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The Vf Foundation

Name: The Vf Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

159
grants reported: $15.6M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $50,000
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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outdoor access leadership community development regenerative denver industry

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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University of Denver2 grants · $1.4M
Trust for Public Land4 grants · $755,000
United Nations Foundation3 grants · $750,000
Soil Health Institute3 grants · $750,000
Uvalde Cisd Moving Forward Foundation1 grant · $500,000
The Outdoor Foundation1 grant · $500,000
Greensboro Chamber Foundation3 grants · $500,000
Wateraid America3 grants · $500,000
Yma Fashion Scholarship Fund3 grants · $480,000
Forum for the Future US3 grants · $450,000

Giving over time

$8.2M

2022

$4.0M

2023

$3.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 159 grants.

$1.0M
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2022
Leadership in the Outdoor Recreation Industry (LORI) Program
$500,000
The Outdoor Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2022
Thrive Outside National Youth Engagement Initiative (Thrive Denver and Powering Thrive)
$500,000
Uvalde Cisd Moving Forward Foundation · Uvalde, TX · 2022
Outdoor Elements in the Building a Brighter Future - Uvalde Moving Forward Elementary Campus in the Uvalde CISD Project
$380,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Leadership in the Outdoor Recreation Industry (LORI) Program
$350,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Refine, Design and Activate Regenerative Ranching Toolbox & Development of a Virtual Fence User Guide
$300,000
Greensboro Chamber Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2022
GROW Pledge Installment
$250,000
Soil Health Institute · Morrisville, NC · 2024
U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund (USRCF)
$250,000
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Tribal Community Schoolyards and National Trails Activation Fund
$250,000
United Nations Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains
$250,000
Business for Social Responsibility · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Bringing RISE Respect comprehensive approach to Guatemala
$250,000
Soil Health Institute · Morrisville, NC · 2023
U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund
$250,000
The Skatepark Project · Vista, CA · 2023
The Brooklyn Banks
$250,000
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Advancing TPL Community Schoolyards in Tribal Communities and Los Angeles
$250,000
Forum for the Future US · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Growing our Future
$250,000
Girl Scouts of the United States of America · New York, NY · 2022
Girl Scouts of the USA
$250,000
Soil Health Institute · Morrisville, NC · 2022
U.S. Regenerative Cotton Fund
$250,000
Trust for Public Land · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
TPL Community Schoolyards: Catalyzing change in tribal communities and advancing our movement in Los Angeles
$250,000
United Nations Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains, April 1, 2023 through March 31, 202
$250,000
United Nations Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Resilience Fund for Women in Global Value Chains, April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023
$250,000
United States Association for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2022
Ukrainian Refugee Crisis Response
$250,000
United States Fund for Unicef · New York, NY · 2022
Supporting Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Bangladesh
$250,000
Wateraid America · New York, NY · 2022
Increasing access to climate-resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services for marginalized communities and championing women's leadership for inclusive services in Kandal Province, Cambodia
$240,000
Colorado State University Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2022
Salazar Center Conservation Impact Challenge Accelerator
$225,000
Myriad USA · New York, NY · 2024
Increasing the Flexibility and Market-Responsiveness of Training Landscapes in Bangladesh and Honduras/Shimmy
$200,000
