Environment grants for nonprofits in Vermont
369 private foundations reported 663 environment grants to organizations in Vermont on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $35.5M in all. 44 of them are based in Vermont.
Foundations369
Grants on record663
Total granted$35.5M
Their typical grant$6,363
Foundations that fund environment in Vermont
20 of the 369: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of environment 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- 1 for the Planet Inc, Burlington - General support$816
- Vermont Institute of Natural Science Inc, Quechee - General support$545
- American Environmental Health Studies Project Inc, Essex Junction - General support$275
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Gave $2.7M in 2024
National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc
Montpelier, VT · latest return: tax year 2024- The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Richmond - Youth development$50,000
- Center for an Agricultural Economy, Hardwick - Combat social isolation of elderly and students$7,500
- The Nature Conservancy, Montpelier - Nature conservancy$3,000
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Gave $4.2M in 2024
Ben & Jerry's Foundation Inc
South Burlington, VT · latest return: tax year 2024- Tiny Seed Project Inc, East Hardwick - General support$30,000
- South Hero Land Trust, South Hero - General support$8,900
- Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Richmond - General support$5,000
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Growald Climate Fund Inc
Brookline, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Shelburne Farms, Shelburne - General support$15,000
- Vermont Land Trust, Montpelier - General support$1,500
- Vermont Center for Ecostudies, Norwich - General support$500
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Gave $156.2M in 2024
Fidelity Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Northeast Wilderness Trust, Montpelier - Endowment$3,300,000
- Northeast Wilderness Trust, Montpelier - Endowment$1,000,000
- Northeast Wilderness Trust, Montpelier - Endowment$300,000
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The Argosy Foundation
Milwaukee, WI · latest return: tax year 2024- Shelburne Farms, Shelburne - Capital campaign$1,000,000
- Shelburne Farms, Shelburne - General support$50,000
- Vermont Land Trust, Montpelier - General support$5,000
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Patagoniaorg
Ventura, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- 1 for the Planet, Burlington - To support environmental projects.$30,000
- Addison County Relocalization Network, Bristol - To support environmental projects.$15,000
- Intervale Center, Burlington - To support environmental projects.$15,000
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Gave $20.4M in 2024
The Freeman Foundation P-01644-00-7
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Vermont Land Trust, Montpelier - General support$1,225,000
- The Center for an Agricultural Economy, Hardwick - General support$337,400
- Shelburne Farms, Shelburne - General support$250,000
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Gave $24.1M in 2024
Clif Bar Family Foundation
Saint Helena, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Coming Clean, Brattleboro - Transform Food Systems$200,000
- Real Organic Project, East Thetford - Transform Food Systems$20,000
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The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Northeast Wilderness Trust, Montpelier - General operating support$125,000
- Lake Champlain Land Trust, Burlington - General operating support$50,000
- Stowe Land Trust, Stowe - General operating support$25,000
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Barr Foundation
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- (882) Winooski School District, Winooski - To support winooski middle high school as part of the sustainability phase of the wider learning ecosystem…$66,000
- (1) 350Vermont Inc, Burlington - To support grassroots campaigns on environmental justice and energy affordability in vermont$65,000
- (881) Winooski School District, Winooski - To support winooski middle high school as part of the sustainability phase of the wider learning ecosystem…$59,000
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Gave $30.4M in 2024
Park Foundation Inc
Ithaca, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Clean Energy Group, Montpelier - Project support$80,000
- Coming Clean, Brattleboro - General operating support$35,000
- Beyond Extreme Energy, Rochester - General operating support$20,000
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Green Mountain Conservancy Incorporated, West Dummerston - Volunteer program$1,750
- 1 for the Planet Inc, Burlington - Matching gifts$375
- Vermont Institute of Natural Science Inc, Quechee - Matching gifts$145
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The Gaudio Family Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Maliasili Initiatives Inc, Essex Junction - $250,000 is to be used for general operating support and $150,000 is to be allocated solely to maliasilis…$400,000
- Maliasili Initiatives Inc, Essex Junction - General operating support$250,045
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The Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Maliasili Initiatives, Essex Junction - Maliasili conservation fund (year 3 of 4)$500,000
- Maliasili Initiatives, Essex Junction - New york climate week partner participation$39,000
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Gave $185.4M in 2024
The Schmidt Family Foundation
Palo Alto, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- 350Vermont, Burlington - Encouraging a just transition away from fossil fuels$300,000
- Coming Clean Inc, Brattleboro - Capacity building$125,000
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Edward C Johnson Fund
Boston, MA · latest return: tax year 2024- Stowe Land Trust, Stowe - Operations support$200,000
- Stowe Land Trust, Stowe - Operations support$200,000
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Alumbra Innovations Foundation
Bentonville, AR · latest return: tax year 2024- Shelburne Farms, Shelburne - to support efforts to engage communities in meaningful place-based teaching and learning$25,000
- Shelburne Farms, Shelburne - to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning international education network$2,100
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Gave $22.9M in 2024
Smith Richardson Foundation Inc
Greensboro, NC · latest return: tax year 2024- Shelburne Farms, Shelburne - General operating support$5,000
- Shelburne Farms, Shelburne - General operating support$5,000
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Gave $1.2M in 2025
Agnes M Lindsay Trust
Chelmsford, MA · latest return: tax year 2025- North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier - Campership$3,000
- Vermont Wilderness School, Brattleboro - Campership$3,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Vermont organizations that received environment grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Shelburne Farms Shelburne | 8 | $1,353,729 |
| Vermont Land Trust Montpelier | 6 | $1,534,150 |
| Coming Clean Inc Brattleboro | 4 | $360,016 |
| Vermont Institute of Natural Science Inc Quechee | 4 | $1,446 |
| Northeast Wilderness Trust Montpelier | 3 | $4,725,077 |
| Stowe Land Trust Stowe | 3 | $425,149 |
| The Center for an Agricultural Economy Hardwick | 3 | $344,922 |
| 350Vermont Burlington | 3 | $300,117 |
| Vermont Youth Conservation Corps Inc Richmond | 3 | $55,070 |
| Lake Champlain Land Trust Burlington | 3 | $50,750 |
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 environment, 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 369 foundations, 97 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.