Private foundation · EIN 27-3988759 · Woodstock, Vermont · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Liswhit Foundtaion

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you work nationally. The foundation accepts applications (NONE) and its median grant is $15K.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 21 grants paid, $409K total, median $15K. 24% of grants stayed in Vermont. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
21
$409K
Median grant
$15K
Stays in VT
24%
of grants
Deadline
NONE
Assets
$2.8M

How to apply

Application form developed by the foundation and candidates. May be required to complete the application for a request of the distribution of trust funds. Contact: Charlotte D'Arcy Donaldson, 10 College Hill Road, Woodstock, Vt, 5084598037 Deadlines: NONE Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lesley Ellis SchoolArlington, MAUnrestricted gift$100K
Woodstock Recreation CenterWoodstock, VTUnrestricted gift$57K
Woodstock History CenterWoodstock, VTUnrestricted gift$55K
Shady Hill SchoolCambridge, MAUnrestricted gift$25K
Fighters 4 LifeEl Segundo, CAUnrestricted gift$20K
Pennsylvania PhilharmonicWilkesbarre, PAUnrestricted gift$20K
Thompson Senior CenterWoodstock, VTUnrestricted gift$15K
FIRST Congregational Church of AuburnEast Fallowfield, MAUnrestricted gift$15K
Covenant House of CaliforniaLos Angeles, CAUnrestricted gift$15K
Wounded Warrior ProjectNew York, NYUnrestricted gift$15K
Vermont FoodbankBarre, VTUnrestricted gift$15K
McLean HospitalBelmont, MAUnrestricted gift$10K
Educational Enrichment for Romanian ChildrenNewton, MAUnrestricted gift$10K
Shriners Hospital for ChildrenBoston, MAUnrestricted gift$10K
Kilham Bear CenterLyme, NHUnrestricted gift$10K
Vermont Public RadioColchester, VTUnrestricted gift$5,000
Oxford AcademyWestbrook, CTUnrestricted gift$5,000
National Park FoundationWashington, DCUnrestricted gift$2,000
National Wildlife FederationReston, VAUnrestricted gift$2,000
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VAUnrestricted gift$2,000
Cambridge School of WestonWeston, MAUnrestricted gift$1,000

By state: Massachusetts 7 · Vermont 5 · California 2 · Pennsylvania 1 · New York 1 · New Hampshire 1

About this foundation

Liswhit Foundtaion is a private grantmaking foundation in Woodstock, Vermont, administered in care of Charlotte Darcy Donaldson, tax-exempt since 2011. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

All filings on ProPublica

Does Liswhit Foundtaion accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Application form developed by the foundation and candidates. May be required to complete the application for a request of the distribution of trust funds. Deadlines: NONE.

How much does Liswhit Foundtaion give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $409K across 21 grants, a median of $15K.

Where does Liswhit Foundtaion give?

Massachusetts (7 grants), Vermont (5 grants), California (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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