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US nonprofit · EIN 475411481 · Charlottesvle, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 475411481)Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Jefferson School African American Heritage Center's network

6 people4 organisationsi6 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Leah W Puryear ChairChair2021
5 yrs
Cheri A Lewis (also filed as Cheri Lewis)Member2021
5 yrs
Deborah Bell-BurksMember Emeri2021
5 yrs
Jeanita RichardsonVice Chair2024
2 yrs
Mike MurphyTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Niya BatesMember2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Andrea DouglasExecutive Disince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Andrea DouglasExecutive Di40$113k
Leah W PuryearChair5$0
Gary SandlingTreasurer5$0
Niya BatesSecretary5$0
James BlandMember2$0
Airea GarlandMember2$0
Christopher TateMember2$0
Jack WhiteMember2$0
Leonard MooreMember2$0

About

Legal name
Jefferson School African American Heritage Center
EIN
475411481
Address
233 4th St Nw Ste A, Charlottesvle, VA, 22903-4593
State
Virginia
Mission
The jefferson school african american heritage center's mission is to honor and preserve the rich heritage and legacy of the african-american community of charlottesville-albemarle, virginia and to promote a greater appreciation for, and understanding of, the contributions of african americans and peoples of the diaspora locally, nationally and globally. (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Andrea Douglas (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 2016
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsLeah W Puryear
≥5years on the filingsCheri A Lewis
≥5years on the filingsDeborah Bell-Burks
≥5years on the filingsMike Murphy

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.1m
Total liabilities
$40k
Net assets or fund balances
$1m
Contributions and grants received
$843k
Program service revenue
$138k
Employees
10
Volunteers
20