Data / Foundation grants / Vermont
Foundation grants to nonprofits in Vermont: 2,177 foundations, $221.5 million
2,177 private foundations paid 8,431 grants totaling $221,484,905 to organizations in Vermont, in each foundation's latest Form 990-PF return, filed with the IRS from 2024 to 2026. The largest funder is Filkins Family Foundation, with $20,702,516.
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- 2,177Foundations
- 8,431Grants
- $221,484,905Total granted
Causes funded in Vermont
Counted from grants whose recipient matches an organization with an NTEE code.
| Cause | Foundations | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 341 | $30,768,539 |
| Environment | 279 | $28,061,363 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | 275 | $8,598,396 |
| Human services | 175 | $3,899,472 |
| Recreation and sports | 160 | $5,743,085 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | 126 | $11,884,438 |
| Health care | 119 | $4,600,207 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | 118 | $2,501,121 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | 87 | $2,597,838 |
| Animal-related | 66 | $536,612 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | 63 | $4,608,761 |
| Housing and shelter | 59 | $761,367 |
| Youth development | 47 | $398,480 |
| Religion-related | 37 | $1,484,507 |
| Crime and legal-related | 30 | $616,385 |
| Employment | 27 | $1,064,852 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | 25 | $178,699 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | 24 | $117,001 |
| Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief | 24 | $305,031 |
| Public and societal benefit | 17 | $148,203 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | 4 | $65,043 |
| Medical research | 4 | $932,445 |
| Science and technology | 3 | $120,142 |
| Mutual and membership benefit | 2 | $4,270 |
| Social science | 2 | $33,773 |
Foundations that funded recipients in Vermont
Ranked by the total each paid to these recipients. The 300 largest of 2,177 are listed.
| Foundation | Based in | Grants | Total | Largest grant | Largest grant to | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filkins Family Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $20,702,516 | $20,702,516 | Himalayan Cataract Project Inc Dba Cure Blindness Project | Surgeries & equipment | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert J and Jennifer J Banks Charitable Trust | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $5,395,339 | $4,520,025 | Spring Lake Ranch Inc | Banks' Expansion Project | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Boston, MA | 25 | $5,035,012 | $3,300,000 | Northeast Wilderness Trust | Endowment | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | Shelburne Farms | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prospect Fund | Burlington, VT | 5 | $4,326,489 | $4,296,972 | Vermont Community Foundation | Unrestricted charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoehl Family Foundation | Shelburne, VT | 1 | $4,144,216 | $4,144,216 | See Attached Statement | See attached statement | apps.irs.gov |
| Scanlan Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | Bennington College | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | apps.irs.gov |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 46 | $3,567,500 | $1,355,000 | Hack Club | Stem project | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 3 | $3,470,412 | $2,846,343 | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health | apps.irs.gov |
| The Waterwheel Foundation | New York, NY | 40 | $3,346,560 | $2,690,000 | Vermont Community Foundation | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Freeman Foundation | New York, NY | 10 | $2,801,400 | $1,225,000 | Vermont Land Trust | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| LK Whittier Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | Bennington College | Support for the peter drucker fund for excellence & innovation | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Eden Prairie, MN | 3 | $2,520,000 | $2,000,000 | Maliasili Initiatives Inc | Supporting growth and impact of conservation efforts in east africa | apps.irs.gov |
| The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation | New York, NY | 6 | $2,465,000 | $1,260,652 | Northern Stage Company | Leadership-"bold circle" grant: purpose: to create a network of artistic directors as well as associate artistic directors, producers, and fellows, who in turn will support innovative writers, directo | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $2,325,000 | $1,750,000 | Institute for Sustainable Communities | Cultivating isc and the partnership for resilient communities leaders of color network | apps.irs.gov |
| Endeavor Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $2,312,029 | $2,147,029 | Sterling College | Reorganizing knowledge and learning (formerly wilderness field program) & enhancing student learning and experience through belonging, well-being and purpose: a vision for whole person education in th | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 5 | $2,173,000 | $930,000 | Clemmons Family Farm Inc | To support rehabilitation of two 18th-century farm buildings into venues for african american history, arts, and culture | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 4 | $2,165,000 | $630,000 | Middlebury College | For support to the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation | apps.irs.gov |
| Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $2,036,336 | $2,036,336 | Cancer Vaccine Coalition | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $1,975,000 | $1,700,000 | SSG Advisors LLC | To support the implementation of the Tuna Harvest Strategy in Indonesia's archipelagic waters. | apps.irs.gov |
| J Walter Juckett Cancer Research Foundation Inc | Essex Junction, VT | 1 | $1,752,025 | $1,752,025 | The University of Vermont | cancer research | apps.irs.gov |
| National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc | Montpelier, VT | 339 | $1,686,516 | $125,000 | Hunger Free Vermont | Poverty support | apps.irs.gov |
| Tiger Baron Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,683,254 | $1,683,254 | Vermont Community Foundation | General support purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | New York, NY | 8 | $1,620,228 | $745,000 | Caribbean Agroecology Institute Inc | For the u.s.-cuba forum to contribute to improved, mutually beneficial relations between diverse communities in cuba and the u.s. working towards shared goals of resilience, inclusivity and sustainabi | apps.irs.gov |
| Halvorsen Family Foundation | Stamford, CT | 7 | $1,540,000 | $1,500,000 | Green Mountain Valley School | Educational support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ad Henderson Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 14 | $1,519,333 | $833,333 | Let's Grow Kids | Continuation of let's grow kids capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Four Pines Fund Inc | Burlington, VT | 8 | $1,459,276 | $437,796 | Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care Inc | To support the vermont consultation & psychiatry access program | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Hurley, NY | 5 | $1,440,000 | $500,000 | Sterling College | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Islands Fund | Boise, ID | 3 | $1,420,000 | $1,370,000 | Aloha Foundation | 5 permanently restricted endowments | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank M and Olive F Gilman Foundation | West Lebanon, NH | 1 | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | Vermont Student Asst Corp | Educational assistance | apps.irs.gov |
| M&C Somewhere Foundation | Ripton, VT | 2 | $1,300,000 | $800,000 | Vermont Community Foundation | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Barr Foundation | Boston, MA | 18 | $1,293,900 | $200,000 | (693) Rights and Democracy Education Fund Inc | To support advocacy on clean energy and energy affordability in vermont and new hampshire | apps.irs.gov |
| Lintilhac Foundation Inc | Shelburne, VT | 99 | $1,275,938 | $56,558 | University of Vermont Medical Center Inc | In support of midwifery research and expansion of multidisciplinary education | apps.irs.gov |
| Francis T & Louis T Nichols Foundation | Bangor, ME | 47 | $1,162,650 | $100,000 | Vermont Student Assistance Corp | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 5 | $1,152,080 | $800,000 | Regulatory Assistance Project | For general operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Realty Gift Fund | Santa Fe, NM | 1 | $1,141,140 | $1,141,140 | Upper Valley Haven Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation | Lindon, UT | 2 | $1,100,000 | $750,000 | The Boma Project | Humanitarian | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 5 | $1,090,227 | $388,947 | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | Advancing sustainable agriculture in africa | apps.irs.gov |
