How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Vermont?

Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Vermont, currently National Rural Water Association, Trustees of Dartmouth College, The Vermont Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Vermont from out of state.

Who is the largest public benefit funder in Vermont?

National Rural Water Association gives the most to public benefit organizations in Vermont, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to public benefit in Vermont?

$5M reached 16 public benefit organizations in Vermont, from 55 funders. 16% 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 · Public benefit

Who funds public benefit in Vermont

Three organizations take 81% of all public benefit funding in Vermont, led by Vermont Rural Water Association. Most of it comes from outside Vermont: only 16% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$5M

granted

organizations

16%

from in-state

The short version

55 funders gave $5M to 16 public benefit organizations in Vermont across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
16% of that came from funders also based in Vermont; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of public benefit in Vermont is National Rural Water Association, at $2M.
The public benefit organization drawing the most is Vermont Rural Water Association, at $2M.

Largest funders of public benefit in Vermont

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

1National Rural Water Association$2M 2Trustees of Dartmouth College$1M 3The Vermont Community Foundation$534k 4Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc$304k 5Center on Budget and Policy Priorities$240k 6Connecticut Association of Realtors$162k 7Annie E Casey Foundation Inc$150k 8Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital$135k 9National Institute of Innovationand Technology Inc$126k 10Economic Security Project Inc$119k

Public benefit organizations in Vermont that draw the most

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

Vermont Rural Water Association$2M Advance Transit Inc$1M Public Assets Institute Inc$1M Pittsford Village Farm$251k Vermont Healthcare Information Technology Education Center Inc$201k

How to find public benefit funders in Vermont

1
Start with the funders already active in Vermont
The funders giving the most to public benefit in Vermont are National Rural Water Association, Trustees of Dartmouth College, The Vermont Community Foundation. A funder already writing public benefit checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the public benefit 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
84% of public benefit money in Vermont comes from funders elsewhere, so national public benefit funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Vermont.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a public benefit nonprofit in Vermont?: Start with the funders already giving to public benefit in Vermont, currently National Rural Water Association, Trustees of Dartmouth College, The Vermont Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the public benefit organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Vermont from out of state.
Who is the largest public benefit funder in Vermont?: National Rural Water Association gives the most to public benefit organizations in Vermont, $2M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to public benefit in Vermont?: $5M reached 16 public benefit organizations in Vermont, from 55 funders. 16% 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.