Open Foundations · Vermont

Eastrise Foundation

Williston, Vermont · EIN 874079773. 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 $227K across 14 grants in 2024, a median of $13K each.

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$227K
paid in 2024
14
grants paid
$13K
median grant
100%
to first-time recipients
$249K
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
AMIE COLLINS
Address
PO BOX 527, WILLISTON, VT, 05495
Phone
8028786211
Form the request should take
COMPLETE A FUNDING REQUEST AT HTTPS://WWW.EASTRISE.COM/COMMUNITY-GIVING-REQUESTS/
Submission deadline
N/A
Restrictions on awards
WE CONSIDER GIVING REQUESTS THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES THAT FOCUS ON THE ESSENTIAL NEEDS OF VERMONTERS AND COMMUNITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: FOOD SECURITY, ACCESS TO HOUSING, FINANCIAL WELLBEING, CONNECTED COMMUNITIES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. OUR DONATIONS AND GRANTS VARY FROM $50 TO LARGER DONATIONS OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. FUNDING MUST BE USED FOR NON-POLITICAL AND NON-SECTARIAN PURPOSES. REQUESTS UP TO $5000 ARE REVIEWED MONTHLY. REQUESTS ABOVE $5000 ARE REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED BY OUR FOUNDATION QUARTERLY. ALL REQUESTS FOR DONATIONS ARE REVIEWED. ALTHOUGH WE CANNOT SUPPORT EVERY REQUEST SUBMITTED, WE DO OUR BEST TO BE FAIR AND EQUITABLE, DEMONSTRATING OUR COMMITMENT TO ALLOCATING FUNDS THROUGHOUT OUR MEMBERS' COMMUNITIES.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202532739349100608. 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

All 14 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (cvoeo)VT$50,000FEEDING CHAMPLAIN VALLEY (FUND TO FEED CHAMPLAIN VALLEY)
2Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (cvoeo)VT$30,000FINANCIAL FUTURES FINANCIAL EDUCATION REACH IN FRANKLIN AND GRAND ISLE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
3American Cancer SocietyVT$20,000LOIS MCCLURE BEE TABAKIN HOPE LODGE - BURLINGTON, VT TO ASSIST WITH THE ANNUAL OPERATING COSTS
4Committee on Temporary ShelterVT$20,000PHONATHON PLEDGE - THIS GIFT WILL SERVE AS A CHALLENGE FOR PHONATHON PARTICIPANTS, TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO MATCH THE GRANT WITH THEIR OWN GIFT.
5United WayVT$16,123EMPLOYEE MATCH CAMPAIGN
6Montpelier FoundationVT$15,000MONTPELIER COMMISSION FOR RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE
7Vermont Professionals of Color Network (vtpoc)VT$15,000CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PORTAL SPONSORSHIP TO SHOWCASE BOARD OF DIRECTOR POSITIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE BIPOC COMMUNITY TO APPLY FOR.
8Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (nofa)VT$10,500SUPPLYING DEMAND: FARM SHARE PROGRAM 2024
9Givio Charatable Foundation - Vermont Farm Bureau - Dig Deep VtVT$10,000DIG DEEP CAMPAIGN - AID TO VERMONT FARMERS WHO WERE IMPACTED BY THE FLOODING AND HIGH VOLUME OF RAIN IN 2023.
10Lake Champlain Sailing CenterVT$10,000DIVERSITY ACCESS INITIATIVE EXPANDS ACCESS TO LAKE-BASED EDUCATION AND RECREATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY AS BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR).
11Revitalizing WaterburyVT$10,000STOWE STREET ALLEY PROJECT COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON TURNING A BLIGHTED ALLEYWAY INTO A WELCOMING COMMUNITY SPACE FOR EVENTS, EXHIBITS AND GATHERINGS
12Town of BenningtonVT$10,000BENNINGTON SKATEPARK PROJECT
13Vermont Businesses for Social ResponsibilityVT$5,000CLIMATEREADYVT PROVIDES SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS VERMONT WITH FREE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN SUPPORT OF ADAPTING TO THE CHANGING CLIMATE AND PREPARING FOR CLIMATE-RELATED BUSINESS DISRUPTIONS. FUNDS WILL SUPPORT THE FALL 2024 COHORT AND SPRING 2025 COHORT.
14Vermont Council on Rural DevelopmentVT$5,000CLIMATE CATALYST INNOVATION FUND SUPPORTS A DIVERSITY OF PROJECTS SUCH AS A FLOOD PLAIN PUBLIC FOOD FOREST, DEVELOPING FRONTLINE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS KITS, CLIMATE ECONOMY WORKFORCE TRAINING, E-BIKES AT LOCAL LIBRARIES, AND MORE.

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20224$31K
202311$356K
202414$227K

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Vermont100%

Who decides

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

Amie CollinsDIRECTOR · 2024
Amy VaughnDIRECTOR · 2024
George SalesDIRECTOR · 2024
Heather LovejoyDIRECTOR · 2024
Robert MillerPRESIDENT · 2024
Sarah RickerDIRECTOR · 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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