FundersDistrict of Columbia

Vegfund Inc

Washington, DC · EIN 26-4248479. Reported 482 grants totalling $3,461,562 to 335 organizations across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,000median grant
$3,461,562granted, 2021-2023
335organizations funded
44%of grantees funded again the next year

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Vegfund Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $2,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $986 and $5,000; the smallest was $60 and the largest $240,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
122 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
233 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
65 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
37 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
13 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
6 grants
$100,000 and Up
6 grants

Every organization it funded

All 335 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Proveg (fka Viva Las Vega's)Almere$524,721332023
The Humane LeaguePhiladelphia, PA$449,150222022
VeganuaryYork$225,000222023
VeganuaryYork, North Yorkshire$150,000112021
Animal Equality - SpainMadrid$73,448222023
Animal Equality - SpainMadrid, Madrid$59,532112021
Indievillage Pty LtdTamarama, New Soth Wales$55,060112021
The Humane LeagueRockville, MD$53,199112023
Friends of the EarthWashington, DC$51,048222022
Animal Equality - MexicoWest Hollywood, CA$37,658222023
One Step for AnimalsTucson, AZ$37,500222023
Real Food for KidsGreat Falls, VA$37,500222022
Animal Equality - ItalyMilan$37,470222023
Animal Equality - United KingdomLondon$36,162222023
Vegan JusticeSan Diego, CA$36,115332023
Animal Equality - BrasilSao Paulo$35,371222023
Shamayim (the Shamayim V'aretz Institute)Santa Fe Springs, CA$33,753222022
Lizmars Productions IncToronto, Ontario$30,800112021
Animal Equality - ItalyMilan, Milan$30,000112021
Animal Equality - MexicoWest Hollywood, West Hollywood$30,000112021
Material Innovation InitiativeNapa, CA$30,000222022
One Step for AnimalsChicago, IL$30,000112021
Animal Equality - United KingdomLondon, London$29,625112021
Black Vegetarian Society of MarylandBaltimore, MD$26,500222023
Dyrenes AllianceKobenhavn N$24,768222023
Jane Unchained News NetworkMarina Del Rey, CA$24,000222022
Assiettes VegetalesStasbourg$23,500222023
Rochester Lifestyle Medicine InstituteRochester, NY$23,500332023
The Raven CorpsPortland, OR$22,500332023
Reimagine AgricultureToronto, Ontario$21,500222022
Animal Equality - BrasilSao Paulo, Sao Paulo$20,412112021
Food Empowerment ProjectSan Jose, CA$20,000112021
OmuHeraklion, Crete$20,000112022
Plant Powered Metro New York IncBaltimore, MD$20,000112021
Plant-Based Health Professionals Uk LtdBordon$20,000222022
No Meat MaySydney$17,000222023
FiapoNew Delhi, New Delhi$16,933112021
FaunalyticsOlympia, WA$16,890222022
Forum Nacional De Protecao Defesa AnimalSao Paulo$16,500222022
Sinergia AnimalOsterreich, Wien, Wien$15,400112022
Actasia for AnimalsVirginia Beach, VA$15,000222023
Africa Network for Animal Welfare - USADenver, CO$14,000112022
Jewish VegPittsburgh, PA$13,500222023
Made in HackneyLondon$13,183222023
AmorSan Marcos$13,000332023
Food for Climate League IncEvanston, IL$12,500112023
Reducetarian FoundationNew York, NY$12,500112021
SamayuDelhi$12,500112022
Aplantbaseddiet Org IncSilver Springs, FL$12,465332023
Project Animal FreedomEureka, MO$12,220332023
Essere AnimaliBologna$11,722222023
Edgar's MissionLancefield Vic$11,500222022
Sneha's CareKathmandu$11,158332023
VegmichiganLivonia, MI$11,000222022
Cruelty Free You Plus MeWestmont, IL$10,896332023
Associacia Vegetariana PortuguesaPorto$10,572112023
