Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: $125.8M Revenue, $94.8M Program Expenses

The composite efficiency score of 63/100 puts Colonial Williamsburg Foundation at C — neither standout nor failing. Some factors run above the median (typically program spending) while others run below (typically reserves or trend stability).

Annual revenue at Colonial Williamsburg Foundation runs $125.8M (2023), placing it among the larger U.S. nonprofits in the IRS Form 990 dataset. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation directs 80% of its expenses to programs — above the third-party-rater threshold for an efficient organization.

Revenue has declined meaningfully over the five-year filing window — a pattern that warrants attention to underlying funding sustainability. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's 2023 revenue is materially below its earlier filings. CEO compensation is reported as zero in the filing — typical for nonprofits where the chief executive is paid through a related entity (parent system, university, or foundation) rather than the filing organization itself, or for small organizations whose chief is a volunteer or board member. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation sits in the cultural-nonprofit sector (Arts, Culture & Humanities). Museum, performing-arts, and cultural organizations carry distinctive financial patterns — earned revenue from ticket sales and admissions, plus a heavy reliance on endowment income and major donor cycles.