JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION INC
PO BOX 3605, WILLIAMSBURG, VA 23187 www.historyisfun.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION, AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, SHALL FOSTER THROUGH ITS LIVING-HISTORY MUSEUMS - JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT AND AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM - AN AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE EARLY HISTORY, SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE CONVERGENCE OF AMERICAN INDIAN, EUROPEAN AND AFRICAN CULTURES AND THE ENDURING LEGACIES BEQUEATHED TO THE NATION. THE JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION, INC. IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT PURSUES PRIVATE FUNDS TO STRENGTHEN AND MAINTAIN MUSEUM PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, ASSISTS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUSEUM COLLECTION, AND OVERSEES THE ENDOWMENT.

THE JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION, INC (THE ORGANIZATION) IS A NON-PROFIT, 501(C)(3) CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES IN SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAMS OF THE JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION AND ITS MUSEUMS, JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT AND AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM. THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTS FUNDRAISING FOR PRIVATE GIFTS, MANAGES THE ENDOWMENT AND ASSISTS WITH THE ACQUISITION OF ARTIFACTS FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT AND YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER MUSEUMS. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES CHARITABLE GIFTS AND DONATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FOUNDATION.

VISITOR EXPERIENCE - JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM AT YORKTOWN SERVE AS LEADING CENTERS OF EDUCATION AND TOURISM. THROUGH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED MUSEUM GALLERIES, LIVING HISTORY, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, THE MUSEUMS TELL THE STORIES OF WHERE AND HOW AMERICA BEGAN. LIVING-HISTORY AREAS COMPLEMENT THE MUSEUMS' EXHIBITION GALLERIES BY INVOLVING VISITORS IN INTERACTIVE, HANDS-ON LEARNING. WHILE THE JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION RECEIVES PARTIAL OPERATING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA AND EARNS INCOME THROUGH MUSEUM ADMISSIONS, PRIVATE DONATIONS MADE A CRITICAL DIFFERENCE IN OUR ABILITY TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE THE 536,496 PAID VISITORS TO OUR MUSEUMS IN CALENDAR YEAR 2019. SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, THEMED PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS CONSTITUTED AN INTEGRAL PART OF THAT VISITOR EXPERIENCE, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE TOPICS IN GREATER DEPTH. THE FOUNDATION, INC. CONTINUED TO CULTIVATE DONORS AND EXPAND FUNDING FOR JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT'S SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM OF SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING "TENACITY: WOMEN IN JAMESTOWN AND EARLY VIRGINIA," WHICH OPENED NOVEMBER 10, 2018 AND RAN THROUGH JANUARY 5, 2020. "TENACITY" EXPLORED THE LITTLE-KNOWN, CAPTIVATING STORIES OF REAL WOMEN IN JAMESTOWN AND THE EARLY VIRGINIA COLONY, THEIR TENACIOUS SPIRIT, AND THEIR IMPACT ON A FLEDGLING SOCIETY. "TENACITY" WAS A LEGACY PROJECT OF THE 2019 COMMEMORATION, AMERICAN EVOLUTION. THE "18TH NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MARINE ARTISTS" WELCOMED VISITORS BEGINNING ON MARCH 7, 2019. THE NATION'S OLDEST AND LARGEST NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO MARINE ART AND HISTORY PARTNERED WITH THE JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION TO PRESENT A SPECIAL EXHIBITION FEATURING 110 WORKS OF MARINE ART, INCLUDING PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, AND SCRIMSHAW CARVINGS. THE SHOW HIGHLIGHTS THE WORKS OF ARTISTS REPRESENTING THE BEST IN AMERICAN MARINE ART BY JURIED COMPETITION. AT THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM AT YORKTOWN, THE SPECIAL EXHIBITION "FORGOTTEN SOLDIER" BEGAN WELCOMING VISITORS ON JUNE 29, 2019 TO DISCOVER THE PERSONAL STORIES OF ENSLAVED AND FREE AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO FOUGHT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. THE EXHIBITION, EXTENDED THROUGH JULY 8, 2020, FEATURED TWO RARE DOCUMENTS ON DISPLAY TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1783, THE "BOOK OF NEGROES" ON LOAN FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, U.K., AND THE "INSPECTION ROLL OF NEGROES BOOK NO. 1," ON LOAN FROM THE U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES. "FORGOTTEN SOLDIER" SHOWCASED AN ORIGINAL COMMISSIONED ARTWORK BY TITUS KAPHAR, AN AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ARTIST AND 2018 MCARTHUR FELLOW WHOSE WORK INVITED VISITORS TO LOOK AT HISTORY IN A NEW LIGHT. THE EXHIBITION WAS COMPLEMENTED BY A SERIES OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A FAMILY HISTORY WORKSHOP SERIES, PANEL DISCUSSION, AND "THE AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIER" SPECIAL EVENT. SPECIAL EVENTS HELD THROUGHOUT THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR AT BOTH JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM AT YORKTOWN OFFERED UNIQUE ACTIVITIES AND WAYS TO CONNECT WITH HISTORY. EVENTS INCLUDED "LIBERTY CELEBRATION," "AMERICAN INDIAN INTERTRIBAL POWWOW," "YORKTOWN VICTORY CELEBRATION," "FAMILY FRIGHTS AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT," "THE AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIER," "FOODS & FEASTS OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA," "CHRISTMASTIDE IN VIRGINIA," "AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE MONTH," "AFTER ANGELO: CELEBRATING BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA, AND A LECTURE SERIES AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT THAT EXPLORED THEMES FROM THE SPECIAL EXHIBITION "TENACITY: WOMEN IN JAMESTOWN AND EARLY VIRGINIA."

