Mission and public details
THE SCIENCE MUSEUM of VIRGINIA FOUNDATION, INC. SERVES AS THE PRIVATE FUNDRAISING PARTNER of THE SCIENCE MUSEUM of VIRGINIA, A STATE INSTITUTION THAT WAS FOUNDED IN 1970 BY BOTH THE VIRGINIA ACADEMY of SCIENCE and THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY to "RAISE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING of SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH." THE MUSEUM, AS A STATE SUPPORTED CULTURAL INSTITUTION, RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT of ITS ANNUAL SUPPORT FROM THE COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT is RAISED BY THE FOUNDATION THROUGH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS (ANNUAL GIFTS and PERMANENT ENDOWMENT GIFTS), GRANTS, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN GIFTS, FUNDRAISING EVENTS and INVESTMENT INCOME. FUNDS FROM THE FOU…
- Organization
- SCIENCE MUSEUM OF VIRGINIA FOUNDATION INC
- EIN
- 23-7185836
- Address
- PO BOX 11624, RICHMOND, VA, 23230-0024
- County
- Henrico
- Tax category
- Museums
- NTEE classification
- A50
- Organization website
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