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The Impact of Your Gifts

Promoting science to save the Bay

Gifts from individuals and corporations help VIMS researchers create the fundamental knowledge needed to restore and sustainably manage Chesapeake Bay and the coastal ocean. Private giving also supports education and training of the next generation of marine scientists and policymakers.

SunTrust Gift supports VIMS graduate students
David Malmquist | June 18, 2008

The SunTrust Mid-Atlantic Foundation has made a 5-year, $100,000 grant to the VIMS Foundation to establish an endowed fellowship for graduate students enrolled in the School of Marine Science at VIMS.

 
Ferguson Gift Supports VIMS Graduate Students
David Malmquist | May 8, 2008

Ferguson Enterprises of Newport News has pledged $75,000 to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to support graduate student education and public outreach at the Gloucester Point campus.

 
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Norfolk Dredging gift helps VIMS make history
David Malmquist | March 12, 2008

A major gift from Norfolk Dredging Company will help VIMS researchers advance their studies of seafloor history and ecology. VIMS will use the funds to purchase an automatic core logger that can uncover a wealth of environmental data from seafloor sediment cores.

 
Norfolk Southern Gift
David Malmquist | March 1, 2007

Norfolk Southern Corporation has committed $150,000 to VIMS to help purchase an Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer, an instrument that provides new opportunities for addressing important questions in marine ecology and conservation.

 
Dominion gift supports new VIMS building
David Malmquist | March 26, 2006

Dominion of Richmond has given VIMS a $50,000 gift to help equip a distance-learning classroom in VIMS' new research building, Andrews Hall, which is scheduled to open in spring 2007.

 
Beazley Foundation endows VIMS fellowship for Tidewater students
David Malmquist | June 2, 2005

The Beazley Foundation of Portsmouth has awarded the Virginia Institute of Marine Science Foundation a $50,000 endowed student fellowship to attract students from the Tidewater region of Virginia.

 
Massey Foundation contributes $1 million to VIMS
David Malmquist | April 7, 2005

The Massey Foundation of Richmond has committed an additional $500,000 to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science's 5-year capital campaign, doubling the Foundation's total contribution to $1 million.