Open Foundations · Vermont

The@lionheart Charitable Trust

S Burlington, Vermont · EIN 356906359. 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 $161K across 33 grants in 2025, a median of $2K each.

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$161K
paid in 2025
33
grants paid
$2K
median grant
41%
to first-time recipients
$1.0M
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
BRIAR ALPERT
Address
228 AVIATION AVENUE, SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT, 05403
Phone
8027501603
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
Applications for grants to the organization must be in writing through 501(c)(3) organizations and public charities. Grants are only distributed to public charities, not to individuals.
Submission deadline
None
Restrictions on awards
The Lionheart Charitable Trust is intended to be a charitable private foundation under IRC Section 509. The Trustees will make grants to IRS recognized public charities to further the charitable, scientific, literary, religious and educational purposes of the Trust. Since the Lionheart Charitable Trust will not engage in direct charitable activities, it will make grants and distributions to other qualified charities operating programs which further the charitable purpose of the Trust.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202621319349102162. 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

The 15 largest of the 33 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1National Audubon SocietyNY$33,403GENERAL SUPPORT
2Guanacaste Dry Forest ConservationVT$24,992GENERAL SUPPORT
3Building Burlingtons FutureVT$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4Pathways VermontVT$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5Vermont Public RadioVT$6,200GENERAL SUPPORT
6Flynn Center for Performing ArtsVT$5,250GENERAL SUPPORT
7Age WellVT$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Boys and Girls Club of Burlington VVT$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
9Bradford Teen CenterVT$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10Guatemala Aid FundMA$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11Landmark CollegeVT$5,000General Support
12Lumibilty WestbrookCT$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
13Orange County Parent Child CtrVT$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
14Fletcher Free LibraryVT$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
15Local Motion BurlingtonVT$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202030$806K
202140$1.0M
202221$137K
202323$91K
202426$137K
2025 (partial year)33$161K

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Vermont79%
New York6%
District of Columbia6%
Massachusetts3%
Connecticut3%

Who decides

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

Adam L AlpertTrustee · 2025
Briar L AlpertTrustee · 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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