The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) qualified charity under the United States Internal Revenue Service code. The tax identification number is 31-1618642. Contributions are fully eligible for tax deduction.

Mission

The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc. was incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization for charitable and educational purposes in support of the Foundation’s programs and its museums, Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. The JYF, Inc. cultivates donors, expands funding, contributes to program development and stewards resources to strengthen the Foundation’s museums.

Vision

To create funding resources to enhance an environment of discovery that challenges all people to embrace the ideals – and consequences – of early American history.

Leadership

The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc. is administered by a Board of Directors consisting of no more than 30 members, including at least three but no more than seven members of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation’s Board of Trustees, including the trustees’ chair.

Financial Statements

• FY21 IRS 990
• FY21 Audited Financial Statement
• FY20 IRS 990
• FY20 Audited Financial Statement
• FY19 IRS 990
• FY19 Audited Financial Statement

In FY22 (July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022), fundraising efforts totaled $2 million in support of the Annual Fund, special exhibitions, ongoing artifact acquisitions and loan replacements, cultural initiatives, educational programs, endowment, and public programming and events at both Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown®. The endowment amounted to $17 million as of June 30, 2022.

Annual Reports

View past annual reports to see how donors’ contributions make an impact on the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.

• 2022 Annual Report
• 2021 Annual Report
• 2020 Annual Report

From the Executive Director

What an amazing year at the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation! It is with gratitude that we share and showcase the remarkable work being done at our museums—Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown--to educate, interpret, preserve and inspire audiences about American history. Our Annual Report acknowledges the generous support of donors and the partnership between JYF and its Board of Trustees and Directors to cultivate donors and expand funding to support programs at our museums while managing our endowments and offering invaluable guidance to museum leadership.

Enjoy exploring our new website to discover what’s new on the horizon—notably the long-awaited Reign & Rebellion special exhibition that debuts in November. For the first time, JYF presents a two-fold special exhibition—simultaneously at both museums—to showcase rare artifacts that reveal the complex stories of the legacies of the Stuart monarchy in the development of Virginia—its geography and its people. We’re grateful to the many donors who have contributed specifically to the special exhibition as well as a number of intriguing special programs that will take place in its nearly year long run.

Through our website, INSIDE JYF, and Annual Report, we share stories that demonstrate how JYF cares for its collections, reaches students and teachers, and tells inclusive perspectives of our shared history, then and now, along with highlighting the successes of employees and volunteers who make this work possible.

Many wonderful things await JYF in 2023 with a full calendar of events, including the return of the popular Director’s Series and ongoing programming related to Reign & Rebellion, new programs and initiatives, and the preparations for the Virginia American Revolution 250th Commemoration—all designed to reach exciting and new audiences.

On behalf of everyone at JYF, we offer our sincerest appreciation for the enduring support of time and resources to sustain and strengthen our world-class museums, award-winning educational programs, and dedicated staff and volunteers. We are truly grateful.

Christy S. Coleman
Executive Director

About JYF

For more information about the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and its museums, visit the About Us page.