The Vilcek Foundation Inc
EIN 510404790Total Given 2020–2024
$3.5M
106 grants · $698K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$20K
typical small grants · $10K–$50K
grant size
17%
balanced · 14/83 multi-year
repeat
$158.7M
Assets (2024)
83
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
HANI GOODARZI
Phone
(212) 472-2500
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.3M | $160.3M | $6.6M | 28 |
| 2021 | $563K | $165.8M | $6.8M | 29 |
| 2022 | $901K | $148.2M | $5.1M | 28 |
| 2023 | $726K | $145.8M | $10.7M | 20 |
| 2024 | $1K | $158.7M | $9.6M | 1 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 106 grants on record
Minimum
$550
25th Pctl
$10K
Median
$20K
Average
$33K
75th Pctl
$50K
Maximum
$100K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
MV
Marica Vilcek
Cofounder, Vice Chair & Secretary
Leadership
DV
Dr Jan Vilcek
Cofounder, Ceo & Chairman
Leadership
RK
Rick Kinsel
President
Leadership
CW
Catherine Whitney
Director
AS
Andrew Sanders
Director
JS
Jung Lee Sanders
Director
CS
Christina Mossaides Strassfield
Director
JM
Joan Massague
Director
KD
Katerina Heran Darwin
Director
JW
Jedd Wolchok
Director
RK
Rick Kinsel
President
Leadership
DV
Dr Jan Vilcek
Cofounder, Ceo & Chairman
Leadership
MV
Marica Vilcek
Cofounder, Vice Chair & Secretary
Leadership
CS
Christina Mossaides Strassfield
Director
JS
Jung Lee Sanders
Director
JM
Joan Massague
Director
KD
Katerina Heran Darwin
Director
DV
Dr Jan Vilcek
Cofounder, Ceo & Chairman
Leadership
MV
Marica Vilcek
Cofounder, Vice Chair & Secretary
Leadership
RK
Rick Kinsel
President
Leadership
KD
Katerina Heran Darwin
Director
JM
Joan Massague
Director
VM
Victoria T Melendez
Director
JS
Jung Lee Sanders
Director
CS
Christina Mossaides Strassfield
Director
RK
Rick Kinsel
President
Leadership
MV
Marica Vilcek
Cofounder, Vice Chair & Secretary
Leadership
DV
Dr Jan Vilcek
Cofounder, Ceo & Chairman
Leadership
VM
Victoria T Melendez
Director
JM
Joan Massague
Director
T1
Titia De Lange - Through 113021
Director
KD
Katerina Heran Darwin
Director
RK
Rick Kinsel
President
Leadership
MV
Marica Vilcek
Cofounder, Vice Chair & Se
Leadership
DV
Dr Jan Vilcek
Cofounder, Ceo & Chairman
Leadership
VM
Victoria Melendez
Director
JM
Joan Massague
Director
PL
Peter Ludwig
Director
TL
Titia De Lange
Director
Grants Awarded (106 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Yang | New York, NY | $100,000 | AWARDED THE 2021 VILCEK PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE FOR HIS LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING IDEAS ADDRESSING... | 2020 |
| Edwidge Danticat | Miami, FL | $100,000 | AWARDED THE 2020 VILCEK PRIZE IN LITERATURE FOR DAZZLING PROSE AND PROFOUND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SHARED HUMAN... | 2020 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | $100,000 | ZHUANG BABCOCK FUND | 2020 |
| Immigrant Justice Corps | New York, NY | $100,000 | GRANT IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS AT THE IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORPS. THE MISSION, VISION AND PROGRAMMATIC... | 2020 |
| Rodrigo Prieto | Pacific Palisades, CA | $100,000 | AWARDED THE 2021 VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN FILMMAKING FOR HIS VIRTUOSITY AND VERSATILITYTHE SHEER... | 2020 |
| Ruth Lehmann | Sharon, CT | $100,000 | AWARDED THE 2021 VILCEK PRIZE FOR IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE FOR UNRAVELING THE MOLECULAR BASIS BY WHICH GERM CELLS,... | 2020 |
| Alejandro Snchez Alvarado | Kansas City, MO | $100,000 | VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE | 2023 |
| Carmen Angelique Kidjo Hebrail | New York, NY | $100,000 | VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN MUSIC (CONTEMPORARY) | 2023 |
| Du Yun | New York, NY | $100,000 | VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN MUSIC (CLASSICAL) | 2023 |
| Katalin Kariko | Jenkintown, PA | $100,000 | VILCEK PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN BIOTECHNOLOGY | 2022 |
| Maria Soledad Garcia Payo | New York, NY | $100,000 | VILCEK PRIZE IN DANCE | 2022 |
| Vishva Mitra Dixit | Los Altos Hills, CA | $100,000 | VILCEK PRIZE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE | 2022 |
| Kids in Need of Defense (Kind) | Washington, DC | $60,000 | GRANT IN SUPPORT OF KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE PROJECTS IN SUPPORT OF IMMIGRANT YOUTH (PROJECT SPECIFIC GRANT) | 2021 |
| School for Advanced Research on the Human Experience | Santa Fe, NM | $50,133 | GRANT IN SUPPORT OF A 3-YEAR ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM REGARDING NATIVE AMERICAN POTTERY FROM THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST,... | 2021 |
| Hawaii International Film Festival | Honolulu, HI | $50,000 | GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES PROGRAM AT THE 2020 HAWAI'I INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. THE... | 2020 |
| Ibrahim Cisse | Boston, NY | $50,000 | AWARDED THE 2021 VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE FOR USING SUPER-RESOLUTION BIOLOGICAL... | 2020 |
| Jenny Xie | New York, NY | $50,000 | AWARDED THE 2020 VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN LITERATURE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A UNIQUE POETIC VOICE... | 2020 |
| Kivanc Birsoy | New York, NY | $50,000 | AWARDED THE 2020 VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE FOR DEVELOPING CUTTING-EDGE TOOLS TO... | 2020 |
| Martin Jonikas | Princeton, NJ | $50,000 | AWARDED THE 2020 VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE FOR MOLECULAR STUDIES ON CHLAMYDOMONAS, A... | 2020 |
| Mohamed Abou Donia | Princeton, NJ | $50,000 | AWARDED THE 2021 VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE FOR DEMONSTRATING THE POTENTIAL OF THE... | 2020 |
| Nanfu Wang | Montclair, NJ | $50,000 | AWARDED THE 2021 VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN FILMMAKING FOR THE IMPACT AND COURAGE OF HER RIVETING... | 2020 |
| Silvia Rouskin | Brookline, MA | $50,000 | AWARDED THE 2021 VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE FOR DEVELOPING METHODS TO UNRAVEL THE... | 2020 |
| Valeria Luiselli Lopez Astrain | New York, NY | $50,000 | AWARDED THE 2020 VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN LITERATURE FOR INTELLIGENT, DISTINCTIVE FICTION AND NONFICTION... | 2020 |
| Viviana Gradinaru | La Canada Flintridge, CA | $50,000 | AWARDED THE2020 VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE FOR DEVELOPING NEXT-GENERATION TOOLS IN... | 2020 |
| Yaa Gyasi | Brooklyn, NY | $50,000 | AWARDED THE 2020 VILCEK PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROMISE IN LITERATURE FOR DEEPLY ENGAGING WRITING THAT UNITES THE TWIN... | 2020 |