VMT Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Evergreen, CO EIN: 84-1610193

VMT Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Evergreen, CO. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $78K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $7K.

VMT Family Foundation at a glance

In short: VMT Family Foundation gave $7K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,500
+62.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,083
+35.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$750
Total assets
$78,308
-8.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (77% 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 VMT Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Childsafe: $3KChildsafe$3KDenver Rescue Mission: $1KDenver Rescue Mission$1KSalvation Army: $750Salvation Army$750Wounder Warrior Project: $750Wounder Warrior Project$750Evergreen Animal Protection League: $500Evergreen Animal ProtectionLeague$500Echo: $500Echo$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Childsafe ($3K). Together the top 6 received $7K.

Grant Size Distribution

40 grants across all recorded years

40<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 40 grants of 40 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

DenverNew YorkPagosa SpringsArvadaEvergreenJacksonvilleWashingtonAmarilloCity of IndustryChicagoFort CollinsGreenwood VillageTopeka

How VMT Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. 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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K8 grants2020 11 grants2021 9 grants2022 9 grants2023 5 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $7K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Childsafe Fort Collins, COChild Therapy$3,000
Denver Rescue Mission Denver, COHomeless Support$1,000
Salvation Army City of Industry, CAEmpowering People$750
Wounder Warrior Project Topeka, KSSupport Veterans$750
Evergreen Animal Protection League Pagosa Springs, COAnimal Protection$500
Echo Evergreen, COEnhance Health$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025$78,308$168$7,000$6,5006$6,500
2024$85,140$178$4,900$4,0005$4,000
2023$89,862$591$6,300$5,9009$5,900
2022$95,571$90,047$5,420$5,1009$5,100
2021$10,944$38$5,520$5,20011$5,200
2020$16,426$143$5,270$4,9508—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

VMT Family Foundation is led by Marcilyn Thomas, President on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marcilyn Thomas

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: V. Marc Thomas (2020–2022) — Secretary & Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 VMT Family Foundation

How much does VMT Family Foundation give each year?

VMT Family Foundation gave $7K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 5 grants.

What is VMT Family Foundation's typical grant size?

VMT Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $750, and its average grant was $1,083, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does VMT Family Foundation give grants?

VMT Family Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 77% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (12%) and Kansas (12%).

Does VMT Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on VMT Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are VMT Family Foundation's largest grantees?

VMT Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Childsafe ($3,000), Denver Rescue Mission ($1,000) and Salvation Army ($750), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is VMT Family Foundation?

VMT Family Foundation reported $78K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $168.

What is VMT Family Foundation's EIN?

VMT Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-1610193. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 3, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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