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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-3101518

The Vertex Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 99 grants and $8.2 million paid in grants.

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $8,238,143

    Grants listed
    99
    Assets, end of year
    $2,976,537
  • Tax year 2024

    $10,005,261

    Grants listed
    109
    Assets, end of year
    $2,552,320
  • Tax year 2023

    $9,353,813

    Grants listed
    106
    Assets, end of year
    $3,179,591
  • Tax year 2022

    $7,325,544

    Grants listed
    108
    Assets, end of year
    $8,022,259
  • Tax year 2021

    $10,095,080

    Grants listed
    112
    Assets, end of year
    $5,076,822
  • Tax year 2020

    $14,998,926

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $657,234
  • Tax year 2019

    $6,773,915

    Grants listed
    125
    Assets, end of year
    $11,084,096

Grants paid in 2025

99 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA

    Grant funds supported grantee programs

    $4,488,833
  2. American Online Giving FoundationNewark, DE

    Donor advised fund matching gifts

    $2,962,491
  3. Trussell TrustUnited Kingdom

    Grant funds supported grantee programs

    $154,500
  4. Charitable GivingUnited Kingdom

    Donor advised fund matching gits

    $74,600
  5. Uk Online Giving FoundationTetbury Road, United Kingdom

    Donor advised fund matching gifts

    $66,833
  6. Polski Czerwony KrzyWarsaw, Poland

    Grant funds disaster relief efforts

    $25,000
  7. Haus Des Stiftens GGMBHGermany

    Donor advised fund matching gifts

    $13,751
  8. Canadian Online Giving FoundationCanada

    Donor advised fund matching gifts

    $13,234
  9. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  10. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  11. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  13. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  14. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  15. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  16. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  17. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  18. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  19. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  20. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  21. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  22. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  23. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  24. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  25. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  26. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  27. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  28. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  29. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  30. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  31. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  32. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  33. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  34. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  35. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  36. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  37. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  38. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  39. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  40. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  41. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  42. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  43. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  44. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  45. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  46. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  47. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  48. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  49. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  50. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  51. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  52. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  53. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  54. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  55. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  56. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  57. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  58. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  59. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  60. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  61. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  62. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  63. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  64. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  65. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  66. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  67. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  68. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  69. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  70. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  71. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  72. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  73. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  74. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  75. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  76. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  77. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  78. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  79. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  80. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  81. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  82. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  83. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  84. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  85. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  86. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  87. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  88. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $5,000
  89. Australian Online Giving FoundationAustralia

    Donor advised fund matching gifts

    $3,977
  90. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $3,678
  91. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $3,678
  92. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $3,678
  93. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $3,678
  94. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $3,678
  95. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $3,678
  96. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $3,678
  97. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $3,678
  98. BarretstownKildare, Ireland

    Grant funds supported week of service volunteering

    $3,000
  99. Individual

    Scholarship recipient

    $2,500

Approved for future payment

2 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. American Online Giving FoundationNewark, DE

    Donor advised fund matching gifts

    $518,915
  2. Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VA

    Grant funds supported grantee programs

    $350,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $7,451,324100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia1 grant $4,488,833
  2. Florida1 grant $2,962,491

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Amit SachdevCHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nina DevlinVICE CHAIR AND DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Melodie KnowltonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $0
  • Kimberly RoessigerSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Susan GriecoTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katharine JensenDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Eustacia MacnaughtDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ana Carolina SantosDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sabine HadidaDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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