The Vibrant Village Foundation
Preselected recipients only
The Vibrant Village Foundation is a private foundation in Beaverton, Oregon. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.1 million in 42 grants; the typical grant was $65,000 and the largest $175,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$3.1 million
- Number of grants42
- Typical grant$65,000
- Largest grant$175,000
- Assets$100 million
- New grantees21%
Giving in 2024 was down from $3.4 million the year before.
21% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3.4 million | 45 | $93.7 million |
| 2024 | $3.1 million | 42 | $100 million |
How to apply
The Vibrant Village 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.
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What The Vibrant Village Foundation funds
Where it gives
Its US grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to District of Columbia. It also paid $3.0 million in 40 grants to recipients outside the US.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 1 | $50,000 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $2,000 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fundacion Tierra Viva | Facilitate agroecological transition processes of rural farms through learning by experimenting so that they can improve their living conditions and are recognized and valued as farmers | $175,000 |
| Desea Peru | Install biosand water filters in homes, build and repair community water systems, train community health workers, and support community and economic development in the highlands of peru. | $175,000 |
| Kenya Drylands Education Fund | Develop a holistic approach to reduce barriers to access to education and increase school enrollment in rural kenyan communities | $170,000 |
| Acades | Build communities of economically empowered smallholder farmers and youth | $138,000 |
| Wandikweza | Provide health services to rural households through a community health worker (chw) model. | $125,000 |
| Njira Impact (Previously Foccad) | Alleviation of human suffering from disease, hunger, poverty and social injustice by creating and implementing participatory and sustainable solutions | $125,000 |
| Lid | Lead in facilitating innovative and practical solutions that empower communities to derive sustainable benefits from their environment, economy, and society | $119,000 |
| St George Foundation | Empower children, women, and communities through services that enhance their well-being, protection, and development. | $100,000 |
| Mopada | Empower communities to champion their development aspirations and constructively challenge unjust structures, systems and ensure that women and children fully enjoy their human rights whilst living up to their obligations. | $100,000 |
| Footsteps Africa | Empower marginal women farmers to conserve, control and access sources of water for building their health and productive lives in last-mile villages in malawi. | $100,000 |
| The Needy Today | Seeking lasting solutions in helping deplorable people achieve a brighter future in sierra leone. | $90,000 |
| Songtaba | Implement a holistic model to improve access of vulnerable populations to justice, food, nutrition, health and education. | $90,000 |
| Center for Gender and Community Development | Build socio-economic capacities of marginalized communities mostly women and youth for sustainable development in zimbabwe | $89,500 |
| Ademi | Be a solid organization with generated capacities and opportunities for changes for integral rural development in the locality and nationally for the defense and fulfillment of human rights and power relations of mayan women and their peoples. | $85,000 |
| Uypetd-Liberia | Work with the liberia government, international partners and other relevant civil society organizations to sustain peace and national development, promote policy documents including sustainable development goals (sdgs) most especially goal 6 to improve access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services, maputo declaration, to end gender-based violence, paris declaration and liberia pro-poor agenda. | $80,000 |
| Puretrust Foundation LBG | Support development interventions in the area of livelihood/ economic empowerment, education, health, advocacy, financial inclusion and water and sanitation. | $80,000 |
| Network Movement for Justice and Development (NMJD) | Engage in advocacy and strengthens/enhances the capacity of civil society organizations to effectively engage women, men, children, communities, government and other actors for the transformation of society. | $80,000 |
| Qachuu Aloom | Achieve the sustainability of the organization by rescuing the ancestral knowledge of the production and use of native and indigenous seeds for the material and spiritual well-being of families in the communities, so that they generate their own income and can produce their own food in harmony with mother earth. | $75,000 |
| Fundacion Nueva Esperanza | We are an organization with historical memory, based on the worldview of native peoples and human rights. Our processes generate socioeconomic, environmental, cultural and political development that impact the quality of life of impoverished/rural/urban families and communities in las verapaces. | $75,000 |
| Agrecol Afrique | Strengthen the vision, practice and promotion of organic and/or ecological agriculture and social capital in senegal and west africa | $75,000 |
| Iwepp-Sl | Provide wide range of efficient and effective community development initiatives for the welfare of women, youths and children. | $70,000 |
