Mission
FURTHER THE STUDY, RESEARCH, AND PUBLICATION BEARING UPON AMERICAN HISTORY APPROXIMATELY TO THE YEAR 1815.
Public Charity
OMOHUNDRO INSTITUTE OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE
OMOHUNDRO INSTITUTE OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE is a Public Charity headquartered in WILLIAMSBURG, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.1M revenue, $2.3M expenses, $24.6M total assets. 10 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $114K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 541045628
WILLIAMSBURG, VA
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.1M
Total Expenses$2.3M
Total Assets$24.6M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$114K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture
How Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$67
Programs
the work itself
$27
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $67 for programs
$52
Research related to the early american past since 1943, the institute has been active in documentary research and editing, publishing collections of manuscripts deserving circulation in print and…
$13
William and mary quarterly quarterly print and digital editions of the william and mary quarterly, a journal of early american history and culture
$2
Conferences, colloquia, and other events through conferences, colloquia, and other events the institute has played a major role since 1952 in setting new directions in early american scholarship
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$17,417
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,574
SPONSORSHIP
$12,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,408
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,333
Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Alyson Wilson
TRUSTEE
Annette Gordon-Reed
DIRECTOR
Catherine E Kelly
TRUSTEE
Mary Beth Norton
TRUSTEE
Mary Kelley
TRUSTEE
Michael Witgen
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.1M | $2.3M | $24.6M |
| 2024 | $3.1M | $2.2M | $23.7M |
| 2023 | $3.1M | $2.7M | $22.9M |
| 2022 | $999K | $2.5M | $22.4M |
| 2021 | $7.2M | $2.1M | $24.0M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $7.2M to $3.1M (-57%), with total assets most recently reported at $24.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.