Vermont · Private foundation
Castanea Foundation Inc
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $174k
- Granted FY2019
- 10
- Grants FY2019
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2019
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Castanea Foundation Inc’s FY2026 grant dollars went to Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2026 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2019, the last year Castanea Foundation Inc named its own grantees at scale: 5 organizations, $174k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2019
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2019
- $100,000
- States reached, FY2019
- 3
- Total assets, FY2019
- $5.1M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2023.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelburne Farms | $300,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Vermont Land Trust Inc | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Food Connects | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Vermont Housing and Conservation Board | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Vermont Farm-To-School Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Agricultural Stewardship Assn Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($54k), not named here.
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About Castanea Foundation Inc
- How much does Castanea Foundation Inc give?
- Castanea Foundation Inc reported 10 grants totaling $173,500 in its FY2019 IRS filing.
- What does Castanea Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2023, its largest causes are Philanthropy (63%), Food & Nutrition (26%), Environment (8%).
- Who are Castanea Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2023: Shelburne Farms ($300k), Vermont Land Trust Inc ($100k), Food Connects ($20k).
- Does Castanea 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 Castanea Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is Castanea Foundation Inc based?
- Castanea Foundation Inc is based in VT.
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