Navillus Foundation
Navillus Foundation is a private foundation, based in Chester Spring, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $101K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $4K.
Navillus Foundation at a glance
In short: Navillus Foundation gave $7K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), top state Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,000
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,400
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $100,655
- +80.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (43% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Navillus Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was 506TH Airborne Reg Assoc ($3K). Together the top 5 received $7K.
Grant Size Distribution
26 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 26 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Navillus Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2020) to $7K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 506TH Airborne Reg Assoc Yorktown, VA | General | $3,000 |
| Center for Discovery Harris, NY | General | $1,000 |
| Windrush Farm North Andover, MA | General | $1,000 |
| Broad Meadow Brook Worcester, MA | General | $1,000 |
| Student U Durham, NC | General | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $100,655 | $8,685 | $9,298 | $7,000 | 5 | $7,000 | $3,541 | $7,867 |
| 2024 | $55,818 | $8,476 | $6,000 | $6,000 | 5 | $6,000 | $4,375 | $7,604 |
| 2023 | $53,342 | $5,894 | $8,577 | $6,000 | 5 | $6,000 | $3,317 | $6,869 |
| 2022 | $56,025 | $2,732 | $9,138 | $7,000 | 5 | $7,000 | $594 | $6,952 |
| 2021 | $62,431 | $7,949 | $9,679 | $7,000 | 6 | $7,465 | $5,735 | $7,225 |
| 2020 | $64,161 | $3,112 | $6,299 | $4,000 | 3 | — | $1,253 | $5,889 |
| 2019 | $67,348 | $2,965 | $8,923 | $6,500 | 6 | — | $3,062 | $6,129 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Navillus Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Navillus Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Lee Jay Sullivan
Director
Board → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Verne M. Sullivan
Director
Board → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Carol Sullivan (2019–2024) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Navillus Foundation
How much does Navillus Foundation give each year?
Navillus Foundation gave $7K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 5 grants.
What is Navillus Foundation's typical grant size?
Navillus Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,400, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Navillus Foundation give grants?
Navillus Foundation's top state is Virginia, with 43% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Massachusetts (29%) and New York (14%).
Does Navillus Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Navillus Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (5 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Navillus Foundation's largest grantees?
Navillus Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include 506TH Airborne Reg Assoc ($3,000), Center for Discovery ($1,000) and Windrush Farm ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Navillus Foundation?
Navillus Foundation reported $101K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Navillus Foundation's EIN?
Navillus Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0611234. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 23, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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