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
BED issues 'Defeat the Peak' alert for Thursday
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
... part of the Vermont Community Foundation(link is external) family – will benefit from a $1,000 contribution from BED if our customers hit the...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
... part of the Vermont Community Foundation(link is external) family – will benefit from a $1,000 contribution from BED if our customers hit the...more
Vermont tourism is open for business
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
... and Parks Association, and Vermont Community Foundation meant to highlight and promote outdoor community events around the state. To...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
... and Parks Association, and Vermont Community Foundation meant to highlight and promote outdoor community events around the state. To...more
Vermont funders: We stand with the Clemmons Family Farm
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
... Arts; Dan Smith, Vermont Community Foundation; Karen Mittelman, Vermont Arts Council; and Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Vermont...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
... Arts; Dan Smith, Vermont Community Foundation; Karen Mittelman, Vermont Arts Council; and Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Vermont...more
Virtual Community for Entrepreneurs here to stay
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
Thanks in large part to the generosity of the Vermont Community Foundation, who provided a $70,000 supporting grant, the Collective is free of...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
Thanks in large part to the generosity of the Vermont Community Foundation, who provided a $70,000 supporting grant, the Collective is free of...more
Norwich creamery owners sue state colleges over farm deal
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
is now the director of the Vermont Community Foundation. He declined to comment on the lawsuit. Moulton, Smith's successor, allegedly made...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
is now the director of the Vermont Community Foundation. He declined to comment on the lawsuit. Moulton, Smith's successor, allegedly made...more
Virtual Summit to Lay the Groundwork For Vermont's Future 30 Years From Now
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
The Vermont Proposition outlines a set of bold goals for the economy, environment and inclusiveness in Vermont.The goals include: Ensure affordable high-speed broadband and cellular access for all...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
The Vermont Proposition outlines a set of bold goals for the economy, environment and inclusiveness in Vermont.The goals include: Ensure affordable high-speed broadband and cellular access for all...more
Dozens of Community Leaders to Gather Virtually For Summit on the Future of Vermont
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
The Vermont Proposition outlines a set of bold goals for the economy, environment and inclusiveness in Vermont.Vermont must ensure affordable high-speed broadband and cellular access for all...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
The Vermont Proposition outlines a set of bold goals for the economy, environment and inclusiveness in Vermont.Vermont must ensure affordable high-speed broadband and cellular access for all...more
VCF hires Molly Walsh as Research and Insight Officer
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
Walsh joins the Community Foundation after more than thirty years covering Vermont as a newspaper reporter, spending the majority of that time...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
Walsh joins the Community Foundation after more than thirty years covering Vermont as a newspaper reporter, spending the majority of that time...more
Record Year of Charitable Giving for Vermont Community Foundation
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
The Vermont Community Foundation, its fundholders, and charitable partners made $31.9 million in grants, more than 90 percent of which went directly into Vermont communities. This represents a 24...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
The Vermont Community Foundation, its fundholders, and charitable partners made $31.9 million in grants, more than 90 percent of which went directly into Vermont communities. This represents a 24...more
John G. McCullough Free Library to undergo three-stage renovation, expansion
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
... laptops to lend to patrons starting in June, thanks to a grant from the Vermont Community Foundation administered by the Department of...more
Foundation: Vermont Community Foundation
... laptops to lend to patrons starting in June, thanks to a grant from the Vermont Community Foundation administered by the Department of...more
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