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Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$1.6M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
37
Grants FY2025
30
Organizations funded FY2024
27%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$12,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$201,400
Organizations funded a year
26 to 36
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
14
Total assets, FY2025
$11M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 27% of the organizations Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $95k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23’24
HealthEducationPhilanthropyAnimalsArts & CultureHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving37$1.6M27%
FY202430$1.2M27%
FY202336$1.6M39%
FY202227$1.1M44%
FY202126$1.0M46%
FY202030$641kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$2.7MPhilanthropy$1.1MYouth Development$653kEducation$602kPublic Safety & Disaster$544kArts & Culture$532kFood & Nutrition$236kHousing & Shelter$217kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
IA
IN
OH
PA
RI
CA
KY
VA
MD
AZ
NC
DC
GA
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 58 grantees
All grantees of Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Atrium Health Foundation$1,200,00060%
Boys & Girls Club of Pbc$652,50061%
The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc$468,15064%
Crossnore Communities for Children$310,00030%
Institute of Contemporary Art Miami Inc$280,00012%
Johns Hopkins University$275,00050%
Palm Beach Harvest Inc$225,000618%
Roof Above Inc$215,80050%
Marine Toys for Tots Foundation$160,60560%
Norton Museum of Art Inc$114,00030%
Third Option Foundation$100,00011%
Promise Fund of Florida Inc$52,30040%
Birthright Israel Foundation$45,00060%
Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc$40,00040%
Gods Pit Crew Inc$40,00010%
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc$36,50040%
Colel Chabad$35,0002n/a
Palm Beach Orthodox Synagogue Inc$28,6002n/a
Central Fund of Israel$25,00010%
Turning Point USA Inc$25,00010%
Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center Inc$25,00010%
Admirals Cove Foundation Inc$25,00011%
The Quail Hollow Employee Betterment Fund$20,50036%
Friends of Palm Beach Inc$20,00025%
Northern Palm Beach County Jewish Community Center Inc$14,0006n/a
Maccabi USA Inc$12,50030%
Linville Volunteer Fire Department Inc$11,2501n/a
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces$11,00020%
Pelotonia$10,17530%
Palm Beach Country Club Foundation Inc$10,00060%
American Humane Association$10,00010%
Samaritan's Purse$10,00010%
Share Our Strength$7,00020%
Heather Abbott Foundation$5,00012%
School of the Arts Foundation Inc$5,00010%
The Everglades Foundation Inc$5,00010%
Jewish Family & Children's Service Inc$5,00010%
Morselife Foundation Inc$5,00010%
The Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc$5,00010%
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation$5,00010%
Linville Central Rescue Squad Inc$5,00021%
Children's Flight of Hope$3,50020%
Temple of the Arts$2,6032n/a
Blessings in a Backpack Inc$2,50010%
The Children's Home Society of Florida$2,50010%
Ronald McDonald House Global$2,50010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$2,50010%
Charlotte Bilingual Learning Center$2,50010%
New York Shakespeare Festival$2,00010%
American Friends of Hebrew University Inc$1,90010%
Breakthrough T1d$1,80010%
Celebrities Fore Kids Inc$1,00012%
Palm Beach Atlantic University Inc$1,00010%
Carolina Waterfowl Rescue Inc$1,00010%
Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation$1,00010%
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$1,00010%
Charlotte Rescue Mission$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 28 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.7M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetAtrium Health Foundation: $1,200,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Pbc: $652,500 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetThe Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc: $468,150 over 6y, 4.4% of budgetCrossnore Communities for Children: $310,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetInstitute of Contemporary Art Miami Inc: $280,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetJohns Hopkins University: $275,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPalm Beach Harvest Inc: $225,000 over 6y, 18% of budgetRoof Above Inc: $215,800 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMarine Toys for Tots Foundation: $160,605 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetNorton Museum of Art Inc: $114,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetThird Option Foundation: $100,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetPromise Fund of Florida Inc: $52,300 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetBirthright Israel Foundation: $45,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetTown of Palm Beach United Way Inc: $40,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetGods Pit Crew Inc: $40,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetJupiter Medical Center Foundation Inc: $36,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCentral Fund of Israel: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTurning Point USA Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArmand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAdmirals Cove Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetThe Quail Hollow Employee Betterment Fund: $20,500 over 3y, 5.9% of budgetFriends of Palm Beach Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetMaccabi USA Inc: $12,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the Israel Defense Forces: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPelotonia: $10,175 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPalm Beach Country Club Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetAmerican Humane Association: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSamaritan's Purse: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetShare Our Strength: $7,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHeather Abbott Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetSchool of the Arts Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Everglades Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Family & Children's Service Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMorselife Foundation Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Zoological Society of the Palm Beaches Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSolomon R Guggenheim Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLinville Central Rescue Squad Inc: $5,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetChildren's Flight of Hope: $3,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBlessings in a Backpack Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Children's Home Society of Florida: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Global: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCharlotte Bilingual Learning Center: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNew York Shakespeare Festival: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Friends of Hebrew University Inc: $1,900 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBreakthrough T1d: $1,800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCelebrities Fore Kids Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetPalm Beach Atlantic University Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 53.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncNY12.8× affinity6 shared granteesties to 10 of 10Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Duke Energy Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation

How much does Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation give?
Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation reported 37 grants totaling $1,624,750 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 26 and 36 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (38%), Philanthropy (15%), Youth Development (9%).
Who are Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: Atrium Health Foundation ($1.2M), Boys & Girls Club of Pbc ($653k), The Palm Beach Police and Fire Foundation Inc ($468k).
Does Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc, National Philanthropic Trust, Duke Energy Foundation.
Where is Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation based?
Kerry & Simone Vickar Family Foundation is based in NC.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 87 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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