Foundations that fund organizations in Shelburne, Vermont
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Shelburne nonprofits
190 private foundations gave $13M to Shelburne organizations in their latest filings; 26 of the 100 that say either way accept applications.
251 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Shelburne around $11K. 14 of these funders are based in Vermont; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 190
- Accept applications
- 26
- of 100 that state a policy
- Dollars to Shelburne
- $13M
- latest filings
- Grants
- 251
- Typical median grant
- $11K
- Based in VT
- 14%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Shelburne organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $5.0M | $5.0M | Preselected only | General support |
| The Argosy Foundation | Milwaukee, WI | 7 | $2.6M | $50K | Preselected only | General support; Stem project; Capital campaign |
| Bernice and Milton Stern Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1.5M | $1.5M | Preselected only | To fund charitable exempt purpose |
| Baker Hughes Foundation | Houston, TX | 1 | $310K | $310K | Preselected only | General support |
| Abra Prentice Foundation Inc | Chicago, IL | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Earmarked for the annual fund for their sustainable and edu… |
| The Freeman Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $250K | $250K | Yes | General support |
| Lookout Foundation Inc C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 1 | $200K | $200K | Preselected only | Windmill hill conservation project at shelburne farms invol… |
| The Sandy River Charitable Foundation | Farmington, ME | 1 | $180K | $180K | Preselected only | Cultural and economic program |
| Howard P Colhoun Family Foundation Inc | Glyndon, MD | 1 | $165K | $165K | Preselected only | For the exempt function of the organization |
| The Bissocurt Foundation Inc | Saratoga Springs, NY | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | General Charitable Purposes |
| Arconic Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $150K | $150K | Preselected only | Revitalizing community green space in europe: hungary, germ… |
| Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Museum Conservation Program |
| Roaring Brook Family Foundation | Lenox, MA | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | Education for sustainability initiatives |
| The Estee Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $125K | $125K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Jane's Trust Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $122K | $122K | Preselected only | Climate change education programs |
| Henry P Kendall Foundation | Marion, MA | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Sustain farm to school efforts across the northeast region |
| Mutual of Omaha Foundation | Omaha, NE | 1 | $100K | $100K | Preselected only | Project Support |
| Terra Foundation for American Art | Chicago, IL | 1 | $75K | $75K | Yes | Arts education |
| L Z Francis Foundation Ima | Cleveland, OH | 1 | $63K | $63K | Preselected only | Capital campaign & marshall |
| The Michael and Karen Stone Family Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $62K | $31K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Ausolus Trust C/O Boston Family Office George P Beal | Boston, MA | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Forrest C & Frances H Lattner Foundation | East Greenwich, RI | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Leonard C & Mildred F Ferguson Foundation | Canton, OH | 1 | $50K | $50K | Yes | Martin Tierney Endowment Fund |
| Helen and Ritter Shumway Fdn | Dallas, TX | 1 | $40K | $40K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Ann a Mergens Foundation Inc | Shelburne, VT | 1 | $40K | $40K | Yes | Operations |
| Perkins Hunter Foundation | Chicago, IL | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | General use |
| Factset Charitable Foundation | Norwalk, CT | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Alumbra Innovations Foundation | Bentonville, AR | 2 | $27K | $14K | Preselected only | to support efforts for the Place Based Teaching & Learning…; to support efforts to engage communities in meaningful plac… |
| Vincent Family Charitable Foundation | Thompson, CT | 3 | $27K | $10K | Preselected only | General & unrestricted |
| G Fredrick Charitable Foundation | Novato, CA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Waterwheel Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General |
| The Burke Foundation Inc | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Felburn Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | Southeast us 2024 natural disaster recovery |
| Marie & John Zimmermann Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General use of donee |
| Norman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Youth programs |
| Wayne Hollomon Price Foundation | San Antonio, TX | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Fund a series of Marshall Webb Climate Action Conversations… |
| Frelinghuysen Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | Norman Rockwell: At Home in Vermont Exhibition |
| Jtb Family Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $25K | $25K | Preselected only | General support |
| The Raymond Klein Charitable Foundation C/O Stephen B Klein Trustee | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $25K | $25K | Yes | 10th anniversary campaign |
| George W Mergens Foundation | Milton, VT | 2 | $23K | $11K | Yes | Burlington city & lake semester; 2025 school program & flexible spending fund |
| Growald Climate Fund Inc | Brookline, MA | 8 | $20K | $400 | Preselected only | General support; Angel fund |
| Gretchen V & Samuel M Feldman Private Foundation Inc | Vineyard Haven, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Ruth M Knight Foundation Inc C/O Eric Naumburg MD | Columbia, MD | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | General |
| The Wyeth Foundation | Chadds Ford, PA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Support museumssendowmentfund |
| The New England Patriots Charitable Foundation Inc | Foxboro, MA | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Military Assitance |
| The Afognak Fund | Fox Point, WI | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | First Free Fridays program |
| The Vinger Family Foundation Co Curi Capital LLC | Milwaukee, WI | 2 | $20K | $10K | Yes | General operating support |
| Francis T & Louis T Nichols Foundation | Bangor, ME | 1 | $18K | $18K | Yes | Donation |
| Ch Robinson Worldwide Foundation | Sioux Falls, SD | 1 | $15K | $15K | Yes | Earth week tree planted |
