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The Van Vleet Foundation

Accepts applications Aurora, Colorado · EIN 846020278

The Van Vleet Foundation is a private foundation in Aurora, Colorado. In tax year 2025 it gave $14,000 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $3,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $27,257 the year before.

29% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$26,00013$531,258
2024$27,25711$0
2025$14,0007$0

How to apply

ContactLarry van Vleet
5094 Hannibal Way, Aurora, CO 80015
Phone or email(720) 244-1407, larry@lvvnet.com
What to submitE-mail format
Deadlines12312025

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Van Vleet Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado6$13,500
Maryland1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Denver Art Museum
Denver, CO
General Operations$3,000
Museum of Natural History
Denver, CO
General Operations$3,000
Shalom Park
Aurora, CO
General Operations$3,000
Childrens Hospital Foundation
Denver, CO
General Operations$2,500
Morris Animal Foundation
Denver, CO
General Operations$1,000
MS Society
Denver, CO
General Operations$1,000
Kings Christian Academy
Callaway, MD
General Operations$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Van Vleet Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: 12312025.

How much does The Van Vleet Foundation give?

$14,000 in tax year 2025, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs The Van Vleet Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Larry Van Vleet MANAGER (Manager).

What does The Van Vleet Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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