Private Foundation

VITAL PROJECTS FUND INC

VITAL PROJECTS FUND INC is a Private Foundation headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $50.3M revenue, $17.1M expenses, $362.9M total assets. IRS filings disclose 516 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $93.3M.

EIN: 133711340 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$50.3M

Total Expenses$17.1M

Total Assets$362.9M

Grants Given516

Grant Total$93.3M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

PROTEUS FUND

AMHERST, MA · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$3,496,000

COMMUNITY FUNDS INC

NEW YORK, NY · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$900,000

LOUISIANA PAROLE PROJECT INC

BATON ROUGE, LA · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$550,000

YALE UNIVERSITY

NEW HAVEN, CT · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$391,000

TEXAS DEFENDER SERVICE

HOUSTON, TX · 2024

GENERAL SUPPORT

$350,000

Showing up to 5 of 516 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR/TREASURER David F Menschel

DIRECTOR Jay Rivlin

SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Lauren E Menschel

ASSISTANT SECRETARY Marianne Sammarco

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Top Grant Purposes

GENERAL SUPPORT

$61,143,050 514 grants

GENERAL SUPPORT - SEE ATTACHED

$32,179,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$50.3M	$17.1M	$362.9M
2023	$59.7M	$16.5M	$355.4M
2022	$7.1M	$15.6M	$357.2M
2021	$22.6M	$17.5M	$404.6M
2020	$10.7M	$19.4M	$357.1M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $10.7M to $50.3M (+370%), with total assets most recently reported at $362.9M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, and 4 other states.

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