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Virginia Foundation for Community College Education

EIN 23-7004354 · N Chesterfld, VA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceStrong93 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION (VFCCE) MISSION IS BUILDING STUDENT SUCCESS AND THE COMMONWEALTH'S FUTURE BY SUPPORTING VIRGINIA'S COMMUNITY COLLEGES. VFCCE PROVIDES STATEWIDE LEADERSHIP IN RAISING FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, SUPPLEMENTING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 23 COLLEGES AND SECURING SUPPORT FOR SYSTEM-WIDE INITIATIVES THAT COULD NOT BE UNDERTAKEN BY ANY SINGLE COLLEGE.

Income
$10.2 million
Spending
$8.1 million
Spent on programs
87%
Reserves
6.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 55%
Employees
0
Volunteers
23

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 93 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 94% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    87% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 93 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    21 of 22 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $3.1 million spent. SCHOLARSHIPS SINCE 2006, THE FOUNDATION HAS SUPPORTED HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS VIRGINIA'S 23 COMMUNITY COLLEGES THROUGH ITS SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM. THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS PARTNERS, THE VFCCE HAS AWARDED MORE THAN $7 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS, HELPING STUDENTS SUCCEED AND REACH THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS. FOR THE 2024 -25 ACADEMIC YEAR, 110 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED, TOTALING $511,250. THE PRESTIGIOUS FELLOWS PROGRAM AWARDS HIGH-ACHIEVING SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS WITH FULL SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORT TO COMPLETE ASSOCIATE DEGREES AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS THROUGH A COHORT MODEL. SINCE ITS LAUNCH IN 2011, THE FELLOWS PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED 348 STUDENTS THROUGH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, MENTORING, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING.COLLEGE ATTAINMENT FOR PARENT STUDENTS (CAPS)THE VIRGINIA FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION (VFCCE) LAUNCHED A CRITICAL INITIATIVE IN 2023 TO SUPPORT SINGLE PARENTS FROM LOW-INCOME BACKGROUNDS AS THEY PURSUE COLLEGE. THE COLLEGE ATTAINMENT FOR PARENT STUDENTS (CAPS) PROGRAM ADVANCES A TWO-GENERATION, ANTI-POVERTY SOLUTION THAT INCREASES EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME OPPORTUNITIES BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE COACHING SERVICES AND TARGETED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE PILOT PROGRAM SERVED 100 PARENT STUDENTS ACROSS FIVE COLLEGES PROVIDING DIRECT STUDENT SUPPORT THROUGH A COHORT MODEL AND HELPED TO IDENTIFY STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES THAT ARE HINDERING PARENT-STUDENT SUCCESS. CAPS WILL BE RELAUNCHED IN FALL 2025 TO ENGAGE MORE COLLEGES AND SUPPORT MORE PARENT STUDENTS STATEWIDE.SINCE MAY 2025, THE CAPS PROGRAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITIONED FROM ITS PILOT PHASE INTO A ROBUST STATEWIDE EXPANSION ACROSS THE VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM. THE VISION FOR THIS EXPANSION IS TO GROW FROM AN INITIAL FIVE-COLLEGE PILOT SERVING 189 STUDENTS TO SUPPORTING UP TO 1,500 STUDENTS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, WHILE CONTINUING TO DRIVE INCREASED GRADUATION AND RETENTION RATES. BY DEVELOPING AN INTEGRAL PROGRAM TOOL KIT AND GATHERING CRITICAL STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED A DATA-DRIVEN INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT ONBOARDING COLLEGES. THIS EXPANSION WAS FURTHER STRENGTHENED BY OBTAINING ADDITIONAL FUNDING, ESTABLISHING A TIERED ALLOCATION MODEL BASED ON ENROLLMENT SIZE, AND CREATING STANDARDIZED GUIDELINES TO ENSURE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION. TO MAINTAIN HIGH-QUALITY IMPLEMENTATION, THE PROGRAM ALLOCATED RESOURCES TO THE ORIGINAL PILOT COLLEGES TO PROVIDE MENTORING AND LEADERSHIP THROUGH A NEWLY ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE FOR COACHES. CURRENTLY OPERATIONAL IN 21 OUT OF 23 COMMUNITY COLLEGES, CAPS HAS SEEN AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 700 ENROLLED PARENT STUDENTS. THE INITIATIVE CONTINUES TO ALIGN WITH STATEWIDE GOALS BY HOSTING COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS AND IMPACT SESSIONS. THESE SESSIONS FEATURE FORMER RECIPIENTS WHO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES, HIGHLIGHTING HOW COACHING AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT HAVE POSITIVELY TRANSFORMED THE ACADEMIC CAREERS OF STUDENT PARENTS.
  2. $976,326 spent. THE GREAT EXPECTATIONS (GE) PROGRAM HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE NAVIGATED THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL, GAIN ACCESS AND SUCCEED IN COLLEGE, AND TRANSITION SUCCESSFULLY TO LIVING INDEPENDENTLY. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN 17 YEARS AGO, ALMOST 5000 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED WITH 22% EARNING A CREDENTIAL, ALMOST 3 TIMES THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR STUDENTS WITH EXPERIENCE IN FOSTER CARE.THE FALL 2024 TO FALL 2025 PERSISTENCE RATE FOR GE STUDENTS WAS 68%, WITH STUDENTS EARNING 47 ASSOCIATE DEGREES, 19 TRANSFERS TO 4-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, AND 9 FAST FORWARD WORKFORCE CREDENTIALS.
  3. $689,344 spent. THE GERALD L. BALILES RURAL VIRGINIA HORSESHOE INITIATIVE AWARD (RVHI), ESTABLISHED IN 2014, CONTINUES THE MISSION TO RAISE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LEVELS FOR STUDENTS IN RURAL VIRGINIA. RVHI PROVIDES CAREER COACHES IN RURAL HIGH SCHOOLS TO ENCOURAGE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE COMPLETION AND OFFERS FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AND TO ASSIST ADULT LEARNERS RETURN TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND TRAINING.FOURTEEN RURAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM HAS TWO 10-YEAR GOALS. ONE IS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS OF THE RURAL HORSESHOE REGION THAT HAVE NOT EARNED A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA BY HALF, FROM 20% TO 10%. SINCE 2012, THAT METRIC HAS LOWERED TO 11.4%. THE OTHER IS TO DOUBLE THE POPULATION IN THE RURAL HORSESHOE WITH AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR CAREER CERTIFICATION. IN 2012, THAT PERCENTAGE WAS 26%. AS OF THIS REPORT, THAT METRIC IS UP TO 54.3%.SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION, 110,365 STUDENTS WERE SERVED BY 28 HIGH SCHOOL CAREER COACHES, EITHER ON A ONE-TO-ONE BASIS, OR IN SMALL GROUPS. THANKS TO ENGAGED DONORS, THE VFCCE PROVIDES MATCH FUNDING THAT IS LEVERAGED BY LOCAL COLLEGE FOUNDATIONS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 1975.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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