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US nonprofit · EIN 540757884 · Richmond, VAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 540757884) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation's network

28 people21 organisationsi28 people and 21 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (28). Violet dotted lines (23) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

28 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 26 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Julie Weissend ChairChair2019
7 yrs
April DuffTrustee2019
7 yrs
Carl BurrellTrustee2020
6 yrs
Carrie RothTrustee2022
4 yrs
Cathy DossTrustee2023
3 yrs
Chris SmallTrustee2023
3 yrs
Dr Michael RAOEx-Offico Trustee2018
8 yrs
Duke DodsonTrustee2020
6 yrs
Eddie O'LearyTrustee2021
5 yrs
Jim GregoryTrustee2018
8 yrs
John FinnTrustee2019
7 yrs
John PaoliniTrustee2023
3 yrs
John PurnellVice Chair2018
8 yrs
John ZehebTrustee2018
8 yrs
Joseph BartholomewTrustee2019
7 yrs
Kelly ConwayTrustee2022
4 yrs
Kenneth JonesTrustee2019
7 yrs
Keran DonahueTrustee2023
3 yrs
Leah WalkerTrustee2022
4 yrs
Lynn McAteerTrustee2018
8 yrs
Marie KimmelTrustee2023
3 yrs
Michael JonesVice Chair Elect2020
6 yrs
Paul CarderTrustee2018
8 yrs
Sean BrazierTrustee2022
4 yrs
Timothy NguyenTrustee2019
7 yrs
Tonya P WilkinsEx-Offico Trustee2023
3 yrs
William MurrayTrustee2019
7 yrs
Zach McCluskeyTrustee2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 28 →

Officers and senior leadership

3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Laura KottkampCompany secretarysince 2020
Thomas C BurkeCompany secretarysince 2018
Timothy GrafTreasurersince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Laura KottkampCEO16$141k$55k
Eddie O'learyTrustee1$0
Carl BurrellTrustee1$0
Duke DodsonTrustee1$0
Michael JonesTrustee1$0
John PaoliniTrustee1$0
Donnie OliverTrustee1$0
Dr Michael RaoEx-Offico Trustee1$0
Cathy DossChair1$0
Zach McCluskeyTrustee1$0
Sean BrazierChair-Elect1$0
Kelly ConwayTrustee1$0
Carrie RothTrustee1$0
Chris SmallTrustee1$0
Leah WalkerVice Chair1$0
Marie KimmelTrustee1$0
Kevin NicholsonTrustee1$0
Jeanette ClarkTrustee1$0
Aimee SeibertTrustee1$0
Nimisha GuptaTrustee1$0
Everett ReveleyTrustee1$0
Ed McCoyEx-Offico Trustee1$0
Jim StubbsTrustee1$0
Brian FowlkesTreasurer1$0

Colorado roster

26 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263018339). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Everett ReveleyTrustee
Chris SmallTrustee
Jeanette ClarkTrustee
Dr. Michael RaoEx-Offico Trustee
Sean BrazierChair-Elect
Duke DodsonTrustee
Michael JonesTrustee
Angela Waite
Nimisha GuptaTrustee
Marie KimmelTrustee
Zach McCluskeyTrustee
Kevin NicholsonTrustee
John PaoliniTrustee
Ed McCoyEx-Offico Trustee
Carrie RothTrustee
Laura KottkampCEO
Laura E. KottkaCEO
Eddie O'learyTrustee
Carl BurrellTrustee
Brian FowlkesTreasurer
Donnie OliverTrustee
Jim StubbsTrustee
Cathy DossChair
Kelly ConwayTrustee
Leah WalkerVice Chair
Aimee SeibertTrustee

About

Legal name
Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation
EIN
540757884
Address
Po Box 843075, Richmond, VA, 23284-3075
State
Virginia
Mission
To support the educational, scientific and charitable activities of virginia commonwealth university and related organizations. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B110 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
9 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1917
Principal officer
Laura Kottkamp (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1964
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDr Michael RAO
≥8years on the filingsJim Gregory
≥8years on the filingsJohn Purnell
≥8years on the filingsJohn Zeheb

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$198.4m
Total liabilities
$52.1m
Net assets or fund balances
$146.3m
Contributions and grants received
$20.2m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$11.1m
Employees
0

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityThe foundation exists solely to assist, support, and foster virginia commonwealth university in all proper ways that may from time to time b$11.1m

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Colorado
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Good Standing
Formed
5 February 2026
Registered agent
Rocky Mountain RA LLC (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.