Donations by individuals and independent foundations

 

Donor

Location

Recipient

Amount

Purpose (if specified)

Robert B. Rust 1,2

Charlottesville

Virginia Military Institute Foundation

12,463,702

Scholarships

The Batten Foundation

Norfolk

University of Virginia

10,030,000

The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy

Jane Batten3

Norfolk

Hollins University

5,000,000

Scholarships, including those who participate in the Batten Leadership Institute

The Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation       

Dale City

Hylton Performing Arts Center

5,000,000

 

Sheila C. Johnson Foundation5

The Plains

University of Virginia Curry School of Education

5,000,000

general support

Paul and Diane Manning1

Gordonsville

University of Virginia Health System

5,000,000

Diabetes research

Dr. Long V. Nguyen and Kimmy Duong

McLean

George Mason University

5,000,000

Long & Kimmy Nguyen Engineering Building

Claude Moore Family Foundation

Fairfax

University of Virginia

4,174,000

Claude Moore Medical Education Building

Hunter Smith Family Foundation

Charlottesville

University of Virginia

3,672,600

Band rehearsal hall

The Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation5         

Dale City

Potomac Hospital Foundation                              

3,300,000

 

Margaret "Peggy" Jones Wyllie

Troy

Sweet Briar College

3,000,000

Engineering program

S.B. Ballard4

Norfolk 

Old Dominion University

2,500,000

Football

Margaret Pertzoff2

Charlottesville

Randolph College

1,400,025

 

Dorothy Vollersten1,2

Williamsburg

College of William & Mary

1,400,000

Early Gregg Swern Library

The Pauley Family Foundation5

Richmond

Medical College of Virginia Foundation Inc.

1,275,000

 

The Pauley Family Foundation5

Richmond

VCU School of Engineering Foundation

1,025,000

Educational support

The Pauley Family Foundation5,12

Richmond

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Foundation

1,025,000

Charitable support

The Pauley Family Foundation5

Richmond

Virginia Performing Arts Foundation

1,025,000

Charitable support

Estate of Lavinia A. Blick2,6

Dinwiddie County

Virginia Tech

1,000,000+

George H. and Lavinia A. Blick Endowed Scholarship  in Pamplin College of Business

Edna Hofstead Cabaniss12

Richmond

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

1,000,000+

 

Frances Massey Dulvaney12

Richmond

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

1,000,000+

 

David and Susan Goode12

Norfolk

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

1,000,000+

 

Peggy and T. Marshall Hahn Jr.6

Blacksburg

Virginia Tech

1,000,000+

Mainly initiatives, including Center for the Arts, north wing of Hahn Hall

Estate of Gladys Lawrence2,6

Hot Springs

Virginia Tech

1,000,000+

John and Gladys Lawrence Scholarship

Georgina M. Rawls1,2

Richmond

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

1,000,000+

 

Edward I. Gordon1

Farmville

Longwood University

1,000,000

Clinical Simulation Learning Center

Thomas and Jean Hall Rutherfoord

Roanoke

Hollins University

1,000,000

Study abroad program in Paris

Aimee and Frank Batten Jr. Foundation5,7

Norfolk

Norfolk Christian Schools

675,000

 

Thomas R. and Daisy H. Byrd6,8

Midlothian

Virginia Tech

500,000+

Tom and Daisy Byrd Senior Faculty Fellowship in Accounting and Information systems, as well as other accounting endowments

John R. Lawson6,8

Newport News

Virginia Tech

500,000+

Myers-Lawson School of Construction and VT Athletics

Jon Monett

McLean

Quality of Life Plus

500,000

Established nonprofit to help wounded military and veterans

Robins Foundation5,7

Richmond

Partnership for Families of Northside

450,330

General funding

The Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation5         

Dale City

Prince William Health System Foundation

400,000

 

The Batten Foundation5

Norfolk

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

350,000

 

Bruce Gottwald

Richmond

American Civil War Center

300,000

 

Neilson and Sara Belle November

Richmond

School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community

300,000

Complete SPARC's educational theater

Robins Foundation5

Richmond

Better Housing Coalition

300,000

Redevelopment of Lincoln Manor

Snead Family Foundation5

Richmond

VCU School of Business Foundation

270,000

 

