VCU named gift opportunities

Endowed student support
Scholarships make it possible for many deserving students to attend VCU. They also help in VCU’s efforts to 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 (5 percent) is used each year for student support. These named, endowed scholarships last in perpetuity.

* 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 (5 percent) is used each year for faculty support. These named, endowed funds last in perpetuity.

All named gift opportunities are subject to approval by the VCU Board of Visitors. For additional information about named gift opportunities, please contact:

Peter L. Wyeth
Vice President for University Advancement
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 842026
Richmond, VA 23284-2026
Phone: (804) 828-0880
E-mail: plwyeth@vcu.edu

Sharon Larkins-Pederson
Senior Development Officer
MCV Foundation
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 980234
Richmond, VA 23298
Phone: (804) 828-4599
E-mail: slarkins@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 may benefit the University, please contact:

Sharon Larkins-Pederson
Senior Development Officer
MCV Foundation
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 980234
Richmond, VA 23298
Phone: (804) 828-4599
E-mail: slarkins@vcu.edu

or

Tom Burke
Executive Director
VCU Foundation
P.O. Box 842026
Richmond, Virginia 23284
Phone: (804) 828-3958
E-mail: tcburke@vcu.edu

Unrestricted Support

Donations are gratefully received in support of VCU’s three main foundations:

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 the School of Engineering of Virginia Commonwealth University. Through teaching and research, the School of Engineering creates knowledge and transforms ideas in engineering and the life sciences into technologies that enhance regional and global prosperity.

Web site: http://www.vcurealestate.org/engfoundation/mission.html

MCV Foundation
The MCV Foundation was chartered in 1949 to inspire and steward philanthropy throughout the MCV Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. 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.

Web site: www.mcvfoundation.org

VCU Foundation
The VCU Foundation is a nonprofit corporation which functions as a charitable foundation to assist, support and foster Virginia Commonwealth University. It solicits, manages and distributes current and endowment gifts for all schools, departments and programs across the university with major emphasis on the Academic Campus. The goals of the foundation are to support scholarships for deserving students; to bring greater technology to the classroom; and to build a stronger community for the campus and for Richmond.

Web site: www.vcuf.org