Discretionary Funds Donors who want to leave annual grantmaking decisions to the Foundation and provide resources to meet emerging community needs establish discretionary funds. These funds can either serve broad charitable interests or be focused on an issue or community specified by the donor. Access to Higher Education Fund To provide philanthropists the opportunity to support innovative and model programs. Programs will be chosen that remove cost barriers, provide guidance, and prepare Vermont students for higher education. Greater Addