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US nonprofit · EIN 852817512 · Bethesda, MDiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 852817512) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Vose River Charitable Fund's network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brian C Castrucci ChairChair2020
6 yrs
Claude A JacobDirector2020
6 yrs
James B SpragueDirector2020
6 yrs
Jeanette Kowalik PHD MPHDirector2022
4 yrs
Shelley A HearneDirector2020
6 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ariel C MoyerSecretary/Treasurer Through 10/13/24since 2020
Christine JamesSecretary/Treasurer As of 10/13/242024

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Brian C CastrucciChair0.5$0
Shelley A HearneDirector0.2$0
Claude A JacobDirector0.2$0
James B SpragueDirector0.2$0
Jeanette Kowalik PhD MPHDirector0.2$0
Ariel C MoyerSecretary/Treasurer Through 10/13/242$0
Christine JamesSecretary/Treasurer As of 10/13/242$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Vose River Charitable Fund
EIN
852817512
Address
7501 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1310e, Bethesda, MD, 20814-6597
State
Maryland
Mission
Vose river charitable fund (vrcf) promotes public health in the united states by developing tools and collaborations with other nonprofits and government health departments to promote effective policies and to support the public health workforce. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
E70 Health care
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Health Care
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2020
Principal officer
Brian C Castrucci (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2021
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsBrian C Castrucci
≥6years on the filingsClaude A Jacob
≥6years on the filingsJames B Sprague
≥6years on the filingsShelley A Hearne

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$28.9m
Total liabilities
$435k
Net assets or fund balances
$28.5m
Contributions and grants received
$14.8m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$6.8m
Employees
0
Volunteers
6

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$16.2m$11.7m$4.5m

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Poise FoundationTo provide support for the made for health justice grant: data justice for pittsburghs black neighborhoods$520k
Meteorite LLCTo support the US business action to end hiv program$506k
Meteorite LLCTo support the US business action to end hiv program$506k
Fund for Educational Excellence IncTo provide support for the made for health justice grant: baltimore's promise - baltimore city youth data hub$450k
American Indian Assoc of Tucson IncTo support the made for health justice initiative: pima - promoting indigenous models of assessment$350k
The Public Goods Projects IncTo provide technical assistance to the infodemiology initiative$310k
Health Resources in Action IncTo support the development of the public health communications collaborative academy$300k
Changelab SolutionsTo provide technical assistance for build 4.0$293k
President and Fellows of Harvard College Dba Harvard Th Chan School of PuTo support polling around public health policy in 2024 and 2025$284k
Coalition of Communities of ColorTo provide support for the made for health justice grant: bipoc community data for health & environmental justice$280k
Task Force for Global Healthpublic Health Informatics InstituteTo provide technical assistance for made for health justice initiative$250k
Equal MeasureTo provide evaluation and learning support for build 4.0$225k
Task Force for Global Healthpublic Health Informatics InstituteTo provide technical assistance for made for health justice$204k
Temple UniversityTo provide support for cityhealth's 2024 annual assessment$200k
Health Resources in Action IncTo support the development of the public health communications collaborative academy$198k
Rutgers the State University of NJTo provide data collection support and technical assistance to cities for pre-k programs in 2024$175k
Task Force for Global Healthpublic Health Informatics InstituteTo provide technical assistance for made for health justice initiative$159k
Smart Growth AmericaTo provide technical assistance for cityhealth's work on complete streets policies in 2024$145k
President and Fellows of Harvard College Dba Harvard Th Chan School of PuTo support polling around public health policy in 2024 and 2025$141k
The Trust for Public LandTo provide technical assistance and subject matter expertise on greenspace for the cityhealth initiative$135k
Reinvent South StocktonTo support san joaquin county's transforming communities for healing project$125k
Campaign for Tobacco-Free KidsTo provide technical assistance to cityhealth for flavored tobacco restrictions 2024-2025$110k
Changelab SolutionsTo provide research development support for cityhealth's 3.0 policy package$107k
Trustees of Boston UniversityTo provide policy research and subject matter expertise support for the cityhealth initiative 2024 - 2025$83k
Changelab SolutionsTo provide technical assistance for build 4.0$83k