Open Foundations · Vermont

Ben & Jerrys Foundation

South Burlington, Vermont · EIN 030300865. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $4.2M across 448 grants in 2024, a median of $2K each.

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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

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
LISA PENDOLINO
Address
30 COMMUNITY DRIVE, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT, 05403
Phone
8028461500
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

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543189349100914. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

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

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 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

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; 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 collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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