Funding search · EIN 823101518 · Boston, MA
The Vertex 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.
- 323
- grants reported
- $26.7M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Charities Aid Foundation of America2 grants · $11.8M
- American Online Giving Foundation3 grants · $7.4M
- Charities Aid Foundation America1 grant · $3.8M
- Enthuse Charitable Trust2 grants · $514,269
- Trussell Trust2 grants · $398,170
- UK Online Giving Foundation3 grants · $327,851
- Enthuse Charitable Trust and STEM Learning1 grant · $246,000
- Charitable Giving3 grants · $203,386
- The Trussell Trust1 grant · $177,000
- Together We Rise Corp2 grants · $60,533
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 323 grants.
- $6.2M
Charities Aid Foundation of America · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Donor advised fund grants
- $5.7M
Charities Aid Foundation of America · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Donor advised fund grants
- $3.8M
Charities Aid Foundation America · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Donor advised fund grants
- $3.1M
American Online Giving Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2024
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $2.2M
American Online Giving Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2022
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $2.1M
American Online Giving Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2023
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $259,520
Enthuse Charitable Trust · 2024
General support
- $254,749
Enthuse Charitable Trust · 2023
General support
- $246,000
Enthuse Charitable Trust and STEM Learning · 2022
General Support
- $204,500
Trussell Trust · 2024
General support
- $193,670
Trussell Trust · 2023
General support
- $177,000
The Trussell Trust · 2022
General Support
- $174,270
UK Online Giving Foundation · 2022
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $84,193
Charitable Giving · 2024
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $77,616
UK Online Giving Foundation · 2024
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $75,965
UK Online Giving Foundation · 2023
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $62,150
Charitable Giving · 2023
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $57,043
Charitable Giving · 2022
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $46,343
Age UK · 2022
General Support
- $36,338
Together We Rise Corp · Brea, CA · 2024
General support
- $28,279
Canadian Online Giving Foundation · 2024
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $26,715
Foster Love (Fka Together We Rise) · Brea, CA · 2022
General Support
- $25,000
Cradles To Crayons · Newton, MA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Hope and Comfort · Needham, MA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Australian Red Cross Society · 2022
General Support
- $24,195
Together We Rise Corp · Brea, CA · 2023
General support
- $24,100
City Year · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
- $15,000
United Way of Mass Bay · Boston, MA · 2022
General Support
- $14,901
Age UK · 2023
General support
- $13,675
Crisis UK · 2023
General support
- $11,820
Haus Des Stiftens Ggmbh · 2022
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $10,000
Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Cradles To Crayons · Newton, MA · 2023
General support
- $9,293
Canadian Online Giving Foundation · 2023
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $7,500
Cassidy Taylor - Eckerd College · St Petersburg, FL · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $7,500
Cradles To Crayons · Newton, MA · 2022
General Support
- $7,500
Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston · Boston, MA · 2022
General Support
- $5,919
Canadian Online Giving Foundation · 2022
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $5,868
Haus Des Stiftens Ggmbh · 2024
Donor advised fund matching gifts
- $5,500
Dignity Matters · Westborough, MA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Abigail Shaffer - Wake Technical Community College · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Alaina Sheedy - University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Alexa Hall - Drake University · Des Moines, IA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Alexa Wiker - Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Alexis Wright - University of California Merced · Merced, CA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Allison Schellenberg - Indiana Wesleyan University · Marion, IN · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Ashleigh Hoskins - University of Evansville · Evansville, IN · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Ashley Marchant - Abilene Christian University · Abilene, TX · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Austin Goetsche - Northwest Missouri State University · Maryville, MO · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Bailey Bryan - Villanova University · Villanova, PA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Bailey Gutelius - Eastern University · St Davids, PA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Benjamin Clark - Clemson University · Clemson, SC · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Brayden Merrill - Brigham Young University · Provo, UT · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Cade Brummer - University of Central Oklahoma · Edmond, OK · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Cameron Grant - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Casey Reno - West Chester University of Pennsylvania · West Chester, PA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Cassandra Murphy - University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Daviney McKay - Hamline University · St Paul, MN · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Elijah Murray - North Arkansas College · Harrison, AR · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Elizabeth Wheeler - University of Northwestern - St Paul · St Paul, MN · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Emma Eckert - Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Evan Mahanna - Pace University at Pleasantville · Pleasantville, NY · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Faith Ettlich - Gordon College · Wenham, MA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Ford Robbins - Florida State University · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Gabrielle Capesius - University of Texas Health Science Center Med School · San Antonio, TX · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
George Perkins - University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Grace McGee - University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy · Chicago, IL · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Hannah McLeod - Cleveland State University · Cleveland, OH · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Hannah Sheets - Miami University Oxford · Oxford, OH · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Haylee Gurney - California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Hope Holderle - Southwest Baptist University · Bolivar, MO · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Horizons for Homeless Children · Roxbury, MA · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Jacob Greene - University of California San Francisco School of Medicine · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Jacob Rippon - University of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Jennifer Livingston - Utah State University · Logan, UT · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Jess McCormick - Penn State University Park · University Park, PA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
John Gebhardt - North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
John Gregory - Penn State University Park · University Park, PA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
John Iskat - Pensacola Christian College · Pensacola, FL · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Jordan Shopp - University of Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Josclyn Boynton - Clovis Community College · Fresno, CA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Katherine Rippon - University of Delaware · Newark, DE · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Kelci Wunschel - Illinois State University · Normal, IL · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Landon Cottrell - Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Lilly Burke - University of Northern Iowa · Cedar Falls, IA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Lindsey Hoskins - University of Saint Francis · Fort Wayne, IN · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Maci Drewry - University of Oklahoma · Norman, OK · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Madelyn Frank - University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Madison Dwyer - D'Youville College · Buffalo, NY · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Maeve McNulty - University of New England · Biddeford, ME · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Maggie Jenkins - University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Maia Bumgardner - Luther College · Decorah, IA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Makenzie Quick - Sacred Heart University · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Marcelo Salazar-Barragan - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston · Galveston, TX · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Margaret Burke - Appalachian State University · Boone, NC · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Merrily Tew - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Michael Woody - Wofford College · Spartanburg, SC · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Monserrat Tejeda-Munoz - University of Georgia · Athens, GA · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Mylie Hammonds - Texas a&M University · College Station, TX · 2024
Scholarship Recipient
- $5,000
Mystic River Watershed · Arlington, MA · 2024
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