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Nonprofit · EIN 54-2009312

COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Tax-exempt · CHARLOTTESVLE, VA 22903

Financials

$23.2M$21M2023$46.9M$20.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$46,909,365$20,425,397$26,483,968$318,732,750$4,933,324$313,799,426
June 30, 2024990$23,248,995$20,980,963$2,268,032$265,557,936$4,905,641$260,652,295
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$46,373,183
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$472,609
Net rental income
$62,947
Net gain from sales of assets
$42,982
Other revenue
$63,573

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$12,527,793
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,008,612
Other salaries and wages
$3,505,282
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,501,751
Professional fundraising fees
$173,748
Legal fees
$632
Accounting fees
$191,031
Occupancy
$520,340
Travel
$231,997
Depreciation
$63,023
Program services (functional)
$12,527,793
Management and general (functional)
$2,040,478
Fundraising (functional)
$5,857,126

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$265,557,936
Total assets, end of year
$318,732,750
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,933,324
Net assets, end of year
$313,799,426
Land, buildings and equipment
$65,090
Net assets without donor restrictions
$6,759,209
Net assets with donor restrictions
$307,040,217
Gross receipts
$54,679,618
Employees
37
Volunteers
305
Year formed
2000
State of legal domicile
VA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
EUGENE R SCHUTT JRFOUNDATION PRESIDENT
Officer
40$389,394$54,965
CECILE B HARPERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$296,080$52,678
MICHAEL CLARKESENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOP
Highest-paid employee
40$260,009$32,947
ALEX FRITZASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT F
Highest-paid employee
40$183,497$39,324
MICHAEL CONNORSDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, P
Highest-paid employee
40$170,119$45,008
ANGELA ROSSASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT O
Highest-paid employee
40$172,396$24,842
ANNELISE LUCASASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT O
Highest-paid employee
40$161,944$34,403
KELLI MARTINASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT O
Key employee
40$167,089$23,695
ELIZABETH JOHNSON SIMMONSCHAIR OF THE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ERIK R HIRSCHVICE CHAIR OF THE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MEREDITH BRADLEY JENKINSTREASURER OF THE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WHITNEY ANDREWS MURPHYSECRETARY OF THE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MIGUEL P MAQUET-DIAFOUKAIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHRISTA D ACAMPORADEAN OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Trustee or director
10$0$0
MARK LUELLENPRESIDENT'S APPOINTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
44 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JOHN L NAU IIIBOARD OF VISITORS APPOINTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANK K BYNUM JRCHAIR OF THE EMERITUS SOCIETY
Trustee or director
1$0
KELLY GEARYPRESIDENT OF THE BENEFACTORS SOCIETY BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0
JUAN CARLOS GARCIAPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN L GLOVER IIIPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANCIE KARLENPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RANDALL T MAYSPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN HENRY MOULTONPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM R SINGLETARYPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JUSTIN STAADECKERPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL B AVONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NADJA BELLAN-WHITETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARK D BRAZEALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN P BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAPHNE M BUTLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL A CHINNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID A CHRISTOPHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WAN-LAE COCHRANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MAGGIE COOKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROANNE DANIELSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
EDMUND N DURDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT S FAUBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MATT FASSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MATTHEW D FISCHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NOREEN GALARIATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL J GUTHRIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
FRANK M HAMLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LAWRENCE D HOWELL IITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN E KELLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER C LAINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CAREY J MIGNEREYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JO NATAURITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CLAIRE NGOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID NILESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFF PADUCHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CONRAD A PERSONSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SABRA PURTILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BASIL W QUNIBITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HAL W REYNOLDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SAM SHANKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN T SIEGELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEXANDER J SLOANETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH NAU STEPANIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MATTHEW CHARLES WILSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 61 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
EUGENE R SCHUTT JRFOUNDATION PRESIDENT
Officer
40$439,154$51,437
CECILE B HARPERCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$284,422$45,279
MICHAEL CLARKESENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, PRINCIPAL GIFTS
Highest-paid employee
40$257,454$32,769
ALEX FRITZASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$173,634$32,610
ANGELA ROSSASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING & COMMUNICAT
Highest-paid employee
40$173,386$31,811
MICHAEL CONNORSDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, PRINCIPAL GIFTS
Highest-paid employee
40$154,416$38,455
ANNELISE LUCASASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$151,983$30,245
KELLI MARTINASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$152,919$18,202
ELIZABETH JOHNSON SIMMONSCHAIR OF THE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
ERIK R HIRSCHVICE CHAIR OF THE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
MEREDITH BRADLEY JENKINSTREASURER OF THE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WHITNEY ANDREWS MURPHYSECRETARY OF THE COLLEGE FOUNDATION
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MIGUEL P MAQUET-DIAFOUKAIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LISA SMITHPAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHRISTA D ACAMPORADEAN OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Trustee or director
10$0$0
MARK LUELLENPRESIDENT'S APPOINTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN L NAU IIIBOARD OF VISITORS APPOINTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK K BYNUM JRCHAIR OF THE EMERITUS SOCIETY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLY GEARYPRESIDENT OF THE BENEFACTORS SOCIETY BOARD
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN L GLOVER IIIPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM R SINGLETARYPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RANDALL T MAYSPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUAN CARLOS GARCIAPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT M POTAMKINPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN HENRY MOULTONPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUSTIN STAADECKERPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANCIE KARLENPARENT TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL A CHINNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEXANDER J SLOANETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BASIL W QUNIBITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN P BROWNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAREY J MIGNEREYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER C LAINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAIRE NGOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CONRAD A PERSONSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH NAU STEPANIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HAL W REYNOLDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN T SIEGELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAWRENCE D HOWELL IITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW CHARLES WILSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW D FISCHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL B AVONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL J GUTHRIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOREEN GALARIATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN E KELLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WAN-LAE COCHRANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK D BRAZEALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAPHNE M BUTLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID A CHRISTOPHERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDMUND N DURDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT S FAUBERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRANK M HAMILNTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SABRA PURTILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TURNER A M BREDRUPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACK EDWARD KERRIGANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHERYL DEUTSCH RAMSAYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAGGIE COOKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROANNE DANIELSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JO NATAURITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAM SHANKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATT FASSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2410 OLD IVY RD STE 100, CHARLOTTESVLE, VA 22903-5084
In care of
% CECILE HARPER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
CECILE BURLEIGH HARPER, P O BOX 5527, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22905
Signed the 990
CECILE BURLEIGH HARPER, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Phone
(434) 243-8960
Return prepared by
HANTZMON WIEBEL LLP

