Public Charity

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOUNDATION

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FOUNDATION, of RICHMOND, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.9M in revenue, $3.2M in expenses, $6.3M in total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $250K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 541854399 RICHMOND, VA Medical Research N.E.C. NTEE: H99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$6.3M
Grant Records1
Funding Total$250K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE FOUNDATION DETERMINES THE PATENTABILITY AND OBTAINS PATENTS ON VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (VCU) INVENTIONS AND MARKETS AND LICENSES SUCH INVENTIONS TO COMMERICAL ENTITIES. THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES PROMOTE RESEARCH EFFORTS AT THE SCHOOL AND RESULTING ROYALTIES PROVIDE ECONOMIC SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY. THE FOUNDATION ALSO PROVIDES PATENT AND LICENSING CLINICS FOR VCU STUDENTS AND EMPLOYED APPROXIMATELY 1 VCU STUDENT AS AN INTERN OR PART-TIME EMPLOYEE.

Where $100 goes at Virginia Commonwealth University Intellectual Property Foundation

How Virginia Commonwealth University Intellectual Property Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$94 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $94 for programs

$94
To protect and commercialize vcu technologies through patenting and licensing
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 17 grants
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Andrew White
DIRECTOR Dr Dales Jones
PRESIDENT Dr Ivelina S Metcheva
DIRECTOR Dr Reinhold Brand
DIRECTOR Mr Spencer Williamson
EX-OFFICIO P Srirama Rao

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$249,874 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.9M $3.2M $6.3M
2024 $3.3M $3.2M $5.4M
2023 $2.8M $3.0M $4.8M
2021 $2.9M $2.9M $4.9M
2020 $2.4M $2.7M $4.5M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $3.9M (+62%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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