| The Couch Family Foundation | Hanover, NH | 38 | $1,058,868 | $125,000 | The Family Place | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kelson Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $1,025,000 | $1,000,000 | Middlebury College | The elizabeth hackett robinson 84 innovation hub endowed fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 1 | $1,004,230 | $1,004,230 | Sustainable Food Laboratory Inc | Nature | apps.irs.gov |
| Alexander Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | Maliasili Initiatives Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Mulago Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | Maliasili Initiatives Inc | Relief to the poor | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | Miami, FL | 2 | $994,000 | $934,000 | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation | To catalyze and strengthen partnerships between college reporting programs and local news outlets to help address america's news desert problem. | apps.irs.gov |
| George W Mergens Foundation | Milton, VT | 89 | $961,730 | $50,000 | Saint Francis Xavier School | Annual appeal | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $931,101 | $931,101 | Improvecarenow Inc | Implementing the combine trial results in the improvecarenow (icn) learning health network | apps.irs.gov |
| The 1040 Foundation | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $922,318 | $922,318 | The Prospect Fund | Termination distribution - charitable grantmaking | apps.irs.gov |
| Manton Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $900,323 | $500,000 | Green Mountain Horse Association | For flood relief | apps.irs.gov |
| Trout Lily Foundation | Middlebury, VT | 44 | $876,000 | $60,000 | Vermont Law School Inc | For the benefit of the center for justice reform clinic, to fund the immigration law fellow | apps.irs.gov |
| Fore Aces Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 15 | $824,500 | $400,000 | Champlain College Inc | President's Initiatives Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Turrell Fund | Montclair, NJ | 55 | $806,500 | $452,000 | Let's Grow Kids | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ejk Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $774,984 | $750,000 | Northeast Wilderness Trust | for the acquisition of the Mountain Brook | apps.irs.gov |
| One Hive Foundation | Boston, MA | 12 | $771,935 | $160,000 | University of Vermont Foundation | Vermont pollinator working groupfor the benefit of the department of plan and soil science of the college of agriculture and life sciences to support the vermont bee lab fund | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 1 | $750,000 | $750,000 | Divided Sky Foundation Corporation | General donation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wilkens Family Foundation | Stowe, VT | 12 | $741,800 | $150,000 | Capstone Community Action Inc | An unrestricted grant to further donee's exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Hawk Rock Foundation | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 7 | $738,340 | $333,340 | Vermont Foodbank | Charitable / general purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank & Zada Chase Charitable Trust 1576 | Brattleboro, VT | 3 | $738,240 | $479,856 | Norwich University | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peterson Family Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | 1 | $725,000 | $725,000 | Middlebury College | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Atlanta, GA | 1 | $700,000 | $700,000 | Regulatory Assistance Project | Western clean energy transition and southeast | apps.irs.gov |
| Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc | South Burlington, VT | 245 | $692,833 | $30,000 | Tiny Seed Project Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mill Foundation LTD | Burlington, VT | 19 | $686,500 | $240,000 | Chill Global | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Henry P Kendall Foundation | Marion, MA | 6 | $684,274 | $275,000 | Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund | 1. support transformative projects to make systematic food system changes 2. operating support for vt sustainable jobs fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Band Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $675,000 | $500,000 | Maliasili Initiatives Inc | Maliasili Conservation Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Jane's Trust Foundation | Boston, MA | 8 | $667,000 | $122,000 | Shelburne Farms | Climate change education programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas Thompson Trust | Boston, MA | 29 | $663,000 | $100,000 | Brattleboro Memorial Hospital | For healthworks act | apps.irs.gov |
| George H Fearons III Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 2 | $658,796 | $367,176 | Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington | General support grant | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gaudio Family Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $650,045 | $400,000 | Maliasili Initiatives Inc | $250,000 is to be used for general operating support and $150,000 is to be allocated solely to maliasilis coastal conservation work across eastern africa | apps.irs.gov |
| Isaiah 61 Foundation | Burlington, VT | 4 | $621,400 | $458,000 | 150 Cherry Street | Support of ministry | apps.irs.gov |
| Nella M Grimm Fox Foundation | Dallas, TX | 3 | $605,987 | $202,129 | Grace Cong'l United Church of Christ | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Anahata Foundation XXXXX5004 | Chicago, IL | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Gund Geoffrey FDN | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | Putney School | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven and Beverly Rubenstein Charitable Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | The University of Vermont | Donation | apps.irs.gov |
| Alcyon Foundation | Greenville, DE | 38 | $594,358 | $109,938 | Vermont Youth Conservation Corps | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctorbird Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $550,000 | $300,000 | Vital Communities Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $550,000 | $300,000 | President & Fellows of Middlebury College | Afghani students at Middlebury Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| L Z Francis Foundation Ima | Cleveland, OH | 24 | $549,500 | $119,000 | Vermont Land Trust | Water quality solutions on | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | Chicago, IL | 2 | $546,480 | $400,016 | The Perry Institute for Marine Science Inc | to support research and education on the development of a national framework to address the impact of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease | apps.irs.gov |
| Forrest C & Frances H Lattner Foundation | East Greenwich, RI | 23 | $546,000 | $125,000 | Land Web | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| S & C Harvest Foundation Inc | Cornwall, VT | 32 | $542,000 | $100,000 | Town Hall Theatre | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pollio Family Foundation Inc | Grafton, VT | 6 | $542,000 | $500,000 | Grace Cottage Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $539,000 | $500,000 | Maliasili Initiatives | Maliasili conservation fund (year 3 of 4) | apps.irs.gov |
| McKenzie Family Charitable Trust | Putney, VT | 14 | $532,500 | $205,000 | Yellow Barn | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eucalyptus Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $515,000 | $500,000 | Middlebury College - Institute of International Studies at Monterey | Center on terrorism and financial aid | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable Foundation | Concord, MA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | Uvm Foundation | Support the charitable purpose of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| JSLH Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500,000 | $500,000 | President and Fellows of Middlebury College | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc | Little Rock, AR | 4 | $500,000 | $200,000 | Craft Emergency Relief Fund | Art & culture | apps.irs.gov |
| Lookout Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 5 | $480,000 | $200,000 | Shelburne Farms | Windmill hill conservation project at shelburne farms involving land conservation, integration and trail costs, and landconservation, agriculture and youth educational programs at windmill hill | apps.irs.gov |