Green Rev Institute FoundationWarszawa$10,500222022
Compassionate Action for AnimalsMinneapolis, MN$10,101332023
Animals NowTel Aviv$10,000112022
Factory Farming Awareness CoalitionPortland, OR$10,000112021
Humane Action PittsburghPittsburgh, PA$10,000112021
The Virsa Foundation IncLincoln, MA$10,000112021
Vancouver Humane SocietyVancouver, Vancouver$10,000112021
Animal Advocates of South Central PaYork, PA$9,751332023
Peace Advocacy NetworkSoutheastern, PA$9,661222022
Animal Rights CoalitionMinneapolis, MN$9,315332023
FiapoNew Delhi$9,264112022
Dyrenes AllianceKobenhavn N, Kobenhaven$8,833112021
Beyond CarnismOrlando, FL$8,520112021
Committee of ConsciousnessChester, VA$8,500332023
Farplace Animal RescueBishop Auckland$8,276222023
Argofilms LtdBrewster, MA$8,250222022
A Well Fed WorldOrlando, FL$8,000112023
Go Vegan World IncStamford, CT$8,000112021
Power Is Giving IncCharlotte, NC$8,000222023
Species UniteBrooklyn, NY$8,000222022
Capital Region Vegan NetworkAlbany, NY$7,903332023
African Vegan on a BudgetHarare, Timis$7,500112022
Educated Choices Program IncLawrenceville, GA$7,500112022
Friends of Humane Society InternationalBureau Chef, Quebec$7,500112023
Greyton Farm Animal SanctuaryGreyton$7,500222023
Indraloka Animal SanctuaryMehoopany, PA$7,500222022
Physicians Association Nutrition IsraelTel Aviv$7,500112022
The Plantrician ProjectBoynton, MO$7,500112023
Vegfestuk LtdBristol$7,400332023
Vegan Life NgoAthens$7,175222023
Animal Outlook IncTakoma Park, MD$7,000222022
Gyvi GaliVilnius$6,750112022
Mtu Loomus (ngo Loomus)Harju Kula$6,742222023
Utah Animal Rights CoalitionSalt Lake City, UT$6,680332023
King Charter Schools IncSt Petersburg, FL$6,500222023
Slovensko Vegansko DrutvoLjubljana$6,500222023
Every AnimalKyiv$6,340222023
The Vegan Society of AotearoaWaiheke Island$6,000222023
Center for Biological DiversityTucson, AZ$5,500112022
Rethink Your Food IncSunrise, FL$5,500222022
Vegan Education Association SydneyBondi$5,475332023
Shangano Arts TrustLwendulu$5,400332023
Essere AnimaliBologna, Bolonga$5,378112021
Allied Scholars for Animal ProtectionAustion, TX$5,200112023
A New ZeroAmersfoort$5,000112022
Asociacion Rescate Bienestar AnimalesLima$5,000112022
Asociatia Freedom Respect Every EarthlingTimisoara$5,000112022
Balanced IncKansas City, MO$5,000112023
Coalition for Healthy School FoodMamaroneck, NY$5,000112021
Earth Day Network IncWashington, DC$5,000112022
EncompassSilver Spring, MD$5,000112021
Grassroots Artists Movement (game)Brooklyn, NY$5,000112022
Happy Herd Farm SanctuaryAldergrove, British Columbia$5,000112022
Humane Education Advocates Reaching TeachMamaroneck, NY$5,000112022
Jv Media LLCHendersonville, NC$5,000112022
No Meat MaySydney, Sydney$5,000112021
NutritionfactsorgTakoma Park, MD$5,000112023
Physicians Association for NutritionStellenbosch$5,000112022
Plant Based Nutrition Support Group IncAuburn Hills, MI$5,000112021
SWITCH4GOODWest Hollywood, CA$5,000112021
Indievillage Pty LtdTamarama, New South Wales$4,886112023
Phyto-Fit LLCLakeland, FL$4,641332023
The Vegan Association of Turkey (tvd)Istanbul$4,590222022
International Vegan Film FestivalOttawa, Ontario$4,500222023
Lancaster Farm SanctuaryMount Joy, PA$4,500112023
Sos Animal Grupo Socorro Animal PortugalLote R4 Loja a$4,500222023
Brenda Workman SpeaksPrinceton, WV$4,454222023
The Vegetarian Resource GroupBaltimore, MD$4,300222022
UmanoteraLjubljana$4,300112021
Plant the Power 614Columbus, OH$4,250222023
Animal Ethics IncOakland, CA$4,000112021
Associaci Vegana De CatalunyaRubi, Barcelona$4,000222023
Lancaster VegfestLancaster, PA$4,000222022
Noah Friends of the Earth Denmark-Copenhagen$4,000112023
