Jamestown Foundation

Analysis

Jamestown Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Jamestown Foundation reported income of $620k and spending of $1.6m, spending 260% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $620k (-44%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Jamestown Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 47th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Institute for Maghrib Studies Inc ($620k), Ansaar-E-Fatemi Dawat Inc ($620k) and Gambiarising ($619k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $405k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $405k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $700k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 8 employees.