Friends of Washington Crossing Park

What Friends of Washington Crossing Park does

Friends of Washington Crossing Park is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2009 in response to Pennsylvania state budget cuts that threatened Washington Crossing Historic Park and its Christmas Day Crossing reenactment. Headquartered at 1112 River Road, Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, the organization is the official nonprofit partner of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), which manages the underlying 500-acre historic site. Its mission is to preserve and interpret the location where George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776, turning the tide of the Revolutionary War.

Name

Friends of Washington Crossing Park

Legal name

Friends of Washington Crossing Park

Website

https://washingtoncrossingpark.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heritage Tourism and Historic Site Operations

NAICS

Historical Sites (71212), Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions (712)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Heritage & Historic District Tours (THAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

National Parks & Protected Area Visitor Services (Concessions, Guided Access) (THAAAAAH), Museum & Landmark Guided Tours (Skip-the-line/Docent-led) (THAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Historic site preservation
• Heritage tourism
• Living history programs
• Educational field trips
• Museum tours

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Membership: Tax-deductible contributions from donors and members supporting educational programs and historic preservation. EIN: 27-1655016
2. Ticket Sales: Revenue from guided tours of Historic Village, Thompson-Neely House, Grist Mill, Bowman's Hill Tower, and combination tickets
3. Retail Sales: Patriot Gift Shoppe merchandise including books, candles, apparel, and souvenirs
4. Corporate Matching Gifts: Employee matching gift programs where employers match employee donations; generated $14,480 additional revenue
5. Volunteer Grants: Corporate volunteer grant programs where companies donate based on employee volunteer hours
6. Grants and Sponsorships: Funding from National Park Service, Pennsylvania DCNR/DGS, Americana Corner, Visit Bucks County, and corporate sponsors for 2026 initiatives

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Friends of Washington Crossing Park operates a 500-acre historic park in partnership with Pennsylvania DCNR, preserving the site of Washington's 1776 Delaware crossing. It sells guided tours (Crossing the Delaware Walking Tour, Thompson-Neely House, Grist Mill, Bowman's Hill Tower), K-12 field trip programs, virtual lessons, annual reenactments, and a museum gift shop, supported by donations, memberships, and grants.

Product overview

Friends of Washington Crossing Park operates a 500-acre historic site managed in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The organization offers a unified portfolio of historical tourism and educational products centered on George Washington's 1776 crossing of the Delaware River. Core tour products include the Crossing the Delaware Walking Tour, Thompson-Neely Grist Mill Tour, Thompson-Neely House Tour, Bowman's Hill Tower, and Historic Village exploration. The educational offerings include Colonial Days Field Trips, Rescuing the Revolution Field Trip Tour, History Chests rental program, and Virtual Lessons. Special experiential products include the Traversing the Ten Crucial Days Bus Tour, Crossing Reenactment events, Monthly Living History Programs (Soldier Saturdays and Farmstead Fridays), and Fall Lantern Tours. The 2026 Initiatives represent a major expansion for the 250th anniversary featuring new officer's quarters at Frye House, Durham Boat Project, Thompson-Neely House restoration, and exhibit gallery enhancements. Ancillary offerings include the Patriot Gift Shoppe retail store, Volunteer Programs, Historic Gardens with orchard, and membership/donation programs through Neon CRM.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Patriot Gift Shoppe: The museum gift shop located at the park offering gifts, books, local artisan items, and Revolutionary War inspired souvenirs.

Products and services

• Crossing the Delaware Walking Tour
• Thompson-Neely Grist Mill Tour
• Thompson-Neely House Tour
• Bowman's Hill Tower
• Voltage Bikes & Thompson-Neely House/Mill Combo Tour
• Historic Village
• Colonial Days Field Trips
• Rescuing the Revolution Field Trip Tour
• History Chests
• Virtual Lessons
• Traversing the Ten Crucial Days Bus Tour
• Crossing Reenactment
• Monthly Living History Programs
• Fall Lantern Tours
• Patriot Gift Shoppe
• Taylorsville General Store
• Volunteer Programs
• Gallery Exhibits
• Membership Program
• Donation Program
• Bowman's Hill Tower & Wildflower Preserve Combination Ticket
• Historic Gardens
• Thompson-Neely House Historical Restoration

