Lintilhac Foundation Grant

Lintilhac Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Lintilhac Foundation
Amount: US $5,000 - US $30,000
Last Updated: January 16, 2026

Summary

The Lintilhac Foundation Grant aims to foster a stronger, healthier Vermont by supporting nonprofit organizations in various core areas such as clean energy, water quality, forest health, and sustainable outdoor recreation. With a legacy of over 50 years, the foundation emphasizes the importance of engaging local communities to address climate change, preserve biodiversity, and secure healthy food systems, while upholding democratic values and environmental science. This holistic approach ensures that both human and natural communities thrive together.

Overview

Our Mission The giving strategy of the Lintilhac Foundation is guided by personal identification: We fund work that we believe in, in areas where we have expertise, knowledge or strong interest. Much of what we care about relates to nature — restoring ecosystems, protecting water quality, promoting renewable energy, conserving wetlands and wildlands, supporting regenerative organic agriculture and soil health, and encouraging active, sustainable outdoor recreation. Engaging Vermonters in Their Changing Landscape For more than 50 years, the Lintilhac Foundation has been supporting and partnering with nonprofit organizations in working toward a stronger, healthier Vermont — one in which human and natural communities can all thrive together. Our Core Giving Areas Clean energy and climate change Vermont has become a leader in replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy – yet there’s much more still to do. Explore renewable energy initiatives Water quality Nonprofits have spurred real action on cleaning up Lake Champlain, protecting Vermont’s rivers, streams and wetlands, and removing chemicals from drinking water. View water quality projects Forest health and biodiversity Protecting our woodlands is essential — for climate-change resilience and for the well-being and diversity of our wildlife, plant life and micro-communities. View forest health and biodiversity initiatives Conservation and sustainable outdoor recreation Protecting old-growth forests and backcountry lands — with networked trails, huts and community forests — strengthens human and ecosystem health while boosting the rural economy. Conservation and recreation achievements Securing healthy food systems Building Vermont’s capacity to produce safe, healthy food, and expanding everyone’s access to it, nourishes the well-being of our farms, our families and our communities. Preserving democracy From the grass roots all the way up, the need to protect and strengthen our democratic systems has never been greater than it is today. Environmental science Advancing knowledge about the natural world — and Lake Champlain in particular — has long been a foundation priority. Our Legacy Giving is focused into two fields: Women’s Reproductive Health Midwifery and lactation support Supporting women’s mental and emotional health (both before and after childbirth) Media & Civic Engagement Current events Reflection and analysis of ongoing problems Education about the public policy process

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Within our Core Giving, we consider requests for:Organizations serving the state of VermontProject support, general operating,One-year funding

Ineligibility

In general, we do not accept proposals for:Individuals Churches Unsolicited capital projects that fall outside of our Core Giving Areas (such as building construction, renovation, equipment acquisition, or endowment fund) at this time. More than one proposal from an organization in any given year.