Alabama · Private foundation
Viro Fund
Its FY2019 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $93k
- Granted FY2018
- 24
- Grants FY2018
- 24
- Organizations funded FY2018
- 17%
- First-time grantees FY2018
- Median grant, FY2018
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2018
- $11,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 24 to 52
- FY2017 to FY2018
- States reached, FY2018
- 5
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2018, 17% of the organizations Viro Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2018 | 24 | $93k | 17% |
| FY2017 | 52 | $330k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2018.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2018, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Day School Foundation | $40,000 | 1 | 1% |
| River Region United Way | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Prevent Cancer Foundation aka Cancer Research & Prevention Fndn | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Alabama Children's Hospital Foundation | $15,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Young Mens Christian Association | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wheaton College | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Metropolitan Club Preservation Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Some Inc | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Woodlands Foundation Inc | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| National Child Research Center | $10,000 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 37 grantees
Plus 19 recipients with no EIN on record ($172k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Viro Fund supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: The Caritas Fund · Kiwanis Club of Montgomery Foundation Inc · The Daniel Foundation of Alabama · Gordy-Mead-Britton Foundation · Arthur M Britton Foundation Inc · The S Adam Schloss Foundation Inc · Loeb Family Foundation Inc · Alfa Foundation · Hill Crest Foundation Inc · International Paper Company Foundation · The Wayne and Shan Russell Charitable Foundation · Samuel L Schloss Family Foundation Tr Schlossburke K Trustee
How this is measured
About Viro Fund
- How much does Viro Fund give?
- Viro Fund reported 24 grants totaling $93,000 in its FY2018 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 52 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2018.
- What does Viro Fund fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2018, its largest causes are Education (22%), Health (18%), Philanthropy (13%).
- Who are Viro Fund's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2018: Highlands Day School Foundation ($40k), River Region United Way ($30k), Prevent Cancer Foundation aka Cancer Research & Prevention Fndn ($20k).
- Does Viro Fund fund new organizations?
- In FY2018, 17% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Viro Fund 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 Viro Fund?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Caritas Fund, Kiwanis Club of Montgomery Foundation Inc, The Daniel Foundation of Alabama.
- Where is Viro Fund based?
- Viro Fund is based in AL.
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