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Navillus Foundation

Preselected recipients only Chester Spring, Pennsylvania · EIN 510611234

Navillus Foundation is a private foundation in Chester Spring, Pennsylvania. In tax year 2025 it gave $7,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $3,000. 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 $6,000 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
2022$7,0005$139,156
2023$6,0005$152,074
2024$6,0005$153,849
2025$7,0005$165,285

How to apply

Navillus 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia1$3,000
Massachusetts2$2,000
North Carolina1$1,000
New York1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
506th Airborne Reg Assoc
Yorktown, VA
General$3,000
Center for Discovery
Harris, NY
General$1,000
Individual
MA
General$1,000
Individual
MA
General$1,000
Individual
NC
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Navillus Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Navillus Foundation give?

$7,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Navillus Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Lee Jay Sullivan (Director) and Verne M Sullivan (Director).

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