Ways to give
Donors have several options in making a gift to VCU. Please explore these avenues and decide which is best for you.
Named gift opportunities
Endowed student support
Scholarships make it possible for many deserving students to attend VCU, as well as help attract the brightest, most meritorious students to the university. Endowed scholarships are created with a minimum $10,000 gift. The principal is invested and the interest of 5 percent is used each year for student support. These named, endowed scholarships last in perpetuity.
| Fund minimum | |
| Partial scholarship | $10,000 |
| Tuition and fees scholarship | $100,000 |
| Full scholarship* | $200,000 |
| Graduate fellowship | $200,000 |
| Full out-of-state scholarship ** | $400,000 |
* Covers in-state tuition, fees, room and board and provides additional funding for books.
** Covers out-of-state tuition, fees, room and board and provides additional funding for books.
Endowed faculty support
Endowed lectureships, professorships and chairs are used to support distinguished teachers and researchers in strategic areas of the university’s curriculum. The principal is invested and the interest of 5 percent is used each year for faculty support. These named, endowed funds last in perpetuity.
| Fund minimum | |
| Lectureship | $100,000 |
| Professorship | $250,000 |
| Distinguished professorship | $500,000 |
| Chair | $1,000,000 |
More information
All named gift opportunities are subject to approval by the VCU Board of Visitors. For additional information about named gift opportunities, please contact:
Sharon Larkins-Pederson
Senior Development Officer
MCV Foundation
(804) 828-4599
slarkins@vcu.edu
Peter L. Wyeth
Vice President for University Advancement
(804) 828-0880
plwyeth@vcu.edu
Planned giving
At no time has private funding been more important to VCU than today. With the steady decline of state budget support, our academic, research and clinical programs cry out for a public-private partnership. Gift planning by alumni and friends has made an important difference for VCU initiatives.
If you are interested in discussing how your planned gifts might benefit the university, please contact:
Tom Burke
Executive Director
VCU Foundation
(804) 828-3958
tcburke@vcu.edu
Sharon Larkins-Pederson
Senior Development Officer
MCV Foundation
(804) 828-4599
slarkins@vcu.edu
Unrestricted support
Donations are gratefully received in support of VCU’s four main foundations:
VCU School of Business Foundation
Created in March 2005, the VCU School of Business Foundation functions as a charitable foundation to assist, support and foster the activities and mission of the School of Business at VCU. It solicits, manages and distributes current and endowment gifts for all departments and programs in the school. The goal of the foundation is to provide the VCU School of Business with the resources it needs to educate and graduate highly motivated individuals for corporations and businesses in Richmond, the commonwealth and beyond. Learn more.
VCU School of Engineering Foundation
Founded in 1995, the VCU School of Engineering Foundation is organized exclusively for educational, scientific and charitable purposes and to provide financial and other support to VCU’s School of Engineering. Through teaching and research, the school creates knowledge and transforms ideas in engineering and the life sciences into technologies that enhance regional and global prosperity. Learn more.
MCV Foundation
The MCV Foundation was chartered in 1949 to inspire and steward philanthropy throughout VCU’s MCV Campus. It works in partnership with alumni and friends of the health sciences schools, MCV Hospitals and the Massey Cancer Center. The MCV Foundation is an integral support to the dedicated teachers, clinicians, researchers and students whose efforts place the MCV Campus among the world’s leading academic medical centers providing technically superb and compassionate care to patients. Learn more.
VCU Foundation
The VCU Foundation is a nonprofit corporation that functions as a charitable foundation to assist, support and foster the university. It solicits, manages and distributes current and endowment gifts for all schools, departments and programs across the university with major emphasis on the Monroe Park Campus. Learn more.