Vital Projects Fund Inc

Foundation Overview

They've funded 263 grants worth $46,857,000

How Much is Being Funded?

Where is The Money Going?

How many Grants?

—Total Assets

$357,215,240

—Total Giving

$46,857,000

—Grant Median

$80,000

Past Grantees 263

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Abolitionist Law Center $75,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Support 2022
Aclu Foundation $200,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Advertising Council $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Alabama Appleseed $80,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Support 2022
Archives Of American Art $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Arizona,Capital,Representation,Project $150,000 Tucson, AZ, US General Support 2022
Atlantic,Center,For,Capital,Repr $80,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Support 2022
Black,Women,Forward $75,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Brain,&,Behavior,Research,Fdn $225,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Brennan,Center,For,Justice $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Bridgehampton,Chamber,Music,Festival $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Cangress,Dba,La,Community,Action,Network $35,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2022
Carnegie,Hall $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Central,Park,Conservancy $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Ceres,Community,Project $75,000 Sebastopol, CA, US General Support 2022
Chef,Ann,Foundation $175,000 Boulder, CO, US General Support 2022
City,Harvest $250,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Coalition,For,The,Homeless $100,000 Louisville, KY, US General Support 2022
Community,Initiatives $25,000 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2022
Congregation,Emanu-el $150,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Council,On,Foreign,Relations $35,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Defender,Association,Of,Philadelphia $80,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Support 2022
Doctors,Without,Borders $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Dominican,Friars,Of,Irving,Texas $10,000 Irving, TX, US General Support 2022
Drawbridge $10,000 San Rafael, CA, US General Support 2022
Drug,Policy,Alliance $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Duke,University $80,000 Durham, NC, US General Support 2022
Equal,Justice,Initiative $100,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Support 2022
Families,Against,Mandatory,Minimums $190,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Feeding,America $25,000 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2022
First,Look,Media,Works,Inc $125,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Food,Bank,For,Nyc $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Fresh,Air,Fund $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Friends,Of,Georgica,Pond,Foundation $25,000 Wainscott, NY, US General Support 2022
Friends,Of,The,Children $50,000 Portland, OR, US General Support 2022
Friends,Of,The,High,Line $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Glide,Memorial,Methodist,Church $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Guild,Hall,Of,East,Hampton $25,000 East Hampton, NY, US General Support 2022
Habitat,For,Humanity,New,York,City $200,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Harvard,Law,School $100,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2022
Holy,Rosary,Church $75,000 Fairmont City, IL, US General Support 2022
Homeless,Prenatal,Program $25,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Hopewell,Fund $200,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Hospital,For,Special,Surgery $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
I,Have,A,Dream,Foundation,Of,Bc $75,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
International,Documentary,Assoc $225,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2022
Investigative,Reports,&,Editors,Inc $375,000 Columbia, MO, US General Support 2022
Juilliard,School $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
L'arche,Long,Island $12,000 Riverhead, NY, US General Support 2022
Leo,Baeck,Institute $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Lewis,&,Clark,College $120,000 Portland, OR, US General Support 2022
Lightwork $75,000 Syracuse, NY, US General Support 2022
Lincoln,Center,Theatre $75,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Long,House,Reserve $25,000 East Hampton, NY, US General Support 2022
Louisiana,Parole,Project $285,000 Baton Rouge, LA, US General Support 2022
Loyola,University $150,000 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2022
Mad,Agriculture $50,000 Boulder, CO, US General Support 2022
Marijuana,Policy,Project,Foundation $25,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Mayo,Clinic $50,000 Rochester, MN, US General Support 2022
Media,Matters,For,America $25,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Mel,Blount,Youth,Homel,Of,Penn $50,000 Claysville, PA, US General Support 2022
Memorial,Sloan-kettering $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Mestizo,Dance,Inc $30,000 Elmhurst, NY, US General Support 2022
Metropolitan,Museum,Of,Art $415,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Mile,High,United,Way $75,000 Denver, CO, US General Support 2022
