Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc
To support burlington city arts' activities and programs, and to support Vermont artists.
Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc gave $642K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $642K), mostly in Vermont. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $641,613
- +3.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $641,613
- +3.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $641,613
- Total assets
- $7,988,980
- +14.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Vermont (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc
Who Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Burlington ($642K).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 5 grants of 9 (56%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $309K (2020) to $812K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $642K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Burlington Burlington, VT | Arts Programs | $641,613 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,988,980 | $1,817,676 | $807,543 | $641,613 | 1 | $78,434 |
| 2024 | $6,974,965 | $3,517,189 | $703,695 | $622,831 | 1 | $24,585 |
| 2023 | $4,159,798 | $2,571,228 | $877,431 | $811,860 | 2 | $3,269 |
| 2022 | $2,463,585 | $1,529,805 | $807,370 | $642,663 | 4 | $-607 |
| 2021 | $1,810,051 | $1,199,503 | $627,474 | $501,710 | 1 | $-501 |
| 2020 | $1,695,924 | $1,143,802 | $503,782 | $309,124 | 1 | $663 |
| 2019 | $526,228 | $344,856 | $575,411 | $354,715 | 3 | $151 |
About Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Burlington, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $642K. Net investment income was $78K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc is led by Doug Griswold, Chair since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 11 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Doug Griswold
Chair
Vice Chair → Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Perry
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Doreen Kraft
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffry Glassberg
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Danford
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Hemley
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jen Kaulius
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Berbeco
Director
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Won
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Billi Gosh
Vice Chair
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Metz
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Grace Ciffo (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Mitzi Blake (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: William G. Post Jr. (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Fran Stoddard (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Janet Murnane (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Sandy Berbeco (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Amanda Paulino (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tom Torti (2019–2020) — Director
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 Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc
How much does Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc give each year?
Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc gave $642K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $623K across 1 grant.
How large is Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc?
Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc reported $8.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.
What is Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc?
Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Burlington, VT. It holds $8.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc operate?
Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Vermont.
What is Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc's EIN?
Burlington City Arts Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0354963. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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