Private foundation · EIN 13-3319048 · Basking Ridge, New Jersey · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Verizon Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 5,464 grants paid, $7.0M total, median $500. 11% of grants stayed in New Jersey.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
5,464
$7.0M
Median grant
$500
Stays in NJ
11%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$24M

Grants paid in 2024

Top 60 of 5,464 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
American National Red CrossWashington, DCOther civic / community$1.0M
Volunteer Florida Foundation IncTallahassee, FLOther civic / community$400K
United Way of North CarolinaCary, NCOther civic / community$300K
Community Foundation for the CsraAugusta, GAOther civic / community$100K
Georgia Foumdaion for Agriculture IncMacon, GAOther civic / community$100K
Greater Valdosta United Way IncValdosta, GAOther civic / community$50K
Second Harvest of South Georgia IncValdosta, GAOther civic / community$50K
Virginia Tech Foundation IncBlacksburg, VAOther civic / community$34K
V M I Foundation IncorporatedLexington, VAOther civic / community$31K
Pennsylvania State University Philanthropic FundState College, PAOther civic / community$26K
St Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TNOther civic / community$24K
University of Notre Dame du LacNotre Dame, INOther civic / community$24K
New Jersey Institute of Technology FoundationNewark, NJOther civic / community$22K
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PAOther civic / community$21K
Trustees of Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJOther civic / community$21K
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIOther civic / community$19K
Duke UniversityDurham, NCOther civic / community$18K
American Cancer SocietyHarrisonburg, VAOther civic / community$18K
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, MAOther civic / community$18K
Boy Scouts of AmericaNashville, TNOther civic / community$18K
Texas A&m FoundationCollege Station, TXOther civic / community$18K
University of Maryland College Park Foundation IncCollege Park, MDOther civic / community$17K
Georgetown UniversityWashington, DCOther civic / community$17K
Seminary of the Immaculate ConceptionHuntington, NYOther civic / community$16K
Virginia State University FoundationPetersburg, VAOther civic / community$16K
American Heart Association IncDallas, TXOther civic / community$15K
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NCOther civic / community$15K
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc Headquartersgeneral DonationWashington, DCOther civic / community$14K
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg, PAOther civic / community$14K
University of Georgia FoundationAthens, GAOther civic / community$14K
American Friends of Magen David AdomTulsa, OKOther civic / community$14K
University of TampaTampa, FLOther civic / community$14K
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Local Community Market DonationsWashington, DCOther civic / community$13K
St Charles Borromeo SeminaryAmbler, PAOther civic / community$13K
Compassion International IncorporatedColorado Springs, COOther civic / community$12K
UodNewark, DEOther civic / community$12K
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge IncNeedham, MAOther civic / community$12K
Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NHOther civic / community$12K
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PAOther civic / community$11K
Fordham UniversityBronx, NYOther civic / community$11K
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYOther civic / community$11K
Boston College TrusteesChestnut Hill, MAOther civic / community$11K
Charities Aid Foundation AmericaAlexandria, VAOther civic / community$11K
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NYOther civic / community$11K
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MIOther civic / community$11K
Vertical Raise Np IncCoeur D Alene, IDOther civic / community$11K
Stevens Institute of Technology TrusteesHoboken, NJOther civic / community$11K
Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew London, NHOther civic / community$11K
Fairfield UniversityFairfield, CTOther civic / community$11K
University of South Florida Foundation IncTampa, FLOther civic / community$10K
Concordia UniversitySeward, NEOther civic / community$10K
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MAOther civic / community$10K
Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, OKOther civic / community$10K
Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAOther civic / community$10K
Western Washington University FoundationBellingham, WAOther civic / community$10K
College Foundation of the University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VAOther civic / community$10K
Goshen College IncGoshen, INOther civic / community$10K
Graceland UniversityLamoni, IAOther civic / community$10K
Highlands CollegeBirmingham, ALOther civic / community$10K
International College-Beirut LebanonNew York, NYOther civic / community$10K

By state: District of Columbia 131 · Florida 267 · New York 726 · New Jersey 608 · North Carolina 177 · Georgia 216

About this foundation

Verizon Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, tax-exempt since 1987. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Verizon Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Verizon Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $7.0M across 5,464 grants, a median of $500.

Where does Verizon Foundation give?

District of Columbia (131 grants), Florida (267 grants), New York (726 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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The Pick Foundation Incsince 1995 Basking Ridge, NJ $36K10 grants · 2024 $3,000Yes $1.6M
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