Open Foundations · Vermont

Courtney and Victoria Buffum Family Foundation

Burlington, Vermont · EIN 043359381. 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 $433K across 15 grants in 2025, a median of $9K each.

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$433K
paid in 2025
15
grants paid
$9K
median grant
54%
to first-time recipients
$1.8M
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
CRAIG S MATANLE
Address
PO BOX 638, BURLINGTON, VT, 05402
Phone
8028633494
Email
N/A
Form the request should take
SEE ATTACHED GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURE (STATEMENT 11)
Submission deadline
LETTER OF INTEREST SHOULD BE SUBMITTED BETWEEN JANUARY 1 AND MARCH 1.
Restrictions on awards
SEE ATTACHED GRANT RESTRICTIONS (STATEMENT 12)

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202621349349100827. 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 2025

All 15 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1CotsVT$200,000OPERATING SUPPORT
2Community Sailing CenterVT$50,000OPERATING SUPPORT
3Vermont Community FoundationVT$50,000SUPPORT VERMONT FLOOD RELIEF PROGRAMS
4King Street CenterVT$30,000OPERATING SUPPORT
5Friends of Fletcher Free LibraryVT$26,000SUPPORT FOR SUMMER CHALLENGE PROGRAM
6Neighbors in ActionVT$18,000OPERATING SUPPORT
7Community College of VtVT$10,000LIFE GAP GRANTS FOR STUDENTS
8Essex ChipsVT$9,000OPERATING SUPPORT
9Ronald Mcdonald HouseVT$7,500OPERATING SUPPORT
10Vermont Works for WomenVT$7,500ROSIE'S GIRLS PROGRAM
11Boys and Girls Club of Burlington IncVT$5,000EARLY PROMISE ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM INTO THE SUMMER AND CREAT LIFE GAP ENDOWMENT
12John Graham Housing & ServicesVT$5,000OPERATING SUPPORT
13Partners in Adventure IncVT$5,000OPERATING SUPPORT
14ResourceVT$5,000YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM
15Spectrum Youth CenterVT$5,000OPERATING SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202012$41K
202114$46K
202216$6.8M
202312$1.7M
202416$1.6M
2025 (partial year)15$433K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Vermont100%

Who decides

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

David H CoatesTREASURER · 2025
Jeffrey ColeDIRECTOR · 2025
Mary Alice MckenzieVICE PRESIDENT · 2025
Melissa GauntlettDIRECTOR · 2025
Patricia MotchSECRETARY · 2025
Thomas J GauntlettPRESIDENT/CHAIR · 2025

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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