Skip to the page

Data / Foundation grants / Vital Projects Fund Inc

Vital Projects Fund Inc: 94 grants to organizations, $15.6 million (tax year ended December 2025)

Vital Projects Fund Inc, a private foundation in New York, NY, paid 94 grants to organizations totaling $15,638,500 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $3,850,000 to Community Funds Inc in New York, NY for general support.

SpecStream is the live web data engine for teams and agents. It reads every private foundation's Form 990-PF as the IRS publishes it, and this page is that reading. Ask for the foundations that fund your cause in your state, with the amounts and purposes, and new grants arrive in your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent as the returns are filed.

EIN
133711340
Based in
New York, NY
Assets
$384,319,086
Grants paid
$15,638,500
Tax year ended
December 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202641349349101334. It reported $15,638,500 in grants paid; 94 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Community Funds IncNew York, NYGeneral support$3,850,000apps.irs.gov
Proteus FundAmherst, MAGeneral support$2,753,000apps.irs.gov
Chef Ann FoundationBoulder, COGeneral supportEducation$1,250,000apps.irs.gov
Association for the Public Defender of MarylandBaltimore, MDGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$500,000apps.irs.gov
Louisiana Parole Project IncBaton Rouge, LAGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$470,000apps.irs.gov
Texas Defender ServiceHouston, TXGeneral support$400,000apps.irs.gov
Civil Rights CorpsWashington, DCGeneral supportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$350,000apps.irs.gov
Mitchell Hamline School of LawSt Paul, MNGeneral supportEducation$230,000apps.irs.gov
Aclu of Michigan FoundationDetroit, MIGeneral support$210,000apps.irs.gov
Duke UniversityDurham, NCGeneral supportEducation$206,000apps.irs.gov
Arizona Capital Representation ProjectTucson, AZGeneral support$200,000apps.irs.gov
The Political Report IncWashington, DCGeneral supportHuman services$200,000apps.irs.gov
Deep South TodayJackson, MSGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$175,000apps.irs.gov
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTGeneral support$170,500apps.irs.gov
City University of Ny School of LawQueens, NYGeneral support$150,000apps.irs.gov
Parole Preparation Project IncNew York, NYGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$150,000apps.irs.gov
Safe and Just MichiganLansing, MIGeneral supportPublic and societal benefit$150,000apps.irs.gov
Choosing Justice InitiativeNashville, TNGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$125,000apps.irs.gov
Nurse Family PartnershipDenver, COGeneral supportHealth care$125,000apps.irs.gov
The Hadanou CollectiveDenver, COGeneral supportEducation$125,000apps.irs.gov
Alabama AppleseedMontgomery, ALGeneral support$120,000apps.irs.gov
Atlantic Center for Capital RepresentationPhiladelphia, PAGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$110,000apps.irs.gov
Food Bank for New York CityNew York, NYGeneral support$110,000apps.irs.gov
Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, LAGeneral support$110,000apps.irs.gov
National Religious Campaign Against TortureWashington, DCGeneral supportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$105,000apps.irs.gov
Aclu of Pennsylvania FoundationPhiladelphia, PAGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Advancing Real ChangeBaltimore, MDGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$100,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Community AlternativesBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Deserving LifeLas Cruces, NMGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Goodnation FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Illinois Prison ProjectChicago, ILGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Investigative Reports & Editors IncColumbia, MOGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Mad AgricultureBoulder, COGeneral supportFood, agriculture and nutrition$100,000apps.irs.gov
Mel Blount Youth Home of Pa IncClaysville, PAGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Montana Innocence ProjectMissoula, MTGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$100,000apps.irs.gov
Second Look AllianceBaton Rouge, LAGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$100,000apps.irs.gov
Tides Center (powell Project)Denver, COGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CAGeneral supportEducation$100,000apps.irs.gov
Congregation of St Joseph's MinistryCleveland, OHGeneral support$90,000apps.irs.gov
Felony Murder Elimination ProjectClayton, CAGeneral support$90,000apps.irs.gov
New York City BalletNew York, NYGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$75,000apps.irs.gov
Vermonters for Criminal Justice ReformBurlington, VTGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$75,000apps.irs.gov
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$60,000apps.irs.gov
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CAGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$60,000apps.irs.gov
Partners for Justice IncNew York, NYGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$56,000apps.irs.gov
New York Focus NewsBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$55,000apps.irs.gov
