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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1102664

The Velaj Foundation

A private foundation in Stamford, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $256,300 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $256,300

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,750,847

  • Tax year 2024

    $202,200

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,003,133

  • Tax year 2023

    $213,750

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,939,292

  • Tax year 2022

    $205,400

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,210,615

  • Tax year 2021

    $232,250

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,419,070

  • Tax year 2020

    $199,500

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,174,419

  • Tax year 2019

    $177,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,352,370

  • Tax year 2018

    $224,300

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $4,519,015

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Stamford Hospital FoundationStamford, CT

    Women and babies center

    $60,000
  2. Stamford Museum and Nature CenterStamford, CT

    Astronomy center

    $60,000
  3. Education for EmploymentWashington, DC

    Innovation award

    $50,000
  4. Boys and Girls Club of Stamford IncStamford, CT

    General operating support

    $25,000
  5. Family Centers IncGreenwich, CT

    Literacy program

    $25,000
  6. Filling in the BlanksNorwalk, CT

    Weekend food

    $15,000
  7. Palm Beach County Literacy CoalitionBoynton Beach, FL

    Literacy program

    $15,000
  8. Greenwich Scholarship AssociationGreenwich, CT

    Scholarships

    $2,000
  9. Kansas University Endowment AssociationLawrence, KS

    Hopkins scholarship

    $2,000
  10. Stamford Hospital FoundationStamford, CT

    General operating support

    $1,200
  11. Impact Fairfield CountyGreenwich, CT

    General operating support

    $1,100

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $60,00047% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $50,00039% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $15,00012% of the total
  4. Education2 grants $4,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut8 grants $189,300
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  3. Florida1 grant $15,000
  4. Kansas1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Alexander VelajDIRECTOR, PRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $98,817
  • Patricia Wells VelajDIRECTOR, VP, TREASURER, SECRETARY Hours 4Pay $19,000
  • Grace C VelajDIRECTOR, ASST TREAS, PROGRAM OFFICER Hours 1Pay $5,000
  • Caroline A VelajDIRECTOR (BEGAN 04/03/2025) Hours 1Pay $3,000

The return

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