Virginia Tech Foundation, INC. (vtf) is a Virginia nonstock corporation established in 1948 for the sole purpose of managing Virginia tech's endowment to advance Virginia tech's mission and its strategic priorities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.7M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $104.4M a year · 38% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 0.9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.82B in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $210K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$956.3M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
34
of 34 voting members
Looks good: 34 of 34 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$317.1M
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$201.5M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.7B
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$317.1M
FY2022▼ -6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$222.0M
FY2021$338.7M
FY2022$317.1M
FY2023$222.3M
FY2024$293.8M
FY2025$245.7M
Expenses
$201.5M
FY2022▲ +76%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$139.2M
FY2021$114.6M
FY2022$201.5M
FY2023$169.5M
FY2024$182.6M
FY2025$205.7M
Net assets
$1.7B
FY2022▼ -0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4B
FY2021$1.7B
FY2022$1.7B
FY2023$1.8B
FY2024$2.0B
FY2025$2.1B

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1949.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $167.7M Management & general 8% · $16.7M Fundraising 8% · $17.0M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

44 people listed on the 990-T; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
CIO Endowment
$508,178Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Executive Officer
$300,000Pt VII · Sec A
$244,388Pt VII · Sec A
Investment Manager
$228,792Pt VII · Sec A
Investment Manager
$227,438Pt VII · Sec A
Assoc VP/General Counsel
$223,109Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mr David Greenberg’s $1.5M as Chief Investment Officer is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $100M+ education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mr David Greenberg$1,494,627$921,129————
Mr Daniel Ward—$1,359,544$1,203,824$508,178$525,136$554,552
Elizabeth a McClanahan$868,291$669,577$595,000$300,000——
Cyril R Clarke - Director$617,216—————
Ms Terri T Mitchell$521,952$269,127$270,149$244,388——
Dr John E Dooley————$492,640$452,140
Mr Louie Vuong$405,983—————
Ms Margaret Millhiser$370,378—————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Manages and invests the university's endowment, real estate portfolio, and private donations to support and advance the mission of Virginia Tech.

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1 program · $167.7M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Virginia tech foundation supports the programs of virginia tech. The foundation does this by generating funding from private sources and aggressively managing its assets to supplement state appropriations, tuition, and other sources of funds.

$167.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 15 grants · $360.7M · 2019–2024
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityFY2024$81,830,259
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityFY2024$39,235,005
Community United Methodist ChurchFY2024$50,000
Azcms Cares FoundationFY2024$50,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityFY2023$44,855,081
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityFY2023$31,276,162
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityFY2023$20,913,907
Community United Methodist ChurchFY2023$90,000
Azcms Cares FoundationFY2023$30,000
Fordham UniversityNY · FY2023$10,000
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityFY2022$39,513,978
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityFY2021$36,381,353
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityFY2020$32,774,808
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State UniversityFY2019$33,633,985

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$317.1M
Gifts and grants$203.3M
Investment income$76.0M
Fees for services$26.5M
Money out
$201.5M
Programs$167.7M
Management$16.7M
Fundraising$17.0M
Owns and owes
$1.7B
net assets
Cash and savings$63.5M
Total assets$2.7B
Liabilities$956.3M
People
44
listed
Paid6
Voting board34
Independent34
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$203.3M
Fees for services$26.5M
Investment income$76.0M
Other income$11.3M
Total revenue$317.1M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$63.5M
Total assets$2.7B
Liabilities$956.3M
Net assets$1.7B
Operations
Employees93
Volunteers36
Fiscal year endsJune
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $245.7M$205.7M$40.0M$2.1B 990 PDF
FY2024 $293.8M$182.6M$111.1M$2.0B 990 PDF
FY2023 $222.3M$169.5M$52.8M$1.8B 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $317.1M$201.5M$115.6M$1.7B 990 PDF
FY2021 $338.7M$114.6M$224.1M$1.7B 990 PDF
FY2020 $222.0M$139.2M$82.8M$1.4B 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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