Private foundation · Chicago, IL

Vail Family Foundation

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Typical grant size
$1K $2K $4K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
39
Repeat grantees
24
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Margaret C Vail
PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
James D Vail IV
VP, TREAS, SEC, DIRECTOR
John F Vail
EXE VP, ASST TREAS, DIRECTOR
James D Vail V
VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR
Robert J Vechiola
SECRETARY

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
3.1%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
208
Total grants awarded
$821K
Total amount
$4K
Average grant
$35K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$57K
19 grants
2023
$59K
17 grants
2022
$55K
26 grants
2021
$60K
25 grants
2020
$85K
21 grants
2019
$107K
26 grants
2018
$129K
20 grants
2017
$115K
23 grants
2016
$153K
31 grants

Top recipients

4 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$101K
Ravinia Festival
9 grants · IL
$88K
Trustees of the Universit of Pennsylvania
3 grants · PA
$72K
8 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$47K
3 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$41K
6 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$39K
Martha Graham Dance Company
7 grants · NY
$39K
3 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$30K
8 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$26K
2 grants · NC · ✓ Exact match
$25K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Kellogg School of Management
GENERAL OPERATIONS
ID · TY 2024
$15K
Ravinia Festival
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2024
$10K
Martha Graham Dance Company
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
NY · TY 2024
$5K
Church of the Holy Spirit
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2024
$5K
Winnetka Community House
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2024
$4K
Emory University
GENERAL OPERATIONS
GA · TY 2024
$3K
Saints Peter & Paul Greek Orthodox Church
GENERAL OPERATIONS
IL · TY 2024
$3K
Clearbrook
GENERAL OPERATIONS
IL · TY 2024
$3K
Winnetka Historical Society
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2024
$3K
University of Chicago
GENERAL OPERATIONS
IL · TY 2024
$2K
Glen View Club Scholarship Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2024
$2K
Evanston Public Library
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2024
$2K
Friends of the Winnetka-northfield Public Library
GENERAL OPERATIONS
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Greek American Rehabilitation Centre
GENERAL OPERATIONS
IL · TY 2024
$1K
Friends of the Kress Pavilion
GENERAL OPERATIONS
WI · TY 2024
$600
Snow City Arts
GENERAL OPERATIONS
IL · TY 2024
$500
Big Brothers Big Sisters
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2024
$500
Cradles to Crayons
GENERAL OPERATIONS
IL · TY 2024
$250
Egg Harbor Firefighters
GENERAL OPERATIONS
WI · TY 2024
$100
Frances W Parker School
GENERAL OPERATIONS
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Ravinia Festival
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2023
$10K
Clearbrook
GENERAL OPERATIONS
IL · TY 2023
$8K
Phillips Exeter Academy
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
NH · TY 2023
$5K
Church of the Holy Spirit
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2023
$5K
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
GENERAL OPERATIONS
PA · TY 2023
$3K
Martha Graham Dance Company
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
NY · TY 2023
$3K
Staibdance New England Fdn for the Arts
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
MA · TY 2023
$3K
Phillips Academyandover
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
MA · TY 2023
$3K
Winnetka Historical Society
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2023
$3K
Winnetka Community House
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2023
$3K
Glen View Club Scholarship Foundation
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2023
$2K
Evanston Public Library
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2023
$2K
Emory University
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
GA · TY 2023
$1K
Big Brothers Big Sisters
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2023
$500
Door County Community Foundation Inc
GENERAL OPERATIONS
WI · TY 2023
$500
Evans Scholars Foundation
GENERAL OPERATIONS
IL · TY 2023
$250
Ravinia Festival
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2022
$10K
Church of the Holy Spirit
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2022
$5K
Clearbrook
GENERAL OPERATIONS
IL · TY 2022
$3K
Phillips Exeter Academy
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
NH · TY 2022
$3K
Winnetka Community House
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2022
$3K
Martha Graham Dance Company
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
NY · TY 2022
$3K
Harvard College
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
MA · TY 2022
$3K
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
GENERAL OPERATIONS
PA · TY 2022
$3K
Northfield Mount Hermon School
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
MA · TY 2022
$3K
Emory University
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
GA · TY 2022
$3K
Dartmouth College
GENERAL OPERATING FUND, MEDICAL SCHOOL AND ALUMNI FUND
NH · TY 2022
$2K
Staibdance New England Fdn for the Arts
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
MA · TY 2022
$2K
Phillips Academyandover
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
MA · TY 2022
$2K
Winnetka Historical Society
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
IL · TY 2022
$2K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.