Your generous donations to the VBA Foundation help support the VBA’s educational and charitable programs. Please consider donating annually in an amount equivalent to one billable hour of your time, or more if your situation permits.
Recent projects funded with VBA Foundation grants
However you give—and in whatever amount—you can feel proud of the good work your generous support makes possible. These and other vital VBA programs rely on grants from the VBA Foundation and only happen with your help. You can consider yourself a co-sponsor of some of your favorite VBA projects:
- The bi-annual Chief Justice’s Pro Bono Summit event (planning, promotion and hospitality)
- The annual statewide Lawyer Wellness Challenge (communication and engagement tools)
- The annual Legal Food Frenzy supporting seven Virginia food banks (marketing and engagement support)
- Timely practice management self-help resources, newsletters and webinars
- Essential educational programming through the Committee on Special Issues of National and State Importance
- Official portraits of Virginia Supreme Court justices for permanent display at the Supreme Court building
Giving options
You can give once or give often, in any amount. Multiple gifts during the same calendar year will be combined to determine your overall annual contribution tier for the Honor Roll of Donors.
You can multiply the value of your donation if you or your spouse works for an employer with a donation matching program.* Alongside your own commitment to the VBA Foundation, you may also consider making a one-time honorary or memorial donation recognizing a colleague or family member.
Contribution tiers
| Contribution Tiers | Minimum Donation |
| Legacy Patron | $2,500+ |
| 1888 Society Patron | $1,000+ |
| Leadership Patron | $500+ |
| Sustaining Patron | $250+ |
| Patron | $150+ |
| YLD Patron | $75-$150 (YLD only) |
| Donor | Every amount welcome! |
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Honor Roll of Donors
We are grateful to our generous donors who make so many important Foundation-funded programs possible. Click below to see who’s been helping! This website will always show the current year’s donors and donors over the past five years.**
- 2026 Contributors (to date)
- 2025 Contributors
- 2024 Contributors
- 2023 Contributors
- 2022 Contributors
- 2021 Contributors
We appreciate our donors
The programs supported by grants from the VBA Foundation educate and assist our members, our profession and our communities. And they all depend on your support. As a supporter of the VBA Foundation, here's what you get when you give:
- The knowledge that your donation supports important initiatives that you care about
- Recognition with a special Foundation Patron ribbon on your name badge at statewide meetings
- Recognition by giving level on special VBA Foundation signage at statewide meetings
- A lapel pin that identifies you as a valued Foundation Patron
- Recognition on the VBA website and in VBA publications
- A letter from the VBA Executive Director expressing the VBA Foundation's sincere gratitude
Thank you for considering a donation to the VBA Foundation. Your support is priceless.
* Matching: Please ask your employer’s HR department for details on donation matching programs. It costs you nothing, and it may double the value of your support for the VBA Foundation!
** Corrections: The VBA Foundation takes sincere care in updating the current list at least monthly, but we may make a mistake from time to time. If you find an omission or error, please email the correct information right away to thevba@vba.org so that we may update the list promptly.
The VBA Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Please consult with your tax adviser regarding allowable deductions. For more information about the VBA Foundation, please email thevba@vba.org.
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