Vermont · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Vermont

Imperigo has identified 396 funders that made 2,828 grants totaling $477.9M to 213 education organizations in Vermont, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Vermont

Total granted $477.9M
Funders 396
Grants 2,828
Organizations funded 213

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. The Pew Charitable Trusts
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $25.0M · through 2024 · 3.9% of their giving
$33.2M
2. Vermont Energy Investment Corporation
50 grants to 23 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 15.8% of their giving
$6.4M
3. The Vermont Community Foundation
220 grants to 82 organizations · largest $775K · through 2024 · 6.1% of their giving
$9.4M
4. Association of University Centers on Disabilities
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $943K · through 2023 · 11.1% of their giving
$2.4M
5. Lyndon International Program Management Center Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $237K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$821K
6. Davis Educational Foundation
18 grants to 8 organizations · largest $322K · through 2024 · 7.4% of their giving
$1.7M
7. Nathalie & Theodore Jones Charitable Trust f/b/o Middlebury College
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $130K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$484K
8. Marion & Jasper Whiting Foundation
44 grants to 3 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024 · 20.1% of their giving
$265K
9. The Peterson Family Foundation II Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $667K · through 2025 · 5.9% of their giving
$797K
10. Foundation for the Carolinas
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $3.0M · through 2024
$9.0M
11. Vermont Parent Child Center Network
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $518K · through 2024 · 7.4% of their giving
$518K
12. University Health Center Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $153K · through 2024 · 9.4% of their giving
$393K
13. Vermont Afterschool Inc
22 grants to 12 organizations · largest $81K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$599K
14. University of Vermont Nursing & Health Sciences Practice Group Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$175K
15. The Chicago Community Trust
30 grants to 9 organizations · largest $3.2M · through 2024
$17.5M
16. Elevate Youth Services Inc
17 grants to 3 organizations · largest $123K · through 2024 · 5.0% of their giving
$570K
17. Rockefeller Family Fund Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $475K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$1.8M
18. Eastern Region Soybean Board
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $33K · through 2024 · 79.3% of their giving
$127K
19. The Israel Institute Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $72K · through 2024 · 3.9% of their giving
$429K
20. J Warren and Lois McClure Foundation
8 grants to 7 organizations · largest $110K · through 2024 · 5.7% of their giving
$239K
21. Captive Insurance Companies Association Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$60K
22. One Home Impact Fund Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $60K · through 2025 · 100.0% of their giving
$60K
23. The Lyme Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $64K · through 2024 · 13.9% of their giving
$81K
24. Ers Charitable Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $52K · through 2020 · 63.6% of their giving
$52K
25. Vermont Agency Foundation Ltd
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024 · 43.7% of their giving
$50K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education work in Vermont, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 15 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering education work, with an address in Vermont. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable education funding in Vermont, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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