Ministry,Against,The,Death,Penalty $75,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Support 2022
Mitchell,Hamline,School,Of,Law $140,000 St Paul, MN, US General Support 2022
Multidisciplinary,Assoc,For,Psych,Studies $30,000 San Jose, CA, US General Support 2022
Museum,Of,Modern,Art $200,000 Manhattan, NY, US General Support 2022
Museum,Of,The,City,Of,Ny $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
National,Advocates,For,Pregnant,Women $200,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
National,Gallery,Of,Art $75,000 Landover, MD, US General Support 2022
National,Marfan,Foundation $150,000 Port Washington, NY, US General Support 2022
National,Park,Foundation $100,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
National,Public,Radio $125,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
National,Religious,Campaign,Against,Tortu $80,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Nevada,Colaition,Against,The,Death,Penalty $25,000 Reno, NV, US General Support 2022
New,York,City,Center $125,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
New,York,Presbyterian,Hospital $825,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
New,York,Public,Library $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Northern,Arizona,University $25,000 Flagstaff, AZ, US General Support 2022
Northwest,Film,Forum $100,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Nurse,Family,Partnership $125,000 Denver, CO, US General Support 2022
Ohio,Justice,And,Policy,Center $75,000 Cincinnati, OH, US General Support 2022
Orchestra,Of,St,Lukes $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Outward,Bound,Bay,Area $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Parole,Preparation,Project $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Phillips,Black,Project $200,000 Oakland, CA, US General Support 2022
Planned,Parenthood,Columbia,Willamette,Inc $100,000 Portland, OR, US General Support 2022
Players,Philanthropy,Fund $65,000 Towson, MD, US General Support 2022
Proteus,Fund $2,205,000 Amherst, MA, US General Support 2022
Reprieve,Us $80,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Support 2022
Restore,Justice $125,000 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2022
Safe,And,Just,Michigan $150,000 Lansing, MI, US General Support 2022
Schools,That,Can $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Scrap $15,000 Portland, OR, US General Support 2022
Scribe,Video,Center $60,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Support 2022
Seattle,Celemency,Project $150,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2022
Second,Look,Project $100,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Seeds,Of,Peace $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Sheri,Eckert,Foundation $50,000 Portland, OR, US General Support 2022
Social,&,Enviormental,Entrepreneurs $100,000 Calabasas, CA, US General Support 2022
Southern,Center,For,Human,Rights $75,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2022
Southern,Poverty,Law,Center $75,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Support 2022
Staten,Island,University,Hospital $100,000 Staten Island, NY, US General Support 2022
Storefront,Academy,Harlem $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Texas,Defender,Service $350,000 Houston, TX, US General Support 2022
Texas,Public,Policy,Foundation $80,000 Austin, TX, US General Support 2022
Thirteenwnet $150,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Tides,Center $210,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2022
Tides,Foundation $130,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Town,Lewisboro,Dept,Of,Parks,And,Rec $50,000 South Salem, NY, US General Support 2022
Tulane,University $300,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Support 2022
Type,Media,Center,Inc $105,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Ubuntu,Pathways $10,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
University,Of,San,Francisco $300,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2022
Vermonters,For,Criminal,Justice,Reform $50,000 Burlington, VT, US General Support 2022
Visiting,Nurse,Services,Of,Ny $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Wnycwqxr $200,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
Yale,University $225,000 New Haven, CT, US General Support 2022
Connecticut,Public,Broadcasting,Inc $125,000 Hartford, CT, US General Support 2022
Abolitionist,Law,Center $75,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Support 2021
Aclu,Foundation $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Advancing,Real,Change $80,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Support 2021
Advertising,Council $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Alabama,Appleseed $65,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Support 2021
American,Civil,Liberties,Union,Foundation $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Archives,Of,American,Art $50,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Arizona,Capital,Representation,Project $75,000 Tucson, AZ, US General Support 2021
Arizona,Justice,Project $60,000 Phoenix, AZ, US General Support 2021
Ashoka $25,000 Arlington, VA, US General Support 2021
Atlantic,Center,For,Capital,Repr $75,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General Support 2021
