As the year begins to draw to a close, the season of charitable giving begins. AIA Northern Virginia has numerous opportunities to which you can direct your donations. Our chapter has a 501(c)(3) fund for charitable contributions to help support scholarships and public outreach programs. The fund is managed by The Virginia Foundations for Architecture, Inc., under a fiscal agreement with our chapter and permits individuals to make tax-deductible contributions towards specific chapter programs. Funds may be directed toward one of two options:

AIA Northern Virginia Community Outreach Fund
This option offers both a public outreach choice and an undesignated selection which permits the Chapter to direct the funds toward where the monies are most needed.

Past Presidents and Fellows Scholarship
Awarded as funds allow, the Past Presidents and Fellows Scholarship is a minority-directed scholarship that aims to support diversity and inclusion among students pursuing architecture as a career. Anyone can contribute, especially Past Presidents and Fellows.

Contributions to the fund are by check, made out to the “Virginia Foundation of Architecture, Inc.” (Due to tax reporting purposes, credit card donations are not currently being accepted.) Funds may be directed toward a particular usage preference via the memo line, for example, ‘AIA NoVA Presidents’ Scholarship’, ‘public outreach,’ ‘scholarships,’ or remain undesignated toward the general fund, which permits the monies to be utilized where the need is greatest. Remember to include your name and address to receive an acknowledgement letter for tax purposes from the Foundation.

Please mail your check to:
AIA Northern Virginia
Attn: Executive Director
215 N. Payne St., Suite 310, Alexandria, Va. 22314

Questions? Please visit the Scholarship webpage for additional details.