DEAR FRIENDS,
As you will see in the pages below, the George C. Marshall Foundation moved from strength to strength in 2023. The year was highlighted by our first-ever Summer Teachers Institute, where we welcomed eleven teachers from across Virginia. These bright, dedicated educators left with tools to teach the more than 1,200 students who will be in their classrooms in the 2023–24 school year. We also made great strides in the digitization of the George C. Marshall Papers, which will provide unlimited access to scholars, teachers, and students across the country and around the world.
For this year of achievement, of fulfilling our mission in new and important ways, all of us at the Marshall Foundation owe a debt of gratitude to those whose support and encouragement provide us with the necessary resources and inspiration. To this group I say “thank you.” And here’s to another year of promoting the legacy of George C. Marshall.
All best,
Paul A. Levengood, President
Library services reached individuals last year.
470 reference questions
278 presentation and exhibit attendees
65 students
130 visitors
30 researchers
“
I was very pleasantly surprised to find that so much of the contextual primary source research has been done surrounding Marshall by the archivists who’ve been here for the past 50, 60 years—so the background reading that I would have probably really struggled to do at NARA at the National Archives is also here.”
Lt. Col. Margaret D. Hughes
U.S. Army Goodpaster Scholar PhD candidate, Georgetown University
1,200
The 11 alumni of the first Marshall Foundation Teachers Institute reached students in the 2023–2024 school year.
“A wonderful week to recharge and re-energize for the upcoming school year. The program deepened my understanding and appreciation for Marshall, which will be invaluable in my classroom.”
Katherine Tharp
Rodney E. Thompson Middle School Fredericksburg, Virginia
“This was by far the best week of professional development I have ever had…The staff were incredible and knowledgeable, the lessons were captivating, and the travel experiences all had a concrete goal and purpose.”
Matthew Turner Warren County High School Front Royal, Virginia
The 2023 Andrew J. Goodpaster Award ceremony was
attended by
supporters and guests.
On December 1, 2023, General J. H. Binford Peay, III, was presented with the Andrew J. Goodpaster Award. General Peay was recognized for his more than half century of service to the nation, to the Commonwealth of Virginia, and to VMI. Held at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington, Virginia, the gala dinner was sold out, and the attendees kicked off the holiday season in fine style. The revenue of more than $400,000 raised by this event eclipsed all previous Goodpaster Awards, dating back to 2008.
Events
7 Legacy Lectures
4,947
YouTube views
371 in-person attendees
2 board-sponsored events in Richmond and Arlington
Website
259K page views
98,000 users
40 new pieces of staff-generated content YouTube
332K views
8 videos
1,793 new subscribers Email
232K opens 54 messages Magazine
3 issues
Donor Support
2023 was another remarkable fundraising year, with 602 individuals and organizations providing financial support— including 136 new donors. The total revenue raised was also noteworthy, representing a 12-year
high
for the Marshall Foundation.
Grants
These results were underpinned by a strong annual giving effort and the Andrew J. Goodpaster Award Dinner in December, when we honored Gen. J. H. Binford Peay, III.
The revenue raised in 2023 supports the programs noted in this annual report, including teacher education, stimulating lectures, and offering the resources of a world-class library.
The Marshall Foundation received grants from nine organizations in support of its ongoing programming, capital, and general support needs. These competitive grants provided much-needed funds for, among other things, the final phase of our window restoration project, and to support the ongoing digitization of our collections.
Donor Spotlight
Marshall’s example to us is not really one of personal glory. It is one of loyalty and dedication to duty; selfsacrifice; a willingness to subordinate oneself to a greater cause. A commitment to personal integrity, regardless of the cost. A willingness to endure personal hardship without loss of faith. A willingness to sacrifice personal ambition for the greater good. A recognition that adherence to truth and duty is—in itself—sufficient reward.
These are the reasons I believe that we should remember General Marshall. These are the reasons I am happy and honored to support the Marshall Foundation.”
Col. Peter T. Underwood
USMC (Ret.) Monthly supporter for four years
Donors (continued)
$2,500–4,999
John B. Adams, Jr.
