Grants made by Vermont Community Foundation
Vermont Community Foundation (EIN 22-2712160) reported 728 grants totaling $46.3M in FY2024 on Schedule I of its IRS Form 990 — the 100 largest are listed below. See the full financial profile for revenue, ratings and leadership.
Grant recipients (FY2024) · $46.3M total
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Leahy Center For Lake Champlain Inc | "into the lake" aquarium & exhibits capital construction fund | $7,951,562 |
| Vermont Long Term Disaster Recovery Group Inc | To support their work with individuals affected by the flooding in vermont in july of 2023. | $2,045,608 |
| Pathways Vermont Inc | Pathways vermont peer respite center pilot project | $1,313,879 |
| Vermont Land Trust Inc | General operating support | $1,168,659 |
| Cathedral Square Corporation | General operating support | $1,011,000 |
| Flynn Center For the Performing Arts Ltd | To fund the camps, classes and workshops | $755,930 |
| Northeast Kingdom Human Services Inc | Acute stress intervention programming | $719,758 |
| Connecting Hope Inc | To support the repair and rebuilding of homes impacted by storms/flooding in 2023 | $650,000 |
| Revitalizing Waterbury Inc | Stowe street alley project | $529,950 |
| University of Vermont Medical Center Inc | Uvm cancer center fund, attn: manon o'connor | $512,102 |
| Intervale Center Inc | To support the conservation nursery | $472,568 |
| The Mentor Connector | General operating support | $465,000 |
| Parks Foundation of Burlington | For the commemoration of the victims of st. joseph orphange | $455,128 |
| Town Hall Theater Inc | Capital campaign. grant funds to be used for general operations if capital campaign has been reached. advisor's note: please do not list the grant amount in your publications | $429,000 |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation | Community health workers utilize person-centered, whole person approach to identify and address mh, sud, and physical health needs and barriers among latino communities in lamoille, windham and windsor counties ($37,500); access to liguistically and culturally assessible clinician ($10k) | $426,950 |
| Vermont Family Forests Foundation | To support the vermont family forests foundation's colby hill ecological project and the work of vermont family forests foundation as fee holder and steward of land in lincoln and bristol, pursuant to a stewardship agreement between the anderson's and vfff | $425,837 |
| Vermont Council On the Arts Inc | Unrestricted support | $422,525 |
| Adirondack Foundation | To aid in the recovery and resiliency due to flooding in july of '23 | $407,000 |
| Center For Women & Enterprises Inc | To support women-owned business owners affected by summer 2023 flooding | $404,991 |
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Mark israel giving fund #1310053 | $382,032 |
| Rescue Inc | General operating support | $375,599 |
| Windham Foundation | To support the continuation of the grant making purposes and intentions previously supported by the bunbury company, inc. in cooperation with the windham foundation, inc | $367,887 |
| United Way of Northwest Vermont Inc | General operating support | $365,022 |
| King Street Center Inc | General operating support | $342,660 |
| Turning Point Center of Addisoncounty Inc | General operating support | $329,662 |
| Vermont Foodbank | General operating support | $312,275 |
| The Dream Program Inc | Books for campers | $306,976 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern New England | General operating support | $301,500 |
| Friends of the Ilsley Library | Capital campaign advisor's note: built it and we will come! | $285,500 |
| Vermont Humanities Council | General operating support | $265,465 |
| Homestead Inc | To provide annual support to homestead, inc. of woodstock. | $265,459 |
| Center For Real Dialogue Inc | To support program budget priorities, including: marketing, outreach, program transformation, salaries, training costs, and general operating expenses | $250,000 |
| Vermont Rural Education Collaborative Inc | Teacher workforce development | $249,500 |
| Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Inc | Event sponsorship: 14th annual farm to plate gathering | $245,250 |
| The Center For An Agricultural Economy | To provide capacity building support for community gardens, farmers market, and the produce to pantry program | $240,600 |
| Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont | General operating support | $225,198 |
| Merck Forest & Farmland Center | General operating support | $221,544 |
| Community College of Vermont - Montpelier | To support scholarships for students in wolcott, morrisville and surrounding towns | $220,865 |
| Spectrum Inc | Growth giver program | $216,160 |
| Mosaic Vermont Inc | General operating support | $197,600 |
| Susu Community Farm Inc | General operating support | $186,250 |
| United Way of Lamoille County Inc | Mobile rural resource navigator and any additional needs related to flood recovery. | $185,000 |
| Great Schools Partnership Inc | Teacher workforce development | $185,000 |
| Vermont Natural Resources Council Inc | Provide support for hiring a dei consultant to review forest management outreach guide and materials | $177,800 |
| City Green Inc | To provide annual distributions to city green of clifton, nj, to support programs including, but not limited to, good food bucks, education, and veggie mobile | $171,420 |
| Vermont Works For Women Inc | To support trailblazers: trades training for women in newport | $168,081 |
| Mercy Connections Inc | General operating support | $165,293 |
| Vermont Public Co | General operating support advisor's note: with appreciation for news coverate in the northeast kingdom | $158,922 |
| Shires Housing Inc | General operating support | $150,000 |
| The Nature Museum At Grafton Incorporated | To support environmental education | $150,000 |
