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Vernekoff Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Highland Beach, Florida · EIN 204614675

Vernekoff Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Highland Beach, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $100,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $100,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $250,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$100,0001$1.3 million
2024$250,0001$1.1 million
2025$100,0001$1.1 million

How to apply

Vernekoff Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Vernekoff Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$100,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Ntional Fund USA
New York, NY
General fund support$100,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Vernekoff Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Vernekoff Foundation Inc give?

$100,000 in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $100,000.

Who runs Vernekoff Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Lewis Vernekoff (President, Treasurer).

What does Vernekoff Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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