Open Foundations · Vermont

Windham Foundation

Grafton, Vermont · EIN 136142024. 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 $393K across 124 grants in 2024, a median of $2K each.

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$393K
paid in 2024
124
grants paid
$2K
median grant
38%
to first-time recipients
$17.3M
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
THE WINDHAM FOUNDATION - ATTN MR BI
Address
PO BOX 70, GRAFTON, VT, 05146
Phone
8028432220
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
THE FOUNDATION HAS AN APPLICATION FORM AND GUIDELINES AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. GRANTS ARE AWARDED IN QUARTERLY CYCLES - THE DEADLINES FOR EACH QUARTER ARE LISTED ON THE WEBSITE. INFORMATION REQUIRED INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION AND BUDGET OF THE PROJECT, OTHER FUNDING SOURCES, AND THE LATEST AVAILABLE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE APPLICANT.
Submission deadline
QUARTERLY ON WEBSITE
Restrictions on awards
THE WINDHAM FOUNDATION LIMITS ITS GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS PER THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THROUGH ITS GRANT MAKING, THE WINDHAM FOUNDATION SEEKS TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS CONCERNED WITH THE NEEDS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF VERMONTERS. THOSE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE DEALING WITH: AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION AND FOOD SYSTEMS; DISADVANTAGED YOUTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT; EDUCATION IN THE BROADER SENSE; PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, CRAFTS AND VERMONT TRADITIONS; MEETING BASIC HUMAN NEEDS; HISTORIC PRESERVATION WHERE IT SERVES A BROADER COMMUNITY PURPOSE; NATURAL LANDSCAPE PRESERVATION AND RECREATION.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202640449349100204. 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 words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

land conservationlocal

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 124 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Cro Planning & DesignVT$40,205GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2Grafton Public LibraryVT$14,949LOCAL LIBRARY -GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
3Grace Cottage HospitalVT$13,500GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO LOCAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
4Vermont Symphony OrchestraVT$12,000PERFORMANCE UNDERWRITING
5Next Stage Arts ProjectVT$10,500LOCAL ARTS ORGANIZATION-SUPPORT FOR SUMMER SERIES
6Grafton Fund DonationsVT$10,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
7Preservation Trust of VermontVT$10,000SUPPORT FOR WINDHAM COUNTY PROJECTS
8South Hero Land TrustVT$10,000LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
9Nature Museum at GraftonVT$7,376LOCAL NATURE MUSEUM - GENERAL SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMMING
10Vermont FoodbankVT$7,300SUPPORT FOR FOOD PROGRAMS
11Shelburne FarmsVT$7,000EDUCATION NONPROFIT
12Committee on Temporary Shelter IncVT$5,350HOMELESS PROGRAMS
13Brattleboro Memorial HospitalVT$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
14Green Mountain Farm to SchoolVT$5,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
15Jenna's PromiseVT$5,000SUPPORT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND RECOVERY CENTER

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20191$385K
2020108$380K
2021109$333K
2022122$397K
2023136$409K
2024124$393K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Vermont85%
New York2%
Florida2%
Virginia2%
Connecticut2%

Who decides

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

Alan YuspehTRUSTEE · 2024
Daniel LernerEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · 2024
Dennis D'amicoTRUSTEE · 2024
Ellen Mcculloch-lovellVICE CHAIR · 2024
Jeffrey SmithTRUSTEE · 2024
Lisa VentrissCHAIR · 2024
Peter KuninTRUSTEE · 2024
Robert DonaldPRESIDENT/CFO (END FY25) · 2024
Robert ReeseTRUSTEE · 2024
Robin SternTRUSTEE · 2024
Suzanne WelchTREASURER · 2024
Tim BriglinTRUSTEE · 2024
William BruettTRUSTEE · 2024
William KuhnertCFO (START FY25) · 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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