Public Charity

VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Based in RICHMOND, VA, VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $14.9M in revenue, $15.9M in expenses, $176.8M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 79 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $10.2M.

EIN: 540419452 RICHMOND, VA Historical Organizations NTEE: A80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.9M
Total Expenses$15.9M
Total Assets$176.8M
Grant Records79
Funding Total$10.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

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.

Officers & Directors

VP FOR COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS Adam E Scher
TRUSTEE Alexander Y Thomas
VP ADVANCEMENT Anna E Powers
HONORARY VICE CHAIR Austin Brockenbrough Iii
TRUSTEE B Marc Allen
CHAIRMAN Carlos Brown

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Top Grant Purposes

ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$5,566,645 7 grants
COMMUNITY VIBRANCY
$923,681 3 grants
GENERAL PURPOSES,ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN,COVID-19 EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND,TO SUPPORT THE RICHARD SLATTEN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN BIOGRAPHY,THE RICHARD SLATTEN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY,DONALD M. WILKINSON JR. ARCHIVAL MANUSCRIPT PROJECT TO ENDOW THE 4TH OF JULY CITIZENSHIP AND CELEBRATION EVENT, THE MUSEUM'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN (BEGINNING IN 2020), INCLUDING RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE MUSEUM'S HALSEY FAMILY LECTURE HALL,RARE BOOK ROOM,CRITICAL VMHC EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO RICHMOND-AREA STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FOR THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR,EDUCATION,ELMON TAYLOR GRAY FUND
$866,894 1 grant
HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
$725,000 3 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$485,705 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $14.9M $15.9M $176.8M
2024 $24.6M $14.0M $169.1M
2023 $11.7M $12.7M $152.9M
2022 $15.3M $14.4M $153.0M
2021 $30.5M $8.4M $152.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $30.5M to $14.9M (-51%), with total assets most recently reported at $176.8M.

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