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Jefferson Scholars Foundation

Public charity
DBA: % WRIGHT JAMES PRESIDENT
Foundations · CHARLOTTESVLE, VA · EIN 31-1755873
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About

The jefferson scholars foundation (foundation) provides academic merit-based scholarship, fellowship and professorship support to students and faculty at the university of virginia (UVA).

In care of Wright James President

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Foundations
Employees
24
Volunteers
1,320

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2025-06-30
Revenue
$36.6M
Expenses
$39.6M
Assets
$899.1M
Liabilities
$93.5M

Financial history

$107.0M$53.5M$0
16171819202122232425
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2025: $36.6M · Peak FY2019: $107.0M · Avg: $38.1M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$783K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
EUROPE——
EAST ASIA——
NORTH AMERICA——
SOUTH AMERICA——
SOUTH ASIA——
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES——
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)——

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
—
Grants Given
$27.8M
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Address

112 Clarke CT
Charlottesvle, VA, 22903-300

Governance

Voting board members29
Independent members29
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %4.2%
Permanent endowment %48.7%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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