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JEFFERSON SCHOLARS FOUNDATION

EIN: 31-1755873Charlottesville, VAZIP: 22903
T30 - Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations501(c)(3)

Mission

THE JEFFERSON SCHOLARS FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION) PROVIDES ACADEMIC MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIP, FELLOWSHIP AND PROFESSORSHIP SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA (UVA).

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$36.6M$0$899.1M
2023$33.2M$0$813M

Compensation

2024

JAMES H WRIGHT
President/secretary/treasu
chief executive officer
$633,914
$360,375
$79,559
$1,132,798
S PATRICK INGRAM
Director of Development
chief development officer
$286,374
$29,088
$21,481
$499,564
BENJAMIN B SKIPPER
Director of Jefferson Scholars Program and Alumni
director (operational)
$218,914
$22,238
$14,946
$301,249
HELEN M DWYER
Assistant Secretary
secretary (operational)
$214,366
$19,918
$1,438
$273,413
ROBBYN L CALLAHAN
Assistant Treasurer
chief financial officer
$186,825
$18,125
$1,091
$248,038
JAMALA MASSENBURG
Director, Graduate Fellows Program
director (operational)
$184,670
$17,875
$551
$234,859
KEVIN E MURRAY
Director of Gift Planning
highest compensated employee
$149,279
$375
$13,797
$205,048
CHRISTINE E PATRICK
Associate Director of Development
chief development officer
$136,639
$375
$4,074
$166,702
JOYCE CARMAN
Director of Communications
director (operational)
$122,908
$375
$9,310
$155,535
LEW BURRUS
Director of Technology
highest compensated employee
$129,592
$375
$1,111
$154,978
ALLISON C DINARDO
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVE STEVENS
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAREN CLARKE BARNES
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
T WESTRAY BATTLE III
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANNE W POOLE
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TYLER S HENRITZE
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAUL R IZLAR
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
E COURTNEY JOHNSON
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES E RYAN
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MERRY W DOUGHERTY
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PETER E KAPLAN JR
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TIMOTHY J NAUGHTON
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT S PITTS JR
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FRANKLIN S EDMONDS JR
Vice-chairman of the Board
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEPHEN S CRAWFORD
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RAYNELLE DEANS GRACE
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK T MASSEY
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRUCE A MILLER
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR SHAN WU
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHAHNAZ BATMANGHELIDJ
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LEONARD J BUCK II
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LINDA G RENNER
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MR ROBERT M WADSWORTH
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM L POLK JR
Chairman of the Board
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT W DOWNES
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KIRKMAN FINLAY III
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER BROWN GWILLIAM
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
J DALE HARVEY II
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DEBORAH H VALENTINE
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

JAMES H WRIGHT
President/Secretary/Treasu
chief executive officer
$527,168
$130,375
$560,424
$1,558,827
S PATRICK INGRAM
Director of Development
chief development officer
$277,666
$27,721
$19,617
$482,460
BENJAMIN B SKIPPER
Director, Graduate and Und
key employee
$180,344
$20,983
$13,904
$314,415
HELEN M DWYER
Assistant Secretary
secretary (operational)
$191,451
$18,987
$915
$245,427
ROBBYN L CALLAHAN
Assistant Treasurer
chief financial officer
$163,023
$375
$512
$204,475
KEVIN E MURRAY
Director of Gift Planning
highest compensated employee
$144,027
$375
$12,534
$197,756
LEW BURRUS
Director of Technology
highest compensated employee
$122,517
$6,502
$1,038
$166,181
CHRISTINE E PATRICK
Associate Director of Development
chief development officer
$132,293
$375
$3,593
$160,728
PETER W SCHMIDT
Major Gift Officer
highest compensated employee
$138,026
$375
$2,252
$157,728
JOYCE CARMAN
Director of Communications
director (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$149,789
TIMOTHY J NAUGHTON
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANNA M NEKORANEC
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT S PITTS JR
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ANNE W POOLE
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LINDA G RENNER
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVE STEVENS
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DEBORAH H VALENTINE
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JAMES E RYAN
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
THOMAS BW HALL
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALLISON CRYOR DINARDO
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM L POLK JR
Chairman of the Board
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
FRANKLIN S EDMONDS JR
Vice-Chairman of the Board
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
KAREN CLARKE BARNES
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SHAHNAZ BATMANGHELIDJ
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
T WESTRAY BATTLE III
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LEONARD J BUCK II
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT G BYRON
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
STEPHEN S CRAWFORD
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MERRY W DOUGHERTY
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBERT W DOWNES
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KIRKMAN FINLAY III
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RAYNELLE DEANS GRACE
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER BROWN GWILLIAM
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
J DALE HARVEY II
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TYLER S HENRITZE
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LAWRENCE D HOWELL II
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PAUL R IZLAR
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
E COURTNEY JOHNSON
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK T MASSEY
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRUCE A MILLER
Foundation Board of Direct
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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