Private foundation · EIN 20-6830581 · Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Vasilius Family 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 2025 Form 990-PF: 12 grants paid, $421K total, median $20K.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
12
$421K
Median grant
$20K
Stays in SD
—
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.2M

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Arrupe Jesuit High SchoolDenver, COGeneral fund$100K
Csccc City AuditoriumColumbus, OHGeneral fund$100K
Americana Music FoundationNashville, TNGeneral fund$50K
Parker SchoolKamuela, HIGeneral fund$50K
Colorado School of Mines FoundationGolden, COGeneral fund$40K
Friends of Canandaigua LakePittsford, NYGeneral fund$20K
University of BuffaloBuffalo, NYGeneral fund$20K
Buffalo Academy of the Sacred HeartBuffalo, NYGeneral fund$10K
Channel MomBailey, COGeneral fund$10K
Kukio Hoomana FundKailuakona, HIGeneral fund$10K
North Kohala Resource CenterHawi, HIGeneral fund$10K
Canandaigua Lake Watershed AssocCanandaigua, NYGeneral fund$1,000

By state: Colorado 3 · Ohio 1 · Hawaii 3 · New York 4 · Tennessee 1

About this foundation

Vasilius Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, administered in care of Corundum Trust Company Inc, tax-exempt since 2006. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Vasilius Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 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 Vasilius Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $421K across 12 grants, a median of $20K.

Where does Vasilius Family Foundation give?

Colorado (3 grants), Ohio (1 grants), Hawaii (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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