Jamestowne Society Inc

Analysis

Jamestowne Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Williamsburg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2014, 12 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Jamestowne Society Inc reported income of $408k and spending of $395k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $681k to $408k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jamestowne Society Inc 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 67th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keokuk Union Depot Foundation ($408k), Friends of Emerald Coast State Parks Inc ($408k) and Women and Family Life Center of Guilford Incorporated ($408k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $26k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $113k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 2 employees.