Players Philanthropy FundTowson, MDGeneral support$53,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Justice and Human DignityTempe, AZGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$50,000apps.irs.gov
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Families Against Mandatory MinimumsWashington, DCGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Glide FoundationSan Francisco, CAGeneral supportReligion-related$50,000apps.irs.gov
I Have A Dream Foundation of Boulder CountyNew York, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Look2justiceSeattle, WAGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Nacdl Foundation for Criminal JusticeWashington, DCGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical SchoolNew York, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Prison Journalism Proect IncorporatedChicago, ILGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Social and Enviormental EntrepreneursCalabasas, CAGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LAGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Type Media Center IncNew York, NYGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$50,000apps.irs.gov
Weill Medical College of Cornell UnivNew York, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Woodhull Freedom FoundationJenkintown, PAGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Bridgehampton Chamber Music FestivalNew York, NYGeneral support$40,000apps.irs.gov
Long House ReserveEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$40,000apps.irs.gov
New York City CenterNew York, NYGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$30,000apps.irs.gov
ReclaimSeattle, WAGeneral supportEducation$30,000apps.irs.gov
Transformative Justice CommunityPortland, ORGeneral support$30,000apps.irs.gov
Aclu of New Jersey FoundationNewark, NJGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Advertising CouncilNew York, NYGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Brain & Behavior Research FDNNew York, NYGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
City Harvest IncNew York, NYGeneral supportFood, agriculture and nutrition$25,000apps.irs.gov
Defender Association of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PAGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$25,000apps.irs.gov
Feeding AmericaChicago, ILGeneral supportFood, agriculture and nutrition$25,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Georgica Pond FoundationWainscott, NYGeneral supportHuman services$25,000apps.irs.gov
Guild Hall of East HamptonEast Hampton, NYGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$25,000apps.irs.gov
Homeless Prenatal ProgramSan Francisco, CAGeneral supportHealth care$25,000apps.irs.gov
Mestizo Dance IncElmhurst, NYGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$25,000apps.irs.gov
Committee To Protect JournalistsNew York, NYGeneral supportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$20,000apps.irs.gov
Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, FLGeneral supportEducation$20,000apps.irs.gov
Ability Center of VirginiaVirginia Beach, VAGeneral supportDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$15,000apps.irs.gov
Asolo Theater IncSarasota, FLGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$15,000apps.irs.gov
Best of the Batch FoundationMunhall, PAGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$15,000apps.irs.gov
Coalition for the HomelessLouisville, KYGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
Schools That CanNew York, NYGeneral supportEducation$15,000apps.irs.gov
ScrapPortland, ORGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
There With CareBoulder, COGeneral supportHuman services$15,000apps.irs.gov
Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence (was Center To Prev)Washington, DCGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
DrawbridgeSan Rafael, CAGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Food Bank of the RockiesDenver, COGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Outward Bound Bay AreaSan Francisco, CAGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Donnie Shell Scholarship FoundationRock Hill, SCGeneral support$7,500apps.irs.gov
Neighborhood Resilience ProjectPittsburgh, PAGeneral supportCommunity improvement and capacity building$7,500apps.irs.gov
Hiram Halle Library FoundationPound Ridge, NYGeneral supportEducation$5,000apps.irs.gov
Katonah Village LibraryKatonah, NYGeneral support$5,000apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed August 26, 2025, IRS object ID 202512389349100206. It reported $15,142,500 in grants paid; 120 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Proteus FundAmherst, MAGeneral support$3,496,000apps.irs.gov
Community Funds IncNew York, NYGeneral support$900,000apps.irs.gov
Louisiana Parole Project IncBaton Rouge, LAGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$550,000apps.irs.gov
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CTGeneral support$391,000apps.irs.gov
Texas Defender ServiceHouston, TXGeneral support$350,000apps.irs.gov
Duke UniversityDurham, NCGeneral supportEducation$340,000apps.irs.gov
Seattle Celemency ProjectSeattle, WAGeneral support$325,000apps.irs.gov
Hopewell FundWashington, DCGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$262,000apps.irs.gov
Chef Ann FoundationBoulder, COGeneral supportEducation$250,000apps.irs.gov
