLUDES PROVIDING PERSONNEL FOR LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO THE PERIOD FOR A VARIETY OF OFF-SITE PROGRAMS. THE MUSEUM ALSO PUBLISHES A QUARTERLY MAGAZINE THAT SHOWCASES ITS IMPRESSIVE AND UNSURPASSED COLLECTION; NEW SCHOLARSHIP; INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS TO BETTER ENGAGE ITS MEMBERSHIP, DONORS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES.Expenses $565,626 · revenue $14,013
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-4685540
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A54)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $29,303,625
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,884,179
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,712,282 | $4,229,945 | $29,303,625 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,918,806 | $4,507,854 | $30,641,161 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,298,283 | $4,348,475 | $32,000,245 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,026,232 | $4,049,731 | $33,997,529 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-4685540).
Questions about AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM is 46-4685540.
- Is AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ROB HAVERS.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $253,574 (ROB HAVERS, CEO & PRESID).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,712,282, expenses of $4,229,945 and total assets of $29,303,625 at year end.
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