How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Vermont?

Start with the funders already giving to environment in Vermont, currently Fidelity Foundation, The Vermont Community Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Vermont from out of state.

Who is the largest environment funder in Vermont?

Fidelity Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in Vermont, $15M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to environment in Vermont?

$135M reached 101 environment organizations in Vermont, from 590 funders. 14% came from funders also based in Vermont.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Vermont · Environment

Who funds environment in Vermont

Most of it comes from outside Vermont: only 14% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Vermont's environment organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 6 funders each.

$135M

granted

101

organizations

14%

from in-state

The short version

590 funders gave $135M to 101 environment organizations in Vermont across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
14% of that came from funders also based in Vermont; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of environment in Vermont is Fidelity Foundation, at $15M.
The environment organization drawing the most is Northeast Wilderness Trust Corporation, at $33M.

Largest funders of environment in Vermont

The funders giving the most to environment organizations in Vermont, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Fidelity Foundation$15M 2The Vermont Community Foundation$10M 3Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$9M 4Silicon Valley Community Foundation$8M 5Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$3M 6Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$3M 7The David and Mary-Hoe Love Foundation$3M 8The Freeman Foundation$3M 9Watersheds United Vermont Inc$3M 10The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$2M

Environment organizations in Vermont that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

Northeast Wilderness Trust Corporation$33M

91 other environment organizations$29M

Maliasili Initiatives Inc$18M Regulatory Assistance Project$14M Vermont Land Trust Inc$12M Shelburne Farms$10M

How to find environment funders in Vermont

1
Start with the funders already active in Vermont
The funders giving the most to environment in Vermont are Fidelity Foundation, The Vermont Community Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
86% of environment money in Vermont comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Vermont.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Vermont?: Start with the funders already giving to environment in Vermont, currently Fidelity Foundation, The Vermont Community Foundation, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Vermont from out of state.
Who is the largest environment funder in Vermont?: Fidelity Foundation gives the most to environment organizations in Vermont, $15M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to environment in Vermont?: $135M reached 101 environment organizations in Vermont, from 590 funders. 14% came from funders also based in Vermont.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.