Vital Strategies Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → New York, NY EIN 22-3419667

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$420.2M

Foundation funders

24

Grants recorded

114

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Vital Strategies Inc?

Vital Strategies Inc is funded by 24 grantmakers, led by The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc ($241.2M), National Philanthropic Trust ($104.0M), Gates Foundation ($25.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $420.2M in grants to Vital Strategies Inc between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc$241,224,690322020–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$104,014,15752020–2025
Gates Foundation$25,287,164102020–2024
Silicon Valley Community Foundation$23,626,37032021–2024
Resolve to Save Lives Inc$9,166,15282021–2024
Jewish Communal Fund$3,820,00062019–2024
The Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation$2,449,22222020–2021
The Ford Foundation$2,000,00082022–2024
Blacksmith Institute Inc$1,501,75332022–2024
JSI Research & Training Institute Inc$1,253,04362020–2025
Climateworks Foundation$1,170,00032020–2023
Elton John AIDS Foundation Inc$1,157,02822023–2024
Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc$900,00022021
World Resources Institute$610,41442021–2024
Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc$600,00042020–2024
Management Sciences for Health Inc$557,67422024–2025
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Advocacy$350,00032020–2021
Path$290,49032020–2022
The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Inc$100,00022022–2023
The Pew Charitable Trusts$87,16212023
Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma$40,00012020
The Chest Foundation$30,00022019–2020
Johns Hopkins University$10,00012019
Friendship Fund Inc$2,50012019

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$25M$50M$75M$100M5 grants2019 22 grants2020 23 grants2021 23 grants2022 19 grants2023 19 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2019) to $94.5M (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $32.1M.

What grants has Vital Strategies Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025National Philanthropic TrustHEALTH$31,465,250
2025Management Sciences for Health IncTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE$468,396
2025JSI Research & Training Institute IncOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$151,819
2024National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$33,356,510
2024The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncTO COMBAT THE OPIOID CRISIS IN THE U.S.$25,254,000
2024The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncTO SUPPORT HEALTHY EATING$13,058,000
2024Silicon Valley Community FoundationHealth$8,231,570
2024The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncTO SUPPORT DATA FOR HEALTH$3,170,000
2024Gates FoundationPNEUMONIA & PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS$1,960,000
2024Resolve to Save Lives IncCARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH$1,433,080
2024Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$850,000
2024Jewish Communal FundIN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE$850,000
2024The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncTO REDUCE TOBACCO USE$713,740
2024Blacksmith Institute IncRESEARCH$710,551
2024JSI Research & Training Institute IncOPERATIONAL SUPPORT$538,942
2024Gates FoundationGLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS; RESEARCH AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES$400,000
2024Wellspring Philanthropic Fund IncACCELERATING REGISTRATION EQUALITY FOR LGBTI PEOPLE IN PERU & ECUADOR$300,000
2024The Ford FoundationSUPPORT FOR THE OVERDOSE PREVENTION PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR HARM REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND SERVICES AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO ADVANCE EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO THE OVERDOSE CRISIS IN KENTUCKY$250,000
2024The Ford FoundationSUPPORT FOR THE OVERDOSE PREVENTION PROGRAM TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR HARM REDUCTION STRATEGIES AND SERVICES AND INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO ADVANCE EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO THE OVERDOSE CRISIS IN KENTUCKY$250,000
2024World Resources InstitutePROMOTE ENVIR SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS$135,001
2024Management Sciences for Health IncTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE$89,278
2024Elton John AIDS Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$7,829
2023The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncTO COMBAT THE OPIOID CRISIS IN THE U.S.$22,371,000
2023The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncTO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE POLICIES ON HEALTHY EATING$7,440,000
2023National Philanthropic TrustHEALTH$5,725,910
2023Resolve to Save Lives IncCARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH$2,752,007
2023The Bloomberg Family Foundation IncTO SUPPORT DATA FOR HEALTH$1,341,000
2023Elton John AIDS Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$1,149,199
2023Resolve to Save Lives IncPREVENT EPIDEMICS$597,462
2023Blacksmith Institute IncREDUCING LEAD EXPOSURE$575,380

Showing 30 most recent of 114 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Vital Strategies Inc?

Vital Strategies Inc is funded by 24 grantmakers, led by The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc ($241.2M), National Philanthropic Trust ($104.0M), Gates Foundation ($25.3M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $420.2M in grants to Vital Strategies Inc between 2019–2025.

Who is Vital Strategies Inc's largest funder?

The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc is the largest recorded funder of Vital Strategies Inc, with $241.2M across 32 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has Vital Strategies Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $420.2M in grants to Vital Strategies Inc across 114 grants from 24 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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