Find Your Bearing.
Know Your History.
Patriot Compass Foundation connects future generations with the people, places, and stories that shaped America.
Our Mission
History is not something you read.
It is something you stand on.
Patriot Compass Foundation is a South Carolina nonprofit dedicated to connecting future generations with the people, places, and stories that shaped America through experiential education and innovative technology.
We take students, families, and visitors to the actual ground where America was decided, and we give them a reason to care once they are there. The past is not behind us. It is under our feet, and it is disappearing faster than most people realize.
What We Do
Three ways we close the distance.
Experiential Education
Programs that put people on historic ground, not in front of a screen. Field-based learning built for students, families, and heritage travelers.
Technology That Travels
GPS-driven mobile experiences that turn a battlefield, a churchyard, or a roadside marker into a story worth walking to.
Preserving Local Memory
Partnering with historians, foundations, and communities to capture the stories that never made the textbook, before the people who hold them are gone.
Flagship Program
American Waypoints
A GPS-driven mobile experience that guides visitors to historic sites and rewards them for showing up, exploring, and learning. Built for classrooms, families, and heritage tourism, starting in the South Carolina Lowcountry and expanding nationally.
Patriot Compass Foundation is the charitable partner bringing American Waypoints to schools, students, and underserved communities.
The American Waypoints board game brings the same journey to the classroom and the kitchen table.
Leadership
Who is steering.
Our board of directors is made up of historians, business attorneys, veterans, and entrepreneurs, bringing a diverse range of backgrounds and expertise to the mission.
- Historians
- Business Attorneys
- Veterans
- Entrepreneurs
Support
Stand with us.
Patriot Compass Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Your contribution funds the programs, the technology, and the fieldwork that put the next generation on historic ground.