Birdseye Foundation
Birdseye Foundation is a private foundation based in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Its 2025 filing reports 22 grants totaling $200,000, primarily to organizations in Vermont, with the remainder going to organizations in New Hampshire.
Birdseye Foundation at a glance
In short: Birdseye Foundation gave $200K across 22 grants in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in Vermont. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $200,000
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 22
- -4.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,091
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $3,080,890
- +4.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 22, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Vermont (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Birdseye Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Co Nathan Wechsler Co 44 School, Lebanon, NH 03766
Phone: (603) 448-2650
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Birdseye Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Upper Valley Waldorf School ($40K). Together the top 10 received $162K.
Grant Size Distribution
109 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 109 grants of 109 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 90% of grant dollars went to recipients in Vermont and 10% to recipients in New Hampshire.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 22 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Birdseye Foundation open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 22 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 22 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. How we count
- 100% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 99% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $146K (2019) to $200K (2025). In 2025 it made 22 grants totaling $200K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Valley Waldorf School Quechee, VT | General Support | $40,000 |
| Upper Valley Haven White River JCT, VT | General Support | $22,500 |
| Vermont Food Bank Barre, VT | General Support | $22,500 |
| Clara Martin Center Wilder, VT | General Support | $13,000 |
| Pathways Vermont Winooski, VT | General Support | $13,000 |
| Second Wind Foundation White River JCT, VT | General Support | $13,000 |
| Listen Community Services Lebanon, NH | Fuel Assistance | $10,000 |
| Upper Valley Land Trust Hanover, NH | General Support | $10,000 |
| Willing Hands Norwich, VT | General Support | $10,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Northern New England Colchester, VT | General Support | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,080,890 | $365,955 | $240,127 | $200,000 | 22 | $202,861 | $334,288 | $205,863 |
| 2024 | $2,955,062 | $310,946 | $225,145 | $190,000 | 23 | $193,430 | $281,966 | $153,125 |
| 2023 | $2,869,261 | $187,184 | $219,652 | $190,000 | 22 | $193,308 | $160,840 | $181,678 |
| 2022 | $2,901,729 | $146,003 | $225,719 | $190,000 | 22 | $193,091 | $119,324 | $183,748 |
| 2021 | $2,981,445 | $272,174 | $220,613 | $190,000 | 20 | $192,929 | $244,490 | $189,636 |
| 2020 | $2,929,884 | $83,384 | $219,949 | $190,000 | 19 | — | $47,931 | $189,335 |
| 2019 | $3,066,449 | $2,265,486 | $171,285 | $146,000 | 18 | — | $94,336 | $158,831 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Birdseye Foundation reported a distributable amount of $206K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in education, food access, housing, mental health and recovery services, land conservation, and literacy. For example, Upper Valley Waldorf School describes its mission as preparing students to engage with a changing world through a curriculum spanning sciences, humanities, and arts. Upper Valley Haven says it assists people experiencing poverty with hunger, housing, and self-directed living. Upper Valley Land Trust describes its work as helping people conserve land, including farms, forests, wildlife habitat, and water resources.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation awarded 22 grants totaling $200,000. Grants ranged from $500 to $40,000, with a median grant of $5,000. The largest awards included $40,000 to Upper Valley Waldorf School; $22,500 each to Upper Valley Haven and Vermont Food Bank; and $13,000 each to Clara Martin Center, Pathways Vermont, and Second Wind Foundation. Other reported grants included $10,000 to Listen Community Services for fuel assistance, $10,000 to Upper Valley Land Trust, and $10,000 to Willing Hands.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists S Cross as president/director; the officer title also appears as “SECRETA” in the filing information.
Birdseye Foundation is led by S. Cross, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
S. Cross
President, Director & Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Birdseye Foundation
How much does Birdseye Foundation give each year?
Birdseye Foundation gave $200K across 22 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $190K across 23 grants.
What is Birdseye Foundation's typical grant size?
Birdseye Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $9,091, across 22 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Birdseye Foundation give grants?
Birdseye Foundation gives mostly in Vermont: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New Hampshire (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Norwich, VT (2 grants), Burlington, VT (2 grants), Montpelier, VT (2 grants) and South Pomfret, VT (2 grants).
Does Birdseye Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 95% of Birdseye Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (21 of 22) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Birdseye Foundation's largest grantees?
Birdseye Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Upper Valley Waldorf School ($40,000), Upper Valley Haven ($22,500) and Vermont Food Bank ($22,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Birdseye Foundation?
Birdseye Foundation reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $203K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $206K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Birdseye Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations working in education, food access, housing, mental health and recovery services, land conservation, and literacy. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Birdseye Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Birdseye Foundation's EIN?
Birdseye Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1646116. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Birdseye Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Birdseye Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/birdseye-foundation-morg_0df566dfeeb14b7dad35f54fbb4c1377
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