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Vance Foundation

Accepts applications Tucson, Arizona · EIN 866043169

Vance Foundation is a private foundation in Tucson, Arizona. In tax year 2024 it gave $61,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $47,000 the year before.

100% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$47,0003$1.5 million
2024$61,0004$1.5 million

How to apply

ContactLinda Lohse
2440 E Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone or email(520) 791-3939
What to submitA copy of the IRS determination letter and a brief description of the organization's activities, along with a copy of the current budget.
RestrictionsGrants are generally made to organizations in the tucson area.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Vance Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Arizona.

StateGrantsAmount
Arizona4$61,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Children's Museum of Tucson
Tucson, AZ
Capital campaign$30,000
Planned Parenthood
Phoenix, AZ
Vasectomy services$25,000
Arizona Historical Society
Tucson, AZ
Southern arizona history connection$5,000
Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation
Tucson, AZ
Unresricted in memory/honor$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Vance Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Vance Foundation give?

$61,000 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Vance Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Linda Lohse (President), Jennifer Lohse (Vice-President), Robert Lohse (Secretary/Treasurer) and Patricia Lohse Not on Board (VP of Operations).

What does Vance Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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