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VMI Foundation

Lexington, VA · EIN 54-0505966 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

VMI Foundation reported $26.7 million in revenue and $28.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.23 went to program services, $12.17 to management and general costs and $5.60 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 57.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $298,915 (Chief Executive Officer). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 6% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $29M

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $27M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
82.2%84.4%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
12.2%13.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
5.6%0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.10$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
57.7%19.1%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%1.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%69.9%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$298,915$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
1.04%1.28%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
38
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
278.013.3
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
27 of 27100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$24M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $23M

Funds raised by the Foundation are used for providing scholarships and other academic and athletic program support to the Virginia Military Institute and its related alumni associations

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Chief Executive Officer
Officer, 2.0 hrs/week
$0$280,759$18,156$298,915
Chief Financial Officer
Officer, 2.0 hrs/week
$0$182,835$33,436$216,271
Financial Controller
Officer, 2.0 hrs/week
$0$163,894$4,216$168,110
Vice President Development
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$163,821$0$3,225$167,046
Chief Operating Officer
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$147,347$0$16,126$163,473
Senior Major Gift Officer
Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week
$142,962$0$20,149$163,111
Executive Assistant and Corporate Secretary
Officer, 40.0 hrs/week
$52,392$0$475$52,867

3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from VMI Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $398K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$10M$20M$30M$40MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$27M$29M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$27M$29M82.2%$663M$298,915
FY2024 ⓘ$26M$26M86.4%$618M$293,412
FY2023 ⓘ$37M$27M75.2%$564M$300,445
FY2022 ⓘ$24M$26M65.8%$519M$299,808
FY2021 ⓘ$27M$23M75.6%$549M$297,895
FY2020 ⓘ$29M$21M84.5%$413M$278,855

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b27 · 27 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 529

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
Friendo
Event Speaker
$145,000

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

20 private foundations reported grants to VMI Foundation totaling $1.2M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from VMI Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for VMI Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of VMI Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, VMI Foundation reported that 82.2% of its $28.6 million in expenses went to program services, 12.2% to management and general and 5.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does VMI Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation VMI Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $298,915, for the role of Chief Executive Officer (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does VMI Foundation get its money?

Of $26.7 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 57.7% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is VMI Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 54-0505966 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202533189349314128 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202413209349322136 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303199349315260 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202223199349302557 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202143199349313434 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202033189349306028 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 54-0505966: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.