Q&A
Answers to some common questions follow. Should you have a question not addressed here, please feel free to contact us and we are happy to get you the information you need.
The Virginia Episcopal Investment Funds is one of the oldest Episcopal Church organizations in Virginia. It was incorporated as a not-for-profit investment company to faithfully manage and invest funds for Virginia Episcopal churches, schools, and organizations.
An elected Board of Trustees oversees VEIF. These Trustees, all of whom are active Episcopalians, are selected for their expertise in investments, law, or business. They oversee a professional team of portfolio managers to ensure that funds are invested to provide the best long-term results for Participants. VEIF serves approximately 150 churches and organizations and manages over $150 million in assets.
Episcopal churches and organizations within the Commonwealth of Virginia can invest in VEIF. Individuals can contribute to accounts on behalf of these organizations, but they cannot invest on their own.
VEIF offers three tailored funds to fuel your ministries—Balanced, Short Term, and All Equity—that align with Canon 13.2 Episcopal values and consistently deliver strong results that surpass our benchmarks. By maximizing returns through low expenses and a non-profit model, we provide the enhanced security and administrative support you need. We help you grow your assets with confidence, ensuring they work tirelessly for your mission. VEIF -we fuel your ministries.
VEIF provides professionally managed investing, reporting, and customer service specifically designed to support Episcopal organizations.
The Virginia Episcopal Investment Funds provide:
- Three investment funds to tailor and achieve specific financial objectives to fuel your ministries.
- Professional investment management for small and large church organizations.
- High quality investment advisors producing above-market returns that would be unavailable to churches with small endowments / investment accounts.
- Independent and objective decision-making, to eliminate potential organizational conflict and provide continuity of expertise.
- Cost-effective financial services with no minimum investment required.
- Ethical investment of participants’ funds, and
- Connection to Diocesan financial, stewardship, and planned giving resources.
To encourage investments of all sizes, there is no minimum investment for any of the VEIF funds.
On average, an account can be established within 10 days of VEIF receiving the paperwork and initial deposit.
Participants can view the performance of their fund(s) information directly by clicking the User Login link at the top of any page in this site directly or by visiting https://retirement.tcgservices.com/.
If you have problems getting in, contact the TCG Help Desk at veifdirect@tcgservices.com.
For support with the VEIF portal, through which information about Participants’ accounts is available, please contact the TCG Help Desk at veifdirect@tcgservices.com.
You can also reach out directly to the VEIF Executive Director, Lynn Ivey at livey@veif.org.
As our accounts grow, our operating costs are spread over a larger asset base of pooled resources and all Participants (including the Diocese of Virginia) benefit from these economies of scale. By investing with VEIF you will enlarge the participant pool and lower management costs for all. VEIF earns no profit—all earnings, net of operating costs, go to Participants. The more successful VEIF is in its work, the more funds are available for Episcopal
mission and ministry throughout Virginia and the world.
As of January 2026, VEIF serves approximately 150 Episcopal parishes and organizations in the Commonwealth of Virginia.