Vibrant Village Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 27-0745672 · since 2010vibrantvillage.org·Africa, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guate…·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$3.1M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$15,000 to $170k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$65,000

Typical grant (median)

42 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The foundation accepts no unsolicited requests and says grant opportunities are by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to get anywhere; the sensible step is to make your work visible to it and wait for it to follow up.
Eligible partners are independent local nonprofits founded and led by people from the regions where they operate, with annual revenue below USD 1 million, and its geographic focus is Africa and Central/South America.
It does not fund organisations operating in countries with high security threats.
About 8 in 10 of its 120 grants fall between $15,000 and $170,000, and half are $70,000 or less, so a request in that range is typical, although the largest grant was $350,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
Its filing shows 91% of grant dollars going to organisations it had funded before, so it is relationship-led and a new applicant should expect a long, partnership-based approach rather than a quick grant.

Overview

Vibrant Village Foundation is a US private foundation based in Beaverton, OR.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Foundation’s mission is to advance wellbeing and resilience in rural communities in Africa and Latin America. It provides long-term funding and organisational support to local NGO partners and operates community development programmes in Ghana and Kenya. Eligible partners are independent local nonprofits, founded and led by people from the regions where they operate, with annual revenue below USD 1 million. It seeks dynamic, long-term, highly engaged partnerships centred on shared learning and mutual accountability, and provides support beyond funding when needed. It identifies organisations through outreach and follows up when it sees alignment with its mission, values and assessment criteria; grant opportunities are by invitation only.

Themes

Rural community resilience

Geographic Focus

Africa; Central/South America.

What They Don't Fund

Organizations operating in countries where there are high security threats

How to apply

The Foundation identifies organisations through outreach and follows up where it sees alignment with its mission, values and assessment criteria. Grant opportunities are by invitation only.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 91% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 120 grants to organisations were $70,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

It seeks dynamic, long-term, highly engaged partnerships centred on shared learning and mutual accountability.
It commits to providing support beyond funding when needed once it funds an organisation.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

Oregon7%

New York3%

District of Columbia3%

Vermont3%

Colorado2%

New Mexico1%

2 other states: 1%

Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 81%

The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 91% of grant dollars went to organisations Vibrant Village Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
81% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Malawi, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe).
2% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

42 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $65,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 42 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$1k–$2.5k2%

$2.5k–$5k0%

$5k–$10k0%

$10k–$25k12%

$25k–$50k2%

$50k–$100k60%

$100k–$250k24%

Median $65,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Desea Peru · Install biosand water filters in homes, build and repair community water systems, train community health workers, and support community and economic development in the highlands of peru.
$175,0002024 tax year
Tierra Viva · Facilitate agroecological transition processes of rural farms through learning by experimenting so that they can improve their living conditions and are recognized and valued as farmers
$175,0002024 tax year
Kenya Drylands Education Fund · Develop a holistic approach to reduce barriers to access to education and increase school enrollment in rural kenyan communities
$170,0002024 tax year
Acades · Build communities of economically empowered smallholder farmers and youth
$138,0002024 tax year
Wandikweza · Provide health services to rural households through a community health worker (chw) model.
$125,0002024 tax year
Njira Impact · Alleviation of human suffering from disease, hunger, poverty and social injustice by creating and implementing participatory and sustainable solutions
$125,0002024 tax year
LID · Lead in facilitating innovative and practical solutions that empower communities to derive sustainable benefits from their environment, economy, and society
$119,0002024 tax year
St George Foundation · Empower children, women, and communities through services that enhance their well-being, protection, and development.
$100,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Dana Delaski — Director
Daphne Delaski — Director
Jeremy Barnicle — Director
Kathleen Delaski — Director
Sang Ahn — Treasurer, Director
Sarah Goracke — Secretary, Director
Kenneth E Delaski — President, Director
Laura Koch — Executive Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$6,004,952	$3,500,127	$85,021,824	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$5,841,203	$3,368,754	$93,720,717	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$5,972,602	$3,079,000	$100,313,993	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.