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Lucy D Nisbet Charitable Fund at a glance

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Lucy D Nisbet Charitable Fund

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$155k
Granted FY2025still arriving
21
Grants FY2025still arriving
2
States reached
$13k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$330kFood & Nutrition$182kHuman Services$162kEducation$95kHousing & Shelter$90kArts & Culture$88kAnimals$65kEmployment$58kOther$0
02FY2025 · 21 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k14 grants · $83k
  • $10k–50k7 grants · $73k
$7,500
Median grant
2
States reached
$3.6M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
COTS - COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER$12,500
WOODSTOCK AREA COUNCIL ON AGING$10,000
CENTRAL VERMONT ADULT BASIC EDUCATION$10,000
STEPS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE$10,000
VERMONT WORKS FOR WOMEN$10,000
HUNGER FREE VERMONT$10,000
AWARE$10,000
AUDUBON VERMONT$7,500
EASTER SEALS OF VERMONT$7,500
RESOURCE$7,500
GOVERNORS INSTITUTES OF VERMONT$7,500
WOMENS' DISMAS HOUSE$7,500
CONNECTICUT RIVER CONSERVANCY$5,000
PATHWAYS VERMONT$5,000
COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER$5,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–25, $145k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%WOODSTOCK AREA COUNCIL ON AGING: $10k → 9%EASTER SEALS OF VERMONT: $10k → 9%PATHWAYS VERMONT: $5k → 10%EASTER SEALS OF VERMONT: $10k → 9%STEPS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: $15k → 10%STEPS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: $15k → 10%EASTER SEALS OF VERMONT: $8k → 9%RESOURCE: $12k → 10%EASTER SEALS OF VERMONT: $5k → 9%Howardcenter Inc: $10k → 10%RESOURCE: $10k → 10%RESOURCE: $10k → 10%RESOURCE: $8k → 10%RESOURCE: $8k → 10%Howardcenter Inc: $5k → 10%Howardcenter Inc: $5k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

91%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.2M · 25 repeat orgs$112k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +39% since the first grant, against +18% for those funded once.

25 repeat relationships: 15 still active in FY2025, 10 since wound down; 6 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

25
9

Total granted

$1.2M
$77k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+39%
+18%

Still filing today

76%
56%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 77% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $35k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesArts & CultureFood & NutritionHealthEducationPhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • CH
    Copley Hospital Inc
    6× · 2017–2023 · $305k · revenue +73%
  • HF
    HUNGER FREE VERMONT INC
    9× · 2017–2025 · $92k · revenue +14%
  • CO
    COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER INC
    7× · 2019–2025 · $68k · revenue +190%

Funded once

  • HS
    HOME SHARE NOW INC
    one grant, 2017 · $12k
  • UW
    United Way of Lamoille County Incgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +126%
  • GM
    GREEN MOUNTAIN FARM-TO-SCHOOL
    one grant, 2024 · $10k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Cooperation Vermont

The mission of cooperation vermont is to build thriving community economic and enviromental democracy.

Community Improvement
2
Cooperation Vermont Community Land Trust

The mission of cooperation vermont community land trust is to reclaim the commons.

Community Improvement
3
Vermont Center for Family Studies

Our mission is to strengthen families and communities by improving human relationships. We do this through the training of expert family therapists, advisors, leaders, and family members in Bowen Family Systems Theory.

Human Services
4
Vermont Psychological Services Former Behavior Therapy & Psychotherapy

Provide psychology & counseling to members of society who display behavior & psychological problems.

Health
5
Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc

To enable people to cope with, and reduce the hardships of poverty; create sustainable self-sufficiency; and reduce the causes and move toward the elimination of poverty.

Human Services
6
Alliance for a Better Vermont

Conducts and coordinates research of critical issues affecting vermonters. also conducts public opinion research.

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7
Vermont Public Co

Vermont public informs, educates, and entertains through public service journalism and enlightening content rooted in vermont. our storytelling enriches lives and fosters community connection and understanding.

Arts & Culture
8
Vermont Council On Rural Development Inc

The Vermont Council on Rural Development helps Vermont citizens build prosperous and resilient communities through democratic engagement, marshalling resources, and collective action.

Community Improvement
9
Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging Inc

The Southwestern Vermont Council on Aging exists to be a community force in creating and sustaining opportunities for elders and caregivers in our region to help assure that elders are able to maintain maximum independence and quality of…

Human Services
10
Vermont Family Network Inc

Vfn's mission is to empower and support all vermont families of children with special needs.

Human Services
11
Vermont Council On World Affairs Inc

See schedule othe mission of the vermont council on world affairs is to promote awareness and understanding of the world and its people, places and cultures through education and engagement. the future of vermont depends upon the world…

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12
Vermont Network Against Domestic an Sexual Violence Inc

The vermont network aims to uproot the causes of domestic and sexual violence in vermont and create a world free of oppression where actions, beliefs and systems support all people to thrive. we accomplish this through our key programs…

Human Services
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Easter Seals Vermont Inc; the most unlike its peers is River Arts of Morrisville Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

29 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 29 of the 40 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
28/29
Grantees still filing
24/29
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

