A ranking of who got charitable donations from legislators

During 2001, members of the General Assembly donated more than $168,000 from their campaign accounts to charitable organizations, single-interest groups and other community goodwill. Here is a ranking of the recipients of such contributions.

Recipient
Number of donations
Amount
Virginians for Fiscal Responsibility 18 $37,500
Treasurer of Virginia 72 $4,715
Family Foundation 11 $2,620
Martinsville Youth Traveling Basketball 1 $2,500
Virginia Public Access Project 12 $2,300
Carroll County Girls AAU Team 1 $2,033
Verizon Visa Card 1 $1,740
Senate Employee Fund 16 $1,690
Botetourt Education Foundation 1 $1,250
Markow Florist 3 $1,137
American Boosters 1 $1,134
St Joseph Amez Church 2 $1,035
American Red Cross 1 $1,000
Trinity Ministries 1 $1,000
George Washington's Fredericksburg Foun 1 $1,000
Godwin High Athletic Association 2 $900
McLean Chamber of Commerce 4 $765
Scott County Recreation Dept 1 $750
All Sports Promotions 1 $750
Danville Science Center 2 $700
Filipino-American Friendship Day 5 $650
NAACP - Hampton 3 $650
Hudson, Mary 1 $650
NAACP - Fairfax County 5 $635
Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce 5 $630
NAMI, Virginia 1 $600
INOVA 2 $600
NoVA Central Labor Council 6 $600
Virginia Union University 3 $600
Chesterfield Education Foundation 1 $600
School Calendar Co 1 $595
Roosevelt Area Civic League 3 $575
Amherst County High School Athletic Boosters 4 $550
Fitzpatrick Retirement 2 $550
House of Delegates Employee Fund 2 $547
NAACP - Chesapeake 5 $535
Evergreen Flower Shop 11 $528
Scholastic Sports 6 $517
Loudoun Education Foundation 1 $500
McLean Orchestra 1 $500
Denbigh Kiwanis Club 1 $500
Pulaski Baseball 1 $500
St John's College High School 1 $500
National D Day Memorial Foundation 2 $500
Prince Hall Lodge of Virginia 1 $500
College of William & Mary 2 $500
Virginia State Legislative Black Caucus 1 $500
Prince William Red Cross 1 $500
Clintwood High School Football 1 $500
Shults, Anne W 1 $500
Children at Risk Today 1 $500
Safe Community Coalition 1 $500
National Wild Turkey Federation 1 $500
Coalition of Good Schools 1 $500
American Legion Baseball Fincastle 1 $500
Overton Fish Fry 1 $500
Chester Forum 1 $500
Lackey Free Clinic 1 $500
Image Boosters 1 $500
Animal Welfare League 1 $500
James Madison University 2 $500
Retired Federal Employee Federation 2 $500
Third Baptist Church 1 $470
Virginia Metalcrafters 1 $470
Boy Scouts of America 3 $450
Salem High School 3 $440
Players Athletics 1 $433
First Baptist Church of So Boston 1 $426
Robinson Crew Boosters 1 $425
Sports Promotion 2 $416
Williamsburg Youth League 1 $400
Virginians For Integrity in Government 3 $400
Rotary Club - Midlothian 2 $400
United Way Campaign 1 $390
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation 3 $375
Knights of Columbus 3 $375
M & W Flower Shop 1 $364
Boy Scouts - Pack 55 1 $360
St James Baptist Church 3 $355
Brandermill Community Assn 1 $354
Jennifer & Sara Byler Foundation 2 $350
South Richmond Rotary Club 1 $350
Better Life Mininistries 1 $350
Free Clinic of Danville 3 $350
Mental Health Assn of Central Virginia 1 $350
National Multiple Sclerosis Society 2 $350
Longwood College Foundation 2 $350
Western Branch High School 2 $335
George Washington High School 1 $325
Astoria Beneficial Club 2 $325
Committee for School Bond Referendum 1 $300
Christmas for Needy Children Fund 1 $300
Blacksburg Rescue Squad 2 $300
Assn for Restore Histor Cemetaries 2 $300
Beta Theta Zeta Chapter 2 $300
Norfolk State Alumni Assn 1 $300
James Madison High School Booster Club 1 $300
