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General Society of Colonial Wars

Preservation and furtherance of the general public's knowledge of america's colonial history and heritage through education

$395k
Granted FY2023
7
Grants FY2023
6
States reached
$75k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Arts & Culture$554kEducation$240kPhilanthropy$10k
02FY2023 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 7 grants below total $222,300, the rows itemized in this filing. The $394,557 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $172,257 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k3 grants · $19k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $18k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $185k
$18,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$12M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ST JAMES GOOSE CREEK$75,000
DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY$60,000
NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC$50,000
HISTORIC ST MARY'S CITY FOUNDATION$18,000
AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY INSTITUTE$7,500
PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC$6,000
AMERICAN VILLAGE LIBERTY FOUNDATION$5,800
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–23) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 79% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%PLIMOTH PLANTATION: $12k → 8%THE WAYSIDE INN FOUNDATION: $8k → 8%NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC: $50k → 16%NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $14k → 17%ST JAMES GOOSE CREEK: $75k → 9%BEAUTIFUL PLACES ALLIANCE: $6k → 11%BRICK HOUSE RUINS PRESERVATION INC: $10k → 12%NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA - DC: $9k → 14%DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $60k → 21%AMERICAN VILLAGE LIBERTY FOUNDATION: $6k → 7%LES AMIS DU FORT DE CHARTRES: $8k → 15%HISTORIC MORVEN: $10k → 11%CARLYLE HOUSE HISTORIC PARK: $10k → 6%JAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY: $53k → 22%HISTORIC ANNAPOLIS: $7k → 6%HISTORIC ST MARY'S CITY FOUNDATION: $18k → 8%UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE FOUNDATION: $240k → 19%PLIMOTH PLANTATION: $8k → 8%PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC: $6k → 14%DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY: $50k → 21%AMERICAN VILLAGE LIBERTY FOUNDATION: $5k → 7%OLD BARRACKS MUSEUM: $9k → 11%JAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY FOUNDATION: $50k → 22%PLIMOTH PLANTATION: $7k → 8%SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: $10k → 14%OLD BARRACKS MUSEUM: $7k → 11%AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY INSTITUTE: $8k → 14%OLD BARRACKS MUSEUM: $6k → 11%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
MI
NY
MA
PA
NJ
VA
MD
SC
DC
AL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

38%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$300k · 6 repeat orgs$494k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +26% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

6 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2023, 3 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

6
13

Total granted

$300k
$344k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+26%
0%

Still filing today

83%
92%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 32% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $151k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’23
Arts & CultureEducationPublic BenefitEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • Detroit Historical Society
    4× · 2021–2024 · $110k · revenue +118%
  • JR
    JAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY FOUNDATION
    3× · 2018–2024 · $103k · revenue +663%
  • PP
    PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC
    5× · 2018–2023 · $34k · revenue +11%

Funded once

  • UO
    UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INCgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $240k · revenue +67%
  • NY
    New York Historical Society
    one grant, 2021 · $14k · revenue -23%
  • BH
    BRICK HOUSE RUINS PRESERVATION
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Ma
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2
The South Carolina Historical Society

The schs mission is to expand, preserve, and make accessible our invaluable collection, and to encourage interest and pride in the rich history of our state.

Arts & Culture
3
Association for the Preservation of Va Antiquities

To preserve, promote and serve as an advocate for virginia's irreplaceable historic places for cultural, economic and educational benefits for everyone.

Arts & Culture
4
The Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Kentucky

It seeks to collect and preserve manuscripts, rolls, relics, and records; to hold suitable commemorations, and to erect memorials relating to the american colonial period; to inspire in its members the fraternal and patriotic spirit of…

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5
Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution
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6
Tudor Place Foundation Inc

Tudor place historic house & garden preserves the stories of six generations of descendants of martha washington and the enslaved and free people who lived and worked at this georgetown landmark for nearly two centuries. by examining their…

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7
The Rhode Island Historical Society

The rhode island historical society, through its collections, museums, and educational initiatives, welcomes everyone to engage with rhode island's complex and significant past.