| The Morris & Bessie Altman Foundation | Shelburne, VT | 53 | $476,000 | $80,000 | Stern Center for Language & Learning | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Marianne G Faulkner Trust Uw Fbo Various | Chicago, IL | 2 | $467,003 | $412,003 | The Homestead Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Grant and Lara Gund Foundation | Concord, MA | 4 | $460,000 | $200,000 | University of Vermont - Match | To help further charitable purpose of organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Copper Beech Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $455,000 | $300,000 | Hilltop Montessori School | Operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| Zachary and Lindsey Gund Foundation | Concord, MA | 3 | $450,000 | $200,000 | University of Vermont Foundation | To help further charitable purposes of organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Right Track Foundation Inc | Manchester Center, VT | 17 | $433,015 | $150,000 | Manchester Riverwalk Association | To assist with construction of public access to riverfront property located in manchester vermont | apps.irs.gov |
| Courtney and Victoria Buffum Family Foundation | Burlington, VT | 15 | $433,000 | $200,000 | Cots | Operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Maverick Lloyd Foundation | Sharon, VT | 8 | $431,500 | $250,000 | Vermont Law and Graduate School | Unrestricted grant to the maverick lloyd school for the environment. | apps.irs.gov |
| Carolyn & George Rowland Char FDN Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $430,000 | $430,000 | Bennington College | General support grant | apps.irs.gov |
| Alfred P Sloan Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $427,906 | $281,631 | University of Vermont | To support the institutionalization of an open source programs office at university of vermont | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sandy River Charitable Foundation | Farmington, ME | 6 | $420,000 | $180,000 | Abenaki Helping Abenaki | Cultural and economic program | apps.irs.gov |
| TD Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 26 | $410,500 | $200,000 | Champlain Housing Trust | Sustaining homeownership through affordability, resilience and efficiency | apps.irs.gov |
| Mt Roeschmore Foundation | Etna, NH | 12 | $410,293 | $305,274 | American Precision Museum | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Princeton, NJ | 7 | $406,913 | $350,000 | Center On Rural Innovation Inc | 82055 redefining the narrative on rural investment strategies to cultivate equity and inclusion in funding for places facing the deepest disadvantages | apps.irs.gov |
| Edward C Johnson Fund | Boston, MA | 2 | $400,000 | $200,000 | Stowe Land Trust | Operations support | apps.irs.gov |
| Esther and Otto Seligmann Foundation Inc | Cornwall, VT | 1 | $400,000 | $400,000 | Vermont Community Foundation | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Eastrise Foundation | Williston, VT | 24 | $399,566 | $30,000 | Greater Burlington YMCA | Staying in the heart-next phase campaign and y early childhood program | apps.irs.gov |
| Overlake Fund | Burlington, VT | 3 | $386,334 | $333,334 | University of Vermont Foundation | To support research, education, and other initiatives of vermont complex systems institute | apps.irs.gov |
| The Windham Foundation Inc | Grafton, VT | 105 | $362,025 | $40,205 | Cro Planning & Design | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Haven Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Cerf | To help freelance writers and artists who have career-threatening illness | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Milwaukee, WI | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Inc | To support a publication and a conference | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $350,000 | $350,000 | Regulatory Assistance Project | Building capacity to establish a renewable energy sector in barbados. | apps.irs.gov |
| Harris & Frances Block Foundation Inc | Marshfield, VT | 19 | $349,020 | $35,000 | Institute for Social Ecology | Popular education for racial and environmental justice | apps.irs.gov |
| Elinor M Tourville Bennett Charitable Remainder Trust | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $343,078 | $343,078 | University of VT- College of Medicine | Scholarships | apps.irs.gov |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | $335,000 | $150,000 | President and Fellows of Middlebury College | Capital support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $333,334 | $333,334 | Middlebury College | Special purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Farley Family Charitable Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $325,000 | $325,000 | American Precision Museum | Grant for general charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Stockman Family Foundation Trust | New York, NY | 2 | $325,000 | $250,000 | Southern Vermont Arts Center | General support purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Angelo Family Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $325,000 | $300,000 | The Keewaydin Foundation | For operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Baker Hughes Foundation | Houston, TX | 2 | $310,120 | $310,000 | One Tree Planted | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Clif Family Foundation | Saint Helena, CA | 6 | $305,500 | $200,000 | Coming Clean | Transform Food Systems | apps.irs.gov |
| McPike Zima Charitable Foundation Us | New York, NY | 2 | $305,000 | $265,000 | Perry Institute for Marine Science | To help research to revitalize our oceans. we focus on coral reefs, fisheries, mangroves, marine protected areas, coastal ecosystems, and climate change | apps.irs.gov |
| Norman J Fisher and Doris Fisher Foundation | Annapolis, MD | 21 | $305,000 | $150,000 | Good Samaritan Haven | To help build a healthier community life | apps.irs.gov |
| William J and Dorothy K O'Neill Foundation Inc | Cleveland, OH | 3 | $303,050 | $150,000 | Rutland County Parent-Child Center | Families at the center in southwest vermont | apps.irs.gov |
| Donum Dei Foundation Inc | Summit, NJ | 2 | $300,000 | $200,000 | Saint Francis Xavier School | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Hersher Family Foundation Inc | Arlington, MA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Planned Parenthood of Northern New England | Charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| High Meadows Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Let's Grow Kids | Payment to carry on charitable activities | apps.irs.gov |
| John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | The University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Inc | In support of the university of vermont's center for community news | apps.irs.gov |
| Linville Family Foundation | New York, NY | 22 | $300,000 | $110,000 | Weston Theatre Company | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard King Mellon Foundation | Ligonier, PA | 1 | $300,000 | $300,000 | Vermont Huts Association LTD | To support development of a system of huts along the velomont trail | apps.irs.gov |
| The Marisla Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | 2 | $300,000 | $225,000 | Coming Clean Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rona Jaffe Foundation | Dix Hills, NY | 12 | $295,000 | $50,000 | Vermont Foodbank | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Vermont Foundation for Children & Families | Burlington, VT | 1 | $293,990 | $293,990 | Howard Center Inc | Program Funding | apps.irs.gov |
| Larsen Fund | Harrison, NY | 45 | $292,500 | $30,000 | North Branch Nature Center | $10,000 eco program moretown school; $20,000 teacher/naturalist | apps.irs.gov |
| The Block Friedman Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $290,000 | $290,000 | University of Vermont Foundation | Unrestricted charitable contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Lubbe Family Foundation | Bethlehem, NH | 6 | $282,000 | $250,000 | Ascutney Outdoors | Outdoor recreation | apps.irs.gov |
| The Notsew Orm Sands Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $280,000 | $280,000 | Maliasili Initiatives Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Essex Avenue Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $275,873 | $175,873 | The Boma Project Inc | Rural Entrepreneur Access Project in Turkana, Isiolo, Marsabit and Samburu | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas J Rolfs Foundation | Nashotah, WI | 1 | $275,000 | $275,000 | Burke Academy | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Majic Vermont Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 7 | $267,500 | $120,000 | Vermont Public Co | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Boardman Family Foundation # 531 | Pittsburgh, PA | 5 | $266,000 | $106,000 | Second Chance Animal Center | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Technical Training Foundation | Beverly, MA | 2 | $265,736 | $240,736 | Saint Michaels College | Grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Howard P Colhoun Family Foundation Inc | Glyndon, MD | 3 | $265,000 | $165,000 | Shelburne Farms (in Honor of Charlotte Stetson) | For the exempt function of the organization | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 6 | $265,000 | $125,000 | Northeast Wilderness Trust | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Salmon Foundation Inc | Montclair, NJ | 14 | $265,000 | $35,000 | Willing Hands | To reduce hunger and improve health through food recovery | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eisner Foundation Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | 2 | $264,785 | $164,000 | Keewaydin Foundation | Specific | apps.irs.gov |
