Donations by
companies and corporate foundations
| Donor |
Location |
Donation recipient |
Donation amount |
Purpose |
|
Altria Group |
|
|
$1,840,972 |
Center for Positive Youth Development
(CPYD), the Darden/Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education and College
Guides |
|
Via-Bradley College of Engineering
Foundation1 |
|
Virginia Tech |
1,790,000 |
H.L. Bradley Endowment in Electrical Engineering and the Charles E. Via
Civil Engineering Endowment |
|
Altria Group |
|
|
1,686,067 |
Several education initiatives, including Edu-lead
and Presidential Scholarship Fund |
|
Advance Auto Parts2 |
|
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation |
1,000,000 |
|
|
Dominion Resources |
|
|
700,000 |
Capital investment, CenterStage opening, educational
program. |
|
Dominion Resources |
|
Virginia Commonwealth University/MCV |
500,000 |
|
|
Danville Regional Medical Center/LifePoint
Hospitals |
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
INOVA Health Systems |
|
Virginia Health Care Foundation |
400,000 |
Medical and Behavioral Health Services for Uninsured Virginians |
|
|
Radford |
Virginia Tech |
397,261 |
Equipment for the |
|
|
|
Colonial |
350,000 |
Peebles Gallery and electronic field trips |
|
Dominion
Recources |
Richmond |
|
300,000 |
|
|
Wells Fargo & Co. (Wachovia) |
San Francisco3 |
|
300,000 |
Establishment of the Wachovia Career Services Advisor position to focus
on diversity and equity |
| SAIC1 |
|
Virginia Tech |
299,500 |
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory,
Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund, and more |
| Altria Group |
|
|
276,500 |
Regional Arts Education Partnerships |
| Dominion Resources |
|
|
250,000 |
Part of $1 million commitment |
| Dominion Resources |
|
|
250,000 |
Sponsoring visitors film |
| Dominion Resources |
|
George Washington |
250,000 |
Capital improvements, part of $750,000 commitment |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield,
|
|
|
250,000 |
Operational expenses |
| Volkswagen of America Inc. |
Herndon |
|
225,000 |
Information Technology and Engineering and the VW Distinguished Undergraduate
Scholarship |
| MeadWestvaco |
|
United Way of Greater |
200,000 |
|
| Bank of |
|
The Positive Vibe Cafe |
200,000 |
Neighborhood Excellence Initiative grant winner. |
| Bank of |
|
The Children's Center |
200,000 |
Neighborhood Excellence Initiative grant winner. |
| Bank of |
|
|
200,000 |
Neighborhood Excellence Initiative grant winner. |
| Bank of |
|
CARITAS |
200,000 |
Neighborhood Excellence Initiative grant winner. |
| Baker Tilly
(formerly Beers + Cutler) |
|
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of the National Capital Area |
200,000 |
|
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield,
|
|
Virginia Health Care Foundation |
200,000 |
Child Health Insurance Outreach |
| Altria Group |
|
The Greater |
200,000 |
Support for a globally focused, regionally competitive economic development
program for 2009-2014 |
| Advance Auto Parts |
|
|
200,000 |
|
| |
|
United Way of |
198,000 |
|
| Altria Group |
|
Keep |
186,585 |
|
| Verizon |
|
|
185,000 |
Internet Safety and You, a free, Web-based Internet safety resource for
students, teachers and families throughout Virginia; A train the trainer
program to expose Virginia teachers to Thinkfinity.com, Verizon’s free
online education resource, Comic Lab Extreme: Storytelling Through New
Media, a project that provides a suite of online tools and digital assets
for students to use in creating unique digital stories, comic books
and graphic novels. |
| |
|
|
171,869 |
|
| |
|
Virginia Symphony |
166,267 |
|
| |
|
United Way of |
156,000 |
|
| |
|
|
150,000 |
Nursing Simulation Lab Equipment |
| MeadWestvaco |
|
CenterStage Foundation
|
150,000 |
|
| Wells Fargo & Co. (Wachovia) |
San Francisco3 |
United Way of Grater |
146,000 |
Campaign corporate donation |
| HCA |
|
Virginia Health Care Foundation |
145,000 |
Medical and Behavioral Health Services for Uninsured Virginians |
| Kaiser Permanente |
|
Virginia Health Care Foundation |
140,000 |
Kaiser Permanente |
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield,
|
|
American Heart Association |
137,500 |
Sponsorship of START! program in |
| Bon Secours |
|
Virginia Health Care Foundation |
135,000 |
