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Ramon W. Breeden, pictured with his wife, Lucy. Breeden donated $50 million to his alma mater, the University of Virginia, according to an announcement Sept. 15. (Contributed photo)
Sep 18, 2023

U.Va. receives $50M gift from Breeden Co. founder

Ramon W. Breeden Jr., founder and chair of Virginia Beach-based developer The Breeden Co., has given $50 million to his alma mater, the University of Virginia, to support business education and athletics. University President Tim Ryan announced the gift during a U.Va. Board of Visitors meeting Friday, according to a news release. The gift will […]

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. Photo courtesy Virginia Tech.
Sep 12, 2023

Virginia Tech research institute receives $50M gift

A foundation established by the estate of Richmond philanthropist Bill Goodwin‘s late son, Hunter, has made a $50 million commitment to support cancer and neuroscience research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, Virginia Tech announced Tuesday. The gift is one of three record $50 million donations Virginia Tech has received, including the 2018 […]

An entrance to the University of Richmond's Robins School of Business. Photo courtesy University of Richmond.
Sep 7, 2023

UR biz school receives $10M donation

The University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business received an anonymous $10 million gift from an alumnus to establish an endowed scholarship fund, the school reported Thursday. The alumnus studied accounting and finance at UR and stocked groceries to fund his tuition and other expenses, the school said. “Access and affordability are among our highest […]

James Madison University alums Carl and Angela Reddix gave $1.1 million to start the Reddix Center for First Generation Students, which opened last fall. Photo courtesy James Madison University
Aug 30, 2023

Support system

James Madison University is where Angela Reddix says she found “my tribe, the godmothers of my children” — and also her future husband, Carl, whom she met on her first day on campus. “All those relationships came from JMU,” says Reddix, founder, president and CEO of Norfolk-based ARDX, a health care management and IT consulting […]

From left: Steve King, workforce administrator of the city Richmond’s Office of Community Wealth Building; Truist Chairman and CEO Bill Rogers; Lift CEO Michelle Rhone-Collins; Truist Foundation President Lynette Bell; Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney; and Thomas Ransom, Truist’s Virginia regional president, formally announced the grant at Richmond City Hall. Photo courtesy Truist Financial Corp.
Jun 9, 2023

Truist grants $500k to aid Richmond Community Wealth Building office

Truist Foundation announced it has made a $500,000 grant that will ultimately help Richmond’s Office of Community Wealth Building provide further financial, education and employment coaching to city families, the philanthropic arm of Truist Financial Corp. announced in a press conference Friday. “At Truist, our purpose is to inspire and build better lives and communities, and […]

May 30, 2023

Great expectations

In the mid-1990s, Diane and Paul Manning were thinking about moving from New Jersey with their three children. Like many families, they took many factors into consideration. “One of the kids was really big-time into swimming, so we needed a place that had a good swim team,” Diane says. Also, “I always prefer a college […]

May 30, 2023

Donations by companies and corporate foundations

Check the numbers: Donations by individuals and family foundations; total corporate donations Read more: Mannings aim for biotech revolution with $100 million gift

May 30, 2023

Donations by individuals and family foundations

Read more: Mannings aim for biotech revolution with $100 million gift Check the numbers: Donations by companies and corporate foundations; total corporate donations

May 30, 2023

Total corporate donations

Check the numbers: Donations by companies and corporate foundations; donations by individuals and family foundations Read more: Mannings aim for biotech revolution with $100 million gift

May 23, 2023

Inova receives $75M donation for heart, vascular programs

Northern Virginia philanthropists Dwight and Martha Schar have made a $75 million matching gift to support Inova Health System’s heart and vascular treatment programs, Inova announced Tuesday. The Schars have donated a total of $126 million to the Falls Church-based health system since 1993, including $50 million in 2015 to establish Fairfax County’s Inova Schar […]

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