Vermont · Private foundation
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Caring for Children Foundation Inc
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $83k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 9
- Grants FY2025
- 6
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $5,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $45,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 9
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.0M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 33% of the organizations Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Caring for Children Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 9 | $83k | 56% |
| FY2024 | 6 | $105k | 33% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $96k | 75% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $76k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 4 | $56k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $85k | 67% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $62k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $72k | 29% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Burlington YMCA Inc | $95,874 | 8 | 0% |
| Prevent Child Abuse Vermont | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Dad Guild Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Outright Vermont | $11,820 | 2 | 0% |
| Steps to End Domestic Violence Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Common Roots Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Association of Africans Living in Vermont Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Upper Valley Haven | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shelburne Farms | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Show all 17 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Burlington YMCA Inc | $95,874 | 8 | 0% |
| Prevent Child Abuse Vermont | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Dad Guild Inc | $15,000 | 2 | 4% |
| Outright Vermont | $11,820 | 2 | 0% |
| Steps to End Domestic Violence Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Inc | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Common Roots Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Association of Africans Living in Vermont Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Upper Valley Haven | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Shelburne Farms | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Spectrum Youth and Family Services Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Elevate Youth Services Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Food Connects | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Green Mountain Mobile Therapy | $5,000 | 1 | 17% |
| Feed Every Need | $5,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Come Alive Outside | $5,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Hunger Free Vermont Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 10 recipients with no EIN on record ($480k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Caring for Children Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc · The Vermont Community Foundation · National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc · Vermont Childrens Trust Foundation · United Way of Northwest Vermont Inc · George W Mergens Foundation · The Windham Foundation Inc · The Onda Foundation Inc · The Kelsey Trust · David Greenewalt Charitable Trust Geoffrey M Mason Trustee · Building Bright Futures State Advisory Council · Vermont Afterschool Inc
How this is measured
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About Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Caring for Children Foundation Inc
- How much does Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Caring for Children Foundation Inc give?
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Caring for Children Foundation Inc reported 9 grants totaling $83,386 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 9 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Caring for Children Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Youth Development (62%), Human Services (17%), Health (6%).
- Who are Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Caring for Children Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Greater Burlington YMCA Inc ($96k), Prevent Child Abuse Vermont ($20k), Dad Guild Inc ($15k).
- Does Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Caring for Children Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Caring for Children Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Caring for Children Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc, The Vermont Community Foundation, National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc.
- Where is Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Caring for Children Foundation Inc based?
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Caring for Children Foundation Inc is based in VT.
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