Foundations that fund organizations in Middlebury, Vermont
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Middlebury nonprofits
298 private foundations gave $28M to Middlebury organizations in their latest filings; 24 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
385 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Middlebury around $38K. 14 of these funders are based in Vermont; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 298
- Accept applications
- 24
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Middlebury
- $28M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 385
- Typical median grant
- $38K
- Based in VT
- 14%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Middlebury organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Prospect Fund | Burlington, VT | 1 | $4.3M | $4.3M | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable contribution |
| The Waterwheel Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $2.7M | $2.7M | Preselected only | General |
| Carnegie Corporation of New York | New York, NY | 4 | $2.2M | $578K | Yes | For support to the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Pr…; For core support to the Center for Nonproliferation Studies; For core support to the Monterey Initiative in Russian Stud… |
| Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | General support |
| Far Reach Foundation | South Burlington, VT | 1 | $2.0M | $2.0M | Preselected only | General support |
| Tiger Baron Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1.7M | $1.7M | Yes | General support purposes |
| M&c Somewhere Foundation | Ripton, VT | 2 | $1.3M | $650K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Kelson Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $1.0M | $1.0M | Preselected only | The elizabeth hackett robinson 84 innovation hub endowed fu… |
| The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $743K | $743K | Yes | To support a humanities for all times project |
| The Peterson Family Foundation Inc | Fairfax, VA | 1 | $725K | $725K | Preselected only | General support |
| Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc | Wilmington, DE | 4 | $550K | $100K | Preselected only | new museum project; Kathryn W. Davis School of Russian; Afghani students at Middlebury Fund |
| Jslh Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Eucalyptus Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $500K | $500K | Preselected only | Center on terrorism and financial aid |
| The Helen Gurley Brown Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $404K | $404K | Preselected only | Leadership-"bold leadership network" grant:purpose: to esta… |
| Esther and Otto Seligmann Foundation Inc C/O Kimberly Walker | Cornwall, VT | 1 | $400K | $400K | Preselected only | General fund |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | $335K | $25K | Yes | Annual fund; Center for blue economy (cbe); Capital support |
| The Horace W Goldsmith Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $333K | $333K | Preselected only | Special purpose |
| S & C Harvest Foundation Inc | Cornwall, VT | 11 | $315K | $20K | Preselected only | Operations; General; General funds |
| High Meadows Foundation C/O Carl Ferenbach | Boston, MA | 1 | $300K | $300K | Preselected only | Payment to carry on charitable activities |
| Penske Foundation Inc | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | General |
| Clarence & Anne Dillon Dunwalke Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $215K | $215K | Preselected only | $15k - general annual fund, $200k to expand The Dillon Dunw… |
| The Inglesea Charitable Trust | Norwalk, CT | 1 | $208K | $208K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| C E and S Foundation Inc | Louisville, KY | 1 | $200K | $200K | Yes | Middlebury language schools scholarship endowment, middlebu… |
| Bur Oak Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $175K | $175K | Preselected only | Seizing Opportunity Fund |
| The Rowland Foundation Inc | Burlington, VT | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Donor advised fund |
| Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | 1 | $150K | $150K | Yes | Building global nuclear security expertise:the cns visiting… |
| The Hollis Family Foundation | Shelburne, VT | 1 | $131K | $131K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Forrest C & Frances H Lattner Foundation | East Greenwich, RI | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | General support |
| Majic Vermont Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 3 | $105K | $40K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Orchard Foundation C/O Heidi Lehner Corient Private Wealth | Boston, MA | 1 | $101K | $101K | Preselected only | To fund charitable mission of charitable organization - env… |
| The Carole L Brookins FIRST Alliance Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Howard P Colhoun Family Foundation Inc | Glyndon, MD | 2 | $100K | $50K | Preselected only | For the exempt function of the organization; Pine level fund |
| The Mark and Anne Hansen Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $100K | $100K | Yes | Donation |
| The Charles Irwin Travelli Fund C/O Tyler & Reynolds | Woburn, MA | 1 | $94K | $94K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Buffett Early Childhood Fund | Omaha, NE | 1 | $85K | $85K | Preselected only | Sharing vermont's progress project support |
| Alice S Ayling Scholarship Foundation C/O Gerald B O'Grady Tyler & Reynolds | Woburn, MA | 1 | $85K | $85K | Preselected only | Educational scholarship |
| Cowles Family Foundation | Albuquerque, NM | 2 | $72K | $36K | Preselected only | Child care and paren t education in response to a shortage…; Free health clinic for uninsured and under-insured adults i… |
| Dunn Family Charitable Foundation C/O Ahi/Lhf | Andover, MA | 1 | $70K | $70K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Four Angels Foundation Co Julie R Bromage | Shelburne, VT | 1 | $65K | $65K | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Francis T & Louis T Nichols Foundation | Bangor, ME | 4 | $56K | $15K | Yes | Donation |
| Trout Lily Foundation C/O Hemenway Trust Company LLC | Middlebury, VT | 3 | $56K | $15K | Preselected only | The middlebury language schools abenaki program, specifical…; For the benefit of bread loaf writers conference; For the benefit of the vermont womens fund, to support the… |
| The Boardman Family Foundation # 531 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Wm Keck Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $55K | $55K | Yes | For general support of charitable purposes. |
| Samuel H Kress Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $55K | $55K | Yes | History of art grants |
| John D Picotte Family Foundation (formerly Equinox Foundation) | Bellevue, WA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Charitable Purposes |
