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

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

Who is the largest religion funder in Vermont?

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc gives the most to religion organizations in Vermont, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.

How much grant money goes to religion in Vermont?

$10M reached 20 religion organizations in Vermont, from 72 funders. 11% 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 · Religion

Who funds religion in Vermont

Most of it comes from outside Vermont: only 11% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here. Funding is concentrated: Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation alone draws 62% of every religion grant dollar in Vermont.

$10M

granted

organizations

11%

from in-state

The short version

72 funders gave $10M to 20 religion organizations in Vermont across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
11% of that came from funders also based in Vermont; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of religion in Vermont is Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, at $3M.
The religion organization drawing the most is Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation, at $6M.

Largest funders of religion in Vermont

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

1Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$3M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$1M 3The Vermont Community Foundation$814k 4The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation Inc$700k 5Calvin Coolidge Presidential Fund Inc$607k 6Beth and Ravenel Curry Foundation$450k 7Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$430k 8American Bible Society$417k 9Donors Trust Inc$350k 10The Chicago Community Trust$250k

Religion organizations in Vermont that draw the most

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

Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation$6M Jewish Community of Greater Stowe$1M Connecting Hope Inc$792k Jewish Communities of Vermont Inc$364k Tarpa$300k

How to find religion funders in Vermont

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Start with the funders already active in Vermont
The funders giving the most to religion in Vermont are Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Vermont Community Foundation. A funder already writing religion checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the religion 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
89% of religion money in Vermont comes from funders elsewhere, so national religion funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Vermont.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a religion nonprofit in Vermont?: Start with the funders already giving to religion in Vermont, currently Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Vermont Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the religion organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Vermont from out of state.
Who is the largest religion funder in Vermont?: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc gives the most to religion organizations in Vermont, $3M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to religion in Vermont?: $10M reached 20 religion organizations in Vermont, from 72 funders. 11% 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.