| Elmina B Sewall Foundation | Freeport, ME | 2 | $260,000 | $225,000 | New Learning Journey | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Park Foundation Inc | Ithaca, NY | 4 | $260,000 | $125,000 | Bennington College | Project support | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | 2 | $259,200 | $259,000 | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | To investigate the photonic and optoelectronic properties of stacked microcavity organic light emitting diodes constituting one dimensional photonic crystals. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Burkehaven Family Foundation | West Roxbury, MA | 8 | $256,000 | $200,000 | Northern Stage Company | General charitable support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hastings Family Foundation Inc | Vero Beach, FL | 3 | $251,300 | $250,000 | Woodstock Area Council | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Abra Prentice Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Shelburne Farms | Earmarked for the annual fund for their sustainable and educational farm programs | apps.irs.gov |
| Aceso Foundation Inc | Bloomington, IN | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Northeast Wilderness Trust | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Bainum Family Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children | Wevision systems level | apps.irs.gov |
| Capital One Foundation Inc | McLean, VA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Center On Rural Innovation Inc | Asset building/financial capability | apps.irs.gov |
| Church & Dwight Philanthropic Foundation Inc | Ewing, NJ | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Northeast Wilderness Trust | Preserving the environment | apps.irs.gov |
| Corkins Family Foundation | Denver, CO | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Keewaydin Foundation | To support the keewaydin camp program | apps.irs.gov |
| Dry Creek Foundation | Pasadena, CA | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Maliasili Initiatives Inc | To support exempt organization. | apps.irs.gov |
| Hampshire Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Boma Foundation | Program support | apps.irs.gov |
| Penske Foundation Inc | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Cancer Vaccine Coalition | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Peyser Foundation for Population Health | Ann Arbor, MI | 2 | $250,000 | $241,192 | University of Vermont Foundation | Professorship in microbiology | apps.irs.gov |
| Stephens Family Charitable Foundation | Bronxville, NY | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | Bennington College | General purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gilbert Family Foundation | Detroit, MI | 1 | $250,000 | $250,000 | The Startup | Discretionary grants | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooks McCormick Jr Trust for Animal Rights Law and Policy | Downers Grove, IL | 1 | $248,000 | $248,000 | Vermont Law School | For charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Virginia Hunt Trust Uw Episcopal Char Inst | Chicago, IL | 3 | $247,856 | $147,856 | Episcopal Diocese of Vermont | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Roaring Brook Family Foundation | Lenox, MA | 4 | $240,000 | $125,000 | Shelburne Farms | Education for sustainability initiatives | apps.irs.gov |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Baltimore, MD | 4 | $239,000 | $100,000 | Voices for Vermont's Children Inc | Support Economic Security for young people in Vermont | apps.irs.gov |
| Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $238,000 | $220,000 | Bennington College Corporation | 2024 museum fellows term program (2 of 5) | apps.irs.gov |
| The McKnight Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 3 | $235,000 | $100,000 | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation | to support Transformative Agroecology | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shubert Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $235,000 | $80,000 | Northern Stage Company | General operating support for theatrical productions and activities | apps.irs.gov |
| Mascoma Bank Foundation | Lebanon, NH | 13 | $231,500 | $50,000 | Early Care Education Association | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles Stewart Mott Foundation | Flint, MI | 2 | $225,000 | $125,000 | Vermont Afterschool Inc | To support a statewide afterschool network to ensure the availability and expansion of school-linked quality afterschool and summer learning opportunities that meet the needs of underserved youth. | apps.irs.gov |
| Shmuel Isaac & Miriam Popack Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 | Vermont Organization for Jewish Edu | Education of young children to the jewish chabad lubavitch teachings of the great rebbi schnearson | apps.irs.gov |
| The Enoch Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 7 | $225,000 | $40,000 | Burr & Burton Academy | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hayes Foundation | New Haven, CT | 2 | $225,000 | $215,000 | Himalayan Cataract Project Inc | Health | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kresge Foundation | Troy, MI | 1 | $225,000 | $225,000 | Clean Energy Group Inc | Project support grant to help communities plan, finance and deploy renewable, resilient power | apps.irs.gov |
| Miramar Charitable Foundation | Ft Mitchell, KY | 5 | $223,500 | $200,000 | Woodstock Region Journalism Foundation | Operations and capital needs | apps.irs.gov |
| Ge Aerospace Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 17 | $221,977 | $200,000 | Rutland City School District - Stafford Technical Center | Matching gift | apps.irs.gov |
| The Winthrop H Smith Jr Charitable Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | 21 | $220,200 | $110,000 | Burlington City Arts | To promote the organization's exempt purposes. | apps.irs.gov |
| Zaleski Family Foundation | New York City, NY | 1 | $216,100 | $216,100 | Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring Project Inc | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Clarence & Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $215,000 | $215,000 | Middlebury College | $15k - general annual fund, $200k to expand The Dillon Dunwalke Fellows Program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation | Marysville, OH | 1 | $215,000 | $215,000 | Kidsgardening | Gardens - other | apps.irs.gov |
| Edwin S Webster Foundation | Boston, MA | 8 | $210,000 | $50,000 | The Putney School | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Hannaford Charitable Foundation | Portland, ME | 3 | $210,000 | $100,000 | Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ponsold Motherwell Charitable Trust | Stanfordville, NY | 1 | $210,000 | $210,000 | Bennington College Corporation | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bromley Charitable Trust | Westwood, MA | 2 | $210,000 | $200,000 | Northeast Wilderness Trust | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts | Ft Mitchell, KY | 17 | $207,000 | $25,000 | Children's Literacy Foundation | Year of the book program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wallace Foundation | New York, NY | 3 | $206,300 | $206,000 | Clemmons Family Farm Inc | To investigate the role of nonprofits led by Black women in cross-sectoral collaborations to improve outcomes for Black artists. | apps.irs.gov |
| Agnes M Lindsay Trust | Chelmsford, MA | 59 | $205,855 | $5,000 | Bethel Area Food Shelf | Food pantry/food bank | apps.irs.gov |
| Tan Teo Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $205,000 | $205,000 | Center for Mindful Learning Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Crawford-Howard Private Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $204,600 | $100,000 | Maple Street School | Charitable exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Tuw Orpha J Durland Community Finl Services | Newport, VT | 2 | $203,705 | $118,613 | Trustees Village of Derby Line | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Alice S Ayling Scholarship Foundation | Woburn, MA | 2 | $202,500 | $117,500 | Norwich University | Educational scholarship | apps.irs.gov |
| Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation | Erie, PA | 2 | $200,000 | $100,000 | Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| C E and S Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | President and Fellows of Middlebury College | Middlebury language schools scholarship endowment, middlebury language schools scholarship fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Dion Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Saint Michaels College | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Drew Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Norwich University | General charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation | Winter Park, FL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | St Johnsbury Academy | Support of student life and athletics building | apps.irs.gov |
| The Blossom Fund Charles R Platt Et Al Trustees | Boston, MA | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Bennington College | F/b/o beyond plastics | apps.irs.gov |
| The Passport Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $200,000 | $125,000 | Coming Clean Inc | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Theodore R and Vivian M Johnson Scholarship Foundation Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $200,000 | $200,000 | Landmark College | Educational grant | apps.irs.gov |
| John J Flynn Tuw Fbo Fahc Etal | Buffalo, NY | 2 | $198,140 | $132,093 | University of VT Medical Center Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research | Phillips, ME | 1 | $195,000 | $195,000 | Northeast Wilderness Trust | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray W & Ildah Totman Medical Resear Co Bank | Dallas, TX | 1 | $193,602 | $193,602 | University of Vermont - Agricultural College | Support medical research | apps.irs.gov |
| Macleay Foundation | Montpelier, VT | 5 | $192,500 | $100,000 | Let's Grow Kids | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dextra Baldwin McGonagle Foundation Inc | Harrison, NY | 8 | $190,545 | $100,000 | Vermont Center for Ecostudies Inc | General operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Shayne Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $186,000 | $186,000 | The Gay and Lesbian Fund of Vermont | Promote the substantive, valuable contributions lgbtqa donors make to the broader community | apps.irs.gov |
| The Kelsey Trust | Lincoln, MA | 25 | $186,000 | $12,500 | Planned Parenthood of Northern New England | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Birdseye Foundation | Lebanon, NH | 20 | $180,000 | $40,000 | Upper Valley Waldorf School | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Luis Von Ahn Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $180,000 | $180,000 | Wuqu' Kawoq Sa | General operating funds | apps.irs.gov |
| Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $180,000 | $130,000 | Cristosal Inc | For general support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Shapiro Family Foundation | Brattleboro, VT | 5 | $179,200 | $75,000 | Windham Windsor Housing Trust (WWHT) | General | apps.irs.gov |
| The Irving and Phyllis Millstein Foundation for Animal Welfare LTD | Buffalo Grove, IL | 7 | $175,500 | $40,000 | Central Vermont Humane Society Inc | $40,000: To support veterinary care services for cats and dogs in their foster care network or shelter. The Central Vermont Humane Society Serves Orange County and Washington County, Vermont. $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bur Oak Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | President & Fellows of Middlebury College | Seizing Opportunity Fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Burrill Foundation Inc | Shelburne, VT | 3 | $175,000 | $160,000 | The Nature Conservancy | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Silverback Educational Foundation for the Arts Dance and Athletics | Newtown Square, PA | 1 | $175,000 | $175,000 | Burke Mountain Academy | Educational support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Wisdom Connection Inc | Greensboro, VT | 16 | $174,900 | $22,500 | Up for Learning (unleashing the Power of Partnership for Learning Inc) | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Kaufman Family Foundation 16115009633 | Newport, VT | 8 | $172,232 | $35,000 | Vermont Institute of Natural Science | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Cabbadetus Foundation | Boston, MA | 6 | $170,000 | $50,000 | New England Youth Theater Inc | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Devereux Ocean Foundation Inc | Jamestown, RI | 2 | $170,000 | $100,000 | Bahamas Marine Mammal Research | Grant for research into noise and ship collision in the Northwest Providence passage near the South Abaco sperm whale nursery. A population survey of mammals in the Sea of Abaco | apps.irs.gov |
| The Mary K and Walter M Miller Family Foundation Inc | Darien, CT | 3 | $168,974 | $114,974 | Manchester Music Festival | General fund contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| The Seeger Bartlett Foundation | Hancock, VT | 1 | $168,000 | $168,000 | Camp Killooleet | Scholarship for campers | apps.irs.gov |
| Beagary Charitable Trust | Brooklyn, CT | 1 | $166,666 | $166,666 | Brattleboro Museum & Arts Center | Capital campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Vermont & State Agr Colle | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $166,444 | $166,444 | University of Vermont | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Stream Inc #0745935 | Boston, MA | 2 | $160,000 | $90,000 | Vermont Workers Center | General fund | apps.irs.gov |
| Millstone Foundation | St Louis, MO | 7 | $154,116 | $100,000 | University of Vermont Foundation | To further recipient's charitable purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Claneil Foundation Inc | Plymouth Meeting, PA | 6 | $150,500 | $120,000 | Food Connects | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Arconic Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | One Tree Planted Inc | Revitalizing community green space in europe: hungary, germany, and england | apps.irs.gov |
| Atlantis Blue Project Foundation Inc | Plantation, FL | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Perry Institute for Marine Science | Coral gene bank | apps.irs.gov |
| Bailey Tuvell Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring Project | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Donald J Slavik Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Maliasili Initiatives Inc | Lion Guardians - Work with Maasai/Carnivore Coexistence | apps.irs.gov |
| Lucy D Nisbet Charitable Fund | Dallas, TX | 20 | $150,000 | $12,500 | Cots - Committee On Temporary Shelter | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| Lumina Foundation for Education Inc | Indianapolis, IN | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Inc | To support the expansion of SUNY's student reporting programs that bolster local news coverage. | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | President and Fellows of Middlebury College James Martin Center for Nonprol | Building global nuclear security expertise:the cns visiting fellows program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bissocurt Foundation Inc | Saratoga Springs, NY | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Agrihood Collective Inc | General Charitable Purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc | Owings Mills, MD | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Cathedral Square Corporation | To support the construction of an affordable housing community designed to promote wellness for older adults and help them maintain independence in their homes and communities. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc | Woodstock, VT | 5 | $150,000 | $50,000 | Norman Williams Public Library | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Wilson-Oconnor Family Foundation | Reston, VA | 1 | $150,000 | $150,000 | Norwich Community Collaborative | Norwich grange hall historic renovation project | apps.irs.gov |
| Liswhit Foundation - RBC Trust Account | Woodstock, VT | 5 | $147,000 | $57,000 | Woodstock Recreation Center | Unrestricted gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Tonamora Foundation Inc | Arlington, VT | 6 | $143,500 | $110,000 | SVHC Foundation | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Hollis Family Foundation | Shelburne, VT | 8 | $142,291 | $131,291 | Vermont Community Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Military Foundation | Chicago, IL | 3 | $141,164 | $129,190 | Norwich University | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Britton Fund 4240-00-44 | Philadelphia, PA | 2 | $140,000 | $115,000 | Lake Champlain Maritime Museum | General charitable purposes | apps.irs.gov |
| Cinco | Fairbanks, AK | 1 | $140,000 | $140,000 | The Putney School | Support education | apps.irs.gov |
