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The VF Foundation: 44 grants to organizations, $3.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The VF Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 44 grants to organizations totaling $3,422,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 16, 2025. The largest was $380,000 to University of Denver in Denver, CO for leadership in the outdoor recreation industry (lori) program.
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- EIN
- 562322084
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $26,196,895
- Grants paid
- $3,422,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 16, 2025, IRS object ID 202522899349101202. It reported $3,422,000 in grants paid; 44 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | Leadership in the Outdoor Recreation Industry (LORI) Program | Education | $380,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Soil Health Institute | Morrisville, NC | U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund (USRCF) | Environment | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trust for Public Land | Los Angeles, CA | Tribal Community Schoolyards and National Trails Activation Fund | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains | International, foreign affairs and national security | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Myriad USA Inc | New York, NY | Increasing the Flexibility and Market-Responsiveness of Training Landscapes in Bangladesh and Honduras/Shimmy | International, foreign affairs and national security | $225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lewis College of Business | Detroit, MI | PLC Program Pathway - VF x PLC Youth Summer Design Camp | Education | $155,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Yma Fashion Scholarship Fund | New York, NY | The VF Foundation x FSF Community Colleges Initiative: Sustaining Success | Education | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Protect Our Winters Europe - Association for Clima | Innsbruck, AU | Glacier Footprints | $142,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Learning for Kids | Denver, CO | Outside Festival 2024 | Youth development | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wateraid America Inc | New York, NY | Championing sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for factory workers and communities in Cambodia | International, foreign affairs and national security | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Forum for the Future Us Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Growing our Future: Policy Advocacy and Innovative Finance in the Cotton Sector | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Get Lit Words Ignite Inc | Los Angeles, CA | Get Lit Creative Lab | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greensboro Chamber Foundation | Greensboro, NC | 2023-2027 GROW Greensboro Initiative | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Water Org Inc | Kansas City, MO | Scaling Water and Sanitation Access in Kenya | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Business Council for Sustainable Development | Geneva, SZ | Circular Transition Indicators (CTI) Fashion Initiative | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American National Red Cross | Denver, CO | for general disaster relief and recovery in the U.S.; Hurricane Helene relief and recovery in North Carolina | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Recreation Coalition | Washington, DC | Integration of the Outdoor Recreation Economy Across Sectors | Recreation and sports | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 4DWN Project Inc | Dallas, TX | Community Centered in Skateboarding: Operational Development | Crime and legal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leicester City Football Club Trust Limited | Leicester, UK | Urban Foxes | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Skateistan | Seattle, WA | Skateistan in a Box & Skate Schools | International, foreign affairs and national security | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wildmon | Dale, TX | Ecoacoustics as an Approach to Inclusive Science in Uplifting Farmer Voices & Catalyzing Landscape-Level Ecosystem Change | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Civic Center Conservancy | Denver, CO | Civic Center WORKS | Recreation and sports | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Outdoor Alliance | Washington, DC | Building the Outdoor Conservation Movement | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Summit Foundation | Vevey, SZ | Clean-Up Tour 2024 | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Catalyst Sports Inc | Atlanta, GA | Adaptive Climbers Festival | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Church Health Center of Memphis Inc | Memphis, TN | Memphis Rox Programs Operations | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Denver Public Schools Foundation | Denver, CO | Discovery Link Enrichments | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Learning for Kids | Denver, CO | Denver Youth Naturally (DYN) program | Youth development | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Descents | Denver, CO | First Descents I Expanding Participation and Access to Outdoor Adventure and Psychosocial Support | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Historic Southside Incorporated | Fort Worth, TX | Skate School at Dickies Skate Plaza | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Impact Farming Foundation Inc | Briarcliff, NY | Regenerative Agriculture Research Enterprise (RARE) | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Industrial Commons | Morganton, NC | Digital Inventory System, Implementation Supporting Textile Circularity | Employment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| McA Denver | Denver, CO | Removing Barriers to Arts Access and Leadership for Denver's Teens | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Sports Center for the Disabled Inc | Golden, CO | Opening access to adaptive outdoor recreation for underserved youth with a disability in the Denver area | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Noisyvision Ets | Sant Angelo Di Piove, IT | Inclusive Hikes | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Protect Our Winters | Boulder, CO | Empowering and inspiring the Outdoor State to be the movement for climate | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Real Deal Revolution | Long Beach, CA | Real Deal Workshops: Teaching skilled trades for Women | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Social Good Fund Inc | Richmond, CA | Outdoor Industry Scholarship fund | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forest | Concord, NH | Mt. Major Main Trail Sustainable Trail Construction: Improving Hiker Safety and Protecting Habitat and Natural Resources at Popular New England Outdoor Recreation Destination | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sos Outreach | Avon, CO | SOS Outreach - Expanding Outdoor Industry Career Opportunities for Young People | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | Semillitas Outdoors - Supporting Latine Children in Nature | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University Impact | Provo, UT | Advocacy for Bike Safety + Film Series | The White Line | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Soles4souls | Old Hickory, TN | Flood Relief and Recovery in Valencia, Spain | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trust for Public Land | Los Angeles, CA | Youth clinic with athletes at The North Face Climb Fest | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $775,000 |
| Education | $725,000 |
| Environment | $305,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $195,000 |
| Youth development | $150,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $125,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $50,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Colorado | $790,000 |
| New York | $625,000 |
| California | $420,000 |
| North Carolina | $375,000 |
| District of Columbia | $340,000 |
| Michigan | $155,000 |
| Texas | $120,000 |
| Missouri | $100,000 |
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Updated October 16, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.