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GETTYSBURG FOUNDATION

Gettysburg, PA

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Physical Address:: Gettysburg, PA 17325
EIN:: 23-2969074
Web URL:: www.gettysburgfounda...
Leadership:: Joanne M. Hanley, Chief Executive

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Fiscal Year Starting: Oct 1, 2010
Fiscal Year Ending: Sept 30, 2011

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Total Revenue	$12,339,705

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Total Expenses	$13,500,545

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GETTYSBURG FOUNDATION

Physical Address:: Gettysburg, PA 17325
EIN:: 23-2969074
Web URL:: www.gettysburgfounda...
NTEE Category:: A Arts, Culture, and Humanities; A54 History Museums; B Educational Institutions; B60 Adult, Continuing Education; None
Year Founded:: 1999
Ruling Year:: 1999

Mission Statement

The Gettysburg Foundation is the nonprofit partner of the National Park Service at Gettysburg, working with the Park Service to enhance preservation and understanding of the heritage and lasting significance of Gettysburg. The Foundation works with the National Park Service to preserve land, monuments and artifacts and to rehabilitate the land, returning the ground as closely as possible to its 1863 appearance.

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Impact Statement

THE CYCLORAMA

What in the world is a Cyclorama? This massive, 360-degree “Battle of Gettysburg” painting-in-the-round was first exhibited in 1884. Today, this colossal experience is exhibited the way the artist originally intended—with the painting (measuring 377 feet around and 42 feet high!), a canopy that removes the building’s architectural features from your sight, and a three-dimensional diorama, which carries the painted scene into the foreground. All of these elements combine for an illusion of immersion - you feel as though you’re surrounded by the fury of Pickett’s Charge on the third and final day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

The Cyclorama recently reopened after undergoing a five-year conservation effort-the largest conservation effort of its kind ever undertaken on the continent. Go to our Cyclorama section for more about the fascinating conservation effort.

THE FILM

Freedom-one small word that changed the course of human history. In the Gettysburg Address, given just a few short months after the epic battle, President Abraham Lincoln called for “a new birth of freedom,” and consequently redefined the United States. It is here, at Gettysburg, that we are reminded that freedom, like power, will always be contested. And it is here that we, ourselves, are called to "a new birth of freedom," inspired to protect and defend all that we hold dear. This film, narrated by Morgan Freeman, will introduce you to the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg-placing those monumental events into the larger context of American history and helping you understand that what happened in the past is very relevant in the present day.

THE MUSEUM

The Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War features 12 exhibit galleries featuring artifacts, interactive exhibits and hands-on displays that will engage visitors of all ages with content that places the Battle of Gettysburg into the larger context of American history, helping visitors understand its magnitude and relevance. Multiple film experiences throughout the museum tell the story of the causes of the Civil War.

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Chief Executive

Joanne M. Hanley

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Since Feb 2011

Chief Executive Profile:

Ms. Hanley previously served as general superintendent, National Parks of Western Pennsylvania—including Flight 93 National Memorial and Fort Necessity National Battlefield. Hanley holds a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from Long Island University, Southampton, N.Y. and a master’s degree in environmental science from Washington State University.

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Program: National Park Service Museum

Budget:: $10,983,686
Category:: Arts, Culture & Humanities
Population Served:: Adults; Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)

Program Description:

The Gettysburg Foundation completed a new Museum and Visitor Center for the National Park Service which opened in April 2008. The Cyclorama painting was added in September 2009. For questions call 717-338-1243

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Gettysburg Foundation received Environmental Stewardship Award

February 11, 2011

Gettysburg, Pa. (Feb. 18, 2011) — The Gettysburg Adams Chamber of Commerce today honored the Gettysburg Foundation with the 2010 Environmental Stewardship award in recognition of Gettysburg National Military Park’s achievement of LEED® Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

This is the 13th year that the Gettysburg Adams Chamber of Commerce has presented this award. The Chamber's Environmental Committee solicited applications for the award from Gettysburg-area businesses, industries or organizations that have implemented programs or projects which have had a positive environmental aspect on the Adams County area.

The Gettysburg National Military Park achieved Gold level LEED® certification status in July 2010 by the U.S. Green Building Council. It is one of only four Gold certified LEED® museum projects in the nation, and it is the first Gold certified museum project in Pennsylvania.

The Chamber of Commerce's Environmental Committee recognized the following aspects of the Museum and Visitor Center's environmental responsibility:

Geothermal heating and cooling system
Stormwater management
LED lighting
Variable frequency drives on motors inside the facility

Additional environmental highlights of the facility include wetlands restoration and native plant landscaping at the facility, recycling, construction waste reduction, timber reuse and regional material usage and spaces for low-emission vehicles and carpooling.

The Gettysburg Foundation is a private, nonprofit educational organization working in partnership with the National Park Service to enhance preservation and understanding of the heritage and lasting significance of Gettysburg. The Foundation raised funds for and now operates the Museum and Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park, 1195 Baltimore Pike, in Gettysburg, in partnership with the National Park Service.

In addition to operating the Museum and Visitor Center, the Foundation has a broad perservation mission that includes land, monument and arifact preservation and battlefield rehabilitation — all in support of the National Park Service's goals at Gettysburg.

For information about the Foundation, the Friends of Gettysburg (the membership component of the Gettysburg Foundation), visiting Gettysburg or becoming a part of the history at Gettysburg through your contribution, visit www.gettysburgfoundation.org or call 877-874-2478 or the administrative offices at 717-338-1243.