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← THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAS COLLEGE AT WISE FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIAS COLLEGE AT WISE FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,812,350
Total expenses
$2,904,758
Contributions and grants received
$12,553,155
Grants paid
$1,518,872
Program service revenue
$191,317
Investment income
$51,778
Other revenue
$16,100
Total assets, end of year
$57,215,943
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,378
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$57,212,565
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,667,448
Management and general expenses
$86,336
Fundraising expenses
$150,974
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,667,448

Program services were 91.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $12,553,155

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $20,249

  • 2a · Program service revenue: AUXILIARY SERVICES

    total $191,317 · related or exempt $191,317

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $51,778 · excluded $51,778

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $48,820

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $32,720

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $16,100 · excluded $16,100

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,518,872 · program services $1,518,872

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $48,516 · management and general $48,516

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,000 · program services $4,900 · management and general $2,100

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $133,706 · program services $110,499 · management and general $9,513 · fundraising $13,694

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $23,686 · program services $23,386 · management and general $150 · fundraising $150

  • 17 · Travel

    total $17,923 · program services $15,077 · fundraising $2,846

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $207,360 · program services $80,592 · management and general $5,809 · fundraising $120,959

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,759 · management and general $7,759

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMPENSATION SUPPORT

    total $624,318 · program services $624,318

  • 24b · Other expenses: FACILITY & EQUIPMENT SU

    total $169,988 · program services $169,988

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $145,630 · program services $119,816 · management and general $12,489 · fundraising $13,325

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,524,006 · end of year $2,797,707

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,925,746 · end of year $8,523,908

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $20,658 · end of year $1,317

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $32,521,815 · end of year $40,124,011

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,608,000 · end of year $5,769,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $13,016 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,502 · end of year $3,378

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,828,041 · end of year $1,873,670

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $40,750,666 · end of year $55,338,895

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO AID AND SUPPORT THE ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC AND STUDENT LIFE PROGRAMS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE BY SOLICITING AND OBTAINING FUNDS FOR THE (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) FURTHERANCE OF THOSE PROGRAMS. THE FOUNDATION ALSO SOLICITS AND RAISES FUNDS FOR THE PURCHASE AND MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY, IMPROVED OR UNIMPROVED, EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO AID AND SUPPORT THE ACADEMIC, ATHLETIC AND STUDENT LIFE PROGRAMS OF UVA'S COLLEGE AT WISE.

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE FOUNDATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COLLEGE'S OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT, RAISES FUNDS IN SUPPORT OF ACADEMICS. GIFTS SUPPORT ENDOWED FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR PROFESSORSHIPS, LECTURESHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. IN ADDITION, FUNDS ARE RAISED TO SUPPORT EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS STUDY ABROAD, UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, AND INTERNSHIPS. THE COLLEGE'S TOTAL ENROLLMENT FOR THE YEAR WAS 2,220. OF THIS NUMBER, APPROXIMATELY 88% OF THE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE WERE ELIGIBLE FOR SOME FORM OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS HAVE NO FAMILY SUPPORT. 520 STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS OR AWARDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025.

    Expenses $1,868,251 · Grants $1,518,872 · Revenue $41,442

  • THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE FOUNDATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE COLLEGE'S OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT SOLICITS AND OBTAINS FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S ATHLETIC PROGRAM. GIFTS SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS, GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES, AND SPECIAL PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE THE SUCCESS OF THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AND STUDENT ATHLETES.

    Expenses $799,197 · Revenue $149,875

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mrs Valeri Colyer

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Kimberly D Mullins

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Marcia Adams Gilliam

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Valerie S Lawson

    COO/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Mr Charles Lawson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr David W Martel

    UVA PRESIDENT APPOINTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Marvin W Gilliam Jr

    BOARD OF VISITORS REPRESEN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Teena Fast

    FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Dawneda F Williams

    IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Don M Green

    PRESIDENT EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Robbie Blevins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr John Brickey III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Jonette Carpenter

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Don Caudill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr James S Cox

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Richard Creagh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Dirk Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Jeff Elkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ms Judy Harding

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Donna Price Henry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Thomas Kennedy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Lewey Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr R Bruce Lowe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Hasan Majied

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Rick D Meade

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Duane A Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Rick L Mullins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Rhonda M Perkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Joseph A Scott

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ms Judy Shortt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Marion W Smith Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Stewart Spradlin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mrs Jeannie Stallard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ms Santana Vasquez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mr Eddie Watson

    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (10)

    T · TRUST/INVESTMENT · VA

    Directly controlled by THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE FOUNDATION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
22 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600269349301550

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