Volunteer in Your Community IncGreensboro, NC$4,000222022
Tamerlaine Farm Animal SanctuaryMontague, NJ$3,884112022
Animal Justice Project LimitedLondon, Nottingham$3,814112021
Sociedade Vegetariana BrasileiraSao Paulo$3,750222023
Kolektiv Pro Zvirata ZsBrno$3,715222023
Rooted Green WellnessSaint Paul, MN$3,645332023
Holistic Wellness and HealthBaltimore, MD$3,576112023
A Table in the Wilderness IncChoctaw, OK$3,500222022
Asociatia Constientizare Industriei AgricBucharest$3,500222022
Charlotte VegfestCharlotte, NC$3,500222023
Greenfare Health and Wellness IncHerndon, VA$3,500222023
Hampton Roads VegfestVirginia Beach, VA$3,500222023
Humnny Pokrok OzBratislava$3,500222023
International Vegetarian UnionAltrincham$3,500112023
Medstar Heatlh IncColumbia, MD$3,500112023
Mtu Nahtamatud LoomadTartu, Tartu$3,500112021
Nation RisingKanata, Ontario$3,500222022
Furfaro Savannah-RaeToronto, Ontario$3,486222023
Vegan Network Uganda Limited$3,478222023
Mtu Loomus (ngo Loomus)Harju Kula, Harju Kula$3,434112021
The Center for Independent DocumentaryBoston, MA$3,250222022
Kosmic Vegan MarketplaceSan Antonio, TX$3,071222023
Animal Liberation VictoriaElwood$3,000112022
Animal Outlook IncWashington, DC$3,000112023
Be VeganGent$3,000222023
Charlies AcresSonoma, CA$3,000112022
Corpus Christi VegfestPort Aransas, TX$3,000332023
Lilongwe Society Protection Care AnimalsLilongwe$3,000112023
Platos Sin FronterasMedellin$3,000112021
St Louis Animal Rights Team IncSt Louis, MO$2,973222023
Justice for AnimalsPittsburgh, PA$2,869332023
Healthy Kids Hapapay PlanetOceanside, CA$2,749112023
Dxe GlobalBerkeley, CA$2,706112021
Lotus Health FoundationRochester, MN$2,674332023
Vegfest IncWorcester, MA$2,573332023
Animal Friends CroatiaZagreb$2,500112023
Animal Rights InternationalAschaffenburg$2,500112023
ConsocratieCachan$2,500112022
Crayon Collection Inc (habits of Waste)Los Angeles, CA$2,500112022
Doctors for NutritionCurtain, Australian Capita$2,500112023
Fundacio Animanaturalis InternacionalMollet Del Valls, Barcelona$2,500222023
Fundacion Platos Sin FronterasMedellin, Barcelona$2,500112023
Luvin Arms Animal SanctuaryErie, CO$2,500112022
Our Hen House IncRochester, NY$2,500112022
Reading Vegan FestivalReading$2,500222023
Sentient Nonprofit OrganizationJerusalem$2,500112021
Slow Motion Food Film Fest SocietyKentville, Nova Scotia$2,500112022
Southern Plains Land Trust IncHasty, CO$2,500112023
SwissvegWinterthur$2,500112021
Unbounded Canada FoundationVancouver, British Columbia$2,500222023
Univeristy of Denver Sturm College of LawDenver, CO$2,500112022
Vegan FriendlyTel Avivyafo$2,500222022
HoreiathomHaifa$2,450222022
PlantarionStafford, VA$2,424112022
Sasha Farm Animal SanctuaryManchester, MI$2,215112022
Svb Curitiba29 Cj 1102 - S$2,196222023
Uniao Vegana De AtivismoRecife, Pernambuco$2,148112022
YoupeopleKobenhavn N$2,109112021
Plant-Based CanadaToronto, Ontario$2,010112023
Freedom Farm SanctuaryOlesh$2,003112022
Animal Activists of Central FloridaOrlando, FL$2,000112023
Cellular Agriculture AustraliaThornbury$2,000112022
Christchurch Vegan Society IncChristchurch$2,000112022
Farm of the Free Animal Sanctuary IncGood Hope, GA$2,000222022
Kolektiv Pro Zvirata ZsBrno, Brno$2,000112021
Lviv Vegan KitchenLviv$2,000112022
Ngo Te ProtejoEl Monte$2,000112023
Pensacola VegfestNavarre, FL$2,000112023
Rancho CompasionNicasio, CA$2,000112022
Slovensko Vegansko DrutvoLjubljana, Ljubljana$2,000112021
Solid Rock Community School IncTarpon Springs, FL$2,000112023
Song Thuan ChayHo Chi Minh City$2,000112022
Vegan Love Culture Foundation IncConcord, NH$2,000112022
Vegan Passion Private LimitedDelhi$2,000112021
World Vegan Organisation Nepal Veg VoyageKathmandu, Bagmati Province$2,000112022
