Massachusetts · Private foundation
The Vingo Trust III
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.
- $226k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 11
- Grants FY2025
- 1
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $25,726
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 2
- FY2018 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 0% of the organizations The Vingo Trust III funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 11 | $226k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $10k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $30k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 1 | $55k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Center at Coolidge Point Inc | $55,000 | 1 | 81% |
| Peabody Essex Museum Inc | $25,726 | 1 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cape Ann Museum Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Trust for Public Land | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cornell University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 11 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Center at Coolidge Point Inc | $55,000 | 1 | 81% |
| Peabody Essex Museum Inc | $25,726 | 1 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cape Ann Museum Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| The Trust for Public Land | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| George Mason University Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Cornell University | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($60k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The Vingo Trust III supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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About The Vingo Trust III
- How much does The Vingo Trust III give?
- The Vingo Trust III reported 11 grants totaling $225,726 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 2 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
- What does The Vingo Trust III fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2025, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (56%), Education (19%), Health (12%).
- Who are The Vingo Trust III's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2018 to FY2025: The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Center at Coolidge Point Inc ($55k), Peabody Essex Museum Inc ($26k), Vanderbilt University ($20k).
- Does The Vingo Trust III fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Vingo Trust III 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.
- Where is The Vingo Trust III based?
- The Vingo Trust III is based in MA.
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