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - THE JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION AS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF STRUCTURED MUSEUM EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THE COMMONWEALTH. THESE INCLUDE CURRICULUM-BASED, ON-SITE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENT GROUPS AND HOMESCHOOL FAMILIES, IN VIRGINIA CLASSROOM OUTREACH SETTINGS, TEACHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, DISTANCE LEARNING, AND WITH ONLINE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. ONE IN THREE VISITORS TO THE FOUNDATION'S MUSEUMS IS A SCHOOL-AGED CHILD. DURING THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR, FOUNDATION PROGRAMS SERVED 150,301 STUDENTS THROUGH ON-SITE SESSIONS AND GUIDED TOURS AT BOTH MUSEUMS AND IN CLASSROOM OUTREACH SETTINGS. STRUCTURED EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT THE TWO MUSEUMS SERVED 79,649 SCHOOLCHILDREN. OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED TO 61,057 PEOPLE, INCLUDING STUDENTS IN 86 OF VIRGINIA'S 133 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WHETHER IN PERSON OR ONLINE, THE FOUNDATION'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST TEACHERS IN MEETING VIRGINIA'S STANDARDS OF LEARNING. THEY HAVE WON NUMEROUS AWARDS AND HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE SOCIAL STUDIES, THE NATION'S LEADING ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATORS. PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS MADE THROUGH THE FOUNDATION, INC. MADE THE CRITICAL DIFFERENCE TO 5,425 VIRGINIA SCHOOLCHILDREN LIVING IN UNDERSERVED PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, EITHER BY TAKING PART IN A FIELD TRIP TO ONE OF OUR MUSEUMS OR PARTICIPATING IN AN OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAM IN THEIR CLASSROOM, ALL AT NO COST TO THEM, THEIR TEACHERS, OR THEIR SCHOOLS. DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS WERE PROVIDED FOR 9,595 STUDENTS IN 29 STATES AND IN TWO FOREIGN COUNTRIES. IN THE SPRING OF 2020, THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED ITS "HISTORY AT HOME" WEBPAGE, SHOWCASING NEW AND EXISTING ONLINE RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING BI-WEEKLY LIVE WEBCASTS FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN ON A VARIETY OF HISTORY TOPICS, LIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS, INTERACTIVE PROJECTS, WRITTEN CURRICULA, AND VIDEO TUTORIALS. THE WEBPAGE AND RELATED LINKED PAGES HAS RESULTED IN MORE THAN 909,799 PAGE VIEWS SINCE ITS CREATION ON MARCH 20, 2020. THERE WERE 2,619,269 WEB VISITS TO HISTORYISFUN.ORG IN CALENDAR YEAR 2019 AND, AT YEAR-END, 128,851 FANS ON THE MUSEUMS' FACEBOOK PAGE.

COLLECTIONS - THE JAMESTOWN-YORKTOWN FOUNDATION COLLECTION CONTAINS 210,398 ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND NON-ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS. THANKS TO PRIVATE FUNDS, 16 OBJECTS WERE ACQUIRED DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020: SEVEN FOR THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION MUSEUM AT YORKTOWN'S GALLERIES, AND NINE TO ENHANCE THE COLLECTION AT JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT. AMONG THE OBJECTS RECENTLY ACQUIRED BY THE FOUNDATION WERE TWO RARE BOOKS: A FIRST EDITION OF THE INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF OLAUDAH EQUIANO, OR GUSTAVO VASSA, THE AFRICAN AND JOHN SMITH'S GENERALL HISTORIE OF VIRGINIA, NEW ENGLAND AND THE SUMMER ISLES. OTHER ITEMS INCLUDED A RARE POCKET-SIZED TUNE BOOK, FIRST PRINTED IN BOSTON IN 1779, CONTAINING A COLLECTION OF PSALM TUNES OF VARIOUS METRES, SET IN SCORE BY WILLIAM BILLINGS.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 FOUNDATION'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.

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