Community Funds Inc
NEW YORK, NY
$3.9MTax year 2025
Grant purpose
General support
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Vital Projects Fund Inc C/O McDermott Will & Schulte LLP Grants
Private foundation · EIN 13-3711340 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: VITAL PROJECTS FUND INC C/O MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | $15.6M |
| 2024 | 120 | $15.1M |
Where Vital Projects Fund Inc C/O McDermott Will & Schulte LLP gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Proteus Fund
AMHERST, MA
$3.5MTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General support
Proteus Fund
AMHERST, MA
$2.8MTax year 2025
Grant purpose
General support
Chef Ann Foundation
BOULDER, CO
$1.3MTax year 2025
Grant purpose
General support
Community Funds Inc
NEW YORK, NY
$900KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General support
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Figures are aggregated from Vital Projects Fund Inc C/O McDermott Will & Schulte LLP's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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