Forward Vision
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the realistic route is an introduction rather than a submission.
- The filing does not state a geographic focus, and its grants span gift funds, universities, a children's aid organisation, a hospital and a library-support group, so fit is hard to judge from the record alone.
- Most grants are modest: half of its 22 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fell between $3,000 and $200,000, though its largest was about $870,000, to Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund.
- Repeat giving is heavy, with 86% of its grant dollars to organisations going to groups it had also funded in the earlier filing, which suggests existing relationships count for a great deal.
- The filing gives no deadlines, so there is no timing to plan around.
Overview
Forward Vision is a US private foundation based in Scarsdale, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (insidephilanthropy.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Its recorded grants have gone to charitable gift-fund and university recipients, a children's aid organisation, a hospital, a regional planning body, a small-business support organisation, a library-support group and nonprofit initiatives. Their stated purposes include general support, annual and deans' funds, homes, education, medical care and economic opportunity; training professionals to support small businesses; library support; academic enrichment; medical technology and education; and support for women leaders and children, youth and families. The grants also include nonprofit financial-management assistance and student scholarships and project grants. A profile describes Andrew Feldstein and Jane Veron supporting their alma maters through Forward Vision.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Ohio, Massachusetts and New York.
How to apply
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 86% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 22 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 67% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 86% of grant dollars went to organisations Forward Vision had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 67% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $10,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · General purposes$804,2302023 tax year
- Harvard Law School · Hls annual fund-deans fund$200,0002023 tax year
- Tanzanian Children's Fund · Providing homes, education, medical care, and economic opportunity$125,0002023 tax year
- Acceleration Project · Training and mobilizing professionals to work with small businesses in need$73,4442023 tax year
- Friends of the Scarsdale Library · Providing support to the library in the park campaign$50,0002023 tax year
- Regional Plan Association · General purposes$10,0002023 tax year
- Harvard Kennedy School Women's Leadership Board · Providing support to the next generation of women leaders$10,0002023 tax year
- White Plains Hospital · Medical technology and education$10,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Richard Veron — Director
- Jane Veron — Co-President - Treasurer -
- Andrew Feldstein — Director - Co-President -
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $1,271,877 | $1,209,036 | $23,379,852 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,335,353 | $1,299,674 | $23,357,211 | Filing for 2023 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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Contact
- Scarsdale, NY