Cabell Foundation

Richmond

School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community

250,000

Renovations and equipment for educational center

Douglas W. and June M. Burks6,9

Richmond

Virginia Tech

250,000+

Charles E. Via Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Estate of Anne Hunter2,6,9

Norfolk

Virginia Tech

250,000+

Anne Hunter Professorship and Anne Hunter Feline Research (veterinary)

Raymond E. Reed and Peggy C. Reed6,9

Waynesboro

Virginia Tech

250,000+

Raymond E. and Peggy C. Reed Fund for the Highty-Tighties and other initiatives

James R. and Augustine D. Smith6,9

Roanoke

Virginia Tech

250,000+

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Nicholas and Fay Street6,9

Bristol

Virginia Tech

250,000+

Lane Stadium, construction for Center of the Arts and VTCC Nicholas D. Street scholarship

Robins Foundation5

Richmond

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

225,000

 

Stephen Case Foundation5

McLean

Venture Philanthropy Partners

200,000

Community development

Richard S. Reynolds Foundation5

Richmond

J. Sargeant Reynolds College Foundation

200,000

Reynolds Family Scholarships

Richard S. Reynolds Foundation5

Richmond

MCV Foundation

200,000

William G. Reynolds Jr. Chair

Robins Foundation5

Richmond

Family Lifeline

200,000

Assessment and home visitation

Claude Moore Family Foundation5

Fairfax

Longwood University

151,000

Nursing Faculty Development

Robins Foundation5

Richmond

St. Joseph's Villa

150,000

Capital campaign

Stanley F. and Dorothy Pauley

Richmond

School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community

150,000

SPARC's educational center and program development

The Van Metre Family Foundation5

Burke

Inova Health System Foundation                         

150,000

 

Klaasen Family Private Foundation5

Fairfax

Good Samaritan Fund

139,510

 

Alan G. and Sally L. Merten

Fairfax

George Mason University

130,500

University support

Bruce Gottwald

Richmond

VCU Massey Cancer Center

110,500

 

The Pauley Family Foundation5

RIchmond

Circle Center Adult Day Services

101,000

Charitable support

Bruce Gottwald

Richmond

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 

100,500

 

Cabell Foundation10,12

Richmond

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

100,000+

 

Dr. and Mrs. Grant H. Griswold10,12

Rockbridge County

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

100,000+

 

Jane Joel Knox10,12

Richmond

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

100,000+

 

Pamela Kiecker and William A. Royall Jr.10,12

Richmond

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

100,000+

 

Richard S. Reynolds Foundation5,12

Richmond

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

100,000+

 

W. Birch Douglass III10,12

Richmond

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

100,000+

 

Anne Hahn Hurst and Leigh G. Hurst6,11

Blacksburg

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Jamerson Center Addition

Bruce McDaniel6,11

Midlothian

Virginia Tech

100,000+

University Honors, Jamerson Center Addition, VT Athletic Fund

Carl A. and Cheryl B. Rosberg6,11

Waynesboro

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Jamerson Center Addition

Catharine M. and Preston M. White6,11

Virginia Beach

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Myers-Lawson School of Construction Building Fund, VT Athletic Fund

Ellen E. and Jimmie L. Wade6,11

Roanoke

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Jennifer L. Wade Athletic Scholarship, Jimmie L. Wade Accounting Fellowship and other initiatives

Estate of CDR Robert D. Anthony2,6,11

Williamsburg

Virginia Tech

100,000+

VTCC CDR Robert D. Anthony '36 Scholarship and other scholarships

Garnett E. and Patsy T. Smith6,11

Moneta

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Garnett E. and Patsy T. Smith Career Services Center, the W.E. Skelton 4-H Conference Center and other initiatives

George and Michele Nolen6,11

Centreville

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Nolen Family Scholarship Endowment

Georgia Anne Snyder-Falkinham6,11

Blacksburg

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Building Construction Faculty Position Fund, and other initiatives

James H. Hatch6,11

White Stone

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Pamplin College of Business

Janice G. and Robert H. Wells6,11

Virginia Beach

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Myers-Lawson School of Construction, building construction department

Joan E. and John H. Kroehling6,11

Williamsburg

Virginia Tech

100,000+

VT Foundry Institute for Research and Education and Athletic Fund

Kee H. Lee6,11

Providence

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Kwan Soon Lee Scholarship Endowment at Pamplin School of Business