Mission

TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE COLLEGE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, BY ADVISING AND SUPPORTING THE DEAN, RAISING FUNDS AND PROMOTING EXCELLENCE AND JEFFERSONIAN DISTINCTION.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • DEPARTMENTAL SUPPORT - FUNDING TO SUPPORT COURSES, ACADEMIC INNOVATION, AND INSTRUCTIONAL NEEDS OF THE SCHOOL'S ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS. THIS SUPPORT ALSO INCLUDES FUNDING FOR THE UNRESTRICTED USE BY THE DEAN OF THE COLLEGE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES. GIFTS TO THE ANNUAL FUND ALLOW THE DEAN TO ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS AND PROMISING OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO THE 11,095 UNDERGRADUATES AND 1,271 GRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES.
    Expenses $5,976,530 · grants $5,976,530
  • FACULTY EXCELLENCE - FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE EMINENT PROFESSORS IN THE ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES OF ARTS & SCIENCES. EXPENDITURES SUPPORT CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH AND COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE APPROXIMATELY 865 FACULTY IN THE COLLEGE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES. GIFTS DIRECTED TO SUPPORT THE FACULTY ENSURE THAT THE INSTRUCTION CAN CONTINUE.
    Expenses $2,479,922 · grants $2,479,922
  • STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDES CLASSROOM FUNDING FOR UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS, GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS, SPECIAL LECTURES, ADVISING, STUDENT RESEARCH, SCHOLARLY AWARDS, AND OTHER STUDENT SUPPORT FOR THE COLLEGE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES.
    Expenses $4,071,341 · grants $4,071,341

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
54-2009312
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2001
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$318,732,750
Income (IRS master file)
$54,679,618

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$46,909,365$20,425,397$318,732,750XML
990June 2024$23,248,995$20,980,963$265,557,936XML
990June 2023$22,510,807$20,853,745$248,245,478IRS
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 54-2009312).

Questions about COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

What is the EIN of COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA is 54-2009312.
Is COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
Are donations to COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CECILE BURLEIGH HARPER.
Who are the officers and directors of COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 59 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $389,394 (EUGENE R SCHUTT JR, FOUNDATION PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does COLLEGE FOUNDATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $46,909,365, expenses of $20,425,397 and total assets of $318,732,750 at year end.

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