| The Alcon Foundation Inc | Fort Worth, TX | 1 | $140,000 | $140,000 | Himalayan Cataract Project Inc | Eye care | apps.irs.gov |
| Elizabeth Leighton Irrevocable Trust | Brooklyn, OH | 1 | $138,535 | $138,535 | New England Kurn Hattin Homes | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Michael and Karen Stone Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 5 | $136,500 | $51,500 | Shelburne Farms | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| Trust Uw Alexander Hamilton Fulton | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $136,003 | $136,003 | University of Vermont Medical Center | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| Mortimer R Proctor Foundation | Buffalo, NY | 4 | $135,025 | $58,025 | Proctor JRSR High School | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Harry L Willett Foundation C O Boyd Ryan | Littleton, CO | 2 | $135,000 | $100,000 | Enhanced Living Inc | General | apps.irs.gov |
| Eva Crane Goff Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | 4 | $134,810 | $33,703 | American Society of Dowsers | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Fleming & Jane Howe Patrick Foundation Inc | Charlotte, VT | 3 | $134,548 | $100,000 | The Vergennes Opera House | Capital campaign elevator | apps.irs.gov |
| Reid Lillian Charitable Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | 9 | $131,220 | $14,580 | Arlington Food Shelf Inc | Daily operational support | apps.irs.gov |
| Edwards Lifesciences Foundation | Irvine, CA | 2 | $130,000 | $125,000 | International Cardiac Alliance Inc (haiti Cardiac Alliance) | Using collaboration and data management to overcome barriers to shd care | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gottesman Fund | New York, NY | 4 | $130,000 | $50,000 | Shalom Alliance Vermont Inc | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Help for People Foundation | Norwich, VT | 10 | $130,000 | $40,000 | Upper Valley Haven | Support for the unhoused | apps.irs.gov |
| Richard E and Deborah L Tarrant Foundation Inc | Winooski, VT | 9 | $129,860 | $100,000 | University of Vermont Medical Center | Miller building/martin floor | apps.irs.gov |
| Amazonsmile Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1,416 | $129,446 | $3,994 | Planned Parenthood of Northern New England | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Wood Percy P Trust | Buffalo, NY | 3 | $128,387 | $56,170 | Rutland Regional Medical Center | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Pritzker Family Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $128,000 | $128,000 | Voices for Vermont's Children Inc | Research and education on family economic stability | apps.irs.gov |
| Ronald J York Scholarship Fund | Barre, VT | 2 | $127,700 | $112,700 | Spaulding High School | Aviation/aeronauticsprogram funding | apps.irs.gov |
| The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation | Boston, MA | 7 | $127,600 | $59,000 | Safety Team Inc | Exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Roosevelt Jackson Carter Court Trust 091478 | Manchester, NH | 2 | $126,838 | $126,820 | Groton United Methodist Church | Charity | apps.irs.gov |
| The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn Charitable Trust | Norwich, VT | 21 | $126,500 | $15,000 | Norwich Grange Hall | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank England Scholarship Fund Community Finl | Newport, VT | 2 | $126,333 | $121,833 | Paine Mountain School District (cvsu) Northfield High School | Daf | apps.irs.gov |
| 1772 Foundation Inc | Morristown, NJ | 2 | $126,000 | $125,000 | Preservation Trust of Vermont | Historic preservation grantmaking in vt | apps.irs.gov |
| Carequest Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Voices for Vermont's Children | The purpose of this grant is to support Voices for Vermont's Children's creation of an outreach and awareness campaign that reflects community-identified oral health policy priorities, promotes the us | apps.irs.gov |
| Cedar Tree Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Coming Clean | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Ramon Tallaj Foundation Inc | Bronx, NY | 2 | $125,000 | $100,000 | His Holiness Pope Francis | Contribution | apps.irs.gov |
| Haver Foundation | Brentwood, TN | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Bellows Falls Union High School | To fulfill the exempt purposes of the charity | apps.irs.gov |
| Jeffrey S Pechter Family Foundation Inc | Delray Beach, FL | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Zeno Mountain Farm | Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| MWC Foundation Inc #0726315 | Boston, MA | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Northeast Wilderness Trust | Land acquisition & forever wild easements | apps.irs.gov |
| One-Four-Three Foundation #95-651660 | Boston, MA | 14 | $125,000 | $23,500 | Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity | $15,000 restricted to the warmth program; $8,500 restricted to feeding champlain valley | apps.irs.gov |
| Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | Shelburne Museum Inc | Museum Conservation Program | apps.irs.gov |
| The Estee Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $125,000 | $125,000 | One Tree Planted | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Laverack Family Foundation | Old Greenwich, CT | 5 | $125,000 | $100,000 | Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital | General purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary Trust | Greensboro, NC | 9 | $124,000 | $41,000 | Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center | To assist the organization in carrying out its exempt purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| Louise Davis Halsted Charit FDN | Dallas, TX | 9 | $123,627 | $27,473 | Gray Building Coalition Inc | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rodgers Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 5 | $122,000 | $47,000 | Dorset Theatre Festival | Unrestricted grant to support the organization's exempt purpose. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Thomas Rosato Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $121,000 | $100,000 | Dominican Republic Education and Mentoring Project | General & Unrestricted | apps.irs.gov |
| The Martin Foundation Inc | Naples, FL | 2 | $120,000 | $100,000 | Vermont College of Fine Arts | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Roessner Family Foundation Inc | Harwich Port, MA | 1 | $120,000 | $120,000 | Vermont Children's Trust Foundation | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Thomas W Smith Foundation Inc | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $120,000 | $120,000 | Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation | Education | apps.irs.gov |
| Lamson Howell Foundation Inc | Randolph, VT | 27 | $119,380 | $13,500 | Farr's Hill | 4th of July FireworksProgram Support | apps.irs.gov |
| Rivendell Foundation Inc | Hockessin, DE | 10 | $119,200 | $37,940 | Magicians Without Borders | General operating support | apps.irs.gov |
| Sceva Speare Trust Fbo Brookhaven Home for Boys | Dallas, TX | 1 | $116,970 | $116,970 | Brookhaven Home for Boys | Unrestricted general | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prevot Family Foundation Inc | East Hardwick, VT | 20 | $116,450 | $30,000 | Burke Mountain Academy | Contrib. to other org. for their estab. purpose | apps.irs.gov |
| NSB Foundation Inc | Barre, VT | 5 | $116,000 | $50,000 | Elevate Youth Services | General Operating Support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Butler Foundation | Springfield, NH | 2 | $115,885 | $70,000 | Norwich Grange Hall | Charitable | apps.irs.gov |
| Ann A Mergens Foundation Inc | Shelburne, VT | 5 | $115,000 | $40,000 | Shelburne Farms | Operations | apps.irs.gov |
| Kettering Family Foundation | Dayton, OH | 8 | $115,000 | $25,000 | Children's Literacy Foundation | Year of the book program | apps.irs.gov |
| Mack Foundation | Bainbridge Island, WA | 1 | $115,000 | $115,000 | Norwich University | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| Carris Corporation Foundation | Proctor, VT | 29 | $114,455 | $25,000 | Paramount Theater | To support in holding events and performances for the community | apps.irs.gov |
| Truettner Family Foundation | Crested Butte, CO | 36 | $114,000 | $25,000 | Manchester Historical Society | General support | apps.irs.gov |
| The Weezie Foundation XXXXX0005 | Chicago, IL | 6 | $113,500 | $87,500 | Vermont Commons School | General operating | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rauch Foundation Inc | Woodstock, VT | 16 | $113,000 | $60,000 | Champlain College Inc | Financial literacy | apps.irs.gov |
| Foundation for A Better World Inc | Marietta, GA | 2 | $110,000 | $60,000 | Population Media Center | Program expenses | apps.irs.gov |