AUDUBON VERMONT: $75,000 · OtherAUDUBON VERMONTAWARE Inc: $50,000 · OtherAWARE IncCENTRAL VT ADULT BASIC EDU: $27,500 · OtherCENTRAL VT ADULT BASIC EDUVERMONT HUMANITIES COUNCIL: $25,625 · OtherCOMMUNITY SAILING CENTER: $25,000 · OtherGOVERNOR'S INSTITUTES OF VERMONT: $22,500 · OtherAID TO WOMEN MEN AND CHILDREN: $20,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $20,000 · OtherWOMENS' DISMAS HOUSE: $17,500 · OtherVERMONT WORKS FOR WOMEN INC: $58,000 · OtherVERMONT WORKS FOR WOMEN INCCENTRAL VERMONT ADULT BASIC EDUCATION INC: $40,000 · OtherCENTRAL VERMONT ADULT BASIC EDUCATION INCCONNECTICUT RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC: $25,000 · Other+11 more: $92,000 · Other+11 moreCopley Hospital Inc: $305,000 · HealthCopley Hospital Inc+1 more: $5,000 · HealthRESOURCE A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE INC: $47,000 · Human ServicesRESOURCE A NONP…STEPS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INC: $40,000 · Human ServicesSTEPS TO END DO…Easter Seals Vermont Inc: $32,500 · Human ServicesEaster Seals Ve…HowardCenter Inc: $20,000 · Human ServicesHowardCenter In…Lund Family Center Inc: $15,000 · Human ServicesLund Family Cen…WOODSTOCK AREA COUNCIL ON AGING: $10,000 · Human ServicesWOODSTOCK AREA …+1 more: $5,000 · Human ServicesHUNGER FREE VERMONT INC: $92,000 · Crime & LegalSalvation Farms Inc: $35,000 · Food & NutritionVERMONT FOODBANK: $30,000 · Food & NutritionVERMONT FARM-TO-SCHOOL INC: $15,000 · Food & NutritionCOMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER INC: $67,500 · Housing & ShelterRIVER ARTS OF MORRISVILLE INC: $47,500 · Arts & CultureTHE CURRENT INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureVERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 · Arts & Culture
Other$498,125Health$310,000Human Services$169,500Crime & Legal$92,000Food & Nutrition$80,000Housing & Shelter$67,500Arts & Culture$62,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCopley Hospital Inc: $305,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetHUNGER FREE VERMONT INC: $92,000 over 9y, 1.0% of budgetCOMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER INC: $67,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetVERMONT WORKS FOR WOMEN INC: $58,000 over 7y, 1.0% of budgetAWARE Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 3.9% of budgetRIVER ARTS OF MORRISVILLE INC: $47,500 over 6y, 3.0% of budgetRESOURCE A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE INC: $47,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetSTEPS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INC: $40,000 over 3y, 1.0% of budgetCENTRAL VERMONT ADULT BASIC EDUCATION INC: $40,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetSalvation Farms Inc: $35,000 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetEaster Seals Vermont Inc: $32,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetVERMONT FOODBANK: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetVERMONT HUMANITIES COUNCIL: $25,625 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetCONNECTICUT RIVER WATERSHED COUNCIL INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetGOVERNOR'S INSTITUTES OF VERMONT: $22,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetHowardCenter Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLund Family Center Inc: $15,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCAMP THORPE INC: $15,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetVERMONT FARM-TO-SCHOOL INC: $15,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetHOME SHARE NOW INC: $12,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetUnited Way of Lamoille County Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.3% of budgetTHE CURRENT INC: $10,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetWOODSTOCK AREA COUNCIL ON AGING: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetVermont Childrens Trust Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetUNITED CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPATHWAYS VERMONT INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE SAFETY TEAM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetVERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

The Vermont Community…National Life Group C…Ben & Jerry's Foundat…Oakland Foundation IncThe Windham Foundatio…Agnes M Lindsay TrustGeorge W Mergens Foun…Richard E and Deborah…United Way of Northwe…Harris & Frances Bloc…Mascoma Bank Foundati…The Wisdom Connection…
The Vermont Community FoundationVT51.5× affinity24 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Vermont Community Foundation · National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc · Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc · Oakland Foundation Inc · The Windham Foundation Inc · Agnes M Lindsay Trust · George W Mergens Foundation · Richard E and Deborah L Tarrant Foundation Inc · United Way of Northwest Vermont Inc · Harris & Frances Block Foundation Inc · Mascoma Bank Foundation · The Wisdom Connection Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Lucy D Nisbet Charitable Fund funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Lucy D Nisbet Charitable Fund. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →median 15%
  • Central Vermont Adult Basic Education Inc: 75% of income from government
  • Steps to End Domestic Violence Inc: 71% of income from government
  • Vermont Humanities Council: 67% of income from government
  • Pathways Vermont Inc: 65% of income from government
  • Aware Inc: 58% of income from government
  • Vermont Works for Women Inc: 52% of income from government
  • Committee On Temporary Shelter Inc: 52% of income from government
  • Connecticut River Watershed Council Inc: 40% of income from government
  • Lund Family Center Inc: 34% of income from government
  • Salvation Farms Inc: 26% of income from government
  • Hunger Free Vermont Inc: 24% of income from government
  • The Safety Team Inc: 21% of income from government
  • Governor's Institutes of Vermont: 15% of income from government
  • Easter Seals Vermont Inc: 14% of income from government
  • United Way of Lamoille County Inc: 14% of income from government
  • Vermont Foodbank: 13% of income from government
  • Vermont Symphony Orchestra Association Inc: 11% of income from government
  • HowardCenter Inc: 8% of income from government
  • Vermont Childrens Trust Foundation: 8% of income from government
  • Neighborhood Connections Inc: 7% of income from government
  • Vermont Farm-to-School Inc: 7% of income from government
  • United Christian Academy: 3% of income from government
  • Resource a Nonprofit Community Enterprise Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Copley Hospital Inc: 0% of income from government
  • River Arts of Morrisville Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
7rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 40 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home