Sara M Holbrook Community Center Inc

Pecor Family Foundation

Burlington, VT

The Harvey & Ruth Gelfenbein Charitable Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY

The foundation’s 2023 grants supported other charitable foundations, along with organizations focused on environmental conservation, rainforest protection, and health; awards ranged from $100 to $704,982, with a median of $1,766. Most grant dollars went to Vermont and Kentucky, and the foundation says it has distributed all its assets and stopped grantmaking. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The University of Vermont Medical Center

Burlington, VT

The University of Vermont Medical Center’s Community Health Investment Fund supports community health programs addressing locally identified needs, including community connectedness, mental health and substance use, and healthcare access. It invests over $1 million annually; 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $488,014, with a median of $50,000, and funding has primarily gone to Vermont, with some in New York. It offers competitive application opportunities, including a FY27 Critical Need cycle, but the profile does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Mascoma Bank Foundation

Lebanon, NH

The foundation supports education, social services, arts, and healthcare, among other community needs, for organizations within Mascoma Bank’s lending area. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000; funding went mainly to organizations in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. It accepts applications through the Mascoma Bank website and considers them quarterly.

Trout Lily Foundation

Middlebury, VT

The Vermont-based foundation supports a varied range of charitable work, including legal services, reproductive health, hunger relief, media, libraries, education, and the humanities, with most funding going to Vermont organizations. In 2025, its 53 grants ranged from $1,000 to $60,000, with a median of $15,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Antonio B and Rita M Pomerleau

Burlington, VT

The foundation supports charities serving healthy, vital communities, including programs for domestic-violence services, youth, workforce development, and conservation, primarily in Vermont. In 2024, grants ranged from $500 to $150,000, with a median of $10,000. It does not limit grants to preselected organizations; applicants are advised to contact Ernest A. Pomerleau with the request’s purpose and amount.

Marier Cunningham Foundation

Burlington, VT

LGBTQ Fund of Vermont Incorporated

Randolph, VT

The LGBTQ Fund of Vermont promotes the substantive, valuable contributions LBGTQ donors make to the broader community. The Fund makes charitable gifts to other not-for-profit organizations as designated by its donors. Our objective is to reduce homophobia by drawing attention to the engagement of LGBTQ Vermonters in the broader community and their positive impact on the lives of all Vermonters.

The Van Wallingham Foundation Inc

Waterbury Center, VT

The Van Wallingham Foundation supports preselected charitable organizations, with recent grants spanning sustainable development, Indigenous land and environmental rights, affordable housing, and clean-energy policy and technology. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000, with a median of $3,000, and primarily went to organizations in Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, and North Carolina. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Cathedral Square Corporation

South Burlington, VT

Cathedral Square supports affordable housing and services for older adults and people with special needs, with reported grants focused on Vermont’s statewide SASH program and related housing and support services. In 2025, it awarded 15 grants ranging from $15,000 to $305,472, with a median of $118,502, all to Vermont organizations. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Christina Heroy Foundation

Shelburne, VT

In 2025, the Christina Heroy Foundation gave $38,000 in grants, typically around $1,000, to preselected charitable organizations working in areas including reproductive health, education, civil liberties, food security, civic engagement, climate, and support for older adults. Most funding went to Vermont organizations (68%), with some grants in New York, California, Washington, DC, and Maine. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Eastrise Foundation

Williston, VT

EastRise Foundation supports Vermont organizations addressing food security, housing, financial well-being, connected communities, and environmental stewardship. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,000 to $30,000, with a median of $15,000; it accepts requests through its Community Giving Requests process and reviews requests up to $5,000 monthly and larger requests quarterly.