Funding search · EIN 261102664 · Stamford, CT

The Velaj Foundation

Name: The Velaj Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

58
grants reported: $877,650
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

center scholarships astronomy award innovation babies hopkins literacy

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

4 grants matching “astronomy” · $150,000

$60,000
Stamford Museum and Nature Center · Stamford, CT · 2025
Astronomy center
$30,000
Stamford Museum and Nature Center · Stamford, CT · 2024
Astronomy center
$30,000
Stamford Museum and Nature Center · Stamford, CT · 2023
Astronomy center
$30,000
Stamford Museum and Nature Center · Stamford, CT · 2022
Astronomy center

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Education for Employment6 grants · $305,000
Stamford Hospital Foundation7 grants · $153,900
Stamford Museum and Nature Center4 grants · $150,000
Mill River Collaborative6 grants · $87,500
Family Centers2 grants · $50,000
Filling in the Blanks2 grants · $30,000
Boys and Girls Club of Stamford1 grant · $25,000
Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition1 grant · $15,000
Person To Person2 grants · $10,400
Pacific House1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$205,400

2022

$213,750

2023

$202,200

2024

$256,300

2025

Grant history

All 58 reported grants, largest first.

$75,000
Education for Employment · Washington, DC · 2024
Innovation award
$75,000
Education for Employment · Washington, DC · 2023
Innovation award
$75,000
Education for Employment · Washington, DC · 2022
Innovation award
$60,000
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2025
Women and babies center
$60,000
Stamford Museum and Nature Center · Stamford, CT · 2025
Astronomy center
$50,000
Education for Employment · Washington, DC · 2025
Innovation award
$30,000
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2024
Women and babies center
$30,000
Stamford Museum and Nature Center · Stamford, CT · 2024
Astronomy center
$30,000
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2023
Women & babies center
$30,000
Stamford Museum and Nature Center · Stamford, CT · 2023
Astronomy center
$30,000
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2022
Maternal-child safety
$30,000
Stamford Museum and Nature Center · Stamford, CT · 2022
Astronomy center
$25,000
Boys and Girls Club of Stamford · Stamford, CT · 2025
General operating support
$25,000
Family Centers · Greenwich, CT · 2025
Literacy program
$25,000
Family Centers · Greenwich, CT · 2024
Adult literacy program
$25,000
Education for Employment · Washington, DC · 2023
Capital campaign
$25,000
Mill River Collaborative · Stamford, CT · 2023
Whittingham discovery center
$25,000
Mill River Collaborative · Stamford, CT · 2022
Whittingham discovery center
$15,000
Filling in the Blanks · Norwalk, CT · 2025
Weekend food
$15,000
Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition · Boynton Beach, FL · 2025
Literacy program
$15,000
Filling in the Blanks · Norwalk, CT · 2024
Weekend food
$15,000
Mill River Collaborative · Stamford, CT · 2024
Youth workplace development
$15,000
Mill River Collaborative · Stamford, CT · 2022
Stewards program
$10,000
Pacific House · Stamford, CT · 2023
Computers
$10,000
Person To Person · Darien, CT · 2022
Holiday toys fair
$10,000
Round Hill Nursery School · Greenwich, CT · 2022
General operating support
$5,000
Education for Employment · Washington, DC · 2024
Capital campaign
$5,000
Mill River Collaborative · Stamford, CT · 2023
Stewards program
$2,500
Mill River Collaborative · Stamford, CT · 2022
General operating support
$2,000
Greenwich Scholarship Association · Greenwich, CT · 2025
Scholarships
$2,000
Kansas University Endowment Association · Lawrence, KS · 2025
Hopkins scholarship
$2,000
Final Victory Animal Rescue · Eastover, SC · 2024
General operating support
$2,000
Greenwich Scholarship Association · Greenwich, CT · 2024
Scholarships
$2,000
Ku Endowment · Lawrence, KS · 2024
Hopkins scholarship
$2,000
Greenwich Scholarship Association · Greenwich, CT · 2023
Scholarships
$2,000
Ku Endowment · Lawrence, KS · 2023
Hopkins scholarship
$2,000
Mary'S Meals USA · Bloomfield, NJ · 2023
General operating support
$2,000
Greenwich Scholarship Association · Greenwich, CT · 2022
Scholarships
$1,500
Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2023
General operating support
$1,500
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2023
Behavioral health
$1,500
Philanthropy Roundtable · Washington, DC · 2022
General operating support
$1,200
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2025
General operating support
$1,200
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2024
Van munching rehabilitation unit
$1,100
Impact Fairfield County · Greenwich, CT · 2025
General operating support
$1,000
Arkansas Food Bank · Little Rock, AR · 2023
Tornado relief
$1,000
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Maui fire
$1,000
Nantucket Book Foundation · Nantucket, MA · 2023
General operating support
$1,000
Greenwich Police Department Scholarship Fund · Greenwich, CT · 2022
Scholarships
$1,000
Nantucket Book Foundation · Nantucket, MA · 2022
General operating support
$1,000
United Help Ukraine · Gaithersburg, MD · 2022
General operating support
$500
Loggerhead Marinelife Center · Juno Beach, FL · 2023
General operating support
$500
River Food Pantry · Madison, WI · 2023
General operating support
$500
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023
General operating support
$500
Loggerhead Marine Life Center · Juno Beach, FL · 2022
General operating support
$400
Person To Person · Darien, CT · 2022
General operating support
$250
Merry-Go-Round (the Mews) · Greenwich, CT · 2023
General operating support
$250
St Jude Children'S Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022
General operating support
$250
Team Eastern Ky Flood Relief · Frankfort, KY · 2022
General operating support

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