Vara Educational Foundation Inc

Historical Funder

Woodstock, Vermont · EIN 23-7336991 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$44K

Organizations funded10

Typical grant$1,150

Total assets$666K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,150 and $1,150.

From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	VARA SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
Address	PO BOX 774, WOODSTOCK VT 05091
Phone	8022364695
Email	WWW.VARA.ORG
Form and materials	SEE APPLICATION ON VARA WEBSITE
Deadlines	OCTOBER 15
Restrictions	NONE

Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Youth Sports4
Education3

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside Vermont.

Vermont10

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Burke Mountain Academy	East Burke, VT	Financial assistance	$1,150
Cochrans Ski Club	Richmond, VT	Financial assistance	$1,150
Green Mountain Valley School	Waitsfield, VT	Financial assistance	$1,150
Killington Ski Club	Killington, VT	Financial assistance	$1,150
Middlebury Ski Club	Middlebury, VT	Financial assistance	$1,150
Mount Mansfield Ski Club and Academy	Stowe, VT	Financial assistance	$1,150
Pico Ski Club	Rutland, VT	Financial assistance	$1,150
Smugglers Notch Ski Club	Jeffersonville, VT	Financial assistance	$1,150
Okemo Mountain School	Ludlow, VT	Financial assistance	$650
Stratton Winter Sports Club	Stratton Mountain, VT	Financial assistance	$650

The return also lists 21 grants to individuals ($33,050). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$43,550	31
2023	$45,000	27
2022	$29,750	31

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Jun 12, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601639349100305
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-7336991
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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