How To Make a Gift
Mail: Complete and return the enclosed 2026 Annual Fund pledge form in the prepaid envelope provided.
Online: Click here to make your gift.
Phone: Call our team at 434.982.5555 for additional ways to give.
In Person: Visit the Virginia Athletics Foundation office located in Bryant Hall - Room 260, 1815 Stadium Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
ACH or Wire Transfer:
Virginia National Bank
ABA routing number: 051408868
Account#: 1000371362
Account name: Virginia Athletics Foundation
Please include Donor Information and Gift Designation
If you have ever made a gift to the VAF, select the VAF Member button. If this is your first gift, select New VAF Member.
If you are unsure of which option to use, please call the VAF at 434.982.5555.
Download the pledge form. After completing the form, please mail to the VAF office.
Giving stock through electronic transfer is the easiest method when a donor maintains holdings in a brokered account. Depository Trust Company, or DTC, is the clearinghouse for electronic security transfers. Each brokerage firm has a specific DTC number.
Please contact the VAF Accounts Receivable team at vafar@virginia.edu to notify our office of the incoming transfer. Please include the donor's name and gift designation.
Stock Gift Instructions
Davenport & Company LLC
DTC #0443 (Pershing)
Account # DA4005116
Account name: Virginia Athletics Foundation
Contact person at Davenport - Marie Barté - 804-780-2000 mbarte@investdavenport.com
Make Your Gift Go Farther
You may be able to increase the capacity of your gift. Please check to see if your employer will match your athletics-related gift.
- Ask your company’s human resource representative if they will match gifts to athletics-related organizations and what percentage of your gift they will match.
- Obtain the matching gift application form or the matching gift website used by your company to apply for a matching gift.
- Complete your portion of the matching gift application form and send it to the Virginia Athletics Foundation, P.O. Box 400833, Charlottesville, VA 22904 with your VAF pledge form and/or gift.
- Gifts will be verified to the matching company by the Virginia Athletics Foundation as soon as the matching gift application is submitted and the pledge is paid in full.
For the DAF Administrator:
VAF FEIN 54-0517188 – Virginia Student Aid Foundation (DBA Virginia Athletics Foundation)
Mailing Address:
Virginia Athletics Foundation
P.O. Box 400833
Charlottesville, VA 22904
The VAF is not able to return gifts to donors as these monies are transferred to the athletics department on a regular basis throughout the year to cover expenses including scholarship costs, academic affairs, operational needs, and facilities projects.
Charitable Status: The Virginia Athletics Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization with more than 11,000 members. The VAF qualifies for the charitable contribution deduction under Section 170(b)(1)(A) and has been classified as an organization that is not a private foundation under Section 509(a)(1). Member's contributions support the costs of athletic scholarships, the Athletics Academic Affairs Office, sport-specific operational needs, and facility upgrades.
VAF FEIN 54-0517188 - Virginia Student Aid Foundation (DBA Virginia Athletics Foundation)