Private foundation
VF FOUNDATION
WILMINGTON, DEEIN
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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Private foundation
WILMINGTON, DEEIN
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $2,459,823 | $3,826,938 | $3,662,064 | $23,674,421 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 89% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF DENVERDENVER, CO | Leadership in the Outdoor Recreation Industry (LORI) Program | $1,026,000 | 2022 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| $23,674,421 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $901,954 | $4,416,635 | $4,258,707 | $25,041,536 | $25,041,536 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $960,441 | $8,735,405 | $8,548,519 | $28,556,217 | $28,556,217 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $3,298,154 | $8,556,805 | $8,335,738 | $36,331,181 | $36,331,181 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $251,400 | $8,929,486 | $8,687,664 | $41,589,832 | $41,589,832 |
| STEAMBOAT SPRINGS WINTER SPORTS CLUB INCSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO |
| Howelsen Hill Chairlift Project |
| $750,000 |
| 2021 |
| STEAMBOAT SPRINGS WINTER SPORTS CLUB INCSTEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO | Howelsen Hill Chairlift Project | $750,000 | 2020 |
| TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDSAN FRANCISCO, CA | The Trust for Public Land's Community Schoolyard Initiative | $600,000 | 2021 |
| NATURE CONSERVANCYARLINGTON, VA | Regenerative Ranching and Stewardship: Partnering and Providing Tools for All to advance conservation | $510,000 | 2021 |
| MILE HIGH UNITED WAY INCDENVER, CO | CO COVID Relief Fund | $500,000 | 2020 |
| NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE CTRS FOR DISEASE CONTRATLANTA, GA | Center for Disease Control - COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund | $500,000 | 2020 |
| UVALDE CISD MOVING FORWARD FOUNDATIONUVALDE, TX | Outdoor Elements in the Building a Brighter Future - Uvalde Moving Forward Elementary Campus in the Uvalde CISD Project | $500,000 | 2022 |
| THE OUTDOOR FOUNDATIONBOULDER, CO | Thrive Outside National Youth Engagement Initiative (Thrive Denver and Powering Thrive) | $500,000 | 2022 |
| NATURE CONSERVANCYARLINGTON, VA | People for Nature & Nature for People program | $500,000 | 2020 |
| TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDSAN FRANCISCO, CA | Atlanta's Cook Park, Denver's Westwood Verde Trail, Dallas' Alice Branch Creek Health & Wellness Park and Greenbelt, Los Angeles' Urban Orchard and the Equitable Community Recovery Fund | $500,000 | 2020 |
| GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INCWASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | $500,000 | 2020 |
| GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INCWASHINGTON, DC | General & Unrestricted | $430,544 | 2020 |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER GREENSBORO INCGREENSBORO, NC | Say Yes to Education Guilford program | $400,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DENVERDENVER, CO | Leadership in the Outdoor Recreation Industry (LORI) Program | $380,000 | 2024 |
| NATURE CONSERVANCYARLINGTON, VA | Refine, Design and Activate Regenerative Ranching Toolbox & Development of a Virtual Fence User Guide | $350,000 | 2022 |
| GREENSBORO CHAMBER FOUNDATIONGREENSBORO, NC | GROW Fund | $300,000 | 2021 |
| GREENSBORO CHAMBER FOUNDATIONGREENSBORO, NC | GROW Pledge Installment | $300,000 | 2022 |
| GREENSBORO CHAMBER FOUNDATIONGREENSBORO, NC | 2020 GROW Pledge | $300,000 | 2020 |
| UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION INCWASHINGTON, DC | United Nations Foundation's COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund | $250,000 | 2020 |
| UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION INCWASHINGTON, DC | Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains | $250,000 | 2024 |
| THE OUTDOOR FOUNDATIONBOULDER, CO | Thrive Outside Communities program | $250,000 | 2020 |
| GREENING YOUTH FOUNDATION INCATLANTA, GA | Full Circle Everest (FCE) | $250,000 | 2021 |
| TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDLOS ANGELES, CA | Advancing TPL Community Schoolyards in Tribal Communities and Los Angeles | $250,000 | 2023 |
| TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDLOS ANGELES, CA | TPL Community Schoolyards: Catalyzing change in tribal communities and advancing our movement in Los Angeles | $250,000 | 2022 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.