Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1993.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
45 people listed on the 990; $941K paid to officers and key staff.
Patrick M Madden’s $294K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick M Madden | $293,543 | $296,479 | $296,479 | $301,536 | $252,831 | — |
| Patrick Madden | — | — | — | — | — | $248,962 |
| James Doumas | $219,172 | $209,902 | $209,902 | — | — | — |
| James L Doumas | — | — | — | $203,458 | — | — |
| Jim Doumas | — | — | — | — | $178,312 | $178,811 |
| Matthew Banks | — | — | — | — | $102,143 | $178,063 |
| Franck Cordes | $144,936 | $138,156 | $138,156 | $134,551 | $108,494 | — |
| Laura Giroux | $134,038 | $127,022 | $127,023 | — | $103,277 | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See National Archives Foundation executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Supports the National Archives by funding exhibits and educational programs about American history and culture.
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National Archives Store
The national archives store plays a vital role in fulfilling the mission of the national archives foundation. As the exclusive gift shop of the national archives museum, the national archives store supports exhibition and educational messaging through the development and presentation of high-quality merchandise highlighting the holdings…
Museum Activities
Museum activities are intended to support audience development, branding and promotion of the national archives, as well as volunteer programs. Activities include: the july 4TH celebration and many others.
Education
Teachers and students from around the country participated in workshops and video conferences through the foundation supported the boeing learning center. Participating in these workshops and videos, students and teachers learn how to use the national archives records in the classroom.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $3.2M | $3.0M | $3.5M | $4.0M |
| Given inLn 1b | $72K | $4.0M | ||
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $20K | $644K | $597K |
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.5M | $1.1M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $5.2M | $6.4M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $7K | $43K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $8.1M | $8.6M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $363K | $1.4M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $7.8M | $7.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $285K | $285K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $612K | $245K | $310K | $56K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.6M | $745K | $94K | $760K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $45K | $11K | $14K | $20K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $107K | $43K | $30K | $34K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $180K | $69K | $45K | $67K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $30K | $5K | $19K | $6K |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $83K | $28K | $55K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $739K | $573K | $43K | $123K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $122K | $122K | $869 | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $273K | $167K | $32K | $74K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $17K | $14K | $3K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $50K | $26K | $6K | $18K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $8K | $4K | $2K | $2K |
| InterestLn 20 | $37 | $37 | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $5K | $5K | $125 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $23K | $23K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $90K | $32K | $43K | $15K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $7K | $4K | $553 | $2K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $4.3M | $2.4M | $722K | $1.2M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 17, 2026 | $10.3M | $9.6M | $732K | $24.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 | $17.4M | $12.4M | $5.0M | $23.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 23, 2024 | $10.1M | $7.2M | $2.9M | $16.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 24, 2023 | $8.5M | $6.8M | $1.7M | $13.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 30, 2022 | $8.9M | $3.6M | $5.3M | $13.0M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 22, 2021 | $3.7M | $4.3M | −$562K | $7.2M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,714,344 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 39 of 39 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,714,344 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,276,635 across 20 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $8,649,245 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,232,002 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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