About General Society of Colonial Wars
Preserve and promote Colonial American history and support education about the Colonial period.
Focus Areas
historyeducationarchivesscholarshipshistoric preservation
Who They Fund
historical societies and preservation organizationsarchaeologists and academic researchersmuseum and cultural heritage professionalsfellows/scholars in colonial studieslocal/descendant communities and general public audiences
Funding Style
project-based grantspreservation/restoration funding
About General Society of Colonial Wars
The General Society of Colonial Wars repeatedly backs preservation work tied to Colonial American history, with some of its largest recent awards going to sites and institutions that protect artifacts, monuments, and research connected to the colonial period. In 2025, the foundation gave $75,000 to The Citadel Foundation in Charleston, SC to preserve colonial sites and artifacts, and another $75,000 in 2024 to St James Goose Creek in Moncks Corner, SC for the same purpose. It also supported larger-history initiatives at the Detroit Historical Society, including $60,000 in 2025 for the Origins: Life Where the River Bends project. That mix shows a funder that combines site preservation with interpretation and historical education. The foundation’s recent grants also include work at Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation, New England Historic Genealogical Society Inc, and several state societies of Colonial Wars, indicating support for both institutional preservation and its own affiliated network. Its active scholarship program, the Samuel Victor Constant Scholarship Program, further reinforces the education side of its mission.
What General Society of Colonial Wars Funds
Preservation is the clearest throughline in the General Society of Colonial Wars’ grantmaking. It awarded $50,000 to Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation in 2025 to preserve colonial sites and artifacts, and $18,000 to Historic St Mary’s City Foundation in 2024 for the same purpose. The foundation also funded conservation and historical work at institutions with direct ties to colonial-era collections, including $14,900 to Old Barracks Museum in 2023 to preserve colonial sites and artifacts. Its history and research support extends beyond physical sites. In 2025, it gave $50,000 to St James Church Goose Creek in support of colonial research and preservation at Goose Creek, and $50,000 to New England Historic Genealogical Society Inc in support of the Black Soldiers in Colonial Conflicts project. Education appears as a separate thread through the Samuel Victor Constant Scholarship Program and the $10,000 grant to Florida Atlantic University Foundation for the 2024 SCW LaVoy Fellowship.
How General Society of Colonial Wars Gives
Typical awards cluster in the low-to-mid five figures: p25 is $7,500, median grant size is $10,000, and p75 is $25,000. Larger grants do appear, including multiple $50,000 and $60,000 awards and two $75,000 grants in the recent list. The same recipients can appear across years; Detroit Historical Society and New England Historic Genealogical Society Inc both received grants in multiple years. The foundation operates a scholarship program, the Samuel Victor Constant Scholarship Program, and the program is not open to unsolicited applications. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$419K
Total Assets
$12.1M
Total Revenue
$1.1M
Total Expenses
$1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
National15 states funded
About 9% of grants go to recipients in MA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
SUMNER ANDERSON
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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