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The Vermont Community Foundation
The Vermont Community Foundation helps build and manage charitable funds created by individuals, families, groups, organizations, and institutions to improve the quality of life in Vermont. Grants from these funds are awarded at the suggestion of our fundholders and through competitive processes managed by the Foundation.
The Foundation helps Vermont-focused philanthropists and organizations:
Web Address
www.vermontcf.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @VermontCF
Facebook - www.facebook.com/vermontcf/
Instagram - www.instagram.com/vtcommfoundation/
The Foundation helps Vermont-focused philanthropists and organizations:
- Learn - gain knowledge about community needs and deepen their understanding of ways strategic philanthropy can make a difference
- Lead - nurture innovative practices and invest in the most promising models for lasting change
- Grow - increase Vermont's philanthropic capital by inspiring new giving and making it easy to give more effectively.
Web Address
www.vermontcf.org
Social Media Links
Twitter - @VermontCF
Facebook - www.facebook.com/vermontcf/
Instagram - www.instagram.com/vtcommfoundation/
Assets and Giving for Vermont Community Foundation
Assets
2019 - 290,175,712
2018 - 254,491,126
2017 - 264,749,292
2019 - 290,175,712
2018 - 254,491,126
2017 - 264,749,292
Domestic Grants
2019 - 22,423,516
2018 - 15,637,389
2019 - 22,423,516
2018 - 15,637,389
Recent News from Vermont Community Foundation
Ag Agency: Give thanks for local food
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
The Vermont Community Foundation is offering low interest (1% - 2%) loans of up to $60,000 to working lands businesses. The ideal...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
The Vermont Community Foundation is offering low interest (1% - 2%) loans of up to $60,000 to working lands businesses. The ideal...more
Community Foundation Update (10/17/20)
Foundation: Chester County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, East Bay Community Foundation, Idaho Community Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Kitsap Community Foundation, Omaha Community Foundation, Orange County Community Foundation, Cape Cod Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Community Foundation of South Puget Sound, Greater New Orleans Foundation, San Diego Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Winston-Salem Foundation, Westchester Community Foundation
The Omaha Community Foundation has announced grants totaling $143,357 from three of its specialized grant funds: the Creche Early Childhood...more
Foundation: Chester County Community Foundation, Community Foundation of the Lowcountry, East Bay Community Foundation, Idaho Community Foundation, Kalamazoo Community Foundation, Kitsap Community Foundation, Omaha Community Foundation, Orange County Community Foundation, Cape Cod Foundation, Chicago Community Trust, Community Foundation of South Puget Sound, Greater New Orleans Foundation, San Diego Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Winston-Salem Foundation, Westchester Community Foundation
The Omaha Community Foundation has announced grants totaling $143,357 from three of its specialized grant funds: the Creche Early Childhood...more
Community Foundation Update (09/12/20)
Foundation: Central Indiana Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, Community Foundation of Western Nevada, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, PSEG Foundation, Sacramento Region Community Foundation, Dayton Foundation, Erie Community Foundation, Orton Family Foundation, Greater Toledo Community Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Toledo Community Foundation
The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona in Tucson has announced COVID-19 Response grants totaling $65,000 to five...more
Foundation: Central Indiana Community Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, Community Foundation of Western Nevada, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, PSEG Foundation, Sacramento Region Community Foundation, Dayton Foundation, Erie Community Foundation, Orton Family Foundation, Greater Toledo Community Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Toledo Community Foundation
The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona in Tucson has announced COVID-19 Response grants totaling $65,000 to five...more
Cerf Community Fund awards $77740 in grants to 25 organizations
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
Helen Day Art Center received $2,000 to support its arts education ... than 60 community members access arts education programs for free or...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
Helen Day Art Center received $2,000 to support its arts education ... than 60 community members access arts education programs for free or...more
Community Foundation Update (08/29/20)
Foundation: Foundation for the Carolinas, Long Island Community Foundation, Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, Princeton Area Community Foundation, San Antonio Area Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Cleveland Foundation, Erie Community Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation, New York Community Trust, Rhode Island Foundation, Seattle Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation
Through the fund, GNOF also mobilizes and supports a network of voluntary and community organizations active in disasters.OICF is accepting donations to its Community Emergency Response Fund, which...more
Foundation: Foundation for the Carolinas, Long Island Community Foundation, Oshkosh Area Community Foundation, Princeton Area Community Foundation, San Antonio Area Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Cleveland Foundation, Erie Community Foundation, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation, New York Community Trust, Rhode Island Foundation, Seattle Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation
Through the fund, GNOF also mobilizes and supports a network of voluntary and community organizations active in disasters.OICF is accepting donations to its Community Emergency Response Fund, which...more
Killington Play It Forward Fund donates $50000 to create Farm-to-Trunk Food Giveaway
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
Killington Resort's Play It Forward Fund was established at the Vermont Community Foundation with a $350,000 gift from the Cumming...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
Killington Resort's Play It Forward Fund was established at the Vermont Community Foundation with a $350,000 gift from the Cumming...more
Tpi's Work Supporting Community Foundations
Foundation: Arizona Community Foundation, Battle Creek Community Foundation, Boston Foundation, Essex County Community Foundation, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Maine Community Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Santa Barbara Foundation, Calgary Foundation, Cleveland Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Hawaii Community Foundation, Rhode Island Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Triangle Community Foundation, Central Valley Community Foundation
TPI develops customized training programs for community foundation staff on a variety of topics including family philanthropy, ramping up, and more.Community foundations can also co-brand or private...more
Foundation: Arizona Community Foundation, Battle Creek Community Foundation, Boston Foundation, Essex County Community Foundation, Greater Kansas City Community Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Maine Community Foundation, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, Santa Barbara Foundation, Calgary Foundation, Cleveland Foundation, Columbus Foundation, Hawaii Community Foundation, Rhode Island Foundation, Vermont Community Foundation, Triangle Community Foundation, Central Valley Community Foundation
TPI develops customized training programs for community foundation staff on a variety of topics including family philanthropy, ramping up, and more.Community foundations can also co-brand or private...more
Community Fund awards nearly $1 million
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
The Vermont Community Foundation Announces Nearly $1 Million in Business Relief Grants for Arlington, Dorset, and Manchester. The...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
The Vermont Community Foundation Announces Nearly $1 Million in Business Relief Grants for Arlington, Dorset, and Manchester. The...more
VCF presents $1 million in business relief grants for Arlington, Dorset, and Manchester
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Community Foundation, in partnership with area philanthropists, has announced almost $1 million in...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Community Foundation, in partnership with area philanthropists, has announced almost $1 million in...more
Kelsey Trust Supports Howard Center with a $20000 Covid Related Grant
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
Since 1989 the Trust has worked collaboratively with the Vermont Community Foundation, which assists the Trust with its grant making. In the...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
Since 1989 the Trust has worked collaboratively with the Vermont Community Foundation, which assists the Trust with its grant making. In the...more
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