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George W Mergens Foundation: 95 grants to organizations, $1 million (tax year ended August 2025)
George W Mergens Foundation, a private foundation in Milton, VT, paid 95 grants to organizations totaling $1,000,230 in its tax year ended August 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on January 15, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to Saint Francis Xavier School in Winooski, VT for annual appeal.
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- EIN
- 030345055
- Based in
- Milton, VT
- Assets
- $26,604,749
- Grants paid
- $1,000,230
- Tax year ended
- August 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended August 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed January 15, 2026, IRS object ID 202600159349100500. It reported $1,000,230 in grants paid; 95 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Xavier School | Winooski, VT | Annual appeal | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rice Memorial High School | South Burlington, VT | Tuition assistance | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bsa Green Mountain Council | Waterbury, VT | Friends of scouting annual campaign/ unit growth executive | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Youth Conservation Corps | Richmond, VT | Farm program | Environment | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saint Paul's Catholic School | Barton, VT | General operating support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Youth Conservation Corps | Richmond, VT | General operating support | Environment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spectrum Youth & Family Services | Burlington, VT | General operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Food Bank | Barre, VT | Veggie vango, backpack programs/general operating support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Club of Burlington | Burlington, VT | Early promise program | Youth development | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Burlington YMCA | Burlington, VT | Camp abnaki/youth memberships | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wuku Kawoqmaya Health Alliance | Bethel, VT | Complex pediatric program | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| King Street Center | Burlington, VT | General operating support | Human services | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Audubon Vermont | Huntington, VT | Environmental education youth programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Literacy Foundation | Waterbury Center, VT | Year of the book 2026: rockingham | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Sailing Center | Burlington, VT | Floating classrooms program | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Life House Inc | Brunswick, ME | Weatherization & energy efficient updates | Housing and shelter | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Resource | Burlington, VT | Youthbuild/leap programs | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Ann Church | Milton, VT | Boiler replacement | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium | Stjohnsbury, VT | Science & nature exhibits | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelburne Farms | Shelburne, VT | Burlington city & lake semester | Environment | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brattleboro Development Credit Corp | Brattleboro, VT | Pipelines & pathways program | Community improvement and capacity building | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Governors Institute of Vermont | Winooski, VT | Health & medicine institute | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Historical Society | Barre, VT | Vermont history day 2025 | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Azimuth Counseling & Therapeutic Services | Essex Junction, VT | Youth counseling services | Mental health and crisis intervention | $11,800 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bennington Museum | Bennington, VT | School programs fy25 | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro | Brattleboro, VT | Family outreach program | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brattleboro Museum & Arts Center | Brattleboro, VT | Youth education & enrichment programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Changing Perspectives | Bradford, VT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornerstone Community Church | Milton, VT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Echo Leahy Center for Lake Champlain | Burlington, VT | Sciexcel stem program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Flynn Center for the Performing Arts | Burlington, VT | Student matinee series | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Connects | Brattleboro, VT | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Generator Makerspace | Burlington, VT | 2025 youth programming | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Green Mountain Farm To School | Newport, VT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Intervale Center | Burlington, VT | Food gleaning program | Employment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John Graham Housing Services | Vergennes, VT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Joseph's House | Burlington, VT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lake Champlain Maritime Museum | Vergennes, VT | High school longboat rowing program 2025-2026 | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lund | Burlington, VT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| River Gallery School of Art | Brattleboro, VT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Salvation Farms | Morristown, VT | General operating support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelburne Museum | Shelburne, VT | 2025 school program & flexible spending fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Family Place | Norwich, VT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Fold Family Ministries | Milton, VT | Elevation academy tuition assistance | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Valley Haven | White River Junction, VT | Bryne family shelter & youth enrichment programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Institute of Natural Science | Quechee, VT | General operating support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Symphony Orchestra | Burlington, VT | Symphony kids program | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Youth Conservation Corps | Richmond, VT | Scout work week 2024 | Environment | $9,130 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aspire Now | Williston, VT | General operating support | $8,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Circus Smirkus | Greensboro, VT | 2025 summer camps: northeastern vermont | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont State Mathematics Coalition | Underhill Center, VT | Giv scholarships/arml competition | Education | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catamount Trail Association | Burlington, VT | Ski cubs program | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Habitat for Aviation | Swanton, VT | General operating support | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Salvation Army | Portland, ME | Burlington area friendly kitchen | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Common Ground Center | Starksboro, VT | 2025 adventure camps | Education | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Janet S Munt Family Room | Burlington, VT | General operating support | Human services | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Energy Education Program | Montpelier, VT | General operating support | Education | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Poker Hill School Inc | Underhill, VT | Yurt classroom repair/upgrades | Education | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Association of Africans Living in Vermont | Burlington, VT | After-school tutoring & enrichment programs | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barnarts Center for the Arts | Barnard, VT | 2025 summer youth production | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Vermont | Brattleboro, VT | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bradford Teen Center | Bradford, VT | General operating support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Creamos Norte | Scarborough, ME | Accelerated education & career training program | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fej USA | Chicago, IL | Haiti orphanage | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Finding Our Stride | Norwich, VT | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girls Empowered Motivated Strengthened Inc | Randolph, VT | Gems 2025 summer camp | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girls On the Run Vermont | Williston, VT | Heart & sole program | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Green Mountain Habitat for Humanity | Williston, VT | Resource youthbuild collaboration | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Howard Center | Burlington, VT | Baird school playground | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hunger Free Vermont | South Burlington, VT | Childhood nutrition initiatives | Crime and legal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kids On the Ball Inc | South Burlington, VT | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knights of Columbus | Milton, VT | Council #10417 - general operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mentor Vermont | Burlington, VT | General operating support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Youth Theatre | Brattleboro, VT | Town schools theatre program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northern Stage | White River Junction, VT | Theatre education program tuition assistance | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Orange County Parent Child Center | Tunbridge, VT | General operating support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planting Seeds International | Northbrook, IL | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prevent Child Abuse Vermont | Montpelier, VT | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary | East Barre, VT | After school and summer camps | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Slate Valley Union Supervisory District | Fair Haven, VT | Snack sack program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Southern Vermont Arts Center | Manchester, VT | New education coordinator position | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Needs Support Center of the Upper Valley | White River Junction, VT | Aspire afterschool & summer camp | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upper Valley Trails Alliance | Norwich, VT | High school trails corps and summer trail stewards programs | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports | Killington, VT | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Rural Education Collaborative | Holland, VT | General operating support | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Works for Women | Winooski, VT | Rosie's girls camp | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Windsor County Mentors | Windsor, VT | General operating support | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Winston Prouty Center | Brattleboro, VT | Early learning express bookmobile | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Writers Project | Burlington, VT | 16th edition anthology | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Barre Opera House | Barre, VT | Vacation week and summer camp | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bsa Boy Scout Troop 635 | Essex Junction, VT | Seabase expedition 2025 | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lamoille Health Partners (stowe Teen Center) | Morrisville, VT | Fiscal sponsorship - stowe teen center | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired | Burlington, VT | Hapi program | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Legacy Global Programs | Mesa, AZ | Vermont for little vermonters initiative | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waterbury Ambulance Service | Waterbury Center, VT | Neonate medical wraps | $800 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Environment | $96,630 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $78,500 |
| Youth development | $55,000 |
| Education | $51,000 |
| Human services | $50,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $17,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $15,000 |
States funded
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Updated January 15, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.