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2004
Vlad Tenev graduates from TJ.
then Stanford math, later a founder
2025
he comes back and gives the TJ Partnership Fund
$125,000
the biggest single gift in the TJ Partnership Fund's 25 years
Our goal:
beat it.
not to compete with Vlad, to continue what he started
How $TJ helps
someone trades $TJ
each trade makes a small fee
a disclosed share goes to TJPF
TJ students get STEM support
So far: $… donated ✓
every donation gets a receipt ↓
Background research
Original photo, unaltered. Commencement, 2004.
Vlad Tenev graduated from TJ in 2004. Twenty-one years later he came back with the largest individual gift in the TJ Partnership Fund's 25-year history: $125,000 for the school's Biotechnology and Quantum Physics labs.
Why TJ matters to Vlad, in his own words. Also on X: Vlad's post ↗ · TJPF's announcement ↗
Hypothesis
If lots of small trading fees keep flowing to TJPF, together they can outweigh the biggest single gift in the fund's history. Here's where the scale stands today.
Not to compete with Vlad,
to continue what he started.
Procedure
Step 1
Buying or selling $TJ on an eligible market is a trade.
Step 2
Eligible trades generate creator fees. Some of those fees are controlled by the project.
Step 3
A disclosed portion of those fees is donated to the TJ Partnership Fund, periodically.
Step 4
TJPF funds lab equipment and student groups. We publish evidence for every donation.
Press run to follow one trade all the way through.
Materials
Real grants TJPF has made, at their real cost. The bar shows how much of each one $TJ's donations so far could cover.
Who is TJPF?
The TJ Partnership Fund is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1999, that supports TJHSST's educational mission.
Heads up: $TJ is independent. It is not issued, operated or endorsed by TJPF, TJHSST, Fairfax County Public Schools, Vlad Tenev or Robinhood. Buying $TJ is not a charitable donation.
Data
Every completed donation is logged here with its evidence. The cylinder fills as they land.
Total donated to TJPF
$…
| # | Date | Amount | Evidence |
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Platinum supporter · TJ Partnership Fund
Donor recognition tier reported by the project. Recognition is not a partnership, sponsorship or endorsement.
TJPF donor tiers ↗ · Documentation pending
Questions from the judges
No. Buying a token is not a charitable donation. If you want to give to TJ directly, donate to the TJ Partnership Fund on its official page ↗.
No. $TJ is an independent community initiative. It is not issued, operated or endorsed by the TJ Partnership Fund, TJHSST, Fairfax County Public Schools, Vlad Tenev or Robinhood.
From creator fees. Eligible $TJ trades generate fees, and a disclosed portion of the fees the project controls is donated to TJPF on a periodic basis.
Every completed donation is published with evidence in the donation log. If a row says "pending", its paperwork hasn't been posted yet.
It's a donor recognition tier at TJPF, reported by the project. It is not a partnership, sponsorship or endorsement. See TJPF's tiers ↗.
No. Nothing on this site is financial, tax or legal advice.
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