Verizon Foundation

EIN 133319048 Private Foundation

New York, NY 10154 |(908) 559-2735

https://www.verizon.com/ABOUT/RESPONSIBILITY
Total Given 2020–2023
$84.6M
44,449 grants · $21.2M avg/year
based on 4 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$250
typical micro grants · $100–$750
grant size
43%
supporter · 6,394/14,877 multi-year
repeat
$26.0M
Assets (2023)
14,877
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No. Preselected Only
Phone (908) 559-2735
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Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $52.7M $22.4M $57.3M 11421
2021 $18.1M $26.4M $21.6M 12926
2022 $6.2M $26.8M $6.7M 10309
2023 $7.6M $26.0M $7.5M 9793

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 44449 grants on record

Minimum
$2
25th Pctl
$100
Median
$250
Average
$2K
75th Pctl
$750
Maximum
$5.0M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

5.4% of US grants · Rank #7 of 56 states $1.9M across 2,392 grants 55 of 254 counties

Top 10 counties

  1. 1 Travis 135 grants · $473K
  2. 2 Dallas 804 grants · $408K
  3. 3 Collin 383 grants · $375K
  4. 4 Harris 249 grants · $184K
  5. 5 Tarrant 253 grants · $136K
  6. 6 Denton 144 grants · $84K
  7. 7 Brazos 64 grants · $44K
  8. 8 Tom Green 34 grants · $33K
  9. 9 Bexar 46 grants · $16K
  10. 10 Fort Bend 24 grants · $14K
+45 more counties · 256 grants · $113K

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (44,449 total)

Purpose
Share Our Strength Inc Baltimore, MD $5,000,000 SHARE OUR STRENGTH INC (NO KID HUNGRY) 2020
United Nations Foundation Inc Washington, DC $3,000,000 COVID-19 SOLIDARITY RESPONSE FUND (GLOBAL CITIZEN - #TOGETHERATHOME) 2020
Direct Relief Santa Barbara, CA $2,500,000 COVID-19 RESPONSE EFFORTS 2020
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc Washington, DC $2,500,000 CDP COVID-19 RESPONSE FUND 2020
Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY $2,500,000 VERIZON SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY FUND 2020
Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY $2,500,000 SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY FUND, ROUND 2 2020
Local Initiatives Support Corporation New York, NY $2,500,000 VERIZON SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY FUND 2020
United Nations Foundation Inc Washington, DC $2,000,000 COVID-19 SOLIDARITY RESPONSE FUND 2020
Charities Aid Foundation America Alexandria, VA $1,947,269 INTERNATIONAL COVID-19 RELIEF 2020
Lynn Law New York, NY $1,428,000 EQUITABLE JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY INITIATIAVE 2020
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc New York, NY $1,428,000 ADVANCING RACIAL JUSTICE 2020
Citizenship Education Fund Chicago, IL $1,428,000 2020 RACIAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE 2020
The Leadership Conference Education Fund Washington, DC $1,428,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
Naacp Empowerment Program Inc Baltimore, MD $1,428,000 NAACP: PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR DEMOCRACY 2020
Community Foundation of New Jersey Morristown, NJ $1,000,000 COVID-19 NJ PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND 2020
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches Princeton, NJ $1,000,000 2020 CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK RELIEF 2020
Ace Foundation Washington, DC $1,000,000 ACE'S AAPISTRONG SMALL BUSINESS CAMPAIGN 2021
Asian Americans Advancing Justice AAJC Washington, DC $1,000,000 PROTECTING THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY FROM HATE 2021
The National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (Ncapa)Tides Center San Francisco, CA $1,000,000 NCAPA ANTI-ASIAN RACISM RESPONSE FRAMEWORK 2021
American Friends of Magen David ADOM New York, NY $1,000,000 (UNKNOWN) 2023
Save the Children Federation Inc Fairfield, CT $1,000,000 (UNKNOWN) 2023
Human Rights Campaign Foundation Washington, DC $500,000 HRC FOUNDATIONS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING INSTITUTE 2022
NAF New York, NY $500,000 CREATING STEM-ENABLED LEARNERS 2020
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches Princeton, NJ $500,000 2020 HURRICANE LAURA RELIEF 2020
Robin Hood Foundation New York, NY $500,000 ROBIN HOOD CORE GRANTMAKING 2020

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