Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844
Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 is a private foundation based in Brattleboro, Vermont. Its stated purpose is to support religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3).
Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 at a glance
In short: Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 gave $110K across 63 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Massachusetts. 8% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $110,374
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 63
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,752
- +2.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $1,739,667
- -4.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 8% first-time grantees (5 of 63, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (51% 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 Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- Yes
- How to Apply
-
The trust accepts unsolicited requests. The filing specifies a letter and limits awards to qualified charitable recipients.
- Review Cycle
- December 1.
- Deadline
- December 1.
- Contact
Application contact: Christopher Chapman Co Trust Co Of
Mailing address: PO Box 1280, Brattleboro, VT 05302
Phone: (802) 231-2766
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Stone Soup Cafe ($28K). Together the top 10 received $81K.
Grant Size Distribution
275 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 275 grants of 275 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 51% of grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts and 45% to recipients in Vermont. The remaining reported shares went to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia, at 1% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 63 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 open to new grantees?
8%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 63 grantees (8%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $921. How we count
Medians: $500 first-time, $500 repeat.
- 90% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 103% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $26K (2020) to $110K (2025). In 2025 it made 63 grants totaling $110K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stone Soup Cafe Greenfield, MA | Charitable | $27,737 |
| Quabbin Food Connector Orange, MA | Charitable | $27,737 |
| Vermont Food Bank Barre, VT | Charitable | $6,000 |
| Garden Path Elder Living Brattleboro, VT | Charitable | $4,000 |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust Montpelier, VT | Charitable | $3,000 |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital - Dev Off Brattleboro, VT | Medical | $3,000 |
| Green Mountain Club Waterbury Center, VT | Charitable | $3,000 |
| Dummerston Congregational Church Dummerston, VT | Religious | $3,000 |
| Randolph Area Food Shelf Randolph, VT | Charitable | $2,000 |
| Chandler Center for the Arts Randolph, VT | Charitable | $1,500 |
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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 | $1,739,667 | $53,206 | $127,844 | $110,374 | 63 | $111,974 | $42,852 | $108,489 |
| 2024 | $1,814,776 | $46,339 | $124,581 | $104,068 | 61 | $105,668 | $41,072 | $105,691 |
| 2023 | $1,893,149 | $-28,685 | $133,974 | $99,550 | 59 | $100,350 | $21,046 | $99,703 |
| 2022 | $2,056,517 | $702,156 | $121,071 | $89,725 | 54 | $91,325 | $552,410 | $96,955 |
| 2021 | $1,449,986 | $1,119,758 | $34,086 | $26,465 | 38 | $28,065 | $926,098 | $18,895 |
| 2020 | $364,799 | $9,151 | $32,655 | $25,615 | 41 | — | $6,161 | $23,853 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 reported a distributable amount of $108K 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
The trust’s stated purpose is “exclusively religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3). Its 2025 grants included support for food organizations, a residential elder-care home, a wilderness land trust, a hospital, an arts center, and a church.
Grantees describe their own work in varied terms. Garden Path Elder Living says it operates a residential care home providing elders with assistance with daily living and nursing oversight. Northeast Wilderness Trust describes itself as a regional land trust that preserves and restores forever-wild landscapes. Chandler Center for the Arts says it works to strengthen its community and provide arts and arts education opportunities. Groundworks Collaborative describes its services as emergency shelter, housing assistance, and a food shelf.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the trust made 63 grants totaling $110,374. Awards ranged from $50 to $27,737, with a median grant of $500.
The largest reported awards included $27,737 each to Stone Soup Cafe and Quabbin Food Connector, both for charitable purposes; $6,000 to Vermont Food Bank; $4,000 to Garden Path Elder Living; and $3,000 each to Northeast Wilderness Trust, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital’s development office, Green Mountain Club, and Dummerston Congregational Church. The hospital grant was listed as medical and the church grant as religious; the other listed purposes were charitable.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Trust Company of Vermont is listed as trustee on the 2025 filing.
Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844's only listed officer is Trust Company of Vermont, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Trust Company of Vermont
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$5K (2020) → $14K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $14K, to Trust Company of Vermont (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844
How much does Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 give each year?
Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 gave $110K across 63 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $104K across 61 grants.
What is Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844's typical grant size?
Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $1,752, across 63 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 that year got $11K on average.
Where does Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 give grants?
Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 gives mostly in Massachusetts: 51% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Vermont (45%). The most frequent recipient cities were Brattleboro, VT (17 grants), Montpelier, VT (5 grants), Barre, VT (3 grants) and West Dummerston, VT (3 grants).
Does Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 63 grants with a stated purpose on Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (46 grants), "Educational" (7 grants) and "Medical" (3 grants).
Who are Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844's largest grantees?
Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844's largest 2025 grantees include Stone Soup Cafe ($27,737), Quabbin Food Connector ($27,737) and Vermont Food Bank ($6,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844?
Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $112K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $108K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 fund?
The trust’s stated purpose is “exclusively religious, charitable, scientific, literary and educational” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3). Its 2025 grants included support for food organizations, a residential elder-care home, a wilderness land trust, a hospital, an arts center, and a church. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844?
The trust accepts unsolicited requests. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844's EIN?
Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-7372122. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Sorg-Vogt Charitable Foundation Trust 3844 accept unsolicited proposals?
Yes, 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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