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About the Foundation

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Five Guiding Priorities

Support public school STEM educational initiatives and programs

Enhance STEM-related educational opportunities in the community through collaboration and
financial support of other programs, foundations, and/or institutions of higher learning

Support technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and management through collaborative development, mentorship programs, formal
instruction, and related business acceleration programs.

Promote events for educational and fundraising purposes

Carry on other activities as consistent with the foundation’s purposes

Current Initiatives

The Foundation currently awards annual scholarships to the finalists in the NextGen category at the annual rvatech/ Awards Gala. The Next Gen award is awarded to a K-12 student who has demonstrated a meaningful impact on the technology ecosystem in Richmond. Please see the Awards Gala application below.


Additionally, the Foundation will award annual scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each in the following four categories: 1) High school senior, 2) Community college/trade school, 3) 4-year university, 4) Veteran seeking degree or professional certification.


Foundation Fund Requests

In addition to scholarships, the rvatech/ Foundation offers Foundation Fund Requests to support
timely, high-impact needs within Richmond’s technology community.


These funds are not scholarships. Instead, they are available on a case-by-case, as-needed basis to support initiatives, organizations, or individuals who are actively contributing to the advancement of the Richmond tech ecosystem but are facing financial barriers that
limit their ability to move that work forward.

Fund requests may support pilot programs, community initiatives, educational efforts, or other mission-aligned activities that strengthen access, innovation, and opportunity across the region’s technology landscape.

Foundation Fund Request

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