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The Foundation
As with the other statues on Capitol Square, the funds needed to complete the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial will be raised privately. The estimated cost is $2.6 million. A non-profit 501(c)(3), charitable foundation, the Capitol Square Civil Rights Memorial Foundation, has been established to accept donations.
Members of the Capitol Square Civil Rights Memorial Foundation
- Judith C. Anderson, Chair, former Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth.
- Sandra D. Bowen, Secretary-Treasurer, former Secretary of Administration.
- Lisa D. Collis, Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, former First Lady of Virginia.
- The Honorable L. Preston Bryant, Jr., Secretary of Natural Resources.
- The Honorable Jean W. Cunningham, former member of the House of Delegates.
- The Honorable Thomas K. Norment, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Rules.
- Elaine R. Jones, former President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
- Joseph H. Seipel, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of Graduate Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts.
The Mission Statement
The Capitol Square Civil Rights Memorial Foundation is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization begun in 2005 to raise funds for, and support, the design and installation of a monument to the Civil Rights Movement, on the grounds of the State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia. This monument will enhance Capitol Square’s historic and educational aspects by honoring the courage and determination of those Virginians who fought to end state-sanctioned segregation and create a more just and equitable society for all Virginians.