Your Support is Essential for These Student Athletes
For the last 70 years Virginia Polo has grown and thrived because of the generous gifts from alumni, parents, and supporters.
In keeping with the Virginia Polo mission of affordable polo for students, semester dues are much lower than the actual cost of providing polo to students, this allows more students to enjoy polo, many of whom otherwise would not be able to afford the sport.
Recurring Gifts
Set It and Forget It!
Select “Make this an ongoing gift” to establish recurring monthly gifts for support you know you want to give and Virginia Polo can count on.
Create a Lasting Legacy
Ensure that your loyal support of Virginia Polo continues by including us in your estate planning. Gifts made through wills and bequests are gratefully welcomed, find out more here.
You decide how your gift will be used:
Annual Operating Fund
Your gift to the Annual Fund help cover operating expenses and enable us to keep dues low, to make the club affordable for all students.Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we now enjoy the luxury of a great facility and horses, but the program is not fully funded on an annual basis and we need your support. Your gifts to the Annual Fund provide support to our current program and student players.
Endowment Fund
Gifts to the Endowment secure the long-term future of Virginia Polo. If you want to help ensure that generations of students can continue to experience Virginia Polo, this is the fund to support. To learn more about the Virginia Polo Endowment, click here.
Rinehart Polo Pony Endowment
If your heart is with the horses and their well-being matters most to you, the Polo Pony Fund is the perfect choice. Every dollar goes directly to their care—from veterinary and farrier services to feed and blankets. A gift to this fund supports the true heart of Virginia Polo: our exceptional string of ponies.
More Ways to Give
To Donate by Mail
Please make checks payable to Virginia Polo Fund. *Virginia Polo must be noted in the memo section, if you wish your donation to go to a specific fund please make note of that as well or include it in a letter accompanying your check.
Mail checks to:
University of Virginia Fund
P.O. Box 400314
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4314
To Donate By Phone
Call 800-688-9882. Please be sure to designate the gift to Virginia Polo.
To Donate Stock
For more information on how to donate stock, contact Jenny at jenny@vapolo.org, or learn more here.
Donate a Polo Pony
Our club is growing with new players of all levels- we’re seeking ponies.
Every horse in the Virginia Polo string has been generously donated. Donating your polo pony to Virginia Polo helps a new generation of students learn polo and to compete. With new students joining every year, we are in need of ponies for all levels of player development.
If you are interested in learning more, email Jenny at jenny@vapolo.org.