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Vital Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Beech Grove, Indiana · EIN 992658080

Vital Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Beech Grove, Indiana. In tax year 2025 it gave $237,035 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $1,035 and the largest $235,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2024$00$10.0 million
2025$237,0353$12.0 million

How to apply

ContactKelly Herron
81 S 12th Ave, Beech Grove, IN 46107
Phone or email(317) 694-8706, kherron@vitalgrants.org
What to submitSee foundation website: vitalgrants.org
DeadlinesInterested applicants may submit requests at various times throughout the year
RestrictionsSchools apply on behalf of their teachers through a streamlined process that identifies educators who demonstrate exceptional impact on student outcomes, exhibit extraordinary commitment to their profession, and show potential for continued growth and leadership. Our selection criteria balance quantitative measures of effectiveness with qualitative assessments of a teacher's contribution to their school community.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Vital Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Indiana.

StateGrantsAmount
Indiana3$237,035

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Neighborhood Charter Network
Indianapolis, IN
General purposes$235,000
Teachers for America
Indianapolis, IN
General purposes$1,035
The Mind Trust
Indianapolis, IN
General purposes$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Vital Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Interested applicants may submit requests at various times throughout the year.

How much does Vital Foundation Inc give?

$237,035 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $1,035.

Who runs Vital Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Kelly Herron (President), Matthew Zentz (Secretary) and Lindsey Rinehart (Treasurer).

What does Vital Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development and education.

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