Impact Farming Foundation · Montrose, NY · 2022
Environmental Innovation and Financial Tools for Haitian Smallholder Farmers
$184,000
At the Epicenter · Longmont, CO · 2023
Regenerative Leadership Curriculum and Education HUB
$180,000
Yma Fashion Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2022
THE VF FOUNDATION x FSF: Advancing Equity and Inclusion in the Fashion Industry's Talent and Leadership Pipeline
$155,000
Lewis College of Business · Detroit, MI · 2024
PLC Program Pathway - VF x PLC Youth Summer Design Camp
$155,000
American National Red Cross - Mile High Chapter · Denver, CO · 2023
for The International Committee of the Red Cross, a neutral humanitarian organization that is helping both Palestinians and Israelis impacted by the conflict, to provide humanitarian aid
$150,000
Yma Fashion Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2024
The VF Foundation x FSF Community Colleges Initiative: Sustaining Success
$150,000
World Business Council for Sustainable Development · 2023
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
$150,000
Yma Fashion Scholarship Fund · New York, NY · 2023
The VF Foundation x FSF Community Colleges Initiative: Program Expansion
$150,000
Friends of Greensboro Parks and Recreation · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Keeley Park Adaptive Mountain Bike Trail
$145,000
National Forest Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2022
Catalyzing Conservation & Creating Worthy Work through the Colorado Front Range Trail Stewardship Strike Team: Phase 2
$142,000
Protect Our Winters Europe - Association for Clima · 2024
Glacier Footprints
$138,000
Savory Institute Org · Boulder, CO · 2022
Landing Impact Across the Iberian Peninsula
$127,000
Give2asia · Oakland, CA · 2023
Worthy Work in Bangladesh with Shimmy Technologies
$126,000
United States Association for Unhcr · Washington, DC · 2023
Disaster Relief for earthquake in TURKEY and SYRIA
$125,000
Environmental Learning for Kids · Denver, CO · 2024
Outside Festival 2024
$125,000
Wateraid America · New York, NY · 2024
Championing sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for factory workers and communities in Cambodia
$125,000
Wateraid America · New York, NY · 2023
Championing sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for factory workers and communities in Cambodia
$104,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Water Stewardship in Buyuk Menderes basin
$100,000
Forum for the Future US · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Growing our Future: Policy Advocacy and Innovative Finance in the Cotton Sector
$100,000
Get Lit Words Ignite · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Get Lit Creative Lab
$100,000
Greensboro Chamber Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2024
2023-2027 GROW Greensboro Initiative
$100,000
Water Org · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Scaling Water and Sanitation Access in Kenya
$100,000
World Business Council for Sustainable Development · 2024
Circular Transition Indicators (CTI) Fashion Initiative
$100,000
Forum for the Future US · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Growing our Future: Accelerating Policy Change To Support a Just Transition to Regenerative Agriculture
$100,000
Greensboro Chamber Foundation · Greensboro, NC · 2023
2023-2027 GROW Greensboro Initiative
$100,000
Impact Farming Foundation · Briarcliff Manor, NY · 2023
Haiti Vert
$100,000
Skateistan · Seattle, WA · 2023
Skateistan in a Box (EMEA region)
$100,000
United Way of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2023
United Way of Greater Greensboro Family Success Centers (FSC)
$100,000
Water Org · Kansas City, MO · 2023
Expanding Water and Sanitation Access in Kenya
$100,000
Denver Civic Ventures · Denver, CO · 2022
5280 Trail Community Involvement
$100,000
Denver Public Schools Foundation · Denver, CO · 2022
Lights On After School
$100,000
Get Lit Words Ignite · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Get Lit Uni(verse)
$100,000
Give2asia · Oakland, CA · 2022
Shimmy - Community Development and Empowerment for Bangladeshi Workers
$100,000
The Biomimicry Institute · Missoula, MT · 2022
Design for Decomposition
$100,000
United Way of Greater Greensboro · Greensboro, NC · 2022
United Way of Greater Greensboro Family Success Centers (FSC)
$84,000
American Recreation Coalition · Washington, DC · 2022