Mitchell Hamline School of LawSt Paul, MNGeneral supportEducation$230,000apps.irs.gov
Aclu of Michigan FoundationDetroit, MIGeneral support$225,000apps.irs.gov
National Advocates for Pregnant WomenNew York, NYGeneral support$225,000apps.irs.gov
Healing Advocacy FundPortland, ORGeneral support$200,000apps.irs.gov
Rights Behind BarsWashington, DCGeneral supportHuman services$200,000apps.irs.gov
The Political Report IncWashington, DCGeneral supportHuman services$200,000apps.irs.gov
Families Against Mandatory MinimumsWashington, DCGeneral support$175,000apps.irs.gov
Investigative Reports & Editors IncColumbia, MOGeneral support$175,000apps.irs.gov
Women in California Leadership IncSacramento, CAGeneral supportEducation$165,000apps.irs.gov
Social and Enviormental EntrepreneursCalabasas, CAGeneral support$160,000apps.irs.gov
Arizona Capital Representation ProjectTucson, AZGeneral support$150,000apps.irs.gov
Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of YouthWashington, DCGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$150,000apps.irs.gov
Phillips Black ProjectOakland, CAGeneral support$150,000apps.irs.gov
Safe and Just MichiganLansing, MIGeneral supportPublic and societal benefit$150,000apps.irs.gov
University of California Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CAGeneral supportEducation$150,000apps.irs.gov
Utah Film CenterSalt Lake City, UTGeneral support$150,000apps.irs.gov
Brain & Behavior Research FDNNew York, NYGeneral support$125,000apps.irs.gov
City Harvest IncNew York, NYGeneral supportFood, agriculture and nutrition$125,000apps.irs.gov
Loyola University New OrleansNew Orleans, LAGeneral support$125,000apps.irs.gov
Nurse Family PartnershipDenver, COGeneral supportHealth care$125,000apps.irs.gov
Players Philanthropy FundTowson, MDGeneral support$125,000apps.irs.gov
Second Look ProjectWashington, DCGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$125,000apps.irs.gov
The Hadanou CollectiveDenver, COGeneral supportEducation$125,000apps.irs.gov
Trustees of Boston UniversityBoston, MAGeneral support$121,000apps.irs.gov
Atlantic Center for Capital RepresentationPhiladelphia, PAGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$110,000apps.irs.gov
Tides CenterLos Angeles, CAGeneral support$106,000apps.irs.gov
National Religious Campaign Against TortureWashington, DCGeneral supportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$105,000apps.irs.gov
Aclu of New Jersey FoundationNewark, NJGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
American Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NYGeneral supportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$100,000apps.irs.gov
Capital Appeals ProjectNew Orleans, LAGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$100,000apps.irs.gov
Center for Community AlternativesBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Food Bank for New York CityNew York, NYGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Illinois Prison ProjectChicago, ILGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Mad AgricultureBoulder, COGeneral supportFood, agriculture and nutrition$100,000apps.irs.gov
Nyc Together IncBrooklyn, NYGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$100,000apps.irs.gov
Parole Preparation Project IncNew York, NYGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$100,000apps.irs.gov
Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LAGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Urban Justice CenterNew York, NYGeneral support$100,000apps.irs.gov
Lewis & Clark CollegePortland, ORGeneral supportEducation$96,500apps.irs.gov
Felony Murder Elimination ProjectClayton, CAGeneral support$90,000apps.irs.gov
Alabama AppleseedMontgomery, ALGeneral support$80,000apps.irs.gov
Reprieve UsNew Orleans, LAGeneral support$80,000apps.irs.gov
Texas Public Policy FoundationAustin, TXGeneral supportPublic and societal benefit$80,000apps.irs.gov
Abolitionist Law CenterPittsburgh, PAGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$75,000apps.irs.gov
Advancing Real ChangeBaltimore, MDGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$75,000apps.irs.gov
Bridging Cultural GapsTukwila, WAGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$75,000apps.irs.gov
Ceres Community ProjectSebastopol, CAGeneral support$75,000apps.irs.gov
Congregation of St Joseph Ministry Against the Death PenaltyNew Orleans, LAGeneral support$75,000apps.irs.gov
Holy Rosary ChurchFairmont City, ILGeneral support$75,000apps.irs.gov
Mile High United WayDenver, COGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$75,000apps.irs.gov
New York City BalletNew York, NYGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$75,000apps.irs.gov
Texas Fair Defense ProjectAustin, TXGeneral support$75,000apps.irs.gov
The Ahimsa CollectiveOakland, CAGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$75,000apps.irs.gov
Vermonters for Criminal Justice ReformBurlington, VTGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$75,000apps.irs.gov
Mel Blount Youth Home of Pa IncClaysville, PAGeneral support$65,000apps.irs.gov
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$60,000apps.irs.gov
New York Focus NewsBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$55,000apps.irs.gov