Paul A. Bouis
J. Clifford Foster, IV
Rogers M. Fred, III
John E. Kemper
Kevin & Diane Knotts
Thomas R. Morris
Paul & Joanne Robblee
Dr. & Mrs. Ashby B. Taylor III
Randolph W. Urmston
Daun Van Ee
Salvatore J. Vitale
Jerri & Larry Wetsel
Michael A. Williams
$1,000–2,499
Joyce Butler McKee Allen
Hunter A. Applewhite
C. Allan Bamforth, Jr.
Joseph & Joyce Blandino
Laurent & Elizabeth Boetsch
John W. & Judith S. Boland
Louise & Buck Bradley
Bill Braithwaite
E. Trigg & Carrington Pasco Brown
Lissy S. Bryan
Col Randall Burke, USAF (Ret.)
Christopher M. Burns
Harry & Barbara Byrd
James F. Dittrich
George B. Doggett
Jeffrey & Nancy Duncan
Susan & Hugh Ewing
George W. Foresman
William S. Gaskill
J. Jeff Gausepohl
M. David Gibbons
Raine Gilbert
David V. Harbach
George D. Henning
Michael J. Ingelido
Donald L. Jones
Darren Kay
L. Michael Kelly
Charles E. Kilbourne III
Gail M. King
Steve Knight
Calvin A. Lloyd II
Benjamin P. Lynch, Jr.
Douglas Marechal
Caroline Marshall
John L. McElroy, Jr.
J. Clifford Miller III
John D. Miller
Charlotte Minor
James H. Moore
Patrick J. Morrison
Cindy & Grigg Mullen
Mary Taylor & Bob Neal
LTC & Mrs. Edward Northrop
J. H. Binford Peay III
George & Frances Phillips
Dr. & Mrs. Charles D. Price III
J. N. Pritzker
L. Clark Reifsnider
Rozanne L. Ridgway
Gen & Mrs. Robert W. RisCassi
Dr. J. Mott Robertson, Jr.
James J. Schmuck
Phil Shu
James A. Smith III
Holmes Smith
Craig R. & Dorothy W. Stapleton
Carl A. Strock
Marshall C. Taylor
John Tharrington
Max Toch
Carl E. Vuono
Hans & Anne Marie Wachtmeister
Dick Ward
Anne M. Whittemore
$500–999
Bob D. Abbott
Dr. John & Cynthia Anthony
Conor & Liz Ashby
Mary J. Batsakis
Jay Biber
John M. Blankenship
Mark Brockway & Jenny Kitchen
Charles F. and Eileen Brower
Leslie M. Burger
Ed & Linda Clark
David & Bonnie Cluxton
Nell & Howard Cobb
Thomas H. Conner
Don & Judy Coombs
Donald DeArmon
Donald D. Denton, Jr.
Peggy Dufour
Charles W. & Ann Dyke
C. Ernest Edgar IV
David & Jane Ellington
Joseph N. Flanz
Patti Hammond
Ottho Heldring
Thomas J. Hickey
C. Carr Hyatt III
Gen (R) George A. Joulwan
James G. Joustra
William & Kathleen Kozak
Katharine & Chip Levengood
Henry & Hilary Long
Mr. & Mrs. Laurence E. Mansfield III
Jeanette McKittrick
Ronald G. McManus
Brian & Joyce McNeil
T. Carter Melton, Jr.
Robert Michie
Nicolette Miller
Easley L. Moore, Jr.
Robert & Linda Moreschi
Gordon G. Morse
Thomas H. & Virginia B. Murphy
Harold & Connie Neale
Stephen L. Neas, II
James M. & Melanie K. New
Grover C. Outland, III
Col Frank M. Parker III, USAF (Ret.)
Greg Parlier
Kenneth M. Perry
Shay Peters
Dr. & Mrs. Reed D. Prugh
Mr. & Mrs. Howard I. Reynolds
Ben Satcher, Jr.
Raymond C. Saunders III
Donnie & Dianne Shelton
Valentine & Lorie Southall
W. Douglas Thomas
Willard Ray Thompson, Jr.
