Trout Lily Foundation
Invitation OnlyMiddlebury, Vermont · EIN 82-3683719 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$1M
Organizations funded53
Typical grant$15,000
Total assets$6.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $25,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
16% of grants went outside Vermont.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Law School Inc | South Royalton, VT | $60,000 | |
| Planned Parenthood Northern New England | Burlington, VT | Support for vermont programs and services | $50,000 |
| Chittenden Community Television | Montpeiler, VT | Gift | $50,000 |
| Friends of the Fletcher Lee Library Inc | Burlington, VT | Completion of the fletcher free library renovation plan | $50,000 |
| Hunger Free Vermont | South Burlington, VT | The snap/3squaresvt outreach program | $50,000 |
| Appalachian Voices | Charlottesville, VA | Unrestricted support | $35,000 |
| Waterbury Area Makersphere Cooperative | Waterbury, VT | General operating support | $30,000 |
| President&fellows of Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | $30,000 | |
| Rokeby Museum | Ferrisburgh, VT | "Unrestricted 2025 support, providing flexible funds for the new director in this transition time | $25,000 |
| Vermont Humanities Council | Montpelier, VT | Vermont reads | $25,000 |
| Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium | St Johnsbury, VT | This grant is to provide expendable funds for priority capital repairs while the museum continues its fundraising for a new capital… | $25,000 |
| King Street Center Inc | Burlington, VT | Early education and headstart program | $25,000 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | The jan L. blomstrann immunology research fund. | $25,000 |
| Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium | St Johnsbury, VT | To support the fairbanks summer education program, including youth hiring | $25,000 |
| Vermont Humanities Council | Montpelier, VT | Vermont reads | $25,000 |
| Burlington City Arts Fund | Burlington, VT | To support community fund projects grants round | $25,000 |
| Barack Obama Foundation | Chicago, IL | Unrestricted support for obama presidential center museum | $25,000 |
| Institute for Sustainable Communities | Montpeiler, VT | Unrestricted support following loss of federal funds | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Northern New England | Burlington, VT | Support for vermont programs and services | $25,000 |
| King Street Center Inc | Burlington, VT | Early education and headstart program | $25,000 |
| Resource a Nonprofit Community Enterprise Inc | Williston, VT | For the youthuild program | $20,000 |
| Vermont Humanities Council | Montpelier, VT | Unrestricted support | $20,000 |
| Vermont Humanities Council | Montpelier, VT | Ngo's grantmaking program | $20,000 |
| University of Vermont Foundation | Burlington, VT | $20,000 | |
| Chittenden Community Television | Montpeiler, VT | Gift | $15,000 |
| Resource a Nonprofit Community Enterprise Inc | Williston, VT | Unrestricted support following loss of federal funds | $15,000 |
| Vermont Community Foundation Vermont Women's Fund | Middlebury, VT | $15,000 | |
| Vermont Parks Forever | Montpeiler, VT | Unrestricted support | $15,000 |
| President & Fellows of Middlebury College | Middlebury, VT | The middlebury language schools abenaki program, specifically full scholarships for the two-week language session, with preference for… | $11,000 |
| Northern Forest Center Inc | Concord, NH | Unrestricted support | $10,000 |
| Vermont Council on the Arts Inc | Montpeiler, VT | Artist and ngo grantmaking | $10,000 |
| Vermont Humanities Council | Montpelier, VT | Ngo's grantmaking program | $10,000 |
| Public Asset Institute Inc | Montpelier, VT | Unrestricted support | $10,000 |
| Vermont Works for Women Inc | Winooski, VT | Unrestricted support | $10,000 |
| Intervale Center Inc | Burlington, VT | Unrestricted support | $10,000 |
| Vermont Studio Center | Johnson, VT | Scholarship support | $10,000 |
| Orion Society | Great Barrington, MA | For the new constellation initiative. these funds can be used in any way that engages more people of color as orion writers, artists, and… | $10,000 |
| Spectrum Inc | Burlington, VT | For the direct cash transfer program | $10,000 |
| University of Vermont Medical Center | Burlington, VT | $10,000 | |
| Vermont Council on the Arts Inc | Montpeiler, VT | Additional support for vac grants program for arts ngos and individuals | $10,000 |
| Northern Forest Center Inc | Concord, NH | Adk housing development in tupper lake, NY | $10,000 |
| Vermont Law School Inc | South Royalton, VT | $10,000 | |
| Outright Vermont | Burlington, VT | Unrestricted support in face of heightened discrimination against lgbtq+ people | $10,000 |
| Historic Saranac Lake Inc | Saranac Lake, NY | Unrestricted support | $10,000 |
| Assoc of Africans Living in Vermont | Burlington, VT | Unrestricted funds to support new americans to integrate into vermont communities (reissue of lost check) | $10,000 |
| Vermont Foodbank | Barre, VT | Unrestricted support | $10,000 |
| Lund Family Center Inc | South Burlington, VT | $9,000 | |
| Greenfield Review Press | Greenfield Center, NY | Unrestricted grant to support the ndakinna education center | $5,000 |
| Chittenden Community Television | Montpeiler, VT | Support the vermont language justice project, a program of cctv. these funds can be used in any way that build greater language access for… | $5,000 |
| Hope Works Inc | Burlington, VT | Unrestricted grant | $5,000 |
| Mosaic Vermont Inc | Montpeiler, VT | Unrestricted grant | $5,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | To support survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in south sudan | $5,000 |
| University of Vermont Foundation | Burlington, VT | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,011,000 | 53 |
| 2024 | $824,500 | 28 |
| 2023 | $374,000 | 20 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 6, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631269349100133
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 82-3683719
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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