Vermont · Private foundation
John M Bissell Foundation Inc
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $26k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 8
- Grants FY2024
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 60%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $3,333
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $4,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 5 to 10
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 1
- Total assets, FY2024
- $244k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 60% of the organizations John M Bissell Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 58% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 42% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 7 | $26k | 43% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $21k | 60% |
| FY2022 | 7 | $25k | 43% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $19k | 25% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $19k | 43% |
| FY2019 | 8 | $21k | 38% |
| FY2018 | 10 | $24k | 40% |
| FY2017 | 8 | $17k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Current Inc | $32,200 | 8 | 2% |
| Vermont Historical Society | $20,705 | 8 | 0% |
| Vermont Studio Center Inc | $15,250 | 4 | 0% |
| Vermont International Film Foundation | $11,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Vermont Huts Association Ltd | $6,958 | 1 | 1% |
| White River Indie Films | $5,828 | 3 | n/a |
| The Argentine Tango Society | $5,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Vermont Etv Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Scout Film Festival | $5,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Mad River Valley Television Inc | $5,000 | 3 | 2% |
Show all 23 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Current Inc | $32,200 | 8 | 2% |
| Vermont Historical Society | $20,705 | 8 | 0% |
| Vermont Studio Center Inc | $15,250 | 4 | 0% |
| Vermont International Film Foundation | $11,000 | 5 | 1% |
| Vermont Huts Association Ltd | $6,958 | 1 | 1% |
| White River Indie Films | $5,828 | 3 | n/a |
| The Argentine Tango Society | $5,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Vermont Etv Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Scout Film Festival | $5,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Mad River Valley Television Inc | $5,000 | 3 | 2% |
| Vermont Folklife Center | $4,700 | 2 | 0% |
| Rural Arts Collaborative Inc | $4,500 | 2 | 1% |
| Vermont Association of Conservation Districts Inc | $4,200 | 1 | 0% |
| Vermont Symphony Orchestra Association Inc | $4,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Upper Valley Arts | $3,970 | 2 | 6% |
| John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library Inc | $3,500 | 1 | 4% |
| Missisquoi River Basin Assn | $3,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Bradford Teen Center Inc | $3,000 | 1 | 1% |
| The Ethan Allen Homestead Museum | $2,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Kingdom County Productions Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Vermont Marble Museum Inc | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Marlboro College | $750 | 1 | 0% |
| Friends of Lanpher Memorial Library Inc | $441 | 1 | n/a |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($21k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget John M Bissell Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
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How this is measured
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About John M Bissell Foundation Inc
- How much does John M Bissell Foundation Inc give?
- John M Bissell Foundation Inc reported 8 grants totaling $26,002 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 5 and 10 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does John M Bissell Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (78%), Environment (4%), Recreation & Sports (4%).
- Who are John M Bissell Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: The Current Inc ($32k), Vermont Historical Society ($21k), Vermont Studio Center Inc ($15k).
- Does John M Bissell Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 60% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does John M Bissell 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 John M Bissell Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Vermont Community Foundation, Vermont Council on the Arts Inc, The Windham Foundation Inc.
- Where is John M Bissell Foundation Inc based?
- John M Bissell Foundation Inc is based in VT.
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