Ventus Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 47-2853600 · since 2015ventuscharitablefoundation.org·Florida, Palm Beach County, United States·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$8.1M

Annual giving, 2025 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$10,000 to $250k

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$60,000

Typical grant (median)

50 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

Ventus Charitable Foundation funds public education for teachers and students in Palm Beach County's high-needs public schools, primary adrenal insufficiency research and patient care, non-partisan democracy and civic engagement work (including census education and outreach and voter education and mobilisation), and historic research and preservation of the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany, so check your work matches one of these themes before approaching it.
It prioritises organisations working locally in Palm Beach County, at the state level in Florida and at the national level.
A realistic request would sit in the $10,000 to $250,000 range, as about 8 in 10 of its 124 grants to organisations fall there, with a median grant of $50,000; a handful of grants go much higher, up to about $5,950,000, but these are not typical.
The foundation does not accept unsolicited funding requests and funds by invitation only, so those with an idea to share are invited to contact it rather than submit a formal application; 44% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the two previous years' filings, suggesting it maintains relationships over time but also makes room for new recipients.
There is no stated timing for approaches, so plan to make contact and discuss fit before preparing any proposal.

Overview

Ventus Charitable 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 (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

Ventus Charitable Foundation supports public education, primary adrenal insufficiency, democracy and civic engagement, and historic research and preservation. It supports teachers and students in Palm Beach County’s high-needs public schools, and research and improvements in patient care for people with primary adrenal insufficiency. Its civic work is non-partisan and undertaken with local, state and national organisations. It includes census education and outreach, and voter education and mobilisation. The foundation also supports historic research into and preservation of the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany. It prioritises organisations working locally in Palm Beach County, at the state level in Florida and at the national level.

Themes

Public education
Primary adrenal insufficiency
Democracy and civic engagement
Historic research and preservation

Geographic Focus

Priority: Palm Beach County; Florida; national level.

How to apply

The foundation does not accept unsolicited funding requests; people with an idea to share are invited to contact it.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 44% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 124 grants to organisations were $50,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

It prioritises organisations working locally in Palm Beach County, at the state level in Florida and at the national level.
For public education, it supports teachers and students in Palm Beach County’s high-needs public schools.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.

Grant dollars by state

Florida45%

District of Columbia26%

New York13%

Massachusetts7%

California6%

Pennsylvania2%

3 other states: 2%

The largest single recipient received 30% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2025, 44% of grant dollars went to organisations Ventus Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
27% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

50 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $60,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 50 grants in tax year 2025 by size

$5k–$10k2%

$10k–$25k34%

$25k–$50k2%

$50k–$100k14%

$100k–$250k26%

$250k–$500k12%

$500k–$1M8%

$1M and over2%

Median $60,000 (tax year 2025)

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

Democracy Forward Foundation · Charitable
$2,000,0002025 tax year
Global Impact · Charitable
$550,0002025 tax year
NeoPhilanthropy · Charitable
$500,0002025 tax year
Contina Impact · Charitable
$500,0002025 tax year
Proteus Fund · Charitable
$500,0002025 tax year
Protect Democracy Project · Charitable
$300,0002025 tax year
Government Accountability Project · Charitable
$300,0002025 tax year
Florida Alliance for Civic Engagement · Charitable
$250,0002025 tax year

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

Officers and directors

James Robo — CFO, Director
Meredith Trim — President, Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2023 tax year	$2,172,479	$1,701,549	$65,285,054	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$10,968,931	$10,710,382	$76,775,098	Filing for 2024 tax year
2025 tax year	$8,367,920	$8,134,313	$91,771,910	Filing for 2025 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.