Baltimore,Civic,Fund $140,000 Baltimore, MD, US General Support 2021
Brain,&,Behavior,Research,Fdn $225,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Brennan,Center,For,Justice $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Bridgehampton,Chamber,Music,Festival $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
British,Schools,&,Universities,Foundation $400,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Brooklyn,Law,School $80,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2021
Center,For,Community,Alternatives $120,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2021
Center,For,Independent,Documentary $100,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Ceres,Community,Project $75,000 Sebastopol, CA, US General Support 2021
Chef,Ann,Foundation $150,000 Boulder, CO, US General Support 2021
City,Harvest $250,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
City,Meals,On,Wheels $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Cleveland,Clinic $100,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Support 2021
Coalition,For,The,Homeless $100,000 Louisville, KY, US General Support 2021
Congregation,Emanu-el $75,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Congregation,Of,St,Joseph's,Ministry $50,000 Cleveland, OH, US General Support 2021
Council,On,Foreign,Relations $35,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Doctors,Without,Borders $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Dominican,Friars,Of,Irving,Texas $10,000 Irving, TX, US General Support 2021
Drawbridge $10,000 San Rafael, CA, US General Support 2021
Drug,Policy,Alliance $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Duke,University $300,000 Durham, NC, US General Support 2021
Equal,Justice,Initiative $100,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Support 2021
Feeding,America $100,000 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2021
Florida,Int'l,University,Fdn $231,000 Miami, FL, US General Support 2021
Fresh,Air,Fund $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Friends,Of,Georgica,Pond,Foundation $25,000 Wainscott, NY, US General Support 2021
Friends,Of,The,Children $50,000 Portland, OR, US General Support 2021
Glide,Memorial,Methodist,Church $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Golden,Gate,National,Park,Concervancy $15,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Guild,Hall,Of,East,Hampton $25,000 East Hampton, NY, US General Support 2021
Habitat,For,Humanity,New,York,City $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Henry,Street,Settlement $30,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Holy,Rosary,Church $75,000 Fairmont City, IL, US General Support 2021
Homeless,Prenatal,Program $25,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Hospital,For,Special,Surgery $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Hour,Children,Inc $30,000 Queens, NY, US General Support 2021
Human,Rights,Watch $150,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
I,Have,A,Dream,Foundation,Of,Bc $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
International,Documentary,Assoc $265,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2021
Investigative,Reports,&,Editors,Inc $500,000 Columbia, MO, US General Support 2021
Jonas,Center,For,Nursing,Excellence $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Juilliard,School $60,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Leo,Baeck,Institute $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Lewis,&,Clark,College $190,000 Portland, OR, US General Support 2021
Lightwork $75,000 Syracuse, NY, US General Support 2021
Lincoln,Center,Theatre $120,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Long,House,Reserve $25,000 East Hampton, NY, US General Support 2021
Louisiana,Parole,Project $100,000 Baton Rouge, LA, US General Support 2021
Loyola,University $100,000 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2021
Mad,Agriculture $50,000 Boulder, CO, US General Support 2021
Make,The,Road $60,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2021
Mayo,Clinic $50,000 Rochester, MN, US General Support 2021
Md,Association,For,Psychedelic,Studies $100,000 San Jose, CA, US General Support 2021
Mel,Blount,Youth,Homel,Of,Penn $50,000 Claysville, PA, US General Support 2021
Memorial,Sloan-kettering $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Mestizo,Dance,Inc $30,000 Elmhurst, NY, US General Support 2021
Metropolitan,Museum,Of,Art $281,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Miami,Jewish,Health,System,Foundation $50,000 Miami, FL, US General Support 2021
Mile,High,United,Way $10,000 Denver, CO, US General Support 2021
Mississippi,Ctr,For,Investigative,Report $50,000 Jackson, MS, US General Support 2021
Mitchell,Hamline,School,Of,Law $200,000 St Paul, MN, US General Support 2021
Museum,Of,Modern,Art $200,000 Manhattan, NY, US General Support 2021
Museum,Of,The,City,Of,Ny $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
National,Gallery,Of,Art $75,000 Landover, MD, US General Support 2021
National,Marfan,Foundation $150,000 Port Washington, NY, US General Support 2021
New,York,City,Ballet $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
New,York,City,Center $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
New,York,Common,Pantry $30,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
