Matching Gifts

Corporate matching gifts are a great way to maximize personal contributions to the museum and increase the impact of individual gifts. By taking advantage of a company’s matching gift benefit, you may be able to double or even triple the amount of a contribution.

How do I get my gift matched?

Each company has its own guidelines for employees, spouses, retirees, and widows/widowers. Most corporate procedures are very simple:

  1. Request a Matching Form from your company.
  2. Complete and submit the form to the Virginia War Memorial Foundation along with your gift.
  3. the Virginia War Memorial Foundation will verify the completed form and return it to the company.
  4. The company issues a matching gift contribution to the War Memorial.
  5. Completed forms can be sent with your personal gift to:

The Virginia War Memorial Foundation
621 South Belvidere Street
Richmond, Virginia 23220

Several of central Virginia’s biggest employers have generous matching gift programs, including but not limited to:

  • Altria
  • Bank of America
  • Capital One
  • CarMax
  • Dominion Resources, Inc.
  • Exxonmobil
  • Genworth Financial
  • Markel Corporation
  • McKesson
  • Pfizer, Inc.
  • SunTrust
  • Virginia Credit Union
  • Wells Fargo
  • WestRock