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The Rutherford Institute, a nonprofit civil liberties organization based in Charlottesville, VA, is deeply committed to protecting the constitutional freedoms of every American and the integral human rights of all people through its extensive legal and educational programs. The Institute provides its legal services at no charge to those whose constitutional and human rights have been threatened or violated.

The Austin Peay State University Foundation supports the mission of Austin Peay University, which is a comprehensive university committed to raising the educational attainment of the citizenry, developing programs and services that address regional needs, and providing collaborative opportunities that connect university expertise with private and public resources.  These endeavors contribute to the intellectual, economic, social, physical, and cultural development of the region.

The educational mission of St. John’s College is to foster searching consideration of the most important human questions through reading and discussion of great books — works of philosophy, literature, science, mathematics, and music. Through the study of these works, the College seeks to free human beings from prejudice and unexamined opinion, and to help students make thoughtful choices in public and private life.

On Point for College helps low-income and first-generation students access, enroll in, and persist through postsecondary education. The organization provides hands‑on college-access services (application and financial aid assistance), ongoing college success advising and mentoring, and career-readiness supports across Central New York so students can complete college and enter the workforce.

Gallaudet University, federally chartered in 1864, is a bilingual, diverse, multicultural institution of higher education that ensures the intellectual and professional advancement of deaf and hard of hearing individuals through American Sign Language (ASL) and English. Gallaudet maintains a proud tradition of research and scholarly activity and prepares its graduates for career opportunities in a highly competitive, technological, and rapidly changing world.

The purpose of the Association is to provide services to all alumni of the University of Virginia (the University), thereby assisting the University and its students, faculty, and administration in attaining the University's highest priority of achieving eminence as a center of higher learning. This assistance shall also be directed to the attainment of Thomas Jefferson's desire that the University educate students who will become leaders in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the nation.

To offer undergraduate and graduate education for a broad range of professions, while providing a strong foundation of liberal learning, thereby giving a highly diverse population of students the opportunity to lift their lives and prospects. Our objective is to create thinking professionals who are highly sought after as innovators and successful leaders, and who will positively impact twenty-first century society.

As the premier urban, public research university in Virginia, VCU’s mission is to advance knowledge and student success through its commitments to: an engaged, learner-centered environmentthat fosters inquiry, discovery and innovation in a global setting researchthat expands the boundaries of new knowledge and creative expression and promotes translational applications to improve human health interdisciplinary collaborationsthat bring new perspectives to complex problems and mobilize creative energies that advance innovation and solve global challenges health carethat strives to preserve and restore health for all people, to seek the cause and cure of diseases through groundbreaking research, and to educate those who serve humanity diversitythat provides a climate of inclusion, a dedication to addressing disparities wherever they exist, and an opportunity to explore and create in an environment of trust sustainable, university-community partnershipsthat enhance the educational, economic and cultural vitality of the communities VCU serves in Virginia and around the world

The mission of the SF State University Foundation is to foster and encourage private financial support for San Francisco State University. This includes money, property, works of art, historical papers and documents, museum specimens of educational, artistic or historical value and any other assets of value of any description.The Foundation operates in the State of California and serves students attending SF State University.

The mission of California Lutheran University is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.  California Lutheran University is a diverse scholarly community dedicated to excellence in the liberal arts and professional studies.  Rooted in the Lutheran tradition of Christian faith, the University encourages critical inquiry into matters of both faith and reason.

Golden Gate University was founded in 1901 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs in business and management, accounting, taxation, and law. Golden Gate University's mission is to prepare individuals to lead and serve by providing high-quality, practice-based educational programs in law, taxation, business and related professions - as a nonprofit institution - in an innovative and challenging learning environment that embraces professional ethics and diversity.

The mission of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges is to advance the distinctive values and strengths of these smaller enrollment, primarily residential Virginia member colleges. We do this by securing financial support from the private sector, increasing visibility, facilitating innovative and collaborative initiatives among the colleges, and supporting initiatives which ensure that this personalized educational experience remains an affordable choice for tomorrow's citizen-leaders.