New,York,Presbyterian,Hospital $500,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
New,York,Public,Library $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
New,York,Stem,Cell,Fdn $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Northeast,Florida,Journalism,Collective $30,000 Jacksonville, FL, US General Support 2021
Northeastern,University $30,000 Boston, MA, US General Support 2021
Northern,Arizona,University $25,000 Flagstaff, AZ, US General Support 2021
Northwest,Film,Forum $120,000 Seattle, WA, US General Support 2021
Nurse,Family,Partnership $125,000 Denver, CO, US General Support 2021
Ny,Presbyterian,-,Division,Of,Cardiology $200,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Oficina,Legal,Del,Pueblo $35,000 Austin, TX, US General Support 2021
Outward,Bound,Bay,Area $10,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Parole,Preparation,Project $80,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Part,Of,The,Solution,(pots) $30,000 Bronx, NY, US General Support 2021
Players,Philanthropy,Fund $42,500 Towson, MD, US General Support 2021
Project,Homeless,Connect $50,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Proteus,Fund $2,050,000 Amherst, MA, US General Support 2021
Psfc $50,000 Santa Cruz, CA, US General Support 2021
Quinnipiac $37,000 Hamden, CT, US General Support 2021
Regents,Of,The,University,Of,Michigan $100,000 Ann Arbor, MI, US General Support 2021
Research,Foundation,Of,The,Cuny $122,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Restore,Justice $125,000 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2021
Ryan,Shazier,Fund,For,Spinal,Rehab $20,000 Pittsburgh, PA, US General Support 2021
Schools,That,Can $15,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Scrap $25,000 Portland, OR, US General Support 2021
Second,Look,Alliance $50,000 Baton Rouge, LA, US General Support 2021
Second,Look,Project $95,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Seeds,Of,Peace $100,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Silicon,Valley,Community,Foundation $100,000 Mountain View, CA, US General Support 2021
Social,&,Enviormental,Entrepreneurs $180,000 Calabasas, CA, US General Support 2021
Southern,Center,For,Human,Rights $50,000 Atlanta, GA, US General Support 2021
Southern,Poverty,Law,Center $75,000 Montgomery, AL, US General Support 2021
Staten,Island,University,Hospital $50,000 Staten Island, NY, US General Support 2021
Storefront,Academy,Harlem $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Studio-in-a-school-assoc $50,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
T,Of,Lewisboro,Dept,Of,Park,&,Rec $5,000 South Salem, NY, US General Support 2021
Tate,Americas,Foundation $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Texas,Defender,Service $175,000 Houston, TX, US General Support 2021
The,Campaign,Against,Hunger,(tcah) $30,000 Brooklyn, NY, US General Support 2021
The,Central,Park,Conservancy $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Thirteenwnet $150,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Tides,Center $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2021
Tides,Center,(powell,Project) $231,000 Denver, CO, US General Support 2021
Tides,Foundation $500,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Tulane,University $200,000 New Orleans, LA, US General Support 2021
Ubuntu,Pathways $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
University,Of,California $75,000 San Francisco, CA, US General Support 2021
Usf,Development,Donations $125,000 Tampa, FL, US General Support 2021
Visiting,Nurse,Services,Of,Ny $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Weill,Cornell,Med,Center,Dept,Of,Neuro $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Weill,Medical,College,Of,Cornell,Univ $125,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
West,Side,Center,For,Communty,Life,Inc $30,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Wnycwqxr $200,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Yale,University $260,000 New Haven, CT, US General Support 2021
Civil,Rights,Corps $500,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Howard,University $60,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Marijuana,Policy,Project,Foundation $25,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Media,Matters,For,America $25,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
National,Legal,Aid,&,Defender,Association $75,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
National,Public,Radio $125,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
National,Religious,Campaign,Against,Tortu $80,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Montefiore,Hospital $25,000 Bronx, NY, US General Support 2021
See,Schedule,Attached $16,600,000 See Schedule Attached, NY, US General Support - See Attached 2020
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Contact Information

EIN 133711340
Website N/A
Address DAVID MENSCHEL 375 PARK AVE 3601 New York, NY 10152-0000

Key People (9)

President/director/treasurer David F Menschel
Assistant,Secretary Marianne Sammarco
Director Jay Rivlin
Former,Director Robert B Menschel
Director Richard L Menschel
Secretary/director Lauren E Menschel
Director Ronay Menschel
Cfo Nancy Ertag-brand
Criminal Justice Pro Sophie Cull
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