Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in Vermont
351 private foundations reported 774 arts & culture grants to organizations in Vermont on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $14.6M in all. 64 of them are based in Vermont.
Foundations351
Grants on record774
Total granted$14.6M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund arts & culture in Vermont
20 of the 351: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to Vermont organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Faerie Camp Destiny Inc, Chester - General support$216
- Wonderfeet Kids Museum, Rutland - General support$199
- The Circus Barn Inc, Greensboro - General support$132
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Gave $4.2M in 2024
Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc
South Burlington, VT · latest return: tax year 2024- Epsilon Spires, Brattleboro - General support$12,500
- Elnu Abenaki, Brattleboro - General support$6,500
- Vermont Journalism Trust, Montpelier - General support$5,265
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Gave $2.7M in 2024
National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc
Montpelier, VT · latest return: tax year 2024- River Arts of Morrisville Inc, Morrisville - Children participation$7,000
- Barre Opera House Inc, Barre - Arts$5,350
- The Circus Barn Inc, Greensboro - Children development$5,000
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Growald Climate Fund Inc
Brookline, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Shelburne Museum, Shelburne - General support$2,500
- Vermont Folklife Center, Burlington - General support$750
- Town Hall Theater, Middlebury - General support$500
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The Argosy Foundation
Milwaukee, WI · latest return: tax year 2024- Vermont Public, Colchester - General support$40,000
- Shelburne Museum Inc, Shelburne - General support$25,000
- Greater Burlington YMCA, Burlington - Arts project$15,000
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Gave $1.2M in 2025
Agnes M Lindsay Trust
Chelmsford, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- The Stratton Mountain & Valley Community Benefit Foundation, Stratton Mountain - Dental$5,000
- Barre Opera House, Barre - Campership$3,000
- Interplay Jazz & Arts, Hartland - Campership$3,000
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The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Northern Stage Company, White River Junction - Leadership-"Bold circle" grant: purpose: to create a network of artistic directors as well as associate…$1,260,652
- Northern Stage Company, White River Junction - Youth and education-"bridgeup" theater in the schools grant:purpose: "changing the lives of students in…$286,200
- Northern Stage Company, White River Junction - Leadership-"Bold ventures" grant:purpose: to provide innovative artists with an opportunity to develop new…$222,000
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Windgate Charitable Foundation Inc
Little Rock, AR · latest return: tax year 2025- Craft Emergency Relief Fund, Brattleboro - Art & culture$200,000
- Craft Emergency Relief Fund, Brattleboro - Art & culture$100,000
- Craft Emergency Relief Fund, Brattleboro - Art & culture$100,000
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Gave $42M in 2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Northern Stage Company, White River Junction - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$80,000
- Dorset Theatre Festival, Dorset - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$50,000
- Weston Playhouse Theatre, Weston - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$40,000
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Bennington College Corporation, Bennington - Core support for the university of the arts bfa program's integration into the bennington college curriculum…$250,000
- Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont, Richmond - Matching gift$78
- Northern Stage Company, White Riv Jct - Matching gift$75
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Art Bridges Inc
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- The Bennington Museum, Bennington - Support for programs that create transformative experiences connecting with diverse communities, engaging…$18,000
- Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester - Support for programs that create transformative experiences connecting with diverse communities, engaging…$15,000
- Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester - To support evaluation activities to better understand audiences, measure program impact, and inform…$5,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Vermont Public Co, Colchester - Matching contribution (general operating support)$200
- Shelburne Museum Incorporated, Shelburne - Matching contribution (general operating support)$154
- Next Stage Arts Project Incorporated, Putney - Matching contribution (general operating support)$100
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Gave $555M in 2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Clemmons Family Farm Inc, Charlotte - To support rehabilitation of two 18th-century farm buildings into venues for african american history, arts,…$930,000
- Yestermorrow Inc, Waitsfield - To support organizational capacity and development, cultural and educational programming on traditional…$200,000
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Gave $20.4M in 2024
The Freeman Foundation P-01644-00-7
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Preservation Trust of Vermont, Burlington - General support$363,000
- Preservation Trust of Vermont, Burlington - General support$275,000
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Gave $56.5M in 2024
Surdna Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Preservation Trust of Vermont, Burlington - General support$40,000
- Vermont Public Co, Colchester - General support$5,000
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Gave $24.9M in 2024
Td Charitable Foundation
Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2024- Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Ltd, Burlington - Artists in schools and student matinee series$25,000
- Saint Albans Museum Inc, St Albans - Fundraising & development certificate program$1,000
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Friends of the Joslin Memorial Library, Waitsfield - Arts$1,000
- Wild Goose Players, Westminster - Arts, culture and humanities$250
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Gave $15.3M in 2024
Ge Aerospace Foundation
Norwalk, CT · latest return: tax year 2024- Vermont Public Co, Colchester - Matching gift$1,044
- Friends of Hildene Inc, Manchester - Matching gift$125
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Gave $16.2M in 2025
Endeavor Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Sterling College, Craftsbury Cm - Reorganizing knowledge and learning (formerly wilderness field program) & enhancing student learning and…$2,147,029
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Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Bennington College Corporation, Bennington - 2024 museum fellows term program (2 of 5)$220,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Vermont organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Shelburne Museum Inc Shelburne | 6 | $28,437 |
| Preservation Trust of Vermont Inc Montpelier | 5 | $680,316 |
| Vermont Public Co Colchester | 5 | $48,564 |
| Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium St Johnsbury | 4 | $13,930 |
| The Current Inc Stowe | 4 | $6,038 |
| Northern Stage Company White River Junction | 3 | $1,953,927 |
| Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Ltd Burlington | 3 | $30,046 |
| Vermont Journalism Trust Montpelier | 3 | $5,792 |
| Next Stage Arts Project Incorporated Putney | 3 | $3,616 |
| Clemmons Family Farm Charlotte | 2 | $931,500 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Vermont that we classify as arts & culture, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 351 foundations, 114 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.