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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,247,332
Total expenses
$5,733,792
Contributions and grants received
$4,212,956
Grants paid
$3,817,296
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,034,376
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$17,135,891
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,003,667
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,132,224
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,605,312
Management and general expenses
$596,790
Fundraising expenses
$531,690
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,605,312

Program services were 80.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $364,772

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,848,184

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $658,773

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $422,701 · excluded $422,701

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,634,446

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $6,022,771

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $611,675

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $611,675 · excluded $611,675

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,285,817 · program services $2,285,817

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,531,479 · program services $1,531,479

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $934,754 · program services $109,086 · management and general $404,559 · fundraising $421,109

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,575 · management and general $23,575

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $270,000 · program services $270,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $68,010 · management and general $68,010

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $237,805 · program services $180,740 · management and general $1,065 · fundraising $56,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $82,252 · program services $50,978 · management and general $3,450 · fundraising $27,824

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $49,664 · program services $46,656 · management and general $2,933 · fundraising $75

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $209,476 · program services $128,104 · management and general $74,141 · fundraising $7,231

  • 24a · Other expenses: CULTIVATION - STEWARDSH

    total $19,873 · program services $422 · fundraising $19,451

  • 24b · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

    total $19,837 · program services $2,030 · management and general $17,807

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $1,250 · management and general $1,250

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,317,932 · end of year $4,261,682

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $719,966 · end of year $826,159

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $114,439 · end of year $45,631

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,837,144 · end of year $6,798,809

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,501,597 · end of year $5,203,610

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $626,301 · end of year $626,751

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $10,634 · end of year $1,376,916

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,051,366 · end of year $4,075,548

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,802,777 · end of year $11,056,676

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION (VFCCE) MISSION IS BUILDING STUDENT SUCCESS AND THE COMMONWEALTH'S FUTURE BY SUPPORTING VIRGINIA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES. VFCCE PROVIDES STATEWIDE LEADERSHIP IN RAISING FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, SUPPLEMENTING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 23 COLLEGES AND SECURING SUPPORT FOR SYSTEM-WIDE INITIATIVES THAT COULD NOT BE UNDERTAKEN BY ANY SINGLE COLLEGE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO EDUCATION & ENSURE SUCCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND.

  • SCHOLARSHIPS SINCE 2006, THE FOUNDATION HAS SUPPORTED HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS VIRGINIA'S 23 COMMUNITY COLLEGES THROUGH ITS SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM. THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS PARTNERS, THE VFCCE HAS AWARDED MORE THAN $6 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS, HELPING STUDENTS INCREASE THEIR CHANCES OF SUCCESS. FOR THE 2023 -24 ACADEMIC YEAR, 103 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED, TOTALING $458,566. THE PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWS PROGRAM AWARDS HIGH-ACHIEVING SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS WITH FULL SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT TO COMPLETE ASSOCIATE DEGREES AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH A COHORT MODEL. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2011, 320 STUDENTS HAVE RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT, MENTORING, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING THROUGH THE FELLOWS PROGRAM. COLLEGE ATTAINMENT FOR PARENT STUDENTS (CAPS)THE VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION (VFCCE) LAUNCHED A CRITICAL INITIATIVE IN 2023 TO SUPPORT SINGLE PARENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS AS THEY PURSUE COLLEGE. THE COLLEGE ATTAINMENT FOR PARENT STUDENTS (CAPS) PROGRAM ADVANCES A TWO-GENERATION, ANTI-POVERTY SOLUTION THAT INCREASES EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME OPPORTUNITIES BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE COACHING SERVICES AND TARGETED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE PILOT PROGRAM SERVED 100 PARENT STUDENTS ACROSS FIVE COLLEGES PROVIDING DIRECT STUDENT SUPPORT THROUGH A COHORT MODEL AND HELPED TO IDENTIFY STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES THAT ARE HINDERING PARENT-STUDENT SUCCESS. CAPS WILL BE RELAUNCHED IN FALL 2025 TO ENGAGE MORE COLLEGES AND SUPPORT MORE PARENT STUDENTS STATEWIDE.

    Expenses $2,093,478 · Grants $1,782,340

  • THE GREAT EXPECTATIONS PROGRAM HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE NAVIGATED THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL, GAIN ACCESS AND SUCCEED IN COLLEGE, AND TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY TO LIVING INDEPENDENTLY. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN 16 YEARS AGO, 4,856 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED AND 1,062 HAVE EARNED A DEGREE, CREDENTIAL, OR CERTIFICATE.GREAT EXPECTATIONS STUDENTS HAVE ALMOST TRIPLED THE AVERAGE COLLEGE GRADUATION RATE FOR FOSTER YOUTH, WITH 22% OF GE STUDENTS OBTAINING A COLLEGE CREDENTIAL COMPARED TO ONLY 8% WHO GRADUATE NATIONALLY.

    Expenses $772,979 · Grants $693,325

  • THE RURAL VIRGINIA HORSESHOE INITIATIVE (RVHI), ESTABLISHED IN 2014, HAS BEEN RENAMED TO THE GERALD L. BALILES RURAL VIRGINIA HORSESHOE INITIATIVE AWARD CONTINUING THE MISSION TO RAISE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVELS FOR STUDENTS IN RURAL VIRGINIA. RVHI PROVIDES CAREER COACHES IN RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE COMPLETION AND OFFERS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AND TO ASSIST ADULT LEARNERS RETURN TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING.FOURTEEN RURAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM HAS TWO 10-YEAR GOALS. ONE IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS OF THE RURAL HORSESHOE REGION THAT HAVE NOT EARNED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA BY HALF, FROM 20% TO 10%. SINCE 2012, THAT METRIC HAS LOWERED TO 11.9%. THE OTHER IS TO DOUBLE THE POPULATION IN THE RURAL HORSESHOE WITH AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR CAREER CERTIFICATION. IN 2012, THAT PERCENTAGE WAS 26%. AS OF THIS REPORT, THAT METRIC IS UP TO 53.9%.SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, 91,546 STUDENTS WERE SERVED BY 28 HIGH SCHOOL CAREER COACHES, EITHER ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS, OR IN SMALL GROUPS. THANKS TO ENGAGED DONORS, THE VFCCE PROVIDES MATCH FUNDING THAT IS LEVERAGED BY LOCAL COLLEGE FOUNDATIONS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $671,025 · Grants $670,952

  • Expenses $1,067,830 · Grants $670,679

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • GAYE MONTGOMERY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ANNA JAMES

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • BEN DAVENPORT JR

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • CAROLINE PETTERS SAUER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CEDRIC GREEN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • CHRIS FRENCH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DAVID DORE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DARREN CONNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • FRED THOMPSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • WILLIAM HAZEL JR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ED DALRYMPLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • SALLY CALDWELL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • AMY HENECKE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JENNIE REYNOLDS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JENNIFER SAGER GENTRY

    DIRECTOR; EXECUTIVE DIRECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • JOHN J RAINONE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JULIA GILLIAM STERLING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • JUSTIN BALLARD

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LEAH FRIED SEDWICK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MARY MORRIS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MAURICE JONES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PHILIP H GOODPASTURE GENERAL COUNSE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • RONALD H HOLMES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHAEL O'KANE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • XAVIER BEALE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501349349309655

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