SVL Foundation
SVL Foundation is a private foundation, based in Tucson, AZ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $610K. Net investment income was $58K.
SVL Foundation at a glance
In short: SVL Foundation gave $610K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $203K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $610,000
- -6.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $203,333
- +55.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $1,102,295
- -33.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (82% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who SVL Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Jude Children's Research Hospital ($500K). Together the top 3 received $610K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 9 grants of 22 (41%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How SVL Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 554% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $185K (2021) to $720K (2022). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $610K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | Charitable | $500,000 |
| Sanford Burnham Prebys La Jolla, CA | Charitable | $100,000 |
| Make-a-Wish Foundation of Illinois Chicago, IL | Charitable | $10,000 |
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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 | $1,102,295 | $58,237 | $610,250 | $610,000 | 3 | $610,000 | $57,987 | $110,124 |
| 2024 | $1,654,308 | $99,533 | $656,935 | $655,000 | 5 | $655,000 | $97,598 | $130,823 |
| 2023 | $2,211,710 | $101,338 | $511,650 | $510,000 | 6 | $510,000 | $99,688 | $150,656 |
| 2022 | $2,622,022 | $37,116 | $721,913 | $720,000 | 5 | $720,000 | $35,203 | $178,471 |
| 2021 | $3,306,819 | $32,945 | $188,750 | $185,000 | 3 | — | $32,945 | $188,014 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, SVL Foundation reported a distributable amount of $110K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
SVL Foundation is led by Susan Lafave, Trustee on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan Lafave
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 SVL Foundation
How much does SVL Foundation give each year?
SVL Foundation gave $610K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $655K across 5 grants.
What is SVL Foundation's typical grant size?
SVL Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $203,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does SVL Foundation give grants?
SVL Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 82% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (16%).
Does SVL Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on SVL Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (3 grants).
How large is SVL Foundation?
SVL Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $610K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $110K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is SVL Foundation's EIN?
SVL Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5145898. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 20, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 26, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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