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Nonprofit · EIN 31-1618642

JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23187

Financials

$4.4M$2.6M2022$2.3M$2.8M2023$3.7M$2.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$3,735,701$2,885,159$850,542$30,197,263$1,272,880$28,924,383
June 30, 2024990$2,254,840$2,792,576-$537,736$28,032,949$1,266,044$26,766,905
June 30, 2023990$4,374,175$2,639,078$1,735,097$26,460,344$1,641,504$24,818,840
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,564,279
Program service revenue
$12,017
Investment income
$1,143,632
Net gain from sales of assets
$337,417
Other revenue
$15,773

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$415,701
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$21,750
Travel
$7,458
Program services (functional)
$1,709,337
Management and general (functional)
$671,930
Fundraising (functional)
$503,892

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$28,032,949
Total assets, end of year
$30,197,263
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,272,880
Net assets, end of year
$28,924,383
Net assets without donor restrictions
$16,890,815
Net assets with donor restrictions
$12,033,568
Gross receipts
$8,536,618
Employees
0
Volunteers
20
Year formed
1998
State of legal domicile
VA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TERRY E HALLCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHAEL T HARRISON SRVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MARI ANN BANKSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
FRANCES C BRADFORDTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CAROLYN S ABBITTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BENTLEY R ANDREWSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LAWRENCE BERNERT IIIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
HELEN ZADARLIK COUSINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BARBARA HAMM LEEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM J LONGAN JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS K NORMENT JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
FRED W PALMORE IIIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BURCHELL F PINNOCKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS H TULLIDGE JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ADRIA VANHOOZIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
6 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
WILLIAM E WHITEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KARIN A WULFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
HERBERT H BATEMAN JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TERRY E BUNTROCKBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
HELEN B REVELEYBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTY S COLEMANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TERRY E HALLPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MRS TJ CARDWELLVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MARI ANN BANKSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ALEXIS N SWANNTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CAROLYN S ABBITTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BENTLEY R ANDREWSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LAWRENCE BERNERT IIIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DONNA P CHAPMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
HELEN ZADARLIK COUSINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL T HARRISON SRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM J LONGAN JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS K NORMENT JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
FRED W PALMORE IIIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS H TULLIDGE JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ADRIA VANHOOZIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KARIN A WULFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCES C BRADFORDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTY S COLEMANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TERRY E HALLPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MRS TJ CARDWELLVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MARI ANN BANKSSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ALEXIS N SWANNTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CAROLYN S ABBITTBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BENTLEY R ANDREWSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LAWRENCE BERNERT IIIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DONNA P CHAPMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
HELEN ZADARLIK COUSINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BK FULTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL T HARRISON SRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM J LONGAN JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS K NORMENT JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
FRED W PALMORE IIIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
O DAVID STEPHENSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCES P SYKESBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS H TULLIDGE JRBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
B HARRISON TURNBULLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
ADRIA VANHOOZIERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KARIN A WULFBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCES C BRADFORDBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTY S COLEMANEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 3605, WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23187-3605
In care of
% JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CHRISTY S COLEMAN, PO BOX 3605, WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23187
Signed the 990
CHRISTY S COLEMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(757) 253-7216
Return prepared by
KEITER STEPHENS HURST GARY & SHREAVES