| Urbanet | Transforming communities and civil society through partnership, strengthening agencies of poor farmers and excluded groups for a safer environment and sustainable society. | $60,000 |
| Solidlinks | Support and empower women, girls and the youth to realize their full potential in improving their lives by equipping them with skills and knowledge through economic and social programmes. | $60,000 |
| Peace for Life Ghana | Equip communities with the methods, knowledge, skills and connections needed to improve their social and economic wellbeing. Key programs are wash, food security, education and economic empowerment of vulnerbale populations. | $60,000 |
| Mopada- Liberia | Improve the quality of life of the vulnerable communities, especially women and children through structural strengthening and service delivery. | $60,000 |
| Global Brigade Ghana | Inspire, mobilize and collaborate with communities to achieve their own health and economic goals. The organization provides medical services to vulnerable populations in remote communities in ghana through outreach programs. The organization utilizes local and foreign expertise to deliver medical consultation, administer drugs and provide counselling services. Gbo also provides wash, microfinance and enterprise development services to marginalized populations. | $60,000 |
| Fifty Fifity Initative for Development | Champion gender mainstreaming and equal representation of men and women in public life through education, skills development, research, and policy advocacy in ghana. Key programs include, gender equality, governance, liveliogoods and econimic development, wash and peace-building. | $55,000 |
| Calid (Center for Active Learning and Integrated Development) | Work with communities and identified groups, especially groups of young people, to fight injustice and promote equitable access to public services. Key programs includes, health, education, and food security and economc development. | $55,000 |
| Brave Aurora | Provide vulnerable children in ghana with better life conditions, for them to grow up healthy and live in dignity within families. | $55,000 |
| Score - Sustainable Community Opportunities for Restoration and Empowerment | Increase access to opportunities for households towards optimal health, education, advocacy and livelihoods; summarized as heal, through synergistic, empowering, innovative, participatory and rights-based initiatives. | $50,000 |
| Odigua | Strengthen and support rural communities in alta verapaz so that they can achieve social harmony and enable their comprehensive development. | $50,000 |
| Hopecare | Hopecare aims to empower vulnerable and poor communities through implementing activities in health (HIV/AIDS & wash), economic empowerment and education, and food security. | $50,000 |
| Global Fund for Children | Educational recovery in central america: supporting the critical role of civil society organizations (recarga - recuperando la educacin en centroamrica: activando redes y grupos asociados) | $50,000 |
| Adici | Promote communities to exercise their self-determination as the q'eqchi' people, reviving mayan values and worldview, strengthening their organizational structures, respecting community rhythms in a sustained process toward the common good and sustainable balance. | $50,000 |
| Adcsap-Uganda | Unlock the potential of families and local communities to lead their own development and thrive. | $50,000 |
| Kci - Komuge Community Initiative | Promote human values & development through implementations of practical programs, for the benefit of all in view of building a sustainable community with improved standards of living. | $45,500 |
| Work by Faith Development Assoc (Wofda) | Support local communities and populations especially women and youth to diversify and increase food production and income-generating activities through the adoption of good agronomic practices, financial inclusion and skill training and development. | $10,000 |
| Right Action Ghana | Support local communities and populations especially women and youth to diversify and increase food production and income-generating activities through the adoption of good agronomic practices, financial inclusion and skill training and development. | $10,000 |
| Opulent Heart Organization | Facilitating the re-entry of out-of-school children into formal education, and delivering economic and social empowerment programs and services such as financial literacy, womens rights and sexual reproductive health education to vulnerable populations in hard-to-reach communities | $10,000 |
| Kijana Jasiri Resilience Organization | Promoting resilience, volunteering culture, research and strengthening communities through economic empowerment programmes, health, psychosocial support services for children, youth and families. | $10,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Laura Koch
- Kenneth E Delaski
- Sarah Goracke
- Sang Ahn
- Kathleen Delaski
- Jeremy Barnicle
- Daphne Delaski
- Dana Delaski
Questions people ask
Does The Vibrant Village Foundation accept grant applications?
No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.
How much does The Vibrant Village Foundation give?
$3.1 million in tax year 2024, across 42 grants, with a typical grant of $65,000.
Who runs The Vibrant Village Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Laura Koch (Executive Director), Kenneth E Delaski (President, Director), Sarah Goracke (Secretary, Director) and Sang Ahn (Treasurer, Director) among 8 officers and trustees.
What does The Vibrant Village Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly international, community development and health.