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Greater Williamsburg Community Trust
Also known as Williamsburg Community Foundation
Greater Williamsburg Community Trust reported $13.5 million in revenue and $2.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $73.42 went to program services, $25.90 to management and general costs and $0.68 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 82.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $119,807 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 754% between FY2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $2.1MFor context, the median across 1,030 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.67 programs, $6.50 management, $1.83 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.4% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 25.9% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 82.3% | 80.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $119,807 | $322,368 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 5.73% | 1.60% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 260.8 | 58.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 21 of 21 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseDistributed grants to nonprofit organizations primarily in the Greater Williamsburg area. Competitive grants were awarded in the following focus areas: arts & culture, children & young adults, environment & conservation, health & economic mobility, and senior services. Additional grants were awarded for education, historic preservation, human services, transportation, amateur sports, ovarian cancer and other community needs at the request of donors
Provided scholarships for 133 students who have attended high school at a williamsburg-james city county public school or are attending a public college in the state of virginia. Criteria for scholarships includes academic achievement, community service, career interest, and financial need
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $119,807 | $0 | $0 | $119,807 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Greater Williamsburg Community Trust (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $120K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b21 · 21 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 55
- Volunteers Part I, line 655
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Greater Williamsburg Community Trust totaling $4,033 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Greater Williamsburg Community Trust's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Greater Williamsburg Community Trust, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Greater Williamsburg Community Trust spent in 2025, $73.42 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Greater Williamsburg Community Trust's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Greater Williamsburg Community Trust reported that 73.4% of its $2.1 million in expenses went to program services, 25.9% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Greater Williamsburg Community Trust pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Greater Williamsburg Community Trust reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $119,807, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Greater Williamsburg Community Trust get its money?
Of $13.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 82.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Greater Williamsburg Community Trust a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 54-1927558 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202602549349300830 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202542519349301459 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412549349301101 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312489349301726 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232529349301508 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2020, object 202012449349301656 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 54-1927558: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.