Nonprofit · EIN 54-0419452
VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · RICHMOND, VA 23221
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $14,914,040 | $15,894,525 | -$980,485 | $176,801,404 | $15,504,608 | $161,296,796 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $24,615,073 | $14,020,028 | $10,595,045 | $169,140,015 | $15,652,700 | $153,487,315 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $11,743,419 | $12,745,939 | -$1,002,520 | $152,887,234 | $17,550,828 | $135,336,406 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,712,470
- Membership dues
- $469,570
- Program service revenue
- $1,560,515
- Investment income
- $1,752,953
- Royalties
- $5,012
- Net rental income
- $743,462
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $706,274
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$32,407
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $105,085
- Other revenue
- $888,102
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $551,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,052,792
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,002,545
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,901,172
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $1,121,935
- Travel
- $93,133
- Depreciation
- $2,425,343
- Program services (functional)
- $12,523,152
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,294,958
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,076,415
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $169,140,015
- Total assets, end of year
- $176,801,404
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,504,608
- Net assets, end of year
- $161,296,796
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $39,047,919
- Publicly traded securities
- $98,201,275
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $74,551,826
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $86,744,970
- Gross unrelated business income
- $133,350
- Gross receipts
- $15,235,776
- Employees
- 129
- Volunteers
- 232
- Year formed
- 1831
- State of legal domicile
- VA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMIE O BOSKET | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 40 | $558,342 | $21,612 |
| ANNA E POWERS | VP ADVANCEMENT Key employee | 40 | $171,129 | $28,794 |
| TRACY D SCHNEIDER | VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $149,227 | $26,829 |
| DAVID KUNNEN | CFO Officer | 40 | $135,443 | $24,466 |
| LINDA PARRIS | DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS CATALOGING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $134,168 | $10,605 |
| ADAM E SCHER | VP FOR COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,384 | $14,633 |
| MICHAEL PLUMB | VP FOR GUEST ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,811 | $2,800 |
| MAKOLA M ABDULLAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| B MARC ALLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL AMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR K BRANCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES CABELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR O CARDWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HERBERT A CLAIBORNE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD P CULLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
31 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM C DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MELANIE TRENT DE SCHUTTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOANIE D EILAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER F FARRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MOLLY G HARDIE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VICTORIA D HARKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RUSSELL B HARPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL C HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HONORABLE CN JENKINS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDWARD A MULLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN R NELSON JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM S PEEBLES IV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEVIN B OSBORNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| J SARGEANT REYNOLDS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| XAVIER R RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAMELA K ROYALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH A SEEGAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GERALD F SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT D TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEXANDER Y THOMAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AUSTIN BROCKENBROUGH III | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HARRY F BYRD III | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NANCY H GOTTWALD | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CONRAD M HALL | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS G SLATER JR | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WILLIAM H FRALIN JR | REGIONAL VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN S GOODE | REGIONAL VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GEN JOHN P JUMPER | REGIONAL VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA R MOORE | REGIONAL VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARLOS BROWN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| J TRACY WALKER IV | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 44 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMIE O BOSKET | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 40 | $446,958 | $20,712 |
| ANNA E POWERS | VP ADVANCEMENT Key employee | 40 | $171,136 | $23,907 |
| TRACY D SCHNEIDER | VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,198 | $16,562 |
| DAVID KUNNEN | CFO Officer | 40 | $133,088 | $21,285 |
| ADAM E SCHER | VP FOR COLLECTIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,118 | $12,290 |
| MICHAEL PLUMB | VP FOR GUEST ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,962 | $2,809 |
| MAKOLA M ABDULLAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| B MARC ALLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL AMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR K BRANCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES CABELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR O CARDWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HERBERT A CLAIBORNE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM C DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE TRENT DE SCHUTTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANIE EILAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER F FARRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA D HARKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL B HARPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL C HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HONORABLE CN JENKINS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD A MULLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN R NELSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN B OSBORNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J SARGEANT REYNOLDS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| XAVIER R RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH A SEEGAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J TRACY WALKER IV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN BROCKENBROUGH III | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY F BYRD III | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY H GOTTWALD | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CONRAD M HALL | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS G SLATER | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM H FRALIN | REGIONAL VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN S GOODE | REGIONAL VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEN JOHN P JUMPER | REGIONAL VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA R MOORE | REGIONAL VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD F SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS BROWN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD P CULLEN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT D TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANETTE R CADWALLENDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| G GILMER MINOR III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA K ROYALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMIE O BOSKET | PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer | 40 | $425,845 | $19,212 |
| ANNA E POWERS | VP ADVANCEMENT Key employee | 40 | $173,038 | $19,411 |
| TRACY D SCHNEIDER | VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,807 | $20,560 |
| ADAM E SCHER | VP FOR COLLECTIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,798 | $11,962 |
| DAVID KUNNEN | CFO Officer | 40 | $116,742 | $10,108 |
| MICHAEL PLUMB | VP FOR GUEST ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,195 | $3,746 |
| MAKOLA M ABDULLAH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NEIL AMIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR K BRANCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS BROWN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES CABELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANETTE R CADWALLENDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR O CARDWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HERBERT A CLAIBORNE III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM C DAVIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANIE EILAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER F FARRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| VICTORIA D HARKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL B HARPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HONORABLE CN JENKINS JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| G GILMER MINOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD A MULLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN R NELSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN B OSBORNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| XAVIER R RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH A SEEGAR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J TRACY WALKER IV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD P CULLEN | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA K ROYALL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN BROCKENBROUGH III | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRY F BYRD III | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY H GOTTWALD | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CONRAD M HALL | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS G SLATER | HONORARY VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM H FRALIN | REGIONAL VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN S GOODE | REGIONAL VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEN JOHN P JUMPER | REGIONAL VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA R MOORE | REGIONAL VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD F SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LANDON HILLIARD | REGIONAL VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH A MCCLANAHAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT D TAYLOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 7311, RICHMOND, VA 23221-0311
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAMIE O BOSKET, PO BOX 7311, RICHMOND, VA 23221
- Signed the 990
- DAVID KUNNEN, CFO
- Phone
- (804) 340-1800
- Website
- WWW.VIRGINIAHISTORY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KEITER STEPHENS HURST GARY & SHREAVES
Mission
CONNECTING PEOPLE TO AMERICA'S PAST THROUGH THE UNPARALLELED STORY OF VIRGINIA. BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND INTERPRETING THE COMMONWEALTH'S HISTORY, WE LINK PAST WITH PRESENT AND INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCHExpenses $4,005,150
- PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONExpenses $8,518,002 · grants $551,500
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-0419452
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1941
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A800)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $176,801,404
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,235,776
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $14,914,040 | $15,894,525 | $176,801,404 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $24,615,073 | $14,020,028 | $169,140,015 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $11,743,419 | $12,745,939 | $152,887,234 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $15,255,895 | $14,383,203 | $153,035,924 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 54-0419452).
Questions about VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 54-0419452.
- Is VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1941.
- Are donations to VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JAMIE O BOSKET.
- Who are the officers and directors of VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 46 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $558,342 (JAMIE O BOSKET, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
- How much revenue does VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $14,914,040, expenses of $15,894,525 and total assets of $176,801,404 at year end.
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