Funding Amount

$2,500 - $5,000 per grant (Total: $50,000 distributed)

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

Educational Equity Mini-Grants

Geographic Scope: Vermont schools and school districts statewide

Funder: Vermont Community Foundation's VT COVID-19 Response Fund; Welcoming, Equitable, and Anti-Racist Communities Initiative

Administering Organizations: Vermont School Boards Association (VSBA), Vermont Superintendents Association (VSA), and Vermont Principals' Association (VPA)

Focus Areas:

  • Educational equity and antiracism initiatives
  • Affinity spaces for BIPOC students and educators
  • Strategic planning for LGBTQ+ student support
  • Partnerships with local small businesses
  • Integration of Abenaki culture and history into educational programming

Award Structure:

  • 5 grants at $5,000 level
  • 10 grants at $2,500 level

Program Background: Part of larger equity work supported by initial $150,000 grant (January 2021) and additional $100,000 grant (January 2022)

Application Statistics: 41 applications received from around the state

Funding Uses: Direct and meaningful support to local changemakers across Vermont schools

Related Information: For more information, visit vtvsba.org, vtvsa.org, and vpaonline.org

What Vermont Principals Association Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
1
Total given
$10K
Median grant
$10K
  • By dollars: Vermont 100%. Top recipient cities: S Burlington, VT.

Example grants

  • Mt Mansfield Media · S Burlington, VT

    $10K

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • K-12 schools
  • Education equity
  • Diversity
  • LGBTQ
  • BIPOC
  • Minorities

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