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:

2023 Beneficiaries

Library of Virginia Foundation’s Convention of 1776 Project; James Monroe Memorial Foundation; Colonial Williamsburg; American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

2022 Beneficiaries

1776 Project at the Library of Virginia; The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

2020 Beneficiaries

St. John’s Episcopal Church, Mary Washington House Museum, The Parsons’ Cause Foundation

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; George Washington’s Ferry Farm; The Virginia Museum of History and Culture (formally the Virginia Historical Society); Revolutionary Richmond

Historical Contributions

General Nathaniel Green Monument, Valley Forge, PA; Rochambeau Monument, Yorktown, VA; Yorktown Wayside Marker (Rochambeau Trail)