| The Overbrook Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $110,000 | $60,000 | Coming Clean Inc | Dollar Store Campaign | apps.irs.gov |
| Rally To Give Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | 2 | $109,500 | $104,500 | Chill Foundation | To inspire young people through board sports and build a more equitable outdoor community. | apps.irs.gov |
| The Copley Fund | Morrisville, VT | 18 | $107,807 | $16,171 | Lamoille Home Health and Hospice | Assist elderly with homeservices and hospicecare | apps.irs.gov |
| Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $107,000 | $107,000 | Angkor Hospital for Children Inc | Bridging the gaps in pediatric care for children in Cambodia | apps.irs.gov |
| Wolf Kahn Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 8 | $106,500 | $62,000 | Vermont Studio Center | Wolf kahn - emily mason fellowship fund and emergency gift | apps.irs.gov |
| Corry Memorial Fund | Buffalo, NY | 2 | $106,018 | $53,009 | Montpelier Roxbury School District | General support | apps.irs.gov |
Largest grants
| Foundation | Recipient | Recipient location | Purpose | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filkins Family Foundation | Himalayan Cataract Project Inc Dba Cure Blindness Project | Norwich, VT | Surgeries & equipment | $20,702,516 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust | Shelburne Farms | Shelburne, VT | General support | $5,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert J and Jennifer J Banks Charitable Trust | Spring Lake Ranch Inc | Shrewsbury, VT | Banks' Expansion Project | $4,520,025 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Prospect Fund | Vermont Community Foundation | Middlebury, VT | Unrestricted charitable contribution | $4,296,972 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoehl Family Foundation | See Attached Statement | See Attached Statement, VT | See attached statement | $4,144,216 | apps.irs.gov |
| Scanlan Family Foundation | Bennington College | Bennington, VT | All contributions made for the intent established by the various charities | $4,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Northeast Wilderness Trust | Montpelier, VT | Endowment | $3,300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | Burlington, VT | Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health | $2,846,343 | apps.irs.gov |
| LK Whittier Foundation | Bennington College | Bennington, VT | Support for the peter drucker fund for excellence & innovation | $2,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Waterwheel Foundation | Vermont Community Foundation | Middlebury, VT | General | $2,690,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Endeavor Foundation Inc | Sterling College | Craftsbury CM, VT | Reorganizing knowledge and learning (formerly wilderness field program) & enhancing student learning and experience through belonging, well-being and purpose: a vision for whole person education in th | $2,147,029 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation | Cancer Vaccine Coalition | Middlebury, VT | General support | $2,036,336 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Maliasili Initiatives Inc | Essex Junction, VT | Supporting growth and impact of conservation efforts in east africa | $2,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| J Walter Juckett Cancer Research Foundation Inc | The University of Vermont | Burlington, VT | cancer research | $1,752,025 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Institute for Sustainable Communities | Montpelier, VT | Cultivating isc and the partnership for resilient communities leaders of color network | $1,750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Walton Family Foundation Inc | SSG Advisors LLC | Burlington, VT | To support the implementation of the Tuna Harvest Strategy in Indonesia's archipelagic waters. | $1,700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tiger Baron Foundation Inc | Vermont Community Foundation | Middlebury, VT | General support purposes | $1,683,254 | apps.irs.gov |
| Halvorsen Family Foundation | Green Mountain Valley School | Waitsfield, VT | Educational support | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Islands Fund | Aloha Foundation | Fairlee, VT | 5 permanently restricted endowments | $1,370,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Argosy Foundation | Hack Club | Shelburne, VT | Stem project | $1,355,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank M and Olive F Gilman Foundation | Vermont Student Asst Corp | Winooski, VT | Educational assistance | $1,350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation | Northern Stage Company | White River Junction, VT | Leadership-"bold circle" grant: purpose: to create a network of artistic directors as well as associate artistic directors, producers, and fellows, who in turn will support innovative writers, directo | $1,260,652 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Freeman Foundation | Vermont Land Trust | Montpelier, VT | General support | $1,225,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Realty Gift Fund | Upper Valley Haven Inc | White River Junction, VT | General support | $1,141,140 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wal-Mart Foundation | Sustainable Food Laboratory Inc | Hartland, VT | Nature | $1,004,230 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alexander Foundation Inc | Maliasili Initiatives Inc | Underhill, VT | General support | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kelson Foundation | Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | The elizabeth hackett robinson 84 innovation hub endowed fund | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Northeast Wilderness Trust | Montpelier, VT | Endowment | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Argosy Foundation | Shelburne Farms | Shelburne, VT | Capital campaign | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| John S and James L Knight Foundation | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation | Burlington, VT | To catalyze and strengthen partnerships between college reporting programs and local news outlets to help address america's news desert problem. | $934,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust | Improvecarenow Inc | Essex Junction, VT | Implementing the combine trial results in the improvecarenow (icn) learning health network | $931,101 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Clemmons Family Farm Inc | Charlotte, VT | To support rehabilitation of two 18th-century farm buildings into venues for african american history, arts, and culture | $930,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The 1040 Foundation | The Prospect Fund | Burlington, VT | Termination distribution - charitable grantmaking | $922,318 | apps.irs.gov |
| Robert J and Jennifer J Banks Charitable Trust | Spring Lake Ranch Inc | Shrewsbury, VT | Banks' Expansion Project | $861,660 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ad Henderson Foundation Inc | Let's Grow Kids | Burlington, VT | Continuation of let's grow kids capital campaign | $833,333 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Regulatory Assistance Project | Montpelier, VT | For general operating support | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| M&C Somewhere Foundation | Vermont Community Foundation | Middlebury, VT | General fund | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The William Jeff and Jennifer Gross Family Foundation | Divided Sky Foundation Corporation | Ludlow, VT | General donation | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ejk Foundation | Northeast Wilderness Trust | Montpelier, VT | for the acquisition of the Mountain Brook | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation | The Boma Project | Manchester Center, VT | Humanitarian | $750,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Caribbean Agroecology Institute Inc | Burlington, VT | For the u.s.