| The University of Vermont Health Network-home Health & Hospice Inc | General operating support advisor's note: in memory of alec barclay | $141,750 |
| Town of Brattleboro Recreation & Parks | Gymnastics floor upgrades | $139,000 |
| Good Samaritan Haven | General operating support | $137,800 |
| Retreat Farm | Connecting to land and each other through art at retreat farm | $132,750 |
| Community Development Support Inc | For predevelopment costs of the eliot street and estey organ projects to create affordable housing, with priority for refugees | $130,000 |
| Community Resilience Organizations | General support for storm and flood relief | $129,000 |
| Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity Inc | General operating support | $128,800 |
| Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center Inc | General operating support | $128,500 |
| United Way of Addison County Inc | General operating support | $128,431 |
| Green Mountain Club Inc | To support the charitable purposes, programs and operations of the green mountain club. | $124,531 |
| Jenna Tatro Memorial Fund | Flood resiliency | $124,500 |
| Shelburne Farms | General operating support | $123,916 |
| Cooperation Vermont | To purchase a portable generator, emergency cleaning supplies, and shelter supplies for a mutual aid and shelter hub at the marshfield village store | $123,900 |
| Town of Plainfield | To support the 2024 old home days celebration, including the bridge mosaic mural project | $118,203 |
| A3b Acceptance Believing Bonding and Belonging Inc | To assist in the resiliency, restabilization, and reinforcement of the center due to damage from july 2023 flooding | $115,500 |
| Vermont Council On Rural Development Inc | Climate catalyst innovation fund 2024 grantmaking | $115,250 |
| African Film Festival | To support african film festival's (aff) efforts to enhance education and increase the accessibility of african and world cinema within latin america by supporting the expansion of two projects: let's talk about water (ltaw) and mayors make movies (mmm) | $115,000 |
| Vermont Program For Quality In Health Care Inc | To support implementation of the vermont statewide postvention pilot project | $110,000 |
| Community Health Services of Addison County | Unrestricted | $107,000 |
| Champlain College Inc | To support the champlain college & nuwave experiential learning collaboration | $104,754 |
| Preservation Trust of Vermont Inc | To support the work of the preservation trust of vermont. | $103,000 |
| Burnham Memorial Librarytown of Colchester | To support and enhance the purposes of the library in the town of colchester | $102,680 |
| Capital Innovation Lab Inc | Vermont womens fund: vermont entrepreneurial equity program | $99,225 |
| North Branch School | To support tuition assistance | $97,600 |
| Town of Johnson | To support a community resilience planning meeting in summer 2023 as part of a vcrd process | $96,550 |
| Vermont River Conservancy Inc | General operating support advisor's note: in honor of stephan syz | $96,000 |
| Brain Injury Alliance of Vermont | To provide support for a staff navigator/program coordinator position (direct patient care and services) and to advance brain injury association of vermont's mission by providing emergency financial assistance for patients' basic needs such as food, housin | $94,505 |
| Vermont Student Development Fund Inc | Vermont scholarship fund administration fees | $92,109 |
| Green Mountain Horse Association Inc | Bridge to the future campaign: sustainability - land acquisition fund | $91,150 |
| Vermont Library Association Inc | Grants to libraries in vermont most impacted by flooding in july of 2023 | $90,000 |
| New Learning Journey | Barn renovation project at knoll farm | $89,000 |
| Child Care Resource | Consultation services for providers | $87,000 |
| Eagle Island Inc | Unrestricted | $87,000 |
| Chittenden Community Television | General operating support | $86,000 |
| Stowe Land Trust | Adams camp connector | $85,500 |
| Bryan Memorial Gallery Foundation Inc | $1,000.00 for the alden bryan memorial award for best in show (with medal); $750.00 for second prize; and $500.00 for third prize - land & light & water & air (2023) | $83,834 |
| Nature Conservancy | Stewardship of the nature conservancy's barr hill natural area in greensboro | $83,625 |
| Committee On Temporary Shelter | General operating support | $82,964 |
| Vermont Journalism Trust | General operating support | $81,828 |
| Education Development Center Inc | Parent to parent loss survivor film project | $81,460 |
| Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium | General operating support | $79,859 |
| Peacham Congregational Church | Flood relief for peacham residents whose homes or properties suffered significant damage as a result of the july 10th flood event. to be administered and distributed in strict confidence by several members of the church council selected by its chair | $79,695 |
| Dismas of Vermont Inc | General operating support | $78,955 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Adopt the hitda codex, darmstadt, universitts- und landesbibliothek darmstadt, ms 1640. full-size color facsimile. rimini: imago, 2023. copy paste full purpose into letter; see mail note | $77,813 |
| High Horses Center For Equine - Assisted Services Inc | To support the high horses therapeutic riding program in norwich. | $77,524 |
| Town of Ludlow | For emergency water rescue equipment | $76,569 |
| Birds of Vermont Museum Inc | To support the work of the birds of vermont museum in huntington without restriction | $75,552 |
| Elderly Services Inc | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Infact | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Middlebury Studio School | Fundraising match | $74,250 |
Grant data comes from Schedule I of Vermont Community Foundation's e-filed Form 990, via CharityIndex. Recipients link to their own profiles where the EIN matches our directory.