Donor-Designated Special Funds
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Purpose: Special funds established under Lithuanian Foundation auspices by individual donors to directly support specific projects in Lithuania and the United States.
Joseph Vilcha Fund
- Establishment: 2014
- Amount: $15.5 million bequest (largest bequest ever received by LF)
- Focus: Preservation of Lithuanian heritage, language, and culture in the United States
- Donor: Joseph Vilcha (Juozas Vilciauskas, 1923-2014)
- Born in Joniskis, Lithuania
- Studied engineering at Vytautas Magnus University and Baltic University
- Settled in US in 1949
- Successful in civil engineering and securities trading
- Long-time supporter of Lithuanian Foundation operations
Other Notable Bequests:
- Genovaite and Kazys Treciokas Bequest
- Dr. Jonas and Dr. Terri Prunskis matching gift drive
Distribution:
- Funds distributed directly according to donor's designation
- 2013: $8,826 in grants and $19,952 in scholarships distributed via designated funds
- 2014: $10,697 in grants and $25,148 in scholarships distributed via designated funds
Contact Information:
- Address: 14911 127th St., Lemont, IL 60439
- Phone: (630) 257-1616
- Email: admin@lithfund.org
- Website: lithuanianfoundation.org
How to Apply
Information for Donors
Donors wishing to establish special designated funds should contact the Lithuanian Foundation directly.
Contact:
- Phone: (630) 257-1616
- Email: admin@lithfund.org
- Address: 14911 127th St., Lemont, IL 60439
- Website: lithuanianfoundation.org
Methods of Giving:
- Online contributions (PayPal, major credit cards)
- Mail donations
- Memorial contributions
- Planned giving/bequests
- Special occasion gifts
The Foundation welcomes inquiries about establishing donor-designated funds to support specific Lithuanian community projects.
What Lithuanian Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 24
- Total given
- $1.16M
- Median grant
- $22K
- Range
- $6,500–$402K
- By dollars: Illinois 67%, New Jersey 16%, Rhode Island 4%. Top recipient cities: Lemont, IL; Chicago, IL; Forked River, NJ.
- 13% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 17% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Lithuanian American Community · Lemont, IL
Student internship program, administrative support, publications, chapter events,…
$402K
Lithuanian Educational Council of the USA · Forked River, NJ
Support the lithuanian heritage schools, educational material
$175K
Lithuanian World Center · Lemont, IL
General support, building renovations, special events
$98K
Lithuanian Research Center · Lemont, IL
General support, archival digitization and preservation
$70K
Lithuanian World Community · Cumberland, RI
Lwc office support, publications, website support
$50K
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Fields of Work
- Foundation
- Private grants
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