The America250 Foundation was founded in 2019 as the commission’s private nonprofit partner.
The foundation was created by the United States Semiquincentennial Commission and the American Battlefield Trust. It was intended to provide practical support for the commission’s work, including fundraising, partnerships, public engagement, and nationwide programming connected with the 2026 anniversary.
The year is easy to confuse with other America250 milestones. Congress created the Semiquincentennial Commission in 2016, the Department of the Interior selected the American Battlefield Trust as administrative secretariat in 2018, and the foundation was established in 2019. These steps formed a sequence rather than a single founding event.
The foundation and the commission share the America250 identity and website, but they are not identical legal entities. The commission is the congressional body, while the foundation is the private nonprofit partner designed to help deliver the commemoration’s programs and services.