Northstar's Transformative Capital Campaign
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Race to the Finish – Help Us Complete Northstar’s Track & Playing Field!
We’re in the final stretch! Thanks to our incredible donors, we have raised $12.6 million toward our $13.6 million goal to relocate Northstar, build a new gym, and create our first ever track and playing field for our students.
With just under 9% left to raise by June 30, 2025, we need your help to cross the finish line!
Every gift—big or small—brings us closer to giving our students a space where they can run, move, and thrive. Moreover, physical activity is scientifically proven to improve cognitive function, reduce anxiety, and enhance social skills—benefits that are critical for students with disabilities.
We invite each of you to find what role you will play in the final months of the campaign.
$1,000,000 – Name the track
$25,000 – Name a classroom
$10,000 – Provide a communication board
$5,000 – Provide a bench on campus
$2,000 – Plant a new tree for shade and beauty
With our new gym opening April 25, the track and playing field will be the final piece of this transformational project.
Thank you to the many alumni, parents, and friends who have already contributed. Your generosity strengthens Northstar’s legacy and ensures an extraordinary future for generations of students. As we approach the end of this campaign, will you consider making a gift or pledge today?
Let’s Race to the Finish—together!
Our Progress
Campaign Overview
Northstar sees students for who they are today and who they can become tomorrow. As Northstar looks toward its own future, we seek to create a school that provides the best possible learning environment.
To realize this vision, in 2020 the Board of Directors launched a Capital Campaign to support the acquisition of a new facility and campus site.
Excitingly, a property fitting the diverse needs of our School community was identified in 2021, and a year later in September 2022, we officially opened our doors to students at Nuckols Road. At last our Academic and Career Center campuses have been merged into one location.
In addition to EDC, Baskervill, and Youngblood Tyler, CT Purcell is working to complete our track and field. We’ve also hired RVA Construction to build our gymnasium and community center.
The gymnasium will be used daily for physical education classes. In addition, it will allow us to host school assemblies and performances, as well as graduations on campus. We are excited to be one of the first in our area to install a hearing loop in the floor that will help those with hearing impairments.
Your support is directly helping Northstar promote educational excellence and career opportunities for students with disabilities. We couldn’t do it without you.
Thank you to all our amazing donors who have already supported the campaign.
$500,000+
- The Cabell Foundation
- The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust
- The Red Gates Foundation
- Mrs. Virginia Spratley
- Allison and Watson Wright
$100,000-$499,999
- The Beirne Carter Foundation
- CSC Leasing Company
- The Margaret Massie Disharoon Charitable Trust
- Mary and Lemuel L. Doss III
- The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation
- The Richard S. Reynolds Foundation
$25,000-$99,999
- Donna and H. Richard Bower, Jr.
- E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
- Shannon and Hank Carter
- Elizabeth and William Childrey
- Beth and Christopher Daly
- Judy and Richard Glazier
- Laura and Lee Hatcher
- Kelly and Brett Hayes
- The Herndon Foundation
- The Honey Foundation
- Diana and William T. Hupp
- The McGue Millhiser Family Trust
- The Moses D. Nunnally, Jr. Charitable Trust B
- Barbara and J. Russell Parker III
- Teri and Thomas E. Pruitt
- The Virginia Sargeant Reynolds Foundation
- The William H. – John G. – Emma Scott Foundation
- Gloria and Ernest Taylor
- The J. K. Timmons Foundation
- Chris Tsui
- Vicki and Scott Warren
- Suzanne and Jerry Yount
$5,000-$24,999
- Lile and Rob Benaicha
- Dr. Richard Bennett
- Gail and H. Gray Broughton
- Ashley and Will Charlet
- The Christian Family Foundation
- Claire and Tommy Cottrell
- Leslie and Hatcher Crenshaw
- Dr. Tracey Deal
- The Estes Foundation
- The Guilford Foundation
- Kathleen and F. Robertson Hershey
- Susan and Ben Herzick
- Bryce D. Jewett, Jr.
- Nancy and Jay Jordan
- The Markel Foundation
- Charlotte and Gil Minor
- Lindsay Lane Robinson
- Nancy and Daniel Volante
- Meg and Mike Walker
- Melissa and Tyler Whitley
- The Windsor Foundation Trust
- Rebecca and Ben Winters
Questions about giving to Northstar?
We’d love to hear from you and show you around behind-the-scenes! Please contact:
Susan Herzick
Director of Development
804-747-1003 ext. 1040
sherzick@northstarva.org
Naming opportunities are available.
The students, faculty, and staff of Northstar Academy thank you for your generous support.
Northstar is a 501(c)(3) non-profit school for autism, other health impairments (ohi), specific learning disabilities (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia), intellectual disabilities, multiple disabilities, emotional disabilities, developmental delays and speech/language impairments in Glen Allen, Virginia.
Northstar is licensed by the Virginia Department of Education and a fully accredited member of the Virginia Association of Independent Schools. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its education policies, admission policies, programs or athletic and other school administered programs.
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