Private foundation · EIN 13-3711340 · New York, NY · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Vital Projects Fund's grants went
It reported $15.7M in grants paid across 132 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 85.1% of those dollars to 110 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $13.4M 110 lines
- No confident match $2.35M 22
What its filing says about applications
Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 131 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proteus Fund Waltham, MA · EIN 04-3243004 | $2,705,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| New York Presbyterian Hospital - Weill Cornell Medical School New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $675,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Civil Rights Corps Washington, DC · EIN 81-3422012 | $560,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Louisiana Parole Project Baton Rouge, LA · EIN 81-3399508 | $500,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Portland Institute for Contempory Art Portland, OR · no confident EIN match | $397,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Texas Defender Service Austin, TX · EIN 76-0481649 | $300,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-0423889 | $300,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Known alias 1.00 |
| Investigative Reporters & Editors Columbia, MO · EIN 51-0166741 | $282,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Tides Center San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3213100 | $260,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| City Harvest New York, NY · EIN 13-3170676 | $250,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Mitchell Hamline School of Law Saint Paul, MN · EIN 41-0518750 | $246,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY · EIN 13-1624086 | $242,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| The Assoc for the Public Defender of Maryland Baltimore, MD · EIN 45-4788005 | $235,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Yale University New Haven, CT · EIN 06-0646973 | $225,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Known alias 1.00 |
| Brain & Behavior Research Fdn New York, NY · no confident EIN match | $225,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Drug Policy Alliance New York, NY · EIN 52-1516692 | $200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Museum of Modern Art New York, NY · EIN 13-1624100 | $200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 |
| Safe & Just Michigan Lansing, MI · EIN 38-3520445 | $200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Rights Behind Bars Washington, DC · EIN 84-3084416 | $200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| The Political Report Washington, DC · EIN 87-1945050 | $200,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Florida International University Foundation Miami, FL · EIN 23-7047106 | $189,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Chef Ann Foundation Boulder, CO · EIN 26-2496810 | $175,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Players Philanthropy Fund Towson, MD · EIN 27-6601178 | $170,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Duke University Durham, NC · EIN 56-0532129 | $162,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Known alias 1.00 |
| Arizona Capital Representation Project Tucson, AZ · EIN 86-0624668 | $150,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Congregation Emanu-El San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-1156521 | $150,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Families Against Mandatory Minimums Washington, DC · EIN 52-1750248 | $150,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| The Marfan Foundation Prt Washingtn, NY · EIN 52-1265361 | $150,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 0.88 |
| National Police Accountability Project Kansas City, KS · EIN 13-4045142 | $150,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| City University of NY School of Law Queens, NY · no confident EIN match | $150,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Freedom Project Renton, WA · no confident EIN match | $130,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Unmatched Help match |
| Nurse-Family Partnership Denver, CO · EIN 20-0234163 | $125,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| The Second Look Project Washington, DC · EIN 85-1006333 | $125,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Felony Murder Elimination Project Concord, CA · EIN 84-3224998 | $110,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| William J Brennan Center for Justice New York, NY · EIN 13-3839293 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 0.77 |
| The Center for Independent Documentary Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-2738458 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| The Coalition for the Homeless Louisville, KY · EIN 61-1118307 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| New York City Habitat for Humanity New York, NY · EIN 87-1564526 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 |
| Loyola University New Orleans, LA · EIN 72-0408946 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| New York City Ballet New York, NY · EIN 13-2947386 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations New York, NY · EIN 13-1887440 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Known alias 1.00 |
| Parole Preparation Project New York, NY · EIN 82-1096572 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Second Look Alliance Baton Rouge, LA · EIN 84-5040728 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| Seeds of Peace Washington, DC · EIN 52-1814447 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform Burlington, VT · EIN 80-0906305 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| Healing Advocacy Fund Denver, CO · EIN 85-4388263 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 |
| Illinois Prison Project Chicago, IL · EIN 83-4052929 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same street 1.00 |
| Arizona Justice Project Phoenix, AZ · EIN 86-1004924 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same address 1.00 |
| National Registry of Exonerations Foundation East Lansing, MI · EIN 86-2065065 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
| The Promise of Justice Initiative New Orleans, LA · EIN 46-1307037 | $100,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Same city 1.00 |
1 more line ($80K) isn't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
Foundations that fund the same organizations
- Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
74 recipients in common - The Ford Foundation New York, NY
30 recipients in common - The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
28 recipients in common - Jpmorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
28 recipients in common - The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
23 recipients in common - Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
20 recipients in common - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
19 recipients in common - Leon Levy Foundation New York, NY
15 recipients in common
Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.