Funding search · EIN 142008091 · Newport, RI
Svf Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 4
- grants reported
- $13.5M
- total given
- 2022–2022
- filing years
- $2.0M
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2022. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Grant history
All 4 reported grants, largest first.
- $9.0M
Hamilton Family Charitable Trust · Wayne, PA · 2022
The foundation was started by dorrance hamilton. The balance in the reserve account was donated back to the hamilton family organization with certain restrictions.
- $3.5M
Cummings School Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University · Grafton, MA · 2022
Svf worked with tufts for the majority of the foundation life. Donation will be used to establish the dorrance h. Hamilton professorship in applied animal reproductive medicine.
- $500,000
Newport-Fall River Star Kids Scholarship Program · Middletown, RI · 2022
The donation will be used for scholarships to students participatining the star kids program, the mission of which is to provide educational opportunities in the form of tuition assistance to non-public schools, along w… read allThe donation will be used for scholarships to students participatining the star kids program, the mission of which is to provide educational opportunities in the form of tuition assistance to non-public schools, along with a range of educational supports for local high-risk, low-income children who have a parent with a history of incarceration and/or substance abuse. less
- $500,000
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute · Front Royal, VA · 2022
Will be used to support the position of a program manager for the dorrance hamilton cryo-conservation laboratory at the smithsonian conservation biology institute and its collection of frozen samples from heritage breed… read allWill be used to support the position of a program manager for the dorrance hamilton cryo-conservation laboratory at the smithsonian conservation biology institute and its collection of frozen samples from heritage breeds. In addition to growing and leveraging the collection, the program manager will participate in outreach activities that explain the purpose of the biorepository, mrs. Hamilton's legacy, and the value of heritage breeds towards the greater good of supporting sustainable food systems. less
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