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Votum Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Lakeland, Florida · EIN 593580800

Votum Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Lakeland, Florida. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.4 million in 12 grants; the typical grant was $100,000 and the largest $250,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $3.5 million the year before.

50% 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
2022$1.0 million6$14.1 million
2023$3.5 million15$11.3 million
2024$1.4 million12$24.3 million

How to apply

ContactLawrence Maxwell
500 South Florida Ave, Suite 700, Lakeland, FL 33801
Phone or email(863) 647-1581, lmaxwell@centurycompanies.net
What to submitName, address, telephone number, contact person, purpose for request
RestrictionsSupport may be made for a wide variety of charitable activities including education, health, arts and cultural, human service, and civic and environmental programs.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Votum Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida5$425,000
Georgia2$400,000
Indiana2$250,000
Ohio1$200,000
South Carolina1$50,000
Utah1$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Warner University
Lake Wales, FL
Education$250,000
Ohio Christian University
Circleville, OH
Education$200,000
Equip Leadership Inc
Duluth, GA
Ministry$200,000
World Hope International
Atlanta, GA
Ministry$200,000
World Gospel Mission (WGM)
Marion, IN
Ministry$150,000
Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN
Education$100,000
Salvation Army
Lakeland, FL
Ministry$100,000
Erskine College
Due West, SC
Education$50,000
Radio Training Network
Lakeland, FL
Ministry$45,000
My Medic Charities
North Salt Lake, UT
Medical assistance$25,000
Circle of Friends
Lake Wales, FL
Community assistance$20,000
H-3 Adventures
Lady Lake, FL
Mental health assistance$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Votum Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Votum Foundation Inc give?

$1.4 million in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $100,000.

Who runs Votum Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Lawrence W Maxwell (Pres/Treas), Anita K Maxwell (Vp/Sectry), Amanda R Drost (Director) and Benjamin de Falk (Director).

What does Votum Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and health.

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