Which nonprofit was chosen in 2018 as the Administrative Secretariat for the United States Semiquincentennial Commission?

The American Battlefield Trust was chosen in 2018 as the Administrative Secretariat for the United States Semiquincentennial Commission.

The commission was created by Congress to plan and coordinate the national observance of the United States’ 250th anniversary. The Department of the Interior conducted a competitive application process to select a nonprofit partner that could provide administrative support.

The organization selected was then known as the Civil War Trust; it later became the American Battlefield Trust. Its responsibilities included housing the commission, helping raise funds, and preparing reports for Congress on the anniversary effort.

This role is distinct from the America250 Foundation. The foundation was created later as the commission’s private nonprofit partner and primary service provider. The American Battlefield Trust’s selection therefore refers specifically to the commission’s administrative-secretariat function, not to the public-facing America250 brand.