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The Generous Virginians Project
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Despite record-breaking gifts to universities and nonprofit organizations in 2019 and early 2020 — including a $68 million gift to the Darden School of Business and $50 million gifts to Virginia
Altria to donate $5M to social justice nonprofits, businesses
Altria's black employee resource group will select recipient organizations
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Henrico County-based Fortune 500 tobacco manufacturer Altria Group Inc. announced Friday that it will donate $5 million to national and local organizations that address systematic racism and small businesses that
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Dominion commits $5M to social justice nonprofits, businesses
Funding will be distributed within Dominion Energy's 20-state footprint
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As protests over the killing of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis have spread into a nationwide movement against systemic racism and injustice, the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
U.Va. receives $27.5M gift for democracy projects
Silver Eagle Distributors CEO John L. Nau III's foundation made donation
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John L. Nau III, president and CEO of Silver Eagle Distributors LP, the largest Anheuser-Busch beer distributor in the country, has donated $27.5 million to the University of Virginia’s new
ChamberRVA announces small business relief fund
Facebook is seeding the effort with a $250k donation.
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Richmond’s regional chamber of commerce, ChamberRVA, on Wednesday launched its RVA Small Business Relief Fund to provide grants to eligible small businesses in the Richmond region that have been harmed
Reston-based construction firm to donate $3M to COVID-19 efforts
Bechtel Corp. is partnering with crowdfunding nonprofit GlobalGiving
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Reston-based construction company Bechtel Corp. announced Tuesday that its corporate foundation, in partnership with the crowdfunding nonprofit GlobalGiving, will donate $3 million through its new Bechtel COVID-19 Fund to support communities
U.Va. receives $1M gift for COVID-19 research fund
The Manning Fund for COVID-19 Research was funded by Charlottesville businessman and investor Paul Manning
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The University of Virginia announced Tuesday it has received a $1 million commitment from Charlottesville-area businessman and investor Paul Manning to establish The Manning Fund for COVID-19 Research, which will
Second round of Central Va. COVID-19 Response funding released
This brings the total amount awarded to more than $2 million and the number of regional organizations funded to 52.
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The Central Virginia COVID-19 Response Fund, a joint initiative of the nonprofit Community Foundation for a greater Richmond and the Emergency Management Alliance of Central Virginia, awarded its second round
Coronavirus fund distributes $1M+ in grants to Central Virginia organizations
Richmond Public Schools students will get Chromebooks through $4.2 million regional fund
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RICHMOND, Va. — Funds are being released from a collective, $4.2 million pool intended to help groups provide resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. Twenty-five regional organizations are receiving more than