Charles L. Toomey
Peter L. Trible
J. Robert Walker III
David L. Wallenborn
John A. White, III
Thomas H. Williams
W. Patrick Wilson
Andrew Wirths
John & Cathy Wranek
Two anonymous
$250–499
L. Blair Bailey
John E. Baker
Nancy L. Kassebaum Baker
Peter C. Bance
Nathan Bein
Carl A. Benner
Albert J. Beveridge III
Suzanne S. Blair
Jeffrey & Audrey Boobar
Stephen A. Bourque
Jane L. Brooke
Warren Bryan
Timothy J. Byrne
C. Howard Capito
Albert R. Colan
Bradley L. Coleman
William & Patricia Creswick
Michael Dick
Teresa R. DiMarco
JoAnn & Kenneth Dudley
John & Peggy Easter
Charles Freeman
George W. Gehr
Joseph N. Gorra
William B. Grant
Warren Groseclose
Ray Harris & Shaun Butler
R. L. Hatcher
Thomas & Margaret Henriksen
Kenny Hines
Edward Horton
Wade L. Houston
Col Robert M. Howard, Jr., USAF (Ret)
C. Knox Hubard
Lawrence R. Hupertz
Jerry & Diane Hurd
Mr. Steven L. Irving
Thomas Johnston
J. Kipling Jones
Walter T. Judd
Meade King
John & Elizabeth Knapp
David N. Kuroski & Susan Hillier
Howard C. Lawrence
Kristin & Paul A. Levengood
Peter Lichty
Malcolm Liles
Peter Mangerian
Ellen & Augusta Marsteller
William R. McCall
Robert T. Mitchell, Jr.
Col M. E. Monteverde, Sr., USA (Ret.)
Donors (continued)
$75–149 (continued)
A. Langley Kitchings
Joan Klussman
Mary Levin Koch
John A. Krebs, Jr.
Mark S. Krejci
Michael Kromm
Albert J. Lahendro
Harry Landsiedel
John C. Langhorne
Betsy & Lai Lee
Parker H. Lee III
William D. S. Lee
James J. Leech
Irving W. Levinson
John M. Loveland
Josephine Manfre-Morey
J. Hardin Marion
Col Pat Fornes & Col Doug Marshall
Richard C. Marshall, IV
W. Gene Matthews, Jr.
Roy H. McGrath
Hank & Liesel Meijer
Edward A. Miller, Jr.
Constance A. Morella
Dennis R. Morgan
Bruce Moon
Randall Morrow
Lenali & Tom Mulrine
Thomas Mulvoy
William A. Murphy, III
Jessica & Anthony Orlando
Ashton H. Ormes
Frank C. Page
James W. Patterson
James L. Patton
Angelene V. Pell
Leon W. Perry III
Daniel H. Phlegar
Ronald C. Plunkett
Gerald M. Pops
Henry P. Porter, Jr.
Mel & Tim Porter
Stephen C. Price
Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Priddy
Lee J. Pryor
Waite & Malou Rawls
David F. Reynolds
George H. Roberts, Jr.
Gayle Rothrock
Councill Rudolph, MD
William F. Ryan
George D. Salaita
Jose Salazar
Michael & Martha Santoro
Steven Schneider
Cameron & Mary Seay
LTC (R) Calvin C. Seybold, PhD
Brian D. Shaw
Mr. & Mrs. John Sherman, Jr.
Thomas Silvis
Rayner V. Snead, Jr.
David & Andrea Stinnette
Mark A. Stoler
Joseph S. Straub
Paul G. Strickland
Doris & Michael Strickler
Douglas E. Taylor
Floyd T. Taylor
W. Waverley Townes
Phyllis A. Townsend
Graham L. Undercoffer
Jerry & Kaaren Valenta
Irene A. von Keszycki
Donald H. Walden
John A. Walters
Bill & Tina Wanovich
Paula & George Warren
Bruce H. Weiner
Anne Sharp Wells
Dr. & Mrs. George White
L. Randolph Williams, Jr. & Priscilla B. Knight
James Wilson
Susan G. Winstead
George B. Wolfe
Pat & Kathy Womack
Clay Yonce Family
Two anonymous
Other donors
Paul & Debbie Barron
Andy Anooshirvan Batmanghelidj
Amy Beck
Kerem S. Bilge
Thomas S. Burack
William A. Callison
John Caulfield
James Chart
Jon D. Cooke
Carl Craig
Melissa Davis
Andrianne A. DeWeese
Eddie Edwards
George & Suzanne Elmore
Lee & Patricia Fuller
Hurdis M. Griffith
Steve & Mary Hodapp
Capt. William Johnson
Tracey Johnstone
Daniel E. Karnes
J. J. Kleinschuster
Randy “RJ” & Miki Kolton
Ellen & Pettus LeCompte
Alice J. Lee
M/M S. Lawrence Martin
Patrick J. Martin
David J. Martinelli
Julia Morrison
William J. Murdock
William F. Nimmo
John R. Orrock
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Oswald
Mr. & Mrs. David Plageman
Carolyn & Walt Pulliam, Jr.
