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The University of Virginia's College at

Public charity · Grantmaker Wise, VA EIN: 54-1638774 Website

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 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.

The University of Virginia's College at at a glance

Total assets
$57,215,943
+34.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$12,812,350
+184.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$51,778
+542.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2,904,758
-26.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The University of Virginia's College at funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Wise

How The University of Virginia's College at gives

  • Giving fell 81% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2022) to $143K (2019). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $27K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VAStudent Services, Operating Funds, Equipment and Uniforms$27,393
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$57,215,943$12,812,350$2,904,758——$51,778
2024$42,600,225$4,500,045$3,950,681——$8,065
2023$39,465,978$3,672,149$4,297,717——$5,362
2022$40,382,295$3,753,685$2,480,398$27,3931$-195
2021$42,097,023$1,930,622$2,148,697——$-228
2020$28,430,668$2,559,040$2,270,742$43,9421$2,177
2019$26,409,055$1,798,477$2,825,589$143,2501$3,087

About The University of Virginia's College at

Based on IRS filings

The University of Virginia's College at is a public charity focused on Education, based in Wise, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $57.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $52K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The University of Virginia's College at is led by Valeri J. Colyer, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 35 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Valeri J. Colyer

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcia Adams Gilliam

    Chair

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dirk P. Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don W. Caudill

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Price Henry

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hasan Majied

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeannie N. Stallard

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonette Dixon Carpenter

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lewey K. Lee

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rhonda M. Perkins

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick L. Mullins

    Director

    Vice President → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas A. Kennedy

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joseph A. Scott

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Shortt

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Duane A. Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James S. Cox

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marion W. Smith Jr.

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • R. Bruce Lowe

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick D. Meade

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stewart Spradlin

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Brickey III

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Harding

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robbie Blevins

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Santana Vasquez

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eddie Watson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Elkins

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Creagh

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawneda F. Williams

    Immediate Past President

    Past President → President, 2024

    President → Immediate Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don M. Green

    President Emeritus

    President → Past President, 2024

    Past President → President Emeritus, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marvin W. Gilliam Jr.

    Board of Visitors Representative

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Valerie S. Lawson

    COO & Secretary

    Secretary & Chief Operating Officer → Secretary & Chief Operating, 2021

    Secretary & Chief Operating → COO & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David W. Martel

    Uva President Appointee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kimberly D. Mullins

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles Lawson

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teena Fast

    Faculty Representative

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (20)
  • Former: Bill Thompson (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Dawn Gilbert (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Robert England (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Brian K. Blanton (2019–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Josephine Rodriguez (2019–2023) — Faculty Representative
  • Former: Ron W. Dickenson (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: William C. Horne Jr. (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Charlie Jessee (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jeffery A. Sturgill (2019–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Lawton Mullins (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Chris M. Basham (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Laura Faye Robinson (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Cory Dotson (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Fran G. Hunt (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Fred A. Bays (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Leton L. Harding (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Danny G. Mullins (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jessica Witt Parrott (2019) — Director
  • Former: John G. Macfarlane III (2019) — President Sullivan's Representative
  • Former: Robert S. Bragg (2019) — Former Secretary & COO

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about The University of Virginia's College at

How large is The University of Virginia's College at?

The University of Virginia's College at reported $57.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.8M.

What is The University of Virginia's College at?

The University of Virginia's College at is a public charity focused on Education, based in Wise, VA. It holds $57.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The University of Virginia's College at operate?

The University of Virginia's College at has awarded grants in Virginia.

What is The University of Virginia's College at's EIN?

The University of Virginia's College at's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1638774. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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