| Phoebe R & John D Lewis Foundation | Green Bay, WI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Parents' fund |
| Alice and Russell True Foundation | Washington, DC | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Contribution to the alice & russell true scholarship fund (… |
| Dana Wallach Jones and Michael Tm Jones Foundation | Purchase, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Courtney and Victoria Buffum Family Foundation | Burlington, VT | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Support vermont flood relief programs |
| Russell Sage Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $48K | $48K | Yes | Improving labor conditions for healthcare workers |
| Middlebury College-Jean T Fulton Mem Fd# | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $48K | $48K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Ernest Wentcher Educational Fund | Chicago, IL | 1 | $46K | $46K | Yes | Education |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 3 | $45K | $10K | Preselected only | General support |
| Saga Foundation | Kalamazoo, MI | 1 | $44K | $44K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| The Williams Foundation | Severna Park, MD | 1 | $43K | $43K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Ad Henderson Foundation Inc | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 2 | $42K | $21K | Yes | Vpccn 2025 innovations institute; Annual unsolicited general purposes grant |
| David Greenewalt Charitable Trust Geoffrey M Mason Trustee | Boston, MA | 3 | $40K | $10K | Yes | General Support |
| H Bruce Stahl Trust Fbo Middlebury College | New York, NY | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | Scholarships |
| Middlebury College-John H Fulton # 74616 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $34K | $34K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Sullivan Family Fund | West Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $32K | $16K | Preselected only | General |
| Reed Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Educational |
| The Ives Family Charitable Trust | Boston, MA | 3 | $30K | $10K | Yes | General purposes |
| Defne and Muhtar Kent Educational Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $30K | $15K | Preselected only | Scholarship Grant |
| Raymond Stewart Wood III and Mary Anne J Kim Foundation Inc | Chatham, NJ | 1 | $30K | $30K | Preselected only | Academic |
| The Tang Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $28K | $28K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Snave Foundation | Winchester, MA | 6 | $26K | $1,000 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Sylvan C Coleman Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Support of Interships for Students in the Arts. |
| Mithun Family Foundation | Wayzata, MN | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General fund |
| W F Whitman Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Dillon Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | general contribution |
| Sibbri Foundation C/O Brian T Bristol | Vineyard Haven, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Support for the nicholas kuckel '01 fund at a private liber… |
| Edwin S Webster Foundation C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | General operating support |
| Jutostgraham Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | To support the festival's mission of recognizing and suppor… |
| Munn Family Foundation Inc C/O MS Michele Celestino | Lantana, FL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Annual drive |
| The Rona Jaffe Foundation | Dix Hills, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Bread loaf writers' conference-rona jaffe foundation schola… |
| George and June Block Family Foundation | Harwood Heights, IL | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | The basalt fund - year 2 of 5 |
| Middlebury College Fulton Lecture Fd #74 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Evergreen Foundation Inc | Neenah, WI | 2 | $25K | $12K | Preselected only | General support |
| Gates Foundation | Seattle, WA | 1 | $24K | $24K | Yes | Development of solutions to improve global health |
| Crawford Family Foundation | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $23K | $23K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| The Kelsey Trust | Lincoln, MA | 3 | $23K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| Arthur H Connor Char Tr # 569149 | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $22K | $22K | Preselected only | General operating |
| Stony Water 2005 Charitable Trust Co Spivey Lemonik Swenor Pc | Manchester Center, VT | 3 | $22K | $10K | Preselected only | General grant |
| The Morris & Bessie Altman Foundation C/O Peter Stern | Shelburne, VT | 3 | $22K | $1,000 | Yes | General support |
| Fuller Family Charitable Trust | Providence, RI | 6 | $21K | $3,500 | Yes | Operations |
| Cannstatter Foundation Inc | Wyckoff, NJ | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Immersion program in german |
| 522 Foundation Inc | Darien, CT | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Renaissance Foundation | Portland, OR | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Scholarships |
| Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | General purpose |
| The Christine and Jaime Yordan Foundation | Vero Beach, FL | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General/unrestricted support |
| He Thompson Foundation | Glen Ridge, NJ | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Programs |
| Patrick J Durkin Charitable Foundation | Stamford, CT | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Improve education |
| Clifton B & Anne S Batchelder Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted gift |
| Alfred E Mann Charities Inc | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Support of charitable purpose |
| The Wilkens Family Foundation | Stowe, VT | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | An unrestricted grant to further donee's exempt purpose |
| Patrick and Aimee Butler Family | St Paul, MN | 1 | $19K | $19K | Preselected only | Closing the opportunity gap fund |
| Baize Gospel Preaching Foundation | San Angelo, TX | 1 | $18K | $18K | Preselected only | Religious |
| The Landon Family Foundation | Shelburne, VT | 2 | $17K | $8,334 | Preselected only | Landon Fund II; Landon Fund |
| Ryan Ida Alice Tuw Main | St Louis, MO | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General operating |
| The C F Roe Slade Foundation C/O US Trust/Bank of America | New York, NY | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Middlebury, Vermont?
The Prospect Fund, The Waterwheel Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation, Far Reach Foundation and 95 others reported grants to Middlebury organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Middlebury. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.