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Vilfordi Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Pennington, New Jersey · EIN 752814885

Vilfordi Family Foundation is a private foundation in Pennington, New Jersey. In tax year 2025 it gave $96,000 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $24,000. 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 up from $88,880 the year before.

7% 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$88,80021$2.1 million
2024$88,88018$2.2 million
2025$96,00014$2.3 million

How to apply

Vilfordi Family Foundation 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 Vilfordi Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas12$69,000
South Carolina1$24,000
Minnesota1$3,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Joseph Prince Ministries
Fort Hill, SC
Unrestricted general$24,000
Lake Highlands Family YMCA
Dallas, TX
Unrestricted general$22,500
Lovers Lane United Methodist Church Fdn
Dallas, TX
Unrestricted general$10,000
Mount St Michael Catholic School
Dallas, TX
Unrestricted general$10,000
Catholic Chrismatic Services
Dallas, TX
Unrestricted general$9,000
Montserrat Retreat House
Lake Dallas, TX
Unrestricted general$5,000
Grant Halliburton Foundation
Dallas, TX
Unrestricted general$3,000
Feed My Starving Children Aka FMSC
Coon Rapids, MN
Unrestricted general$3,000
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Unrestricted general$3,000
The Winston School
Dallas, TX
Unrestricted general$3,000
Jesuit College Preparatory School
Dallas, TX
Unrestricted general$1,000
Ursuline Academy of Dallas Foundation
Dallas, TX
Unrestricted general$1,000
Imani Bridges
Dallas, TX
Unrestricted general$750
Dallas Leadership Foundation Aka DLF
Dallas, TX
Unrestricted general$750

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Vilfordi Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Vilfordi Family Foundation give?

$96,000 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Vilfordi Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Marc F Vilfordi (President and Director/Trustee), Shirley G Vilfordi (Assistant Secretary and Director/Trustee), Teresa Vilfordi Korman (Treasurer and Director/Trustee) and Anne Vilfordi Arneson (Secretary and Director/Trustee).

What does Vilfordi Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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