Thomas Jefferson Foundation (Monticello)

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization that owns and operates Monticello, the mountaintop home of Thomas Jefferson. Our mission is two-fold:

Preservation - to conserve, protect, and maintain Monticello in a manner that leaves it enhanced and unimpaired for future generations -and

Education - to interpret and present Thomas Jefferson to the widest possible audiences, including scholars and the general public.

The Thomas Jefferson Foundation welcomes over 450,000 visitors a year to the mansion and grounds of Monticello. The Foundation houses a wide range of departmental interests that include everything from visitor amenities to scholarly research.