Military Heritage Foundation dba Army Heritage Center Foundation

Goal 1: Ensure Foundation sustainability.

Goal 2: Build relationships and partnerships that help expand the influence, reach, and support for the Army Heritage Center Foundation and the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.

Goal 3: Expand the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center campus so that the Center more fully communicates its invaluable holdings to the United States Army and the American people.

Goal 4: Enhance the attractiveness and functionality of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center as a visitor destination (physically and virtually).

Goal 5: Develop and support on-site, off-site, and web-based education programs and resources that enhance the understanding of the role of the Army and its Soldiers in our nation's history, and drive traffic to the USAHEC and Foundation websites.

Goal 6: Provide a meaningful and professionally stimulating environment for board and staff members.

KPI 1: Foundation raises $350,000 annually from the annual appeal, memberships; special events, program contribution transfers, business operation transfers, and CFC to fund management and general and fundraising programs.

KPI 2: The Foundation has an effective program that touches, on a quarterly basis, each classification of partner and supporter and that leads to growth in the intellectual, financial, and emotional capital for the Foundation and the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.

KPI 3: Foundation secures $9 million to support Phase II construction of visitor center not later than CY 2016.

KPI 4: Foundation provides a profitable museum store with quality merchandise that turns over the average cost of its inventory at least three times during the calendar year.

KPI 5: The Foundation sustains quarterly teacher workshops and oral history program, adds four (4) new Soldier stories to the website yearly, and continues to manage National History Day in Pennsylvania.

KPI 6: Board and staff specific: Annually, Foundation Board Members bring one (1) potential donor to an event at the USAHEC, identify and accompany staff on two (2) potential cultivation calls; and meet with Foundation staff to discuss program needs and opportunities.

1.Financial.
a. Source of Funds. The Foundation obtains its support from seven sources – membership in the Foundation, special events and special event sponsorships, annual appeal, external donation programs such as the federal government Combined Federal Campaign, donations to specific programs, and business operations.
b.The Foundation spends its funds to support management oversight, fundraising and fundraising programs, education program, and other programs and support to the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.

2. Human.
a. The Foundation's internal capital is composed of the Board of Directors, the paid Foundation staff, and volunteers.
b. The Foundation's external capital includes individual donors, museum and campus visitors, individuals affiliated with the U.S. Army and the U.S. Army War College, corporations, and foundations.

3. Cultural/Intellectual. The staff and collections of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center provide the material, culture, and intellectual capital available to the Foundation.

4. Physical. The location and relationship of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center to major population centers, interstates, and other major tourism venues, and the campus and its facilities provide significant advantages to building visitation and programs.

5. Technological. The Foundation has the ability to exploit print and electronic media to build support for the Foundation and the programs of the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center.

We have
- developed the infrastructure to support improved donor outreach and responsiveness.
- established giving societies that better reflect donors desires
- improved outreach through online social media
- grew lists of potential donors
- in 2022 have gotten back on the road and are meeting face to face with donors.