-cuba forum to contribute to improved, mutually beneficial relations between diverse communities in cuba and the u.s. working towards shared goals of resilience, inclusivity and sustainabi | $745,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | To support a humanities for all times project | $743,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Peterson Family Foundation Inc | Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | General support | $725,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Arthur M Blank Family Foundation | Regulatory Assistance Project | Montpelier, VT | Western clean energy transition and southeast | $700,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | For support to the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation | $630,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gund Geoffrey FDN | Putney School | Putney, VT | General operating | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Steven and Beverly Rubenstein Charitable Foundation Inc | The University of Vermont | Burlington, VT | Donation | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gates Foundation | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | Burlington, VT | Maternal, newborn, child nutrition and health | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Anahata Foundation XXXXX5004 | Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports | Killington, VT | General | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | For core support to the Center for Nonproliferation Studies | $583,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Freedom Together Foundation | Coming Clean Inc | Brattleboro, VT | Grass roots-to-national clean air campaign | $575,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | For core support to the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies | $572,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Pollio Family Foundation Inc | Grace Cottage Foundation | Townshend, VT | Program support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Manton Foundation | Green Mountain Horse Association | South Woodstock, VT | For flood relief | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation | Maliasili Initiatives | Essex Junction, VT | Maliasili conservation fund (year 3 of 4) | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mulago Foundation | Maliasili Initiatives Inc | Underhill, VT | Relief to the poor | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Band Foundation | Maliasili Initiatives Inc | Essex Junction, VT | Maliasili Conservation Fund | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Eucalyptus Foundation | Middlebury College - Institute of International Studies at Monterey | Middlebury, VT | Center on terrorism and financial aid | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| M&C Somewhere Foundation | Middlebury Studio School | Middlebury, VT | General fund | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JSLH Foundation | President and Fellows of Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Sterling College | Craftsbury Common, VT | General support | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Sterling College | Craftsbury Common, VT | Eco gather | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gordon & Llura Gund 1993 Charitable Foundation | Uvm Foundation | Burlington, VT | Support the charitable purpose of the organization | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Margaret A Cargill Foundation | Wuqu' Kawoq Maya Health Alliance | Bethel, VT | Engaging communities to improve maternal & child health services in guatemala | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Frank & Zada Chase Charitable Trust 1576 | Norwich University | Northfield, VT | Education | $479,856 | apps.irs.gov |
| Isaiah 61 Foundation | 150 Cherry Street | Burlington, VT | Support of ministry | $458,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Turrell Fund | Let's Grow Kids | Burlington, VT | Program support | $452,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Four Pines Fund Inc | Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care Inc | Montpelier, VT | To support the vermont consultation & psychiatry access program | $437,796 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carolyn & George Rowland Char FDN Trust | Bennington College | Bennington, VT | General support grant | $430,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Marianne G Faulkner Trust Uw Fbo Various | The Homestead Inc | Woodstock, VT | General | $412,003 | apps.irs.gov |
| Four Pines Fund Inc | Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care Inc | Montpelier, VT | To support suicide-care improvements in vermont emergency departments | $409,780 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation | Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to establish and fund the "bold leadership network" program at middlebury college, the purpose of which is to develop leadership and support scholar | $403,793 | apps.irs.gov |
| Builders Vision Foundation | The Perry Institute for Marine Science Inc | Waitsfield, VT | to support research and education on the development of a national framework to address the impact of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease | $400,016 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fore Aces Family Foundation | Champlain College Inc | Burlington, VT | President's Initiatives Fund | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ford Foundation | Foundation Cristosal Inc | Burlington, VT | General support and core support for institutional strengthening | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Gaudio Family Foundation | Maliasili Initiatives Inc | Essex Junction, VT | $250,000 is to be used for general operating support and $150,000 is to be allocated solely to maliasilis coastal conservation work across eastern africa | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Esther and Otto Seligmann Foundation Inc | Vermont Community Foundation | Middlebury, VT | General fund | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | Burlington, VT | Advancing sustainable agriculture in africa | $388,947 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | For support to the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation | $380,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| George H Fearons III Charitable Trust | Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington | Barton, VT | General support grant | $367,176 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Freeman Foundation | Preservation Trust of Vermont | Burlington, VT | General support | $363,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc | Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Inc | Plymouth, VT | To support a publication and a conference | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation | Center On Rural Innovation Inc | Hartland, VT | 82055 redefining the narrative on rural investment strategies to cultivate equity and inclusion in funding for places facing the deepest disadvantages | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Haven Foundation | Cerf | Montpelier, VT | To help freelance writers and artists who have career-threatening illness | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ray and Tye Noorda Foundation | Himalayan Cataract Project | Norwich, VT | Humanitarian | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ad Henderson Foundation Inc | Mentor Vermont | Burlington, VT | Centering quality; enhancing public will; advancing the mentoring mindset | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | Regulatory Assistance Project | Montpelier, VT | Building capacity to establish a renewable energy sector in barbados. | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Elinor M Tourville Bennett Charitable Remainder Trust | University of VT- College of Medicine | Burlington, VT | Scholarships | $343,078 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Freeman Foundation | The Center for An Agricultural Economy | Hardwick, VT | General support | $337,400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hawk Rock Foundation | Vermont Foodbank | Barre, VT | Charitable / general purpose | $333,340 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | Special purpose | $333,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| Overlake Fund | University of Vermont Foundation | Burlington, VT | To support research, education, and other initiatives of vermont complex systems institute | $333,334 | apps.irs.gov |
| Farley Family Charitable Foundation | American Precision Museum | Windsor, VT | Grant for general charitable purposes | $325,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Baker Hughes Foundation | One Tree Planted | Shelburne, VT | General support | $310,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mt Roeschmore Foundation | American Precision Museum | Windsor, VT | General purpose | $305,274 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Schmidt Family Foundation | 350vermont | Burlington, VT | Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Copper Beech Foundation Inc | Hilltop Montessori School | Brattleboro, VT | Operational support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| High Meadows Foundation | Let's Grow Kids | Middlebury, VT | Payment to carry on charitable activities | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Novo Foundation | Local Futures | East Hardwick, VT | General support | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Foundation | Northeast Wilderness Trust | Montpelier, VT | Endowment | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
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