Open Foundations · Vermont

National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc

Montpelier, Vermont · EIN 204818866. 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 $2.6M across 755 grants in 2024, a median of $1K each.

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$2.6M
paid in 2024
755
grants paid
$1K
median grant
42%
to first-time recipients
$27.4M
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
ONLINE APPLICATION
Address
1 NATIONAL LIFE DRIVE, MONTPELIER, VT, 05604
Phone
8022293947
Form the request should take
APPLICATION FORM OPENS ON JANUARY 1ST AND SHOULD BE SUBMITTED ONLINE: WWW.NATIONALLIFE.COM/OUR-STORY/GRANTS-AND-SPONSORSHIPS. WE LOOK FOR PROPOSALS THAT HAVE: - A WELL-PLANNED APPROACH TO UNDERLYING ISSUES OR NEEDS - A BASE OF SUPPORT - METRICS TO SUPPORT SUCCESS
Submission deadline
GRANTS- MARCH 31ST; SPONSORSHIPS- REVIEWED ON ROLLING BASIS UNTIL YEARLY FUNDING EXHAUSTED.
Restrictions on awards
OUR GRANTS VARY IN SIZE AND WE RARELY FUND AN ENTIRE PROGRAM. WE DO NOT FUND NEW PROGRAMS. WE INSTEAD FOCUS ON PROVEN PROGRAMS. WE ARE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON PROGRAMS THAT HELP END CHILDHOOD HUNGER, ADDRESS CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AND TO A LESSER EXTENT, THOSE THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN THE MONTPELIER, VT AND DALLAS, TX AREAS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR FUNDING IS CENTERED ON CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VT AND THE DALLAS, TX AREA WHERE OUR EMPLOYEES LIVE AND WORK. FOR OUR GENERAL GRANTS PROGRAM, WE DON'T MAKE GRANTS FOR ENDOWMENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, LABOR AND FRATERNAL GROUPS, DEBT REDUCTION OR WORK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. ADDITIONALLY, WE DON'T MAKE GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS, DAYCARE FACILITIES, OR FOR SCHOOL TRIPS. FINALLY, WE DON'T MAKE GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT DISCRIMINATE IN ANY WAY ON THE BASIS OF RACE, RELIGION, GENDER, AGE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202543149349100024. 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.

communityeducationanimaldiseasefoodyouthprotection

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 755 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Hunger Free VermontVT$125,000POVERTY SUPPORT
2Let's Grow KidsVT$125,000CHILDREN SUPPORT
3Vermont FoodbankVT$125,000FOODBANK
4Champlain Housing TrustVT$60,000COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
5Central Vermont Medical CenterVT$55,000FOOD INSECURITY
6Howard Center Attn Mike GlodVT$55,000HEALTHCARE
7Boston Childrens HospitalMA$50,000HOSPITAL
8Parkland FoundationTX$50,000HEALTHCARE
9The Vermont Youth Conservation CorpsVT$50,000YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
10Central Vermont Community Action CouncilVT$40,000HOUSING ASSISTANCE
11The Family PlaceTX$35,000FAMILY SUPPORT
12Vogel AlcoveTX$35,000CHILD HOMELESSNESS SUPPORT
13Spectrum Youth & Family ServicesVT$30,000FAMILY SUPPORT
14Vermont FoodbankVT$29,048FOODBANK
15Champlain Valley Office of Economic OpportunityVT$25,000FOOD ASSISTANCE

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20201$2.0M
20211$1.9M
20221$2.0M
2023724$3.0M
2024755$2.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Vermont45%
Texas19%
New York3%
Florida3%
Massachusetts3%

Who decides

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

Beth RusnockPRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR · 2024
David B SoccodatoTAX OFFICER, DIRECTOR (THRU 7/5/24) · 2024
Dawn MinterDIRECTOR · 2024
Donna LasickTAX OFFICER (THRU 8/27/24), DIRECTOR · 2024
Eva ZhangTAX OFFICER (AS OF 8/27/24) · 2024
Gregory M MatejaTREASURER · 2024
Jess RussoOPERATIONS OFFICER (THRU 8/27/24) · 2024
Joseph HeaslipINVESTMENT OFFICER · 2024
Lisa F MullerASSISTANT SECRETARY (AS OF 5/7/24) · 2024
Mehran AssadiDIRECTOR · 2024
Michael VeilleuxDIRECTOR (AS OF 8/27/24) · 2024
Nimesh MehtaDIRECTOR · 2024
Scott RogersDIRECTOR · 2024
Shannon SalembierCHIEF COUNSEL & SEC. (AS OF 5/7/24) · 2024
Thomas H MacleayCHAIR · 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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