Private foundation · EIN 27-2178283 · Pawcatuck, Connecticut · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Vica 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: 13 grants paid, $1.2M total, median $100K. 8% of grants stayed in Connecticut.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
13
$1.2M
Median grant
$100K
Stays in CT
8%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$20M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Feeding WestchesterElmsford, NYGeneral support$200K
Doctors Without BordersNew York, NYGeneral fund$160K
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NYGeneral support$150K
Pro PublicaNew York, NYGeneral fund$150K
Fistula FoundationSan Jose, CAGeneral fund$150K
Harriet Beecher Stowe CenterHartford, CTGeneral support$150K
Columbia Journalism SchoolNew York, NYGeneral support$100K
Library of AmericaNew York, NYGeneral fund$50K
ACLU FoundationNew York, NYGeneral support$50K
Public BroadcastingArlington, VAGeneral support$20K
NPRWashington, DCGeneral support$20K
Natl History DayCollege Park, MDGeneral support$15K
Democracy NowNew York, NYGeneral support$10K

By state: New York 8 · California 1 · Connecticut 1 · Virginia 1 · District of Columbia 1 · Maryland 1

About this foundation

Vica Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, administered in care of Timothy W Crowley, tax-exempt since 2012. 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 Vica 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 Vica Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.2M across 13 grants, a median of $100K.

Where does Vica Foundation give?

New York (8 grants), California (1 grants), Connecticut (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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