1812. Through 2019, the organization has saved almost 52,000 acres at more than 130 battlefields in 24 states, averaging well over 2,000 acres a year during Lighthizer's 20 years at the helm. Membership grew from about 20,000 in 2000 to more than 47,000 in 2017. From 2000 through 2019, the Trust took in a total of $451 million for battlefield preservation, including $235 million in private donations and $216 million in federal and public funding. In 2019, the Trust received its 10th consecutive four-star rating from Charity Navigator, which evaluates non-profit organizations for fiscal stability, responsibility and performance. Only two percent of non-profits have attained a four-star rating from Charity Navigator for as many as nine consecutive years. Lighthizer received the National Humanities Medal in a White House ceremony on January 13, 2021. "I was very shocked to receive it," said Lighthizer. "To be recognized by the president of the United States for your own work is extremely gratifying. It's very humbling." Personal life Lighthizer is married and the father of five children. Lighthizer's brother, Robert Lighthizer, formerly served as U.S. Trade Representative. References Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates 1946 births Living people Anne Arundel County Executives State cabinet secretaries of Maryland 20th-century American politicians University of Dayton alumni Georgetown University Law Center alumni