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Vital Projects Fund Inc

Portland, OR  ·  EIN 133711340  ·  Website (ProPublica) ↗  ·  990s on ProPublica ↗

Assets

$362.9M

Total Giving

$62.6M

Grants on File

395

Average Grant

$158K

Giving Radius

Where Vital Projects Fund Inc Has Given

AK — no grants on file AL — $635K across 9 grants AR — no grants on file AZ — $610K across 8 grants CA — $4.1M across 43 grants CO — $1.4M across 13 grants CT — $907K across 7 grants DC — $3.4M across 28 grants DE — no grants on file FL — $625K across 5 grants GA — $200K across 3 grants HI — no grants on file IA — no grants on file ID — no grants on file IL — $1.2M across 15 grants IN — no grants on file KS — no grants on file KY — $300K across 3 grants LA — $2.2M across 12 grants MA — $7.3M across 7 grants MD — $1.1M across 11 grants ME — no grants on file MI — $625K across 5 grants MN — $686K across 5 grants MO — $1.2M across 3 grants MS — $50K across 1 grant MT — no grants on file NC — $654K across 5 grants ND — no grants on file NE — no grants on file NH — no grants on file NJ — $100K across 1 grant NM — $50K across 1 grant NV — $25K across 1 grant NY — $30.8M across 157 grants OH — $300K across 4 grants OK — no grants on file OR — $1.3M across 14 grants PA — $985K across 15 grants RI — no grants on file SC — no grants on file SD — no grants on file TN — no grants on file TX — $970K across 8 grants UT — no grants on file VA — $40K across 2 grants VT — $150K across 2 grants WA — $750K across 7 grants WI — no grants on file WV — no grants on file WY — no grants on file
Historical grants to 230 recipients across 29 states. Top concentrations: SEE SCHEDULE ATTACHED ($16.6M, 1 grant), NEW YORK ($11.7M, 116 grants), AMHERST ($7.0M, 3 grants), WASHINGTON ($3.4M, 28 grants), SAN FRANCISCO ($1.7M, 19 grants).

Section I

How to Apply

No application guidelines on file — check the foundation's website directly.

On Unsolicited Proposals no

Section IV

Recent Grants

Recipient Amount Year
See Schedule Attached $16.6M 2020
Cleveland Clinic $100K 2021
Brooklyn Law School $80K 2021
Chef Ann Foundation $150K 2021
City Meals on Wheels $50K 2021
Brain & Behavior Research Fdn $225K 2021
Center for Community Alternatives $120K 2021
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival $25K 2021
Baltimore Civic Fund $140K 2021
Arizona Justice Project $60K 2021
Ceres Community Project $75K 2021
Brennan Center for Justice $100K 2021
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation $100K 2021
Aclu Foundation $100K 2021
Center for Independent Documentary $100K 2021
Alabama Appleseed $65K 2021
Advertising Council $25K 2021
Ashoka $25K 2021
Advancing Real Change $80K 2021
Atlantic Center for Capital Repr $75K 2021
Abolitionist Law Center $75K 2021
Archives of American Art $50K 2021
Arizona Capital Representation Project $75K 2021
British Schools & Universities Foundation $400K 2021
City Harvest $250K 2021

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Section VI

Filing History

Year-by-year financial summary from IRS 990-PF filings. Total assets and qualifying distributions show the foundation's growth and giving trajectory.

Year Total Assets Qualifying Distributions Total Revenue Total Expenses
2023 $355.4M $16.5M $59.7M $16.5M
2022 $357.2M $17.7M $7.1M $15.6M
2021 $404.6M $18.5M $22.6M $17.5M
2020 $357.1M $16.3M $10.7M $19.4M
2019 $340.0M $15.9M $9.9M $15.0M
2015 $314.6M $15.5M $30.3M $12.8M
2014 $315.1M $14.3M $19.4M $12.5M
2013 $291.8M $13.3M $21.7M $21.3M
2012 $244.6M $11.7M $10.7M $11.1M
2011 $229.1M $10.9M $15.9M $11.1M