The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc
The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Woodstock, Vermont. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with stated grant purposes of general charitable purposes.
The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc gave $500K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $36K), top state Vermont. 0% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $500,000
- +38.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +7.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $35,714
- +29.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $94,035
- +420.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 0% first-time grantees (0 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Vermont (30% 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 The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 606, Woodstock, VT 05091
Phone: (802) 672-4037
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Crohn's & Colitis Foundation ($125K). Together the top 10 received $460K.
Grant Size Distribution
60 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 51 grants of 60 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation is based in Vermont. In 2025, its grant dollars were distributed among recipients in Vermont (30%), New York (29%), Florida (25%), Washington, DC (10%), and California (2%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
0%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 0 of 14 grantees (0%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. How we count
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 124% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 127% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 $102K (2019) to $500K (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $500K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation New York, NY | General Charitable Purposes | $125,000 |
| Promise Inc West Melbourne, FL | General Charitable Purposes | $115,000 |
| Capital Area Foodbank Washington, DC | General Charitable Purposes | $50,000 |
| Norman Williams Public Library Woodstock, VT | General Charitable Purposes | $50,000 |
| Vermont Foodbank Barre, VT | General Charitable Purposes | $50,000 |
| Vermont Institute of Natural Science Quechee, VT | General Charitable Purposes | $20,000 |
| Vermont Public Broadcasting Colchester, VT | General Charitable Purposes | $20,000 |
| Artistree Community Arts Center Yorktown Heights, NY | General Charitable Purposes | $10,000 |
| Celiac Disease Foundation Woodland Hills, CA | General Charitable Purposes | $10,000 |
| Center for Woodlands Education - Northern Woodlands Lyme, NH | General Charitable Purposes | $10,000 |
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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 | $94,035 | $588,604 | $512,628 | $500,000 | 14 | $504,025 | $580,001 | $397,178 |
| 2024 | $18,059 | $350,789 | $370,200 | $360,000 | 13 | $367,035 | $347,624 | $361,812 |
| 2023 | $37,470 | $270,932 | $310,200 | $300,000 | 12 | $307,035 | $267,767 | $298,174 |
| 2022 | $76,738 | $178 | $244,131 | $223,000 | 9 | $230,315 | — | $285,122 |
| 2021 | $320,691 | $490,191 | $220,055 | $205,000 | 12 | $212,700 | $482,836 | $256,740 |
| 2020 | $50,555 | $206,583 | $177,267 | $167,000 | 11 | — | $203,351 | $204,902 |
| 2019 | $21,239 | $105,291 | $122,838 | $102,400 | 12 | — | $95,353 | $213,978 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $397K 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 grants show support for organizations whose stated missions include improving the lives of people affected by Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, providing affordable independent housing for people with cognitive and physical disabilities, and addressing food insecurity in Vermont.
Other 2025 grantees describe their work as enriching community life through library services, promoting environmental care through education and wildlife rehabilitation, conserving New England native plants, and advancing celiac disease research, advocacy, education, diagnosis, treatments, and a cure. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 14 grants totaling $500,000. Grant amounts ranged from $10,000 to $125,000, with a median of $15,000. The largest reported grants included $125,000 to Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, $115,000 to Promise Inc, and $50,000 each to Capital Area Foodbank, Norman Williams Public Library, and Vermont Foodbank. Other reported grants included $20,000 each to Vermont Institute of Natural Science and Vermont Public Broadcasting, and $10,000 each to Artistree Community Arts Center, Celiac Disease Foundation, Center for Woodlands Education – Northern Woodlands, and Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The 2025 grantees also included Native Plant Trust, which received $10,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Charlotte Colby Danly as president and director, Bruce G Danly as secretary and director, and Alison Danly Lazear as director.
The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc is led by Charlotte Colby Danly, President & Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Charlotte Colby Danly
President & Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Alison Danly Lazear
Director
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Bruce G. Danly
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2019
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 The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc
How much does The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc give each year?
The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc gave $500K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $360K across 13 grants.
What is The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $35,714, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc give grants?
The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc's top state is Vermont, with 30% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were New York (29%) and Florida (25%). The most frequent recipient cities were Woodstock, VT (2 grants).
Does The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (14 of 14) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Crohn's & Colitis Foundation ($125,000), Promise Inc ($115,000) and Capital Area Foodbank ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc?
The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc reported $94K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $504K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $397K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc?
The foundation 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 The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc's EIN?
The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1519267. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). The Rising Phoenix Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-rising-phoenix-foundation-inc-morg_5f220b658cfb426c8e676f57de2919e6
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