Foundations · IRS 990 filings

Foundations in Vermont

266
foundations
$152.5M
grants paid, FY2023–FY2025
84
say they accept unsolicited
$7,128
median grant

Grantlas lists 266 foundations based in Vermont — 251 private foundations and 15 grantmaking charities such as community foundations and United Ways — from their 990-PF and Form 990 filings for FY2023–FY2025. Together they paid out $152.5 million in grants in their latest filing year, and 84 of them (32%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Burlington (28), Brattleboro (17) and Shelburne (16).

84 of them say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Foundations accepting applications in Vermont.

Top 25 of 266 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 59 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Foundations in Vermont
Ben & Jerry's Foundation IncSouth Burlington, VT$2,000$4.2M$26–$295,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Hoehl Family FoundationShelburne, VT$4.1M$4.1M—No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
National Life Group CharitableMontpelier, VT$1,040$2.7M$20–$125,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Pizzagalli FoundationBurlington, VT$1.3M$1.7M$200,000–$1.7MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Antonio B and Rita M PomerleauBurlington, VT$10,000$1.6M$500–$150,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Lintilhac Foundation IncShelburne, VT$10,000$1.5M$250–$56,558No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
George W Mergens FoundationMilton, VT$9,130$1M$800–$50,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Onda Foundation IncBurlington, VT$20,250$905,750$500–$250,000Down 11% over 3 yearsFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Rowland Foundation IncBurlington, VT$8,041$686,362$395–$150,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Morris & Bessie Altman FoundationShelburne, VT$1,000$601,500$500–$80,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Stannard & Dorothy DunnNorwich, VT$5,000$528,370$25–$55,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Sandy Hill FoundationNorth Springfield, VT$472,614$472,614—No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Courtney and Victoria Buffum FamilyBurlington, VT$7,500$433,000$3,000–$1MNo grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Liswhit Foundation - Rbc Trust AccountWoodstock, VT$10,000$409,000$1,000–$100,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Eastrise FoundationWilliston, VT$15,000$399,566$5,000–$50,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Windham Foundation IncGrafton, VT$2,500$392,925$100–$40,205No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Ann A Mergens Foundation IncShelburne, VT$20,000$345,000$10,000–$145,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
The Copley FundMorrisville, VT$3,641$241,807$488–$134,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Oakland Foundation IncStowe, VT$2,500$230,845$500–$10,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Jackson Hole Preserve IncorporatedWoodstock, VT$204,112$204,112—No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
Macleay FoundationMontpelier, VT$25,000$192,500$10,000–$100,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Charles P Ferro FoundationBurlington, VT$3,000$192,000$1,000–$183,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Lebaron FoundationWarren, VT$5,000$175,000$1,000–$50,000No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
Ronald J York Scholarship FundBarre, VT$15,000$172,700$15,000–$112,700No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2025Locked: fit score and contacts
The Seeger Bartlett FoundationHancock, VT$168,000$168,000—No grants on file for the year three years back, so there is nothing to compareFY2024Locked: fit score and contacts
  • Median grant and grant range come from the 990-PF grant schedule; a dash means there is none to report.
  • “One grant” means a schedule with a single grant — no median, nothing to range over. “One amount” means several grants, all the same size.
  • 3-yr trend compares the latest filing year with the year two before it, so it needs grants on file for both. Most foundations file one year of grants, so most rows show a dash.

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Data from 990-PF and Form 990 filings, FY2023–FY2025. Updated November 8, 2026.