Robert A. Reitz
James E. Roberts
Laron D. Shannon
C. Louise Siegel Jr.
Carl A. Singer
Richard E. Stanard
Edmund & Margie Strickler
Christiaan van de Weerd
Patrick A. Vega
Marian L. Wingo
William D. Wranek
Evan J. Wranek
Karl Zeller
John H. Zentay
Corporate and foundation partners
Anne Carter and Walter Robins, Jr. Foundation
BAE Systems, Inc.
Baskervill
Clark Nexsen
Costen Floors
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
Estes Express Lines
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Heritage Foundation
Kappa Alpha Order
Mary Beth Morgan Legacy Foundation
NewMarket Corporation
Peachtree House Foundation
Pritzker Military Museum & Library
Raymond James
RTX
Richard S. Reynolds Foundation
Ridgway Foundation
The 25th Infantry Division Association
Heritage Foundation
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
The Cabell Foundation
Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Titmus Foundation
VFW
VMI Alumni Agencies
VMI Class of 1962
Virginia Military Institute
Volunteers
Carroll Comstock
Michael Dale
Eryn Davis
Sue Lewis
Clare O’Brien
Rachel Rowland
Frank Settle
Rose Mary Sheldon
Cathy Wranek
These
were made in honor of the following individuals in 2023.
These gifts were made in memory of the following individuals in 2023.
In
Douglas T. Charney
In memory of Dr. Roy C. Curry
William Grant
In memory of Dr. Thomas Davis
Col Peter T. Underwood, USMC (Ret.)
In memory of Col William Webster Davis
Thomas W. Davis
In memory of Donald D. & Marjorie L. Denton
Donald D. Denton, Jr.
In memory of Arthur H. Easter
John R. Easter
In memory of Bill Everett
Steven L. Everett
In memory of Chester Ezick
Carol & Lyn Wheeler
In memory of James R. Fay
DeWeese
In memory of Mr. & Mrs.
J. Foresman
George W. Foresman
In memory of Joseph E. Francht
Joseph Francht
In memory of Bernard Goodbar
David Kuroski
In memory of Gen Andrew J. Goodpaster
Roger & Susan Sullivan
In memory of Richard Huntington Hobbs
Melissa Davis
In memory of 2LT David W. Hummel, USA
David J. Cade
In memory of Lawrence & Theresa Hupertz
Lawrence R. Hupertz
In memory of LTG (Ret)
Joseph R. Inge
Michael & Martha Santoro
In memory of Private Paul Kurowski, WWI 82nd Inf Div, France
David Kurowski
In memory of Col Robert O. Lambert
Michael O. Lambert
In memory of Robert F. Levin
Mary Levin Koch
In memory of Gen James J. Lindsay, USA (Ret.)
LTC Jennifer N. Pritzker, USA (Ret)
In memory of Joseph M. Lingle, Jr.
William A. Murphy
In memory of SGT, USA Air
Corps Vernon C. Lochausen, Jr.
Vern Lochausen
In memory of Royster Lyle
Stephen C. Price
In memory of Elizabeth Coles Marshall
John Langhorne
In memory of Charles William Marshall
Caroline Marshall
In memory of Gen George C. Marshall
Andy ‘Anooshirvan’ Batmanghelidj
Katherine Winn
In memory of Dudley Marsteller
Peter C. Bance
Angelene V. Pell
In memory of William J. McTague
George W. Foresman
In memory of Henry J. Miller
Jerry & Diane Hurd
Juia Morrison
In memory of G. Gilmer Minor
David & Jane Ellington
John M. White, Jr.
