Vermont · Public charity
Sterling College
STERLING COLLEGE uses education as a force to advance ecological thinking and action through affordable experiential learning that prepares people to be knowledgeable, skilled, and responsible leaders in the communities in which they live. We address critical ecological problems caused by unlimited growth and consumption that is…
- $2.9M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 13
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 11
- Organizations funded FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $1.4M
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $122,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $244,520
- States reached, FY2025
- 11
- Total assets, FY2025
- $5.0M
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2024 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Johns College in Santa Fe | $454,520 | 2 | n/a |
| Randolph College Inc | $252,250 | 2 | 0% |
| College of the Atlantic | $247,560 | 2 | 0% |
| Warren Wilson College | $247,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Bennington College Corporation | $243,450 | 2 | 0% |
| Blackburn University | $237,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Antioch College Corporation | $222,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Prescott College Inc | $212,250 | 2 | 1% |
| Northland College | $210,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Unity Environmental University | $175,000 | 2 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Johns College in Santa Fe | $454,520 | 2 | n/a |
| Randolph College Inc | $252,250 | 2 | 0% |
| College of the Atlantic | $247,560 | 2 | 0% |
| Warren Wilson College | $247,250 | 2 | 0% |
| Bennington College Corporation | $243,450 | 2 | 0% |
| Blackburn University | $237,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Antioch College Corporation | $222,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Prescott College Inc | $212,250 | 2 | 1% |
| Northland College | $210,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Unity Environmental University | $175,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wells College | $100,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Front Line Farming | $45,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hard-Pressed Community Printshop Ltd | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Independent Arts & Media | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Sterling College supplied at peak.
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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: Endeavor Foundation Inc · Ibm International Foundation · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · American Endowment Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About Sterling College
- How much does Sterling College give?
- Sterling College reported 13 itemized grants totaling $1,396,280, out of $2,923,909 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing.
- What does Sterling College fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (91%), Environment (7%), Food & Nutrition (2%).
- Who are Sterling College's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: St Johns College in Santa Fe ($455k), Randolph College Inc ($252k), College of the Atlantic ($248k).
- Which funders back the same organizations as Sterling College?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Endeavor Foundation Inc, Ibm International Foundation, Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund.
- Where is Sterling College based?
- Sterling College is based in VT.
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