Support the discovery of history and cultures

With engaging galleries, hands-on living history and nationally recognized educational programs, the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation (JYF) brings to life the people and places that forged our nation.

Donations ensure that programs at Jamestown Settlement and the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown ignite the imagination, engage the mind and inspire a love of history. Support our mission today.

It’s easy to support JYF in ways that are meaningful to you. All gifts are important. Discover all the ways you can make an impact.

• Gifts to the Annual Fund support JYF’s most immediate needs. Learn more about how you can help.
• Gifts for special projects and initiatives. To learn more about ways to directly support JYF’s major funding priorities, email giving@jyf.virginia.gov.
• Gifts to JYF’s endowment and the Mathews Legacy Society help ensure the future sustainability of our museums and programs. Learn more about planned giving.
• If you wish to donate gifts of artifacts and antiques, please contact our curatorial team to receive approval. Even if it is a fantastic find or rare item, please do not drop it off or send it to the museums without first contacting us. Please read our FAQ on how to donate to JYF and follow our donation questionnaire in order to make a donation of an artifact or document.

About the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc.

The Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) qualified charity under the United States Internal Revenue Service code. The tax identification number is 31-1618642. Contributions are fully eligible for tax deduction.

To contact the Development Office, call (757) 253-4139 or email giving@jyf.virginia.gov.