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The Morris & Bessie Altman Foundation: 67 grants to organizations, $601,500 (tax year ended December 2024)
The Morris & Bessie Altman Foundation, a private foundation in Shelburne, VT, paid 67 grants to organizations totaling $601,500 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 5, 2025. The largest was $80,000 to Stern Center for Language & Learning in Williston, VT for general support.
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- EIN
- 030323120
- Based in
- Shelburne, VT
- Assets
- $12,695,340
- Grants paid
- $601,500
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202533099349101663. It reported $601,500 in grants paid; 67 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stern Center for Language & Learning | Williston, VT | General support | Health care | $80,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stern Center for Language & Learning | Williston, VT | General support | Health care | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stern Center for Language & Learning | Williston, VT | General support | Health care | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stern Center for Language & Learning | Williston, VT | General support | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Empower Fund Inc | Pomona, CA | General support | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fair Democracy Engagement Fund | Washington, DC | General support | Public and societal benefit | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunger Free Vermont Inc | South Burlington, VT | General support | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Changing Perspectives Inc | Montpelier, VT | General support | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | General support | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Community Foundation | Middlebury, VT | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Foodbank | Barre, VT | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Janet S Munt Family Room | Burlington, VT | General support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spectrum Inc | Burlington, VT | General support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Journalism Trust | Montpelier, VT | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $11,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Janet S Munt Family Room | Burlington, VT | General support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lee Pesky Learning Center Inc | Boise, ID | General support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Champlain College Inc | Burlington, VT | General support | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelburne Farms | Shelburne, VT | General support | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stern Center for Language & Learning | Williston, VT | General support | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Foodbank | Barre, VT | General support | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Humane Society of Chittenden County | South Burlington, VT | General support | Animal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern New England Inc | Colchester, VT | General support | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of VT & State Agric College Foundation | Burlington, VT | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of VT & State Agric College Foundation | Burlington, VT | General support | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community Health Center of Burlington Inc | Burlington, VT | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prescott College Inc | Prescott, AZ | General support | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Proctor Academy | Andover, NH | General support | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelburne Museum Inc | Shelburne, VT | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Public Co | Colchester, VT | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Delaware Valley Society of Transplant | Philadelphia, PA | General support | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Youth Orchestra Association Inc | Colchester, VT | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc | Burlington, VT | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cold Hollow Sculpture Park Inc | Enosburg, VT | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Committee On Temporary Shelter Inc | Burlington, VT | General support | Housing and shelter | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flynn Center for Performing Arts LTD | Burlington, VT | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food4farmers | Burlington, VT | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Generator Inc | Burlington, VT | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keeping Track Inc | Richmond, VT | General support | Animal-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| King Street Center Inc | Burlington, VT | General support | Human services | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lee Pesky Learning Center Inc | Boise, ID | General support | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Opera Company of Middlebury Inc | Middlebury, VT | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Outreach for Earth Stewardship | Shelburne, VT | General support | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Partners in Health A Nonprofit Corporation | Boston, MA | General support | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rilos Rescue Inc | Ketchum, ID | General support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| United Way of Northwest Vermont Inc | South Burlington, VT | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Age Well Inc | Colchester, VT | General support | Human services | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boon Philanthropy Inc | Cumberland, RI | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kids On the Ball Inc | South Burlington, VT | General support | Recreation and sports | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pathways Vermont Inc | South Burlington, VT | General support | Human services | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Resource A Nonprofit Community Enterprise Inc | Williston, VT | General support | Human services | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelburne Food Shelf Inc | Shelburne, VT | General support | Human services | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hun School of Princeton | Princeton, NJ | General support | Education | $750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Town of Shelburne-Rescue Department | Shelburne, VT | General support | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 52 Kids Foundation Inc | Hinesburg, VT | General support | Youth development | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Club of Burlington Inc | Burlington, VT | General support | Youth development | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dismas of Vermont Inc | Winooski, VT | General support | Crime and legal-related | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greater Burlington YMCA Foundation Inc | Burlington, VT | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Leahy Center for Lake Champlain Inc | Burlington, VT | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain Lake Public Telecommunications Council | Plattsburgh, NY | General support | Human services | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities of Burl VT Inc | Burlington, VT | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shelburne Craft School Inc | Shelburne, VT | General support | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of VT & State Agric College Foundation | Burlington, VT | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Association for the Blind Inc | South Burlington, VT | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Community Foundation-Vermont Women's Fund | Middlebury, VT | General support | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Symphony Orchestra Inc | Burlington, VT | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Youth Orchestra Association Inc | Colchester, VT | General support | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Health care | $288,500 |
| Human services | $124,500 |
| Public and societal benefit | $40,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $25,500 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $22,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $21,750 |
| Education | $20,250 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Vermont | $476,000 |
| California | $60,000 |
| District of Columbia | $40,000 |
| Idaho | $12,000 |
| New Hampshire | $7,000 |
| Arizona | $2,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,500 |
| Massachusetts | $1,000 |
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Updated November 5, 2025. 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.