Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation

Analysis

Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 June 2023, Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.8m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.0m (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forum to Advance Minorities in Engineering Inc ($2.0m), Seacoast Science Center Inc ($2.0m) and Koihonua ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $223k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $330k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.3m.