Arts & Culture
8
The North Caroliniana Society

To promote interest in, knowledge of, and appreciation for north carolina history and culture through historical preservation, library service, and perpetuation of state literary and cultural heritage.

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9
United States Capitol Historical Society

Today, with the formal approval of congress, the society continues exploring and instituting new and creative ways to bring the fascinating story of the capitol, its institutions and america's unique history to people across the nation and…

Arts & Culture
10
Montauk Historical Society

The purpose of the montauk historical society is to collect, restore, preserve and display historically significant buildings, objects and writings and to preserve and share the history and cultures of montauk and the east end for this and…

Arts & Culture
11
Fort Ann Historical Society
Education
12
The Order of Colonial Lords of Manors in America
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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America; the most unlike its peers is American Village Liberty Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

34 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/34
Grantees still filing
19/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Detroit Historical Society: $110,000 · Arts & CultureDetroit Historical SocietyJAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY FOUNDATION: $103,000 · Arts & CultureJAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY FOUNDATIONPLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC: $33,674 · Arts & CulturePLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INCHISTORIC ST MARY'S CITY FOUNDATION INC: $18,000 · Arts & CultureHISTORIC ST MARY'S CITY FOUNDATION INCNew York Historical Society: $14,046 · Arts & Culture+7 more: $54,846 · Arts & Culture+7 moreUNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC: $240,270 · EducationUNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE FOUNDATION I…AMERICAN VILLAGE LIBERTY FOUNDATION INC: $17,986 · EducationAMERICAN VILLAGE LIBERTY FOUNDATION …ST JAMES GOOSE CREEK CHAPEL OF EASE HISTORICAL SITE: $75,000 · OtherST JAMES GOOSE CREEK CHAPE…NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: $50,000 · OtherNEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEA…GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY: $18,831 · OtherGENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF NE…OLD BARRACKS ASSOCIATION OF TRENTON NEW: $16,195 · OtherOLD BARRACKS ASSOCIATION O…BRICK HOUSE RUINS PRESERVATION: $10,000 · OtherSOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: $9,691 · OtherTHE WAYSIDE INN: $8,000 · OtherTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC: $9,717 · PhilanthropyLES AMIS DU FORT DE CHARTRES: $7,926 · Public BenefitBeautiful Places Alliance: $6,442 · Environment
Arts & Culture$333,566Education$258,256Other$187,717Philanthropy$9,717Public Benefit$7,926Environment$6,442

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetUNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC: $240,270 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetDetroit Historical Society: $110,000 over 4y, 1.9% of budgetJAMESTOWN REDISCOVERY FOUNDATION: $103,000 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetNEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: $50,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetPLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC: $33,674 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY: $18,831 over 2y, 17% of budgetHISTORIC ST MARY'S CITY FOUNDATION INC: $18,000 over 2y, 7.7% of budgetOLD BARRACKS ASSOCIATION OF TRENTON NEW: $16,195 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetNew York Historical Society: $14,046 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHISTORIC MORVEN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFORT LIGONIER ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA INC: $9,717 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: $9,691 over 1y, 5.3% of budgetTHE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA: $9,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetTHE WAYSIDE INN: $8,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetLES AMIS DU FORT DE CHARTRES: $7,926 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetTHE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHISTORIC ANNAPOLIS INC: $7,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBeautiful Places Alliance: $6,442 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetTHE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION: $5,714 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetColonial Williamsburg Foundation: $5,632 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Donors Trust IncIbm International Fou…Boston Foundation IncGe Aerospace Foundati…Gs Donor Advised Phil…American Endowment Fo…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…Charities Aid Foundat…The Bank of America C…Natl Christian Charit…
Donors Trust IncVA16.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Donors Trust Inc · Ibm International Foundation · Boston Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · American Endowment Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Charities Aid Foundation America · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization General Society of Colonial Wars funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from General Society of Colonial Wars. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 45%
  • Old Barracks Association of Trenton New: 90% of income from government
  • Historic Annapolis Inc: 45% of income from government
  • Plimoth Patuxet Museums Inc: 1% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
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Find your warmest path to General Society of Colonial Wars through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $544k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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