Jamestown Yorktown Foundation Inc

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.

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.

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.