Medical and Behavioral Health Services for Uninsured Virginians |
| |
|
|
125,500 |
|
| Sonny Merryman1 |
Rusburg |
Virginia Tech |
105,423 |
Women and Leadership in Philanthropy Fund, Pamplin
College of Business, Conservation Management Institute, VT athletics |
| Ukrop's Foundation |
|
|
100,442 |
|
| Clark-Nexsen1 |
|
Virginia Tech |
100,150 |
Engineering and architecture scholarships |
| Philip Morris USA4 |
|
|
$100,000+ |
|
| Wells Fargo & Co. (Wachovia) |
San Francisco3 |
|
100,000 |
Achieving More Together - a public-private funding partnership involving
localities and businesses of Hampton Roads |
| Volkswagen of American Inc.1 |
Herndon |
Virginia Tech |
100,000 |
Volkswagen Faculty Development and Innovation Fund, and Volkswagen Undergraduate
Student Projects Fund |
| Verizon |
|
The Gloucester Institute |
100,000 |
Fund research and development and 10 Verizon Leadership Summits, to help
|
| Ukrop's Foundation |
|
|
100,000 |
|
| Ukrop's Foundation |
|
Greater |
100,000 |
|
| SAIC |
|
Virginia Military Institute Foundation |
100,000 |
|
| Medical Facilities of |
|
|
100,000 |
Endowed Chair, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program |
| Landmark |
|
Foodbank of |
100,000 |
Food purchase |
| Delta Dental Plan of Virginia1 |
|
Virginia Tech |
100,000 |
Delta Dental Endowed Lecture Series and designation at Virginia Tech
Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute |
| Amerigroup Corp. |
|
ALS Association and |
100,000 |
First-ever handicap-accessible oceanfront park here in |
| Alpha Natural Resources |
Abingdon |
Southwest Virginia Second Harvest |
100,000 |
|
| Maximus |
|
Project HOPE |
90,000 |
|
| TowneBank |
|
Hope House Foundation |
82,500 |
|
| Universal Corp. |
|
|
80,750 |
|
| Wells Fargo & Co. (Wachovia) |
San Francisco3 |
Virginia Community Capital |
75,000 |
Community Development technical assistance |
| Wells Fargo & Co. (Wachovia) |
San Francisco3 |
United Way of |
75,000 |
Corporate campaign donation |
| Vangent Inc. |
|
|
75,000 |
|
| MeadWestvaco |
|
Virginia Capital Trail Foundation |
75,000 |
|
| SuperValu Inc. |
|
Foodbank of |
73,000 |
General operating fund. |
| Knowledge Consulting Group, Inc. |
|
|
70,000 |
Knowledge Consulting Group Distinguished Undergraduate Scholarship |
| TowneBank |
|
|
65,000 |
|
| Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding |
|
Habitat for Humanity, |
65,000 |
|
| Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield,
|
|
American Cancer Society |
65,000 |
African-American Health Forums in |
| TowneBank |
|
Urban League |
63,048 |
|
| NII Holdings |
|
|
59,566 |
NII Golf Tournament fundraiser for organization, Youth Retreat sponsorship,
Thanksgiving baskets and |
| Ukrop's Foundation |
|
|
59,000 |
|
| Ukrop's Foundation |
|
|
57,333 |
|
| Carilion |
|
Virginia Health Care Foundation |
55,000 |
Medical and Behavioral Health Services for Uninsured Virginians |
| Advance Auto Parts |
|
American Cancer Society |
51,000 |
|
| Universal Corp. |
|
|
50,025 |
|
| Media General |
|
|
50,000+ |
Capital campaign |
| TowneBank |
|
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation |
50,000 |
|
| TowneBank |
|
Achievable Dream |
50,000 |
|
| SunTrust Banks |
Atlanta3 |
Colonial |
50,000 |
Abby |
| Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding |
|
Boy Scouts of |
50,000 |
|
| Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding |
|
An Achievable Dream |
50,000 |
|
| Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding |
|
American Red Cross, |
50,000 |
|
| Norfolk Southern |
Norfolk |
|
50,000 |
|
| Metron Aviation, Inc. |
Dulles |
|
50,000 |
Corporate Resident Associate Fund |
| MeadWestvaco |
|
|
50,000 |
|
| ManTech |
|
CIA Officers Memorial Foundation |
50,000 |
|
| INOVA Health Systems |
|
|
50,000 |
Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine |
| Bank of |
|
The Community Foundation-- |
50,000 |
Safety Net Grant support. |
| Alpha Natural Resources |
Abingdon |
Barter Theatre |
50,000 |
The Barter Players, meant for youth audiences |
| Advance Auto Parts |
|
W.E. Skelton 4-H Center |
50,000 |
|
Note:
This list includes no more than the five largest donations from each company.
1 Reported in publicly available annual report for
2008-09
2 Estimate of
3 Regional headquarters in
4 Donation range between $100,000 and $1 million