What private nonprofit partner did the America250 commission and American Battlefield Trust establish in 2019?

The America250 commission and American Battlefield Trust established the America250 Foundation in 2019.

The foundation served as the commission’s private, nonprofit partner and became a primary service provider for anniversary-related work. It operated alongside the federally created United States Semiquincentennial Commission rather than replacing it.

The distinction matters because America250 refers both to a public campaign and to a network of organizations involved in planning the commemoration. The commission was created by federal law, while the foundation was a nonprofit entity connected to the commission and the Trust.

The foundation’s work was part of a longer planning timeline. The commission was established in 2016, the American Battlefield Trust was selected as administrative secretariat in 2018, and the commission’s membership first convened in Philadelphia in November 2018.