Vitae Foundation
We encourage a culture of life through research based messaging and mass media.
Vitae Foundation at a glance
In short: Vitae Foundation gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,143
- +60.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $20,072
- +60.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,072
- Total assets
- $2,244,997
- -3.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Virginia (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Vitae Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Students for Life of America ($20K). Together the top 2 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 8 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Vitae Foundation gives
- Giving grew 205% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $3K (2019) to $50K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $40K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Students for Life of America Fredericksburg, VA | Prolife Communications | $20,143 |
| Prolove Ministries Jefferson City, MO | Prolife Communications | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,244,997 | $3,331,609 | $3,490,427 | $40,143 | 2 | $82,655 |
| 2024 | $2,333,954 | $3,815,786 | $4,448,941 | $25,000 | 2 | $60,225 |
| 2023 | $2,846,669 | $3,998,146 | $3,309,660 | $10,000 | 1 | $30,834 |
| 2022 | $2,119,823 | $3,398,540 | $3,447,608 | $13,150 | 2 | $26,477 |
| 2021 | $2,145,247 | $3,355,474 | $2,857,913 | $50,000 | 1 | $8,006 |
| 2020 | $1,861,688 | $3,727,085 | $2,508,855 | $6,425 | Total only | $3,214 |
| 2019 | $609,718 | $2,791,308 | $2,432,542 | $3,113 | Total only | $6,345 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Vitae Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Vitae Foundation is a public charity, based in Jefferson City, MO. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $83K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Vitae Foundation is led by Brandy Meeks, President on every filing since 2022; 3 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Brandy Meeks
President
On filings since 2022
51.5 hrs/week
$30K (2022) → $129K (2025)
John Bruchalski
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Sinclair
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Ohden
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Craig Husting
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Rhea
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Seth Dillon
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Bell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carl Landwehr
Founder & Strategic Advisor
Director → Founder & Strategic Advisor, 2024
On filings since 2019
24 hrs/week
$105K (2019) → $88K (2025)
Deborah Stokes
Senior Strategic Advisor
President → Prior President & Senior Strategic Advisor, 2022
Prior President & Senior Strategic Advisor → Senior Strategic Advisor, 2023
On filings since 2019
32 hrs/week
$85K (2019) → $72K (2025)
Doug Bax
Chariman
Director → Chariman, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Imlay
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Larry Rohrbach
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kyle Menges
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Thomas Krause (2019–2022) — Prior Chairman
- Former: Jennifer Schmidt (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Lindsey Bachman (2019–2021) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Shannon Santchi (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jason Homec (2019–2020) — Treasurer
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $129K, to Brandy Meeks (President). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Vitae Foundation
How much does Vitae Foundation give each year?
Vitae Foundation gave $40K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $25K across 2 grants.
How large is Vitae Foundation?
Vitae Foundation reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.3M.
Where does Vitae Foundation operate?
Vitae Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Missouri, Ohio, Virginia.
What is Vitae Foundation's EIN?
Vitae Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-1138252. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 25, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 2, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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