Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC)

The Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) is the only annual workplace giving program for the Commonwealth’s workforce, operated for and by state employees under the Executive Order of the Governor. With a selection of approximately 700 charities to choose from, you can enjoy flexible options for how to give, such as payroll deductions or credit card payments. The 2026 campaign runs from October 7, 2026 to December 31, 2026.

Charities participating in the CVC have been pre-screened to ensure that they are fiscally sound and that they perform the services stated, so you can feel confident that your dollars go farther toward the causes you care about. All monetary donations made through the CVC are 100% tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Learn more about the CVC on their website, or follow them on Facebook. If you have given directly to a CVC participating charity during the campaign and wish to report it, please contact your CVC Agency Coordinator (listed below).

Participating VCU Charities

• Center for Human-Animal Interaction (Code 200018) - The Center for Human-Animal Interaction’s mission is improving health and well-being through human-animal interaction. Provides therapy dog interventions and visitation at VCU Medical Center, conducts research and provides education on health benefits of interacting with companion animals. Our research goal is to increase the benefits of human-animal interaction through interdisciplinary research. Our clinical goal is to enhance health and well-being for patients and other members of our community through animal-assisted interventions. Our educational goal is to improve understanding of the benefits of human-animal interaction.

• Children's Hospital Foundation (Code 201814) Children's Hospital Foundation will fund pediatric initiatives that improve the status of health care and the quality of life for children in our region. Children’s Hospital Foundation is dedicated to funding and advocating for pediatric initiatives that improve the status of health care and the quality of life for children in our region.
  The Foundation provides support for the programs of Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU (CHoR) and the more than 80,000 children and families it serves each year.
• VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center (Code 2000940) As an NCI-designated center, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center conducts cutting-edge research and provides compassionate, person-centered care, offering Virginia’s largest selection of clinical trials. To reduce the state cancer burden for all Virginians by addressing the confluence between biological, social, and policy drivers through high-impact, cutting-edge research; person-centered care across the continuum, from prevention through survivorship; community integration; and training the next generation of community-centric researchers and healthcare professionals.

• The V Foundation (Code 200956) - Beginning in 2023, The V Foundation made three grants to researchers in Virginia:

  • Wendy Cohn, PhD at UVA Health System: Cancer Center - $53,000 funded by the V Foundation’s Virginia Vine event -- Increasing early detection of lung cancer screening by increasing awareness and uptake of lung cancer screening in primary care

  • Paula Fracasso, MD, PhD at VCU Massey Cancer Center - $53,000 funded by the V Foundation’s Virginia Vine event -- Social Media Action to Reach Teach and Educate Richmond, VA (SMART-ER VA)

  • Katherine Toassas, PhD, MS at VCU Massey Cancer Center - $600,000 multi-year grant -- Elucidating the influence of the vaginal microbiome and stress-response pathways on racial disparities in precancerous cervical lesions

• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Richmond (Code 200039)

  RMHC Richmond provides housing and support for families with children receiving medical treatments in Richmond, offering comfort and care in times of crisis. Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Richmond provides essential services that remove barriers, strengthen families, and promote healing when children need healthcare. Caregivers with sick or injured children under the age of 21 receiving treatment in Richmond-area hospitals and medical facilities are referred to RMHC of Richmond for good night's sleep, warm meals, clean laundry,
  transportation to and from medical appointments, and other wraparound supports. This family-centered approach mitigates food and housing insecurity, ensuring families have their basic needs met while they devote unforeseen and, in many cases, scarce resources to medical treatment.