Quantifiable outcome

• 750,000+ visitors annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Americana Corner Preserving America InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership supporting the Rescuing the Revolution Field Trip Program and monthly living history programs. Americana Corner provides funding and support for military and civilian life interpretation during the American Revolution.
• Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021The park is managed by Pennsylvania DCNR and operated through partnership with Friends of Washington Crossing Park. DCNR provided $8.7 million for historic building rehabilitation project. DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn has championed the restoration efforts.
• Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtifacts on loan including Hessian musket, pistol, and other military objects from the Revolution. Also involved in earlier archaeological excavations at Thompson-Neely Mill site.
• Philly Touch ToursminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to create inclusive experiences for the blind and low-vision community featuring tactile elements of historical exhibits.
• Voltage BikesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNew for 2026: Partnership offering combined Thompson-Neely House & Mill tours with Velotric pedal-assist e-bike rental along the Delaware Canal Path. 10% discount on bike rental when booked together.
• Washington Crossing Chapter Daughters of the American RevolutionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership offering Constitution Compendium educational resources to celebrate Constitution Day.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Historic Deerfield: Historic Deerfield is a nonprofit early-American historic village and museum in Massachusetts offering living-history programs, K-12 field trips, and craft demonstrations. Comparable in mission and product mix (colonial-era living history, gardens, school programs) but smaller scale and regionally distant.

Direct peers

• National Constitution Center: The National Constitution Center is a nonprofit museum in Philadelphia focused on constitutional and founding-era history with similar K-12 field-trip programming, museum retail, and group tour offerings. It overlaps directly in target audience and educational product.
• Colonial Williamsburg: Colonial Williamsburg is a living-history museum and historic site operator delivering guided tours, school field-trip programs, reenactments, and retail. It is highly comparable in product mix (living history, K-12 field trips, museum shop) and visitor-scale, though larger in scope and geography.
• Morristown National Historical Park: Morristown NHP in New Jersey is a Revolutionary War-era NPS site with a nonprofit partner organization (Washington Association of New Jersey) providing educational programming, tours, and special events. It is a directly comparable public-private operating structure for a regional heritage site.
• Old Barracks Museum: The Old Barracks Museum in Trenton, NJ is a Revolutionary War-era historic site and 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering school programs, tours, and reenactments. It is a co-beneficiary of the Traversing the Ten Crucial Days Bus Tour and competes for the same NJ/PA school field-trip market.
• Valley Forge National Historical Park: Valley Forge is a directly adjacent Revolutionary War heritage site in Pennsylvania offering visitor services, educational programming, and ranger-led tours. It competes for the same school field-trip and heritage-tourism demand in the greater Philadelphia region.
• Mount Vernon: Mount Vernon is George Washington's estate and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that operates a historic site, museum, and educational programming focused on the founding era. It is the closest comparable in mission, governance structure, and visitor-facing programming mix (tours, education, retail, special events).
• Princeton Battlefield Society: Princeton Battlefield Society operates a Revolutionary War historic site in New Jersey with educational programs and reenactments, and is explicitly partnered with Friends of WCP on the Rescuing the Revolution Field Trip and Traversing the Ten Crucial Days Bus Tour. Direct programmatic and audience peer.

Broad incumbents

• Gettysburg National Military Park: Gettysburg National Military Park is a major Civil War-era NPS historic site with museum, ranger-led tours, and K-12 educational programming. It is comparable in operating model (federal site with nonprofit partners) and in the school field-trip and heritage-tourism demand it captures.
• Independence Hall / National Park Service Philadelphia Sites: Independence National Historical Park is a federal NPS site in Philadelphia preserving the founding-era sites (Independence Hall, Liberty Bell). It is a broader incumbent in the same Revolutionary-era tourism market, drawing many of the same visitors but as part of a wider portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/WashXingPark
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCsiZq3jewGunh1K8FAjeUVQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Washington-Crossing-Park/344211488115
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/friends-of-washington-crossing-park
• Instagraminstagram.com/washingtoncrossingpark
• Pinterestpinterest.com/washingtoncrossingpark

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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