| Arthur D Dana Foundation Inc Co Lee and | New York, NY | 1 | $14K | $14K | Preselected only | General support grant |
| Ernst & Elfriede Frank Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $13K | $13K | Preselected only | General charitable |
| Raymond E & Marie V Fontaine Family Foundation Inc | Harwich, MA | 2 | $13K | $6,500 | Preselected only | Environmental; Humanitarian |
| Guess Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $13K | $13K | Yes | To support Global Tree donation. |
| Weld Foundation | Boston, MA | 1 | $12K | $12K | Preselected only | General |
| The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation C/O Gma Foundations | Boston, MA | 2 | $12K | $5,900 | Yes | Exempt purpose |
| Oakland Foundation Inc | Stowe, VT | 3 | $11K | $5,000 | Yes | Support stowe robotics; Breeding barn restoration; Big river |
| Gertrude Atkins Wolcott and Kate a Humble Ebbeler | Derwood, MD | 1 | $11K | $11K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| National Grange Mutual Charitable Foundation Inc | Keene, NH | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Fore Aces Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Winthrop H Smith Jr Charitable Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To promote the organization's exempt purposes. |
| Playstudios Impact Fund | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Plant trees for impact |
| Zwagil Foundation | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| The Kelsey Trust | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| Claneil Foundation Inc | Plymouth Meeting, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General operating |
| The Morris & Bessie Altman Foundation C/O Peter Stern | Shelburne, VT | 6 | $10K | $875 | Yes | General support |
| Peter & Mary Russo Family Foundation Inc Co Peter J Russo Jr | Surf City, NJ | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Funding of operations |
| Burrill Foundation Inc | Shelburne, VT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General |
| Springriver Private Foundation Trust C/O Harperwhitfield Pc Rebecca Zappone | Farmington, CT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General charitable support |
| The Fine and Greenwald Foundation C/O Marsha Soffer | Aventura, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Environmental |
| Smith Richardson Foundation Inc | Greensboro, NC | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Yes | General operating support |
| Glenstone Foundation | Potomac, MD | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Support the arts |
| Hmc Designing Futures Foundation | Ontario, CA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Fund planting of 10,000 trees in the california 2025 rim wi… |
| Antonio B and Rita M Pomerleau Foundation Inc | Burlington, VT | 2 | $10K | $5,000 | Yes | General |
| The Ernest W & Agnes W Kaulbach Charitable Foundation | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Operations |
| Toll Brothers Foundation | Fort Washington, PA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Unrestricted |
| Sbk Stearns Family Foundation | Williams Bay, WI | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Barbetta Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Grant and Lara Gund Foundation | Concord, MA | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To help further charitable purpose of organization. |
| The Prospect Fund | Burlington, VT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Annual fund |
| The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn Charitable Trust | Norwich, VT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General support |
| Ingredion Charitable Foundation | Westchester, IL | 1 | $9,074 | $9,074 | Preselected only | Environmental charity focused on global reforestation partn… |
| Four Pines Fund Inc | Burlington, VT | 1 | $9,000 | $9,000 | Preselected only | To support summer convening of the vermont suicide preventi… |
| Select Equity Group Foundation | New York, NY | 2 | $8,500 | $4,250 | Preselected only | Green initiative; Matching gift |
| Lintilhac Foundation Inc | Shelburne, VT | 7 | $8,000 | $1,000 | Yes | General operating support; Earth charter |
| Willow Branch Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | To finance operations of donee organization |
| Louise Judith and Edgar May Foundation | Shelburne, VT | 4 | $8,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Further 501(c)(3)purpose; Projectfunding |
| Young Future Foundation | Evanston, IL | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | Public charity |
| The Windham Foundation Inc | Grafton, VT | 2 | $7,200 | $3,600 | Yes | Education nonprofit; General operating support |
| The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | 1 | $7,080 | $7,080 | Yes | Matching gift of staff and board members |
| The William and Karin Banks Foundation Inc | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Preselected only | Foundation donations |
| Christina Heroy Foundation | Shelburne, VT | 2 | $7,000 | $3,500 | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Mills Foundation Inc | Skillman, NJ | 1 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Preselected only | Charitable Contribution |
| Evergreen Foundation Inc | Neenah, WI | 2 | $6,000 | $3,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| Sue Ling Gin Foundation Trust | Chicago, IL | 1 | $5,500 | $5,500 | Preselected only | Wildfire restoration in ca |
| The Tiller Family Foundation | Eagan, MN | 2 | $5,500 | $2,750 | Preselected only | General operating |
| Rohr Family Memorial Gallery Foundation Inc | West Lebanon, NH | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | To engage in the exhibiting of visual arts and education in… |
| Sandra Schatten Foundation | Nashville, TN | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | To fulfill the exempt purposes of the foundation |
| The Goldstone Fund Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General Purpose |
| Schatz Family Foundation | Addison, VT | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General |
| Mgn Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Yes | Summer Program Access & Scholarship fund; Fall School Programs at Shelburne Museum |
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 Shelburne, Vermont?
The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust, The Argosy Foundation, Bernice and Milton Stern Foundation, Baker Hughes Foundation, Abra Prentice Foundation Inc and 95 others reported grants to Shelburne 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 Shelburne. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.