Outdoors Work for All
$83,000
Globalgiving Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund
$79,000
At the Epicenter · Longmont, CO · 2022
At the Epicenter/Regenerative Rising, Global Regenerative Agriculture Sourcing Specification (GRASS)
$75,000
American National Red Cross · Denver, CO · 2024
for general disaster relief and recovery in the U.S.; Hurricane Helene relief and recovery in North Carolina
$75,000
Camber Outdoors · Boulder, CO · 2023
Courageous Conversations with Camber
$75,000
First Descents · Denver, CO · 2022
First Descents - Expanding Participation and Access to Outdoor Adventure and Psychosocial Support
$75,000
Protect Our Winters · Boulder, CO · 2022
Improve low-carbon access and participation of underrepresented groups in outdoor sports activities for a more inclusive, diverse and powerful climate action (Pan-Europe)
$75,000
Ready for School Ready for Life · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Early Literacy and Kindergarten Ready
$75,000
The Park People · Denver, CO · 2022
Denver Urban Forestry Workforce Development Program
$67,000
Community Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2022
Boulder County Fire Relief Fund
$65,000
Beyond Sport Foundation · 2023
Online Allyship Course General & Unrestricted
$60,000
American Recreation Coalition · Washington, DC · 2024
Integration of the Outdoor Recreation Economy Across Sectors
$60,000
American Recreation Coalition · Washington, DC · 2022
ORR/OIA State Education Center for the Outdoor Recreation Economy
$60,000
Civic Center Conservancy · Denver, CO · 2022
A Place for Everybody, Every Day
$60,000
London Wildlife Trust · 2022
Flock Together Academy
$60,000
Summit Foundation · 2022
Clean-up Tour 2022
$50,000
4dwn Project · Dallas, TX · 2024
Community Centered in Skateboarding: Operational Development
$50,000
Leicester City Football Club Trust Limited · 2024
Urban Foxes
$50,000
Skateistan · Seattle, WA · 2024
Skateistan in a Box & Skate Schools
$50,000
4dwn Project · Dallas, TX · 2023
4DWN Programs: for the people, for the planet.
$50,000
Adm Capital Foundation · Quincy, MA · 2023
Circular Fashion Design Residency Project
$50,000
American Recreation Coalition · Washington, DC · 2023
Implementing Rural Development, Workforce, and State Priorities to Connect Americans to the Great Outdoors
$50,000
Colorado State University Foundation · Fort Collins, CO · 2023
Peregrine Accelerator for Conservation Impact
$50,000
Creatives Want Change · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
Summer 2024 Pre-College Programs
$50,000
Girl Scouts of Colorado · Denver, CO · 2023
Outdoor Programs
$50,000
Guilford Education Alliance · Greensboro, NC · 2023
Building Bright Futures
$50,000
Kiss the Ground · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Kiss the Ground's Advocacy Program
$50,000
National Forest Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2023
Colorado 14ers Centennial Program
$50,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
New Mexico Tribal Grazing Lands Coalition Assessment
$50,000
The Biomimicry Institute · Missoula, MT · 2023
Design for Decomposition (D4D)
$50,000
Adm Capital Foundation · Quincy, MA · 2022
Reducing textile waste in the apparel and textile sectors in Asia
$50,000
Adm Capital Foundation · Quincy, MA · 2022
Understanding the textile waste landscape to close the sustainability knowledge and skills gap across Asia
$50,000
Creatives Want Change · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Summer 2023 Pre-College Programs
$50,000
Globalgiving Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Indonesia Earthquake Relief Fund
$50,000
Guilford Education Alliance · Greensboro, NC · 2022
Bright Futures Start Now
$50,000
Leicester City Football Club Trust Limited · 2022
Leicester City Football Club Trust Limited T/A Leicester City in the Community
$50,000
Natuurpunt Vereniging Zonder Winstoogmerk Verenigi · 2022
Natuurpunt vzw
$50,000
Raisefashion · Woodbury, CT · 2022
RAISEfashion 2022 Designer Fund
$50,000
Youth Seen · Broomfield, CO · 2022
CampSeen
$47,000
Oregon State University Foundation · Corvallis, OR · 2022
Talent Database Research with Basecamp Outdoor
$45,000
Wildmon · Dale, TX · 2024
Ecoacoustics as an Approach to Inclusive Science in Uplifting Farmer Voices & Catalyzing Landscape-Level Ecosystem Change

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