Giving to VCU
EVERY GIFT MATTERSWhen you give to VCU, you help all who learn, teach, heal and excel at our university and health system achieve their promise. Your gift also supports the Unlocking Potential campaign, fueling innovation, driving breakthroughs and creating meaningful impact.
Support what matters most
Whether you’re an alum who credits your department with putting you on the path to success or a Rams fan who never misses a game, you can direct your gift to the areas that mean the most to you.
VCU Innovation Annual Fund
This fund provides flexible, immediate support to the areas of VCU that need it most, allowing the university to respond quickly to emerging opportunities, urgent priorities and unforeseen challenges.
Innovation Annual Fund
Fund for VCU Health
This fund fuels lifesaving research, groundbreaking innovation and transformative medical education, empowering future physicians and advancing care for patients today and tomorrow.
Fund for VCU Health
Student Emergency Fund
This fund provides one-time financial assistance for students experiencing an unforeseen financial emergency that would otherwise prevent them from continuing their education at VCU.
Student Emergency Fund
Opportunity VCU Scholarships Fund
This fund eliminates barriers to access through need-based awards for first-generation and nontraditional students; those who need a little extra help to finish their degree; and students with other financial needs.
Opportunity VCU Scholarships
Called to code
A fourth-grade coding class sparked Inayah O’Neil’s passion for computer science, but donor-supported scholarships are what made her path at VCU possible. Thanks to scholarships, she can focus on her studies, pursue leadership opportunities and prepare for a future in cybersecurity and higher education. Her journey reflects the power of philanthropy to remove barriers and expand opportunity, inspiring students to create impact of their own and open doors for those who follow.
By the numbers
$1.838 billion
Goal for Unlocking Potential: VCU’s Campaign for the Future
$1 billion
Awarded in scholarships and grants from from FY2020 to FY2024, the most among four-year public universities in Virginia
Top 50
National Science Foundation public research university
1st
VCU Medical Center ranked as Virginia’s top hospital
Donor spotlight
Meet the people behind the impact and see how their generosity, vision and commitment are helping shape the future of VCU and VCU Health.
Donor Bill of Rights
Learn what it means to support VCU and what we promise in return.
Read the Bill of Rights
Ways to give to VCU
However you choose to make an impact — supporting your alma mater, transforming student lives or showing your Ram pride — you can give to VCU in many ways.
Find your way