VoLo Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work falls under climate solutions, education, health, environmental research, or humanitarian and community building, it fits the foundation's stated themes, and although its geographic focus is international, it gives USA and Florida as priorities, so Florida-based work is most directly aligned.
- Most of its grants are modest: half of its grants to organisations were $50,000 or less, and the median was $50,000, so a request near that size fits.
- Its typical grant band is $5,000 to $300,000, covering about 8 in 10 grants, but its largest grant was about $3,950,000, so that band is not a ceiling.
- Repeat giving is strong, since the filing shows 78% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded before, so a relationship helps, but applications are accepted on a rolling basis and newer organisations can still apply.
- For its Vista Award, stated at $25,000 for Florida climate solutions, proposals are competitively reviewed, should set out a results-oriented framework with robust metrics, identify inputs, outputs and intended outcomes, and show a strong preference for decarbonization; apply through the link on its programme page.
Overview
VoLo Foundation is a US private foundation based in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
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
VoLo Foundation aims to accelerate change and global impact through science-based climate solutions, education and health. It works with partner programmes around the world to support science-based environmental research, worldwide health initiatives, and humanitarian and community-building projects. Its principles emphasise developing and sharing knowledge through facts and data, and collaboration with philanthropic and academic partners. It supports programmes intended to generate measurable, meaningful and sustainable results. Its filings show grants to public charities, universities and schools across its charitable grantmaking.
Themes
- Climate solutions
- Education
- Health
- Environmental research
- Humanitarian and community building
Geographic Focus
Internationally. Priority: USA; Florida.
How to apply
For the VISTA Award, applicants use the application link on its programme page.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 78% 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 191 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- VISTA proposals are competitively reviewed for how well they advance positive change in Florida climate solutions, consistent with the Foundation’s charitable mission.
- Proposals should present a results-oriented framework, provide robust metrics, and demonstrate analytical rigor.
- VISTA projects should identify inputs, outputs and intended outcomes, and succinctly describe their expected impact.
- VoLo Foundation has a strong preference for projects that address decarbonization.
- The university must submit a final report one calendar year after the grant is issued, summarising the premise, progress, milestones and quantifiable impacts.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 6%
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 21% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 78% of grant dollars went to organisations VoLo Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 63 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Environmental Defense Fund · General$3,938,5222024 tax year
- University of California Berkeley Foundation · Effects of wildfire smoke on the epigenome$1,463,2712024 tax year
- Cleo Institute · Florida expansion pledge: 2020-2024$1,321,7492024 tax year
- DeployUS · Genral purpose$1,150,0002024 tax year
- University of Central Florida · General$1,100,0002024 tax year
- Nicklaus Children's Hospital Foundation · Volo foundation cardiac and neurology floor$1,000,0002024 tax year
- Scripps Research · Ali torkamani phd, prospective electronic polygenic risk study$336,0002024 tax year
- Amplio Network · Talking books program$300,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Wendy J Oliver — Program Director
- Thais Lopez Vogel — Trustee
- David S Vogel — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $12,185,755 | $6,267,210 | $142,673,804 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $19,598,149 | $12,540,428 | $153,524,072 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $20,618,246 | $13,732,507 | $167,203,279 | 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.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- Palm Beach Gardens, FL
- volofoundation.org
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Palm Beach Gardens, FL
- volofoundation.org