Piedmont Farm Animal RefugePittsboro, NC$1,954332023
Palm Beach Vegfest IncBoca Raton, FL$1,915112022
Improve Our Village NgoArgel$1,788222022
Rowdy Girl Sanctuary IncWaelder, TX$1,750112022
Eat for the EarthSanta Cruz, CA$1,629332023
Factory Farming Awareness CoalitionBerkeley, CA$1,619222023
Life With PigsWilliamsburg, VA$1,530332023
Animal Alliance AsiaLondon$1,500112022
Arnautovic AdjinSarajevo$1,500112023
ArtsquestBethlehem, PA$1,500112023
Asociatia Veganilor Din Romania$1,500112022
Associao Vegetariana PortuguesaLisbon$1,500112021
Charter for CompassionBainbridge Island, WA$1,500112022
E-Love-Ate EventsKingston, NH$1,500112022
Farm Animal RefugeCampo, CA$1,500112023
Farm Animal Rights Movement (farm)Ithaca, NY$1,500112023
Farm Animal Rights Movement (farm)Bethesda, MD$1,500112022
Food Frontier Institute LtdMelbourne$1,500112022
Green Body Brand LLCStafford, VA$1,500112021
Magical Creatures SanctuaryLaupahoehoe, HI$1,500112022
Michiana Vegfest IncSouth Bend, IN$1,500112022
Mtu Nahtamatud LoomadTartu$1,500112023
Not Just for VegansDubai$1,500112023
Our Planet Theirs Too IncLos Angeles, CA$1,500112021
Toronto Pig SaveBurlington, Ontario$1,500112022
Udruenje Za Prava Ivotinja I Okoli EvaSarajevo$1,500112021
Vegetarian Society of DenmarkCopenhagen$1,500112023
Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary IncHigh Falls, NY$1,500112022
World Peace EarthCincinnati, OH$1,500112021
Restore Our Community Krew (rock)Canton, MI$1,486222022
New Ethics VzwOstend$1,450222022
My Natures's Kitchen LLCDes Moines, IA$1,430112023
Donna M Michel MD PcWinchester, VA$1,368112023
Maine Animal CoalitionPortland, ME$1,361222023
Veglife Des MoinesDes Moines, IA$1,325332023
Plany BruJeffreys Bay$1,318112023
Chickpea and Bean IncClinton Township, MI$1,274222022
Greenpop FoundationCape Town$1,200112021
Trimazing Vegan Lifestyle CoachingCarnation, WA$1,186222022
Apex AdvocacyDecatur, GA$1,175112023
CASA Vegana LLCSan Juan$1,165112023
Pro Lebensgluck EvLeipzig, Saxony$1,157112021
Lifestyle Solutions Healthy Planet IncCape Coral, FL$1,137222023
Halifax Vegfest SocietyHalifax, Nova Scotia$1,131112022
Fundacja Miedzynarodowy Ruch Na Rzecz ZwiWarsaw$1,114112022

119 of 335 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 44%, across 2 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

Plus 314 grants to individuals totalling $439,306 -- scholarships, hardship and emergency assistance. We deliberately do not publish the names of people who received them, even though the filings do.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 144 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Animal Welfare
70 grants
Food & Nutrition
33 grants
Environment
9 grants
Education
9 grants
Arts & Culture
6 grants
Health Care
5 grants
Youth Development
4 grants
Human Services
3 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021134$1,435,454$2,425
2022193$1,466,033$2,000
2023155$560,075$1,500

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 25% of this one's giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Pennsylvania
$515K
California
$213K
North Yorkshire
$150K
Maryland
$131K
Virginia
$75K
New York
$74K
Ontario
$69K
Madrid
$60K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Pennsylvania.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Vegfund Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 3 returns (tax years 2021-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 60042, Washington, DC, 20039. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 26-4248479 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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