Open Foundations · Vermont

Ben & Jerrys Foundation

S Burlington, Vermont · EIN 030300865. It paid $4.2M across 448 grants in 2024, a median of $2K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$4.2M
paid in 2024
448
grants paid
$2K
median grant
42%
to first-time recipients
$9.2M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
LISA PENDOLINO
Address
30 COMMUNITY DRIVE, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT, 05403
Phone
8028461500
Email
INFO@BENANDJERRYSFOUNDATION.ORG
Form the request should take
APPLICATIONS, WHERE REQUIRED, ARE SUBMITTED ONLINE. GO TO WWW.BENANDJERRYFOUNDATION.ORG.
Submission deadline
APPLICATIONS ARE TYPICALLY ACCEPTED AND REVIEWED ON A MONTHLY BASIS.
Restrictions on awards
U.S. RECIPIENTS ONLY

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543189349100914. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 448 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Tides FoundationCA$295,000GENERAL SUPPORT
2Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramRI$142,363GENERAL SUPPORT
3Social & Environmental EntrepreneursCA$120,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4ResistMA$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5Equitable Opportunities Now FoundationMA$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
6Coup CouncilSD$45,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7Social Good FundCA$31,500GENERAL SUPPORT
8Peace Development FundCA$31,000GENERAL SUPPORT
9350 SacramentoCA$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10Adelante Student VoicesNY$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11Center for Empowered Politics Ed FundCA$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
12Coalition for Responsible Home EducationMA$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
13Culture Push IncNY$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14Dismas House of MassachusettsMA$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
15Eco-justice CollaborativeIL$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20201$3.6M
20211$4.0M
2022448$4.3M
2023449$3.8M
2024448$4.2M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Vermont55%
California7%
New York6%
Massachusetts3%
South Dakota3%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Anuradha MittalVICE-PRESIDENT · 2024
Elizabeth BankowskiSECRETARY · 2024
Jeff FurmanPRESIDENT · 2024
Jerry GreenfieldTREASURER · 2024
Nolan TitcombTRUSTEE · 2024
Tamara Toles O'laughlinTRUSTEE · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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