Arlington Community Public Health

Private foundation · Grantmaker Arlington, VT EIN: 03-0186323

Arlington Community Public Health is a private foundation based in Arlington, Vermont. Its 2025 filing describes direct charitable activities that include community support and skilled nursing services—such as dental, vision, and hearing care for local elementary schools and low-income community residents—and scholarships for students pursuing nursing studies.

Arlington Community Public Health at a glance

In short: Arlington Community Public Health gave $21K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Vermont. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$21,325
+38.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
14
+55.6% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,523
-10.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,199
Total assets
$810,540
+5.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Vermont (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

How to apply to Arlington Community Public Health

How to Apply

The filing says applications are submitted by application. Applicants must be residents of Arlington, Sunderland, or Sandgate, and their field of study must be health related.

Review Cycle
The filing lists May 1 each year. The May 1, 2026 deadline is past.
Deadline
The filing lists May 1 each year.
Contact

Application contact: Lynn Williams
Mailing address: PO Box 62, Arlington, VT 05250
Phone: (802) 375-1260

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Arlington Community Public Health funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Arlington Summer Camp: $4KArlington Summer Camp$4KCommunity Fund: $1KCommunity Fund$1KFisher Elementary School: $1KFisher Elementary School$1KArlington Summer Lunch Program: $1KArlington Summer Lunch Program$1KBattenkill Valley Health Center BVH: $1KBattenkill Valley HealthCenter BVH$1KCommunity House: $1KCommunity House$1KJisp KAP: $700Jisp KAP$700Support for Red Stocking Program: $500Support for Red StockingProgram$500PTG Sponsorship: $500PTG Sponsorship$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Arlington Summer Camp ($4K). Together the top 9 received $11K.

Organizations only. It also paid 5 individual scholarships ($10,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

55 grants across all recorded years

55<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 55 grants of 55 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All grant dollars reported for 2025 went to recipients in Vermont. The filing’s stated residency restriction for applicants is Arlington, Sunderland, or Sandgate.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ArlingtonSunderland

How Arlington Community Public Health gives

  • Giving grew 61% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2022 it paid out 71% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K6 grants2020 9 grants2021 13 grants2022 10 grants2023 9 grants2024 14 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2020) to $21K (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $21K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Arlington Summer Camp Arlington, VTCommunity Health & Support$4,228
5 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$10,000
Community Fund Arlington, VTAnnual fund$1,247
Fisher Elementary School Arlington, VTNursing supplies$1,150
Arlington Summer Lunch Program Arlington, VTCommunity Health & Support$1,000
Battenkill Valley Health Center BVH Arlington, VTCommunity Health & Support$1,000
Community House Arlington, VTAnnual$1,000
Jisp KAP Arlington, VTCommunity Health & Support$700
Support for Red Stocking Program Arlington, VTCommunity Health & Support$500
PTG Sponsorship Arlington, VTAnnual$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$810,540$55,880$45,318$21,32514$34,133$45,108—
2024$769,395$67,684$43,989$15,3649$25,108$62,031—
2023$753,053$58,062$28,283$11,66510$11,665$50,662—
2022$681,166$59,256$33,680$13,21813$25,220$43,816$35,663
2021$752,268$235,051$20,332$9,9929$19,889$227,908$27,789
2020$504,864$44,658$23,487$7,0506—$32,294$23,453

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s stated direct activities include supporting community health services and providing scholarships to students pursuing nursing studies. Its 2025 grants included support for community health and support, nursing supplies, annual funds, and educational scholarships.

One recipient, Community House Inc., received $1,000 in 2025. The grantee describes its own work as providing rehabilitative services and operating residential, educational, and summer-camp programs for children and young people.

Grantmaking

In 2025, the foundation gave 14 grants totaling $21,325. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $4,228, with a median of $1,198.

Among the largest listed awards were $4,228 to Arlington Summer Camp for community health and support; $2,000 each to five students for educational scholarships; $1,247 to Community Fund for its annual fund; $1,150 to Fisher Elementary School for nursing supplies; and $1,000 each to Arlington Summer Lunch Program and Battenkill Valley Health Center BVH for community health and support. Community House received $1,000 for an annual purpose.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Donna Gunther as President; Elise Munsey as Vice President; Mary Van Vleck as Treasurer; Sue Claro as Assistant Treasurer; Annette Sabatino as Recording Secretary; and Sheila Hoyt as Corresponding Secretary.

Arlington Community Public Health is led by Donna Gunther, President on filings since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Donna Gunther

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Annette Sabatino

    Record Sect'y

    Secretary → Record Sect'y, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Van Vleck

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Elise Munsey

    Vice President

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Claro

    Assistant Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Sheila Hoyt

    Corresp Sect'y

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Jessica McCrae-Massey (2023–2024) — President
  • Former: Jessica Massey (2022) — President
  • Former: Olivia Marko (2020–2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Joyce Williams (2021) — Corr. Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Arlington Community Public Health

How much does Arlington Community Public Health give each year?

Arlington Community Public Health gave $21K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $15K across 9 grants.

What is Arlington Community Public Health's typical grant size?

Arlington Community Public Health's median grant in 2025 was $1,199, and its average grant was $1,523, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Arlington Community Public Health give grants?

Arlington Community Public Health gives mostly in Vermont: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Arlington, VT (9 grants).

Does Arlington Community Public Health give general operating support?

Occasionally: 7% of Arlington Community Public Health's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Community Health & Support" (5 grants) and "Educational Scholarship" (5 grants).

Who are Arlington Community Public Health's largest grantees?

Arlington Community Public Health's largest 2025 grantees include Arlington Summer Camp ($4,228), Community Fund ($1,247) and Fisher Elementary School ($1,150), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 5 individual scholarships ($10,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 31% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Arlington Community Public Health?

Arlington Community Public Health reported $811K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $56K.

What does Arlington Community Public Health fund?

The foundation’s stated direct activities include supporting community health services and providing scholarships to students pursuing nursing studies. Its 2025 grants included support for community health and support, nursing supplies, annual funds, and educational scholarships. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Arlington Community Public Health?

The filing says applications are submitted by application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Arlington Community Public Health's EIN?

Arlington Community Public Health's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0186323. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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