Votum Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Votum Foundation is a private foundation based in Lakeland, FL, which paid $1,350,000 in grants in its latest filing and states a broad scope covering education, health, arts and culture, human service, civic and environmental programmes.
- Its grant record leans towards ministry and education, so an organisation working in those areas will see the clearest fit, and the filing states no geographic focus, so location alone should not decide whether to apply.
- Typical grants fall between $25,000 and $325,000, with a median of $100,000 and half of its grants to organisations at $100,000 or less, so a request at or below $100,000 matches its usual pattern.
- The filing accepts applications without stated deadlines and asks for your name, address, telephone number, contact person and the purpose of the request, so a short, complete letter covering those points is a sound start.
- Organisations it had funded in earlier filings received 74% of its grant dollars to organisations in the latest filing, so check whether existing grantees already cover its priorities and show clearly how your work differs before you write.
Overview
Votum Foundation is a US private foundation based in Lakeland, FL.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says it may support a wide variety of charitable activities, including education, health, arts and cultural, human service, and civic and environmental programmes. Its grant record gives substantial support to ministry and education. Listed recipients include universities and colleges, organisations receiving ministry grants, a leadership organisation, and recipients of community, medical and mental-health assistance. The filings therefore show giving across several charitable fields rather than one stated area of work. The application information does not specify a particular applicant profile or geographic focus.
Themes
- Education
- Health
- Arts and culture
- Human service
- Civic programmes
- Environmental programmes
From its grants, not stated by the foundation:
- Ministry
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Indiana.
How to apply
The filing asks applicants to provide their name, address, telephone number, contact person and purpose for the request.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 74% 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 32 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: 9%
- The largest single recipient received 26% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 74% of grant dollars went to organisations Votum Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 12 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Warner University · Education$250,0002024 tax year
- World Hope International · Ministry$200,0002024 tax year
- Ohio Christian University · Education$200,0002024 tax year
- Equip Leadership · Ministry$200,0002024 tax year
- World Gospel Mission · Ministry$150,0002024 tax year
- Indiana Wesleyan University · Education$100,0002024 tax year
- Salvation Army · Ministry$100,0002024 tax year
- Erskine College · Education$50,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Benjamin De Falk — Director
- Amanda R Drost — Director
- Anita K Maxwell — Vice President / Secretary
- Lawrence W Maxwell — President / Treasurer
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,010,875 | $1,000,000 | $14,107,613 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $9,534,345 | $3,466,937 | $11,336,294 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,355,392 | $1,350,000 | $24,337,055 | 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
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Applying to Votum Foundation?
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Contact
- (863) 647-1581
- LMAXWELL@CENTURYCOMPANIES.NET
- Lakeland, FL
Applying to Votum Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (863) 647-1581
- LMAXWELL@CENTURYCOMPANIES.NET
- Lakeland, FL