In memory of John Monroe
Col Peter T. Underwood, USMC (Ret.)
In memory of Maj Gen James M. Morgan, Jr.
Shay Peters
In memory of Grover C. Outland, Jr.
Grover C. Outland III
In memory of Frank M. Parker, Jr.
Frank Parker
In memory of Parlier Brothers: Charles, Herbert & Merton (WWII Vets)
Col Greg H. Parlier, USA (Ret.)
In memory of H. Merrill Pasco E. Trigg & Carrington Pasco Brown
In memory of Philip B. Peters
Shay Peters
In memory of Frank M. Pinizzotto
Frank J. Pinizzotto
In memory of Donald L. Plunkett
Ronald C. Plunkett
In memory of Dr. Forrest C. Pogue Wade L. Houston
In memory of Merrill F. Prugh, MD Dr. & Mrs.
D. Prugh In memory of Gen & Mrs. Matthew B. Ridgway & Matty Ridgway Michael & Linn Swanson In memory of Col George Holt Ripley, USMC (Ret.)
Col Peter T. Underwood, USMC (Ret.)
In memory of Albert S. Robertson
Col (Ret) William Robertson
In memory of Daniel & Zelda Silvis
Thomas Silvis
In memory of Belle Smith
Joyce Butler McKee Allen
In memory of William M. Stokes, Jr.
Wiliam M. Stokes III
In memory of Charles E. Straub, Jr.
Joseph S. Straub
In memory of Sharon Taylor
Douglas E. Taylor
In memory of LTC (Ret) Charles E. Undercoffer
Graham L. Undercoffer
In memory of Patricia Molen Van Ee
Daun Van Ee
In memory of Barbara L. Vaughan
Frederick Vaughan
In memory of Joanne Smith Wade
David C. Wade III
In memory of Sophia & Sam Waldmann
Dr. Michael Farber
In memory of Gen Albert C. Wedemeyer
Anonymous In memory of Col Tyson Wilson, USMC
Col Peter T. Underwood, USMC (Ret.) In memory of Lizora Miller Yonce Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Lehrman Clifford Miller Yonce Family
Expenses
STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES
$9,843,369
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Who We Are in 2023 Staff
Glen J. Carpenter Director of Multimedia and Communications
Melissa H. Davis Director of Library and Archives
Alice J. Lee Special Projects Assistant
Paul A. Levengood President
Leigh H. McFaddin Assistant Director of Development and Special Events
Matthew M. Waldron Chief Financial Officer
John J. Wranek, III Director of Development
“ I have done my best, and I hope I have sown some seeds which may bring forth good fruit.”
George C. Marshall
Lecture upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize December 11, 1953
2023 Board of Trustees
Bennett L. Ross Chairman
Hunter A. Applewhite
C. Russell Fletcher, III Chairman Emeritus
George W. Foresman
Walton M. Jeffress, Jr.
Andrew G. Kumpuris
Paul A. Levengood
Cynthia Marsteller
Jessine A. Monaghan
Don Mosman
Thomas H. Murphy
Thomas A. Pritchard
Peter Prowitt
Maria P. Rasmussen
David L. Roll
James M. Schmuck
Michael A. Williams
James J. Winn, Jr.
Cedric T. Wins
Robert G. Woodward
Clifford Miller Yonce
Council of Advisors
John B. Adams, Jr.
Nancy K. Baker
Mark Baruch
Julius W. Becton, Jr.
Ann L. Brownson
Thomas S. Burack
Christine K. Carrico
Robert B. Charles
Richard B. Cheney
Richard A. Cody
Madison F. Cole, Jr.
William E. Dreyer
Charles W. Dyke
Gregory P. Gass
David Hein
Thomas H. Henriksen
Paul R. Ignatius
Walter H. Kansteiner, III
John M. Keane
John W. Knapp
William J. Lemon
Constance A. Morella
Thomas R. Morris
Charles W. Payne, Jr.
L. F. Payne, Jr.
Thomas R. Pickering
Kurt A. Polk
James E. Rogers
Gordon R. Sullivan
Richard F. Timmons
Carl E. Vuono
Harry H. Warner
Olin L. Wethington
Samuel B. Witt III
John H. Zentay