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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-1000591

The Vandeventer Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Vero Beach, FL. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 55 grants and $580,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending May 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 2024

    $580,000

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $7,474,973
  • Tax year 2023

    $567,000

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $7,293,573
  • Tax year 2022

    $573,515

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $7,530,471
  • Tax year 2021

    $362,500

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $8,196,906
  • Tax year 2020

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $4,802,890
  • Tax year 2019

    $163,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,561,004
  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,764,758

Grants paid in 2024

55 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Hartford HospitalHartford, CT

    Helen and harry gray cancer center, in honor of DR. Rawad elias

    $101,750
  2. Vero Beach Museum of ArtVero Beach, FL

    The athena society (permanent collection acquisitions fund) and chairman's club

    $37,000
  3. Riverfront RecaptureHartford, CT

    Non-restricted funding for general operations

    $33,000
  4. Episcopal High SchoolAlexandria, VA

    Courage fund

    $30,000
  5. University of the SouthSewanee, TN

    Support for wellness center

    $30,000
  6. Indian River Land TrustVero Beach, FL

    Annual fund, unrestricted grant

    $27,000
  7. John's Island FoundationIndn Riv SHRS, FL

    Annual fund: unrestricted grant

    $26,000
  8. Bonefish and Tarpon TrustMiami, FL

    Annual fund: unrestricted grant

    $25,000
  9. Johns Island Community Service LeagueVero Beach, FL

    Annual fund, unrestricted grant

    $16,000
  10. Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips AcademyAndover, WA

    Restricted for use for public school art education program

    $15,000
  11. Love to LangaGladwyne, PA

    Support for montessori school construction

    $15,000
  12. Virginia Museum of Contemporary ArtVirginia BCH, VA

    Unrestricted support

    $15,000
  13. Virginia Rowing AssociationCharlottesville, VA

    Non-restricted funding for the rowing association's annual operating expenses.

    $15,000
  14. Clean Energy Transition InstituteSeattle, WA

    Support for equitable clean energy

    $10,000
  15. Conservation NorthwestSeattle, WA

    Protect northwest wildlands and connect core habitats and large landscapes, supporting the return of key animal species and building greater social tolerance to safeguard their long-term recovery.

    $10,000
  16. Equi-Kids Therapeutic Riding ProgramVirginia BCH, VA

    Annual horse sponsorship - "jack and routine horse care

    $10,000
  17. Hartford StageHartford, CT

    Non-restricted funding for general operations of the organization's art performance programs

    $10,000
  18. Robert Lloyd Endowment for Architectural Studies at Phillips AcademyAndover, WA

    Support for art and architecture educational programs

    $10,000
  19. Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CA

    Restricted for the orca whale and salmon recovery project in washington state

    $10,000
  20. Theaterworks HartfordHartford, CT

    Non-restricted funding for general operations

    $10,000
  21. Trustees of Phillips AcademyAndover, MA

    Bicentennial class scholarship fund

    $10,000
  22. PawsLynnwood, WA

    Elementary school, scout, and youth service programs

    $7,500
  23. The Mariner's Museum and ParkNewport News, VA

    Support for school and youth education programs

    $7,500
  24. UVA School of Architecture FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    Robert and mary vickery scholarship fund

    $7,500
  25. UVA School of Architecture FoundationCharlottesville, VA

    Veneto fund

    $7,500
  26. Bushnell Center for the Performing ArtsHartford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  27. Bushnell Park Foundation IncHartford, CT

    Non-restricted funding for general operations

    $5,000
  28. Camp HavenVero Beach, FL

    Annual fund, unrestricted grant

    $5,000
  29. Chrysler Museum of ArtNorfolk, VA

    Support for digital tours, classroom kits, and video streaming equipment for the virtual school tour program

    $5,000
  30. Coyote CentralSeattle, WA

    Youth arts organization in seattle offering pay-what-you-can studio courses for ages 10-15. A community powered by curiosity, creativity, and collaboration, coyote sparks creativity in youth by giving them tools to forge their future.

    $5,000
  31. Hartford SymphonyHartford, CT

    Non-restricted funding for general operations of the organization's programs

    $5,000
  32. Playhouse Theatre Group IncWest Hartford, CT

    Non-restricted funding for general operations

    $5,000
  33. Seattle OperaSeattle, WA

    Education and community engagement programs

    $5,000
  34. The Center for Animal Litigation IncHartford, CT

    Support for precedent-setting lawsuits to save the lives of companion animials and change how the law values them

    $5,000
  35. Whro Public MediaNorfolk, VA

    Digital and online educational programming

    $5,000
  36. On the BoardsSeattle, WA

    Non-restricted funding for general operations of the organization's art performance programs

    $3,000
  37. Robert S Peabody Institute at Phillips AcademyAndover, WA

    Restricted to support public school educationand outreach program

    $3,000
  38. Ocean Research and Conservation Association IncVero Beach, FL

    Annual fund, unrestricted grant

    $2,750
  39. Go Rescue Pet Adoption CenterHinton, VA

    Annual fund: unrestricted grant

    $2,500
  40. Lynnhaven River NowVirginia BCH, VA

    Annual fund: unrestricted grant

    $2,500
  41. Maia ImpactChicago, IL

    Maia impact school, the first female, indigenous-led secondary school in central america that offers a holistic education focused equally on academics, culture and identity, socioemotional development, and family engagement.

    $2,500
  42. Northwest HarvestSeattle, WA

    Non-restricted funding for food bank operations

    $2,500
  43. The Rectors & Visitors of the University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA

    Jeffersonian grounds initiative, unrestricted; fifth of five-year$25,000 pledge

    $2,500
  44. Wildlife Conservation Network - Save the ElephantsSan Francisco, CA

    Save the elephants works to sustain elephant populations and preserve the habitats in which elephants are found

    $2,500
  45. Alzheimer's Association Central and Western VirginiaChicago, IL

    Annual fund, unrestricted grant

    $1,500
  46. 10000 Brains Neuro Ai IncChestnut Hill, MA

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  47. African People and WildlifeBernardsville, NJ

    Unrestricted donation

    $1,000
  48. Atlantic Classical OrchestraVero Beach, FL

    Annual fund, unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  49. Chamber Music Society of Lincoln CenterNew York, NY

    Annual fund, unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  50. Fau Foundation Harbor Branch Oceanographic InstituteFort Pierce, FL

    Annual fund, unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  51. Friends of the Environment IncDelray Beach, FL

    Annual fund, unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  52. Riverside TheatreVero Beach, FL

    Annual fund, unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  53. Vero Beach Humane SocietyVero Beach, FL

    Annual fund, unrestricted grant

    $1,000
  54. Float Hope of Indian River County IncVero Beach, FL

    Unrestricted donation

    $500
  55. Youth Sailing Foundation of IrcVero Beach, FL

    Annual fund, unrestricted grant

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $112,75031% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $55,00015% of the total
  3. Environment6 grants $53,25015% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation3 grants $38,50011% of the total
  5. Arts and culture7 grants $33,0009% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $26,0007% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $45,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut9 grants $179,750
  2. Florida14 grants $144,750
  3. Virginia12 grants $110,000
  4. Washington11 grants $81,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $30,000
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $15,000
  7. California3 grants $13,500
  8. Illinois2 grants $4,000
  9. New Jersey1 grant $1,000
  10. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Thomas VandeventerPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • William VandeventerTREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 2.5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth VandeventerDIRECTOR Hours 0.4Pay $0

The return

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