Brain Injury Assn of Virginia 1 $300
LFCC Educational Foundation 1 $300
CRN of Chesapeake 1 $300
Princess Anne High School Booster Club 2 $300
Friends of Chesterfield Co Library 2 $300
Sheriff's Calendar 1 $300
Patrick Henry Boys & Girls Home 2 $300
STE 2 $286
National Fed of Black Administrator 1 $280
Morrison's Flowers 4 $275
Randy's Flowers Ltd 2 $272
Edison High School Boosters 1 $270
Coalition of Labor Union Women 2 $260
Ducks Unlimited Virginiaden Wright 1 $250
Shawsville Ruritan Club 1 $250
Scenic Virginia 1 $250
Peoples Community Center 1 $250
Bridgewater College 1 $250
Salem High Band Booster Club 1 $250
Shenandoah Virginialley Battlefield Foundatio 1 $250
Daniels Alumni 1 $250
Craig County High School Football 2001 1 $250
Rustburg High School Athletic Boosters 2 $250
Pulaski County High School 1 $250
Historical Vienna Inc 1 $250
Reston Interfaith 1 $250
Hayfield High School Boosters 1 $250
Alzheimers Family Day Center 1 $250
Williamsburg Land Conservancy 1 $250
Habitat for Humanity 2 $250
Williams, I Joseph 1 $250
Grove Recreation & Civic Assn 1 $250
Lee High School Boosters 1 $250
Glenvar High School After-Prom 2 $250
Annandale High School PTSA 1 $250
Germanna Community College Ed Found 1 $250
Bank of Hampton Roads 1 $250
Martinsville-Henry County Voters League 1 $250
McLean Land Conservancy 1 $250
University of Virginia 1 $250
Brookville High School 1 $250
Fallen Firefighter Fund 1 $250
NAACP - Alexandria 1 $250
Thomas, Stephen B 1 $250
Thomas Walker High School 1 $250
TC William High School Athletic Dept 1 $250
Cox High School 1 $250
Nat the Cat Inc 1 $250
Camelot Civic League 1 $250
Sojourner 21 PAC 1 $250
Radford University 1 $250
Midlothian Athletic Booster Club 2 $249
Planned Parenthood 2 $225
Tallwood Band Boosters 1 $225
Kiwanis Club of Harrisonburg 1 $225
Vincent Terled Jr Memorial Golf Tournam 1 $225
Gate City Civitan 2 $225
Falls Church High School Jaguar Booster 2 $225
Emergency Shelter Inc 2 $222
Kiwanis Club of Denbigh 2 $220
Virginia Society for Human Life 2 $220
Culpeper County Chamber of Commerce 2 $219
Bert's Florist 1 $217
Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce 1 $213
Patrick County Chamber of Commerce 2 $210
Southside Civic League 2 $210
Eddies Trophy & Gift Shop 2 $207
Flower Shop 2 $204
Friends of NRA 1 $200
Hudson, Tierra 1 $200
Holcomb Rock Baptist Church 1 $200
NRA Political Victory Fund 1 $200
Old Dominion Bar Assn 2 $200
Hanover Rotary Club 1 $200
Lee High Football Boosters 1 $200
Grand Masters Conf 1 $200
Little Theatre of Danville 1 $200
Ocean View Baptist Church 2 $200
Glen Wilton Fire Dept 1 $200
Mitchell, Eugene 2 $200
Philippine Nurses Assn 1 $200
National Conference for Com Justice 1 $200
Colonel Club/Altavista High School 2 $200
Men's Roundtable Club Inc 1 $200
Eagles Baseball 1 $200
Newport News FOP Lodge #25 2 $200
OAR 1 $200
Council Elementary School 1 $200
Patient Advocate Foundation 1 $200
NAACP - Patrick County 1 $200
NAACP - Richmond 2 $200
Commonwealth Chapter of the Links 1 $200
Northwood High School 2 $200
St John Church of God in Christ 2 $200
Youth Challenge 1 $200
Alexandria Symphony 1 $200
Boy Scouts - Waynesboro SJAC 1 $200
Shenandoah Virginialley Choral Society 1 $200
Suffolk Festivals Inc 1 $200
Appalachia High School FBLA 1 $200
Chilhowie Band Boosters 2 $200
Bayside High School 1 $200
Virginia Cooperative Extension 2 $200
Commonwealth Prayer Breakfast 4 $192
Franklin County Retail Merchants 2 $190
Langley Officers Wives Club 1 $188
Marshall High School 1 $185
Labor Day Celebration Fund 2 $180
Kiwanis Club of Norfolk 1 $180
Rotary Club of Cape Henry 1 $180
Hanover Tavern Foundation 1 $175