Kristen Decker Hitt6,11

Arlington

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Veterinary Teaching Hospital

Leon and Beverly Harris6,11

Roanoke

Virginia Tech

100,000+

W.E. Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center, Lane Stadium and other initiatives

Marshall Hahn Hurst6,11

Blacksburg

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Jamerson Center Addition

Patrick M. Lanthop and the estate of Nancy R. Lathrop6,11

Staunton

Virginia Tech

100,000+

School of Architecture and Design

Robert H. Digges6,11

McLean

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Robert H. Digges Professorship in Entrepreneurial Studies

Robert T. and Carolyn W. Lawson6,11

Hampton

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Myers-Lawson School of Construction Building Fund

Sherwood Payne Quillen6,11

Blacksburg

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Construction of Center for the Arts, Peggy Lee Hahn Horticulture, Athletics

The late Doris C. Belak2,6,11

Waynesboro

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Student financial aid in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

William D. Evans2,6,11

Bluefield

Virginia Tech

100,000+

Pamplin College of Business

The Batten Foundation5

Norfolk (?)

Tidewater Community College

100,000

 

Macon & Joan Perry Brock

Virginia Beach

Longwood University

100,000

Cromier Citizen Scholars Scholarship

George C. and Sarah E. Cabalu

Arlington

George Mason University

100,000

Cabalu Endowed Scholarship

E. Stuart James Grant Charitable Trust

Danville

Virginia Military Institute Foundation

100,000

 

The Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation5     

Dale City

Boys & Girls Clubs of Prince William County       

100,000

 

Sarah Laughon

Roanoke

Randolph College

100,000

 

Harry J. and Mattie C. Parrish II

Manassas

George Mason University

100,000

Hylton Performing Arts Center

Jeffrey & Shawn R. Robertson

Ashburn

George Mason University

100,000

Arts Management Scholarship

Peter N. Stearns, Ph.D. and Donna L. Kidd

Clifton

George Mason University

100,000

University support

Peterson Family Foundation

Fairfax

George Mason University

91,000

University support

Martha D. Gillum

Manassas

George Mason University

86,000

Hylton Performing Arts Center

Moore Living Trust

Radford

Radford University

86,000

 

The Cecil and Irene Hylton Foundation5         

Dale City

C.D. Hylton Senior High School                          

60,585

 

Sudhakar V. and Bina Shenoy

Great Falls

George Mason University

60,000

 Shenoy Family Scholarship

Aimee and Frank Batten Jr. Foundation5

Norfolk

Crisis Pregancy Center of Tidewater

50,000

 

Arthur Arundel

The Plains

Great Meadow Foundation

50,000

Tree planting

James M. Buchanan

Blacksburg

George Mason University

50,000

Buchanan House

Bruce Gottwald

Richmond

Virginia War Memorial

50,000

 

Bruce Gottwald

Richmond

VCU School of Medicine

50,000

 

Bruce Gottwald

Richmond

Marine Corps Heritage Foundation

50,000

 

Bruce Gottwald

Richmond

VMI Foundation

50,000

Keydet Club

Ivor and Maureen Massey

Richmond

ChildFund International

50,000

$500,000 grant delivered over 10 years

Gerald Morgan Jr.

Richmond

Richmond Symphony

50,000

Matching grant for 2010: Transformation campaign

Richard S. Reynolds Foundation5

Richmond

Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

50,000

Great Hall Foyer

Richard S. Reynolds Foundation5

Richmond

College of William & Mary

50,000

Chemistry/Biology labs

Mr. and Mrs. Needham Whitfield

Richmond

School of Performing Arts Richmond

50,000

Overall campaign

 

1 Reported by The Chronicle of Philanthropy

2 Bequest

3 Grant given if Hollins raises $5 million by December 2013.

4 Gift initially made anonymously, disclosed in 2010

5 Many family foundation contributions disclosed in 2009 were made in 2008

6 Donations listed in publicly available annual report for 2008 and 2009

7 Multiple donations in year

8 Donation range between $500,000 and $999,000

9 Donation range between $250,000 and $449,999

10 Donation range between $100,000 and $999,000

11 Donation range between $100,000 and $249,999

12 Donations listed in 2008-09 honor roll of contributors