Coalition for the HomelessLouisville, KYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Columbia UniversityNew York, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Deserving LifeLas Cruces, NMGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Glide Memorial Methodist ChurchSan Francisco, CAGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Habitat for Humanity New York CityNew York, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
I Have A Dream Foundation of Boulder CountyNew York, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Long House ReserveEast Hampton, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Look2justiceSeattle, WAGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Memorial Sloan-Kettering HospitalNew York, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Mestizo Dance IncElmhurst, NYGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$50,000apps.irs.gov
National Registry of Exonerations FoundationEast Lansing, MIGeneral supportEducation$50,000apps.irs.gov
Ny Presbyterian - Division of CardiologyNew York, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
Partners for Justice IncNew York, NYGeneral supportCrime and legal-related$50,000apps.irs.gov
Staten Island University HospitalStaten Island, NYGeneral support$50,000apps.irs.gov
The Film Collaborative IncLos Angeles, CAGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$50,000apps.irs.gov
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CAGeneral supportEducation$50,000apps.irs.gov
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CAGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$40,000apps.irs.gov
Lincoln Center for Performing Arts-Jazz at Lincoln CenterNew York, NYGeneral support$35,000apps.irs.gov
Make the RoadBrooklyn, NYGeneral support$30,000apps.irs.gov
New York City CenterNew York, NYGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$30,000apps.irs.gov
Transformative Justice CommunityPortland, ORGeneral support$30,000apps.irs.gov
Advertising CouncilNew York, NYGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Archives of American ArtWashington, DCGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Bridgehampton Chamber Music FestivalNew York, NYGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Feeding AmericaChicago, ILGeneral supportFood, agriculture and nutrition$25,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of Georgica Pond FoundationWainscott, NYGeneral supportHuman services$25,000apps.irs.gov
Guild Hall of East HamptonEast Hampton, NYGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$25,000apps.irs.gov
Heroic Hearts Project IncNew York, NYGeneral supportInternational, foreign affairs and national security$25,000apps.irs.gov
Homeless Prenatal ProgramSan Francisco, CAGeneral supportHealth care$25,000apps.irs.gov
Marijuana Policy Project FoundationWashington, DCGeneral supportPhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$25,000apps.irs.gov
Media Matters for AmericaWashington, DCGeneral supportEducation$25,000apps.irs.gov
Neighborhood Resilience ProjectPittsburgh, PAGeneral supportCommunity improvement and capacity building$25,000apps.irs.gov
New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical SchoolNew York, NYGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZGeneral support$25,000apps.irs.gov
The Juilliard SchoolNew York, NYGeneral supportEducation$25,000apps.irs.gov
Committee To Protect JournalistsNew York, NYGeneral supportCivil rights, social action and advocacy$20,000apps.irs.gov
Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, FLGeneral supportEducation$20,000apps.irs.gov
Ability Center of VirginiaVirginia Beach, VAGeneral supportDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$15,000apps.irs.gov
Asolo Theater IncSarasota, FLGeneral supportArts, culture and humanities$15,000apps.irs.gov
Henry Street SettlementNew York, NYGeneral supportHuman services$15,000apps.irs.gov
Hour Children IncQueens, NYGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
New York Common PantryNew York, NYGeneral supportFood, agriculture and nutrition$15,000apps.irs.gov
Part of the Solution Inc (pots)Bronx, NYGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
Schools That CanNew York, NYGeneral supportEducation$15,000apps.irs.gov
ScrapPortland, ORGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
The Campaign Against Hunger (tcah)Brooklyn, NYGeneral support$15,000apps.irs.gov
There With CareBoulder, COGeneral supportHuman services$15,000apps.irs.gov
Bear Hug Cattle CompanyRoseland, NJGeneral supportEducation$10,000apps.irs.gov
Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence (was Center To Prev)Washington, DCGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Donnie Shell Scholarship FoundationRock Hill, SCGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Downtown Streets Team IncSan Jose, CAGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
DrawbridgeSan Rafael, CAGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Food Bank of the RockiesDenver, COGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov
Outward Bound Bay AreaSan Francisco, CAGeneral support$10,000apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
New York$8,186,000
Massachusetts$6,370,000
Colorado$2,425,000
District of Columbia$2,067,000
Louisiana$1,760,000
California$1,611,000
Texas$905,000
Maryland$853,000

Also on SpecStream

Updated May 14, 2026. 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.