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

Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Vermont, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Courtney and Victoria Buffum Family, World Resources Institute. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Vermont from out of state.

Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Vermont?

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Vermont, $13M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Vermont?

$74M reached 43 philanthropy organizations in Vermont, from 378 funders. 30% 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 · Philanthropy

Who funds philanthropy in Vermont

Funding is concentrated: The Vermont Community Foundation alone draws 50% of every philanthropy grant dollar in Vermont. Vermont's philanthropy organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 9 funders each.

$74M

granted

organizations

30%

from in-state

The short version

378 funders gave $74M to 43 philanthropy organizations in Vermont across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
30% of that came from funders also based in Vermont; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of philanthropy in Vermont is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $13M.
The philanthropy organization drawing the most is The Vermont Community Foundation, at $37M.

Largest funders of philanthropy in Vermont

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

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$13M 2Courtney and Victoria Buffum Family$10M 3World Resources Institute$4M 4The Waterwheel Foundation$3M 5American Online Giving Foundation Inc$3M 6Far Reach Foundation$3M 7M&C Somewhere Foundation$2M 8Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc$2M 9The Carmel Hill Fund$2M 10The Vermont Community Foundation$2M

Philanthropy organizations in Vermont that draw the most

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

The Vermont Community Foundation$37M One Tree Planted Inc$20M

33 other philanthropy organizations$4M

Craft Emergency Relief Fund Inc$4M United Way of Northwest Vermont Inc$3M

How to find philanthropy funders in Vermont

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Start with the funders already active in Vermont
The funders giving the most to philanthropy in Vermont are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Courtney and Victoria Buffum Family, World Resources Institute. A funder already writing philanthropy checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the philanthropy 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
70% of philanthropy money in Vermont comes from funders elsewhere, so national philanthropy funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Vermont.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a philanthropy nonprofit in Vermont?: Start with the funders already giving to philanthropy in Vermont, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Courtney and Victoria Buffum Family, World Resources Institute. Then look at who funds the philanthropy organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Vermont from out of state.
Who is the largest philanthropy funder in Vermont?: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to philanthropy organizations in Vermont, $13M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to philanthropy in Vermont?: $74M reached 43 philanthropy organizations in Vermont, from 378 funders. 30% 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.

More from the funding graph

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars pass through an intermediary

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

Strange bedfellows

the named clusters of US funding

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

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.