Purpose
As a significant portion of our mission is to grow funds that enable the Virginia Society to support and expand its scope of patriotic activities. The Patriots Fund augments our operating budget and allows organizations become beneficiaries as approved by the Officers and Board of Managers.
From marking gravesites, to erecting monuments, to preservation of historic places and antiquities, some of our contributions through the years have included:
2020 Beneficiaries
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Mary Washington House Museum, The Parsons’ Cause Foundation
2019 Beneficiaries
Rochambeau Monument in Yorktown Virginia (to be unveiled in 2020); Revolutionary Richmond
2018 Beneficiaries
George Washington’s Ferry Farm; The Virginia Museum of History and Culture (formally the Virginia Historical Society)
Past Contributions
John Marshall Foundation; Wilton House, Fraunces Tavern, Virginia War Memorial, Wounded Warriors; St. John’s Church, Mason’s Hall 1785 Foundation, Friends of Shockoe Cemetery, Menokin; Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown; American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
Historical Contributions
General Nathaniel Green Monument at Valley Forge
Yorktown Wayside Marker (Rochambeau Trail)