Mission

THE JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION, INC. IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT PURSUES PRIVATE FUNDS TO STRENGTHEN AND MAINTAIN MUSEUM PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, ASSISTS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION, AND OVERSEES THE ENDOWMENT. THE JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION, AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, SHALL FOSTER THROUGH ITS LIVING-HISTORY MUSEUMS - JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT AND AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM - AN AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE EARLY HISTORY, SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE CONVERGENCE OF AMERICAN INDIAN, EUROPEAN AND AFRICAN CULTURES AND THE ENDURING LEGACIES BEQUEATHED TO THE NATION.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • VISITOR EXPERIENCE - JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION'S MUSEUMSJAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM AT YORKTOWN WELCOMED 421,882 PAID VISITORS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. IN ADDITION TO PARTIAL OPERATING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AND EARNED INCOME THROUGH MUSEUM ADMISSION, RETAIL, AND CONCESSIONS, FUNDRAISING TOTALING $2.7 MILLION SUPPORTED JYF'S ABILITY TO ENGAGE VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE NATION IN 17TH AND 18TH-CENTURY VIRGINIA AND AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH LIVING-HISTORY AREAS, PERMANENT GALLERIES, SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, AND ANNUAL AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS.THE SPECIAL EXHIBITION "PATRONS AND PATRIOTS: THE LEGACY OF NICK AND MARY MATHEWS," CELEBRATING THE LIVES AND PHILANTHROPY OF NICK AND MARY MATHEWS, BELOVED YORKTOWN RESTAURANTEURS WHO DONATED THE LAND FOR THE YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER, OPENED AT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM AT YORKTOWN IN FY25. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SECURED SUPPORT FOR TWO UPCOMING SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS. "FRESH VIEWS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION," A SPECIAL EXHIBITION SHOWCASING ART FROM THE 1976 BICENTENNIAL WILL ENCOURAGE VISITORS, STUDENTS, AND THE COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE EVOLVING PERSPECTIVES ON THE LEGACIES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THE "FOLLOWING THE DRAGON: CHINESE MING PORCELAIN IN EARLY JAMESTOWN" SPECIAL EXHIBITION WILL SHOWCASE PORCELAIN FOUND AT JAMESTOWN. A TOTAL OF 31 VESSELS RECOVERED DURING JAMESTOWN EXCAVATIONS WILL BE PAIRED WITH INTACT PARALLELS FROM ENGLISH, DUTCH AND AMERICAN MUSEUMS, AS WELL AS PRIVATE COLLECTIONS FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE.JYF CONTINUED TO HOLD LONG-STANDING ANNUAL PROGRAMS, WITH MILITARY THROUGH THE AGES CELEBRATING ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY, AND GROW RECENTLY CREATED EVENTS, WITH THE BLACK ARTIST SHOWCASE EXPANDING TO A MONTH-LONG EXHIBITION. THESE PROGRAMS ALLOW JYF TO CONNECT WITH LOCAL PERFORMERS, ARTISTS, AND HISTORIANS AND FOSTER KEY MUNICIPAL AND STATE PARTNERSHIPS. ANNUAL PROGRAMS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT BOTH MUSEUMS INCLUDE: LIBERTY CELEBRATION, AN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION; FIRST AFRICANS COMMEMORATION, WHICH HONORS THE LEGACY OF THE FIRST RECORDED AFRICANS BROUGHT TO VIRGINIA IN 1619; YORKTOWN VICTORY CELEBRATION, WHICH COMMEMORATES THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN; FAMILY FRIGHTS, A FAMILY-FRIENDLY HALLOWEEN EVENT; FOODS & FEASTS OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA, WHICH EDUCATES VISITORS ABOUT CULINARY PRACTICES AND COOKING TECHNIQUES IN EARLY VIRGINIA; CHRISTMASTIDE IN VIRGINIA; AFTER ANGELO, A CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND HERITAGE NAMED FOR ONE OF THE FIRST RECORDED AFRICAN WOMEN AT JAMESTOWN; THE BLACK ARTIST SHOWCASE, AN ANNUAL SHOWCASE OF VIRGINIA ARTISTS DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH; MILITARY THROUGH THE AGES, AN ANNUAL GATHERING OF MILITARY RE-ENACTORS FROM ANCIENT TO MODERN HISTORY; INDIGENOUS ARTS DAY, A CELEBRATION OF FEATURING INDIGENOUS ARTISTS, CRAFTSPEOPLE, MUSICIANS, AND DANCERS; JAMESTOWN DAY, MARKING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF JAMESTOWN; JUNETEENTH; AND CIVIC SEASON, A PERIOD BETWEEN JUNETEENTH AND INDEPENDENCE DAY THAT PROMOTES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, JYF HOSTS THE TALKING HISTORY SERIES AND DIRECTOR'S SERIES, WHICH INVITE A RANGE OF SCHOLARS, ARTISTS, INTERPRETERS, AND OTHER EXPERTS TO SHARE THEIR WORK WITH THE PUBLIC.
    Expenses $1,019,128 · grants $308,278
  • EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - JYF CONTINUED TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION AS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF MUSEUM EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE COMMONWEALTH, PROVIDING ONSITE, IN-PERSON OUTREACH, AND VIRTUAL OUTREACH EDUCATION TO NEARLY EVERY CITY AND COUNTY IN VIRGINIA. IN FY25, JYF EDUCATED 198,173 STUDENTS, INCLUDING 5,497 UNDER-RESOURCED STUDENTS FROM 29 TITLE I SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN VIRGINIA. TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ALSO HAD AN EXTENSIVE REACH. IN FY25, WITH 226 TEACHERS FROM 25 VIRGINIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATING IN VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS. THE SUMMER TEACHER INSTITUTE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS WELCOMED 19 TEACHERS FROM 13 VIRGINIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND 183 TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY ATTENDED 24 VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS. AS AN EDUCATIONAL AGENCY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, ALL JYF EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ARE ROOTED IN THE VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNING FOR HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE (SOL). JYF CONTINUES TO CULTIVATE LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS IN SUPPORTING THESE PROGRAMS.
    Expenses $186,351 · grants $107,423
  • COLLECTIONS - THE FOUNDATION COLLECTION IS COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 210,892 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NON-ARCHEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS RELATING TO HISTORICAL THEMES AT THE MUSEUMS, INCLUDING 17TH- AND 18TH-CNTURY PORTRAITS, DOCUMENTS, FURNISHINGS, TOYS, CEREMONIAL AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS, TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS, WEAPONRY, MILITARY EQUIPMENT, NAUTICAL OBJECTS, CLOTHING, PERSONAL EFFECTS AND HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO BUILD ITS COLLECTION BY ACQUIRING ARTIFACTS TO EXHIBIT AT BOTH MUSEUMS TO SUPPORT ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION. THE FOUNDATION'S COLLECTIONS POLICY REFLECTS AN EMPHASIS ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND EXHIBITION BY ACQUIRING OBJECTS THAT ARE CENTRAL TO A DYNAMIC EXHIBITS PROGRAM. PERIOD ARTIFACTS ADD ANOTHER DIMENSION TO THE FULFILLMENT OF THE AGENCY'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION, ALLOWING HISTORICAL THEMES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO BE MORE EFFECTIVELY ILLUSTRATED. ALL ARTIFACTS IN OUR COLLECTION ARE GIVEN A HIGH STANDARD OF CARE. OUR CONSERVATION FACILITIES GIVE US THE CAPACITY TO CARRY OUT THE FULL RANGE OF COLLECTION CARE THAT IS EXPECTED AND REQUIRED OF A FULLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION.
    Expenses $503,858
  • ANNUAL FUND - IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE ANNUAL FUND RAISED $857,945 FROM 1,793 DONORS. GIFTS TO THE ANNUAL FUND PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT THAT SUSTAINS THE FOUNDATION'S MUSEUMS AND PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING ARTIFACT ACQUISITIONS AND COLLECTIONS CARE; LIVING-HISTORY INTERPRETATION; PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS; EDUCATION PROGRAMMING FOR K-12 STUDENTS; VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION; AND MARITIME EDUCATION. ENDOWMENT - THE JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION, INC. HAS INVESTMENT OVERSIGHT OVER ALL THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWED ASSETS, WHICH AS OF JULY 1, 2025, AMOUNTED TO $22.6 MILLION. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE ENDOWMENTS' EXPENDABLE EARNINGS WERE USED TO SUPPORT CORE PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EDUCATION PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDING LIVING-HISTORY INTERPRETATION, MARITIME EDUCATION, OUTREACH EDUCATION, SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, AND ARTIFACT ACQUISITION.

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
31-1618642
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1999
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$30,197,263
Income (IRS master file)
$8,536,618

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$3,735,701$2,885,159$30,197,263XML
990June 2024$2,254,840$2,792,576$28,032,949XML
990June 2023$4,374,175$2,639,078$26,460,344XML
990June 2022$2,614,078$1,967,448$23,441,243IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-1618642).

Questions about JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC is 31-1618642.
Is JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
Are donations to JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHRISTY S COLEMAN.
Who are the officers and directors of JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does JAMESTOWN YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,735,701, expenses of $2,885,159 and total assets of $30,197,263 at year end.

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