Halifax County Chamber of Commerce 2 $175
Williamsburg Area Chamber of Commerce 2 $175
William Clark Middle School 1 $175
NoVirginia CCEF 1 $175
NoVirginia Community Foundation 1 $175
Driver Days Fall Festival 2 $175
Muscular Distrophy Assn 3 $175
Churchland High School 1 $175
Handley High School-Booster Club 1 $170
Rivah Flowers & Gifts Inc 3 $164
Endependence Center 2 $160
Willoughy Civic League 1 $160
First Baptist South Hill 2 $160
Ruritan Club - Deep Creek 1 $160
Chesapeake Environmental Improvemen 1 $157
Shenandoah Friends of NRA 3 $155
Skyline Newsletter 1 $154
Register & Bee - Partners in Educat 1 $150
Patrick County High School 2 $150
SCLC 1 $150
B'Neai Isreal Congregation 1 $150
Culpeper Harvest Days Farm Tour 1 $150
Scott Printing 1 $150
Appomattox Lions Club 1 $150
Kellam High School 2 $150
Potomac Falls High School 1 $150
Russell Co Environmental Council 1 $150
WT Woodson HS Persisionettes 1 $150
Covington High Quarterback Club 2 $150
Mt Hermon Baptist Temple 2 $150
Madam Daniels School of Beauty Culture 2 $150
Gift of Love 1 $150
Better Life Min COGIC 1 $150
Franklin Chamber of Commerce 2 $150
People to People 2 $150
Bethune-Dubois Dinner 1 $150
Gloucester-Matthews Free Clinic 1 $150
Crisis Pregnancy Center 1 $150
Lions Club 1 $150
Reston Festival 1 $150
MLK Jr Cultural Foundtion Scholarship 1 $150
Project Big Heart 1 $140
Neptune Festival - Grand Ball 1 $140
Women's Club of Halifax County 1 $140
Grayson County High School 1 $140
William Campbell High School Sports 1 $140
Portsmouth Rotary Club B-B-Que 2 $136
Angels in the Attic 1 $130
Kiwanis Club of Arlington 1 $130
Christiansburg Ruritan Club 1 $130
NAACP - Christiansburg 2 $125
Greater Wilton Woods Citizens Assn 1 $125
Douglas Freeman High School 1 $125
Annandale Rotary Club Foundation 1 $125
William Byrd High School 2 $125
American Legion - Colonial Heights 1 $125
Boy Scouts - Victoria Troop 7538 1 $125
John Battle High School Booster Club 1 $125
Cox High School Band Boosters 1 $125
Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard Fnd 1 $125
Butler Scholarship 1 $125
Azalea Acres Civic League 2 $125
Auburn High School 1 $125
Roanoke Regional Convention Committee 1 $125
Alexandria Volunteer Bureau 2 $125
Tazewell & Russell Co Shriners 1 $125
Academy of Music Theatre Inc 1 $125
Optimist Club of Hopewell 2 $122
Virginia Beach Sports Club 2 $120
Great Hope Baptist Church 2 $120
Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce 1 $120
CP Dean Co Inc 1 $120
Colonial Heights Chamber of Commerce 4 $120
Desert Sands Shine Club 1 $120
Tazewell County Fair Assn 1 $120
Good News Jail & Prison Ministry 2 $120
Rotary Club - Covington-Hot Springs 2 $115
Powhatan Chamber of Commerce 2 $115
Urban League of Northern Virginia 1 $110
NAACP - Norfolk 2 $110
Seely Florist 1 $109
Danville Little League 2 $108
Hampton Roads Maritime Assn 2 $105
Rollison, John A III 1 $105
Magna Vista Athletic Boosters 2 $100
Mathews High School Auditiorum Fund 1 $100
MECC College Foundation 1 $100
McLean Volunteer Fire Dept 1 $100
McLean Project for the Arts 1 $100
Horsepasture Volunteer Fire Department 1 $100
Virginia Council on Economic Education 1 $100
McLean Citizens Foundation 1 $100
McKeever, Renee 1 $100
Full Circle 1 $100
Mathews High School Crew Team 1 $100
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 1 $100
Ft Chiswell High School 1 $100
Abyssinia Baptist Church 1 $100
Virginia NAACP 1 $100
Army Quartermaster Foundation 1 $100
Arca De Salvacion 1 $100
Marion Senior High School 1 $100
Youth Development Center 1 $100
Virginia Housing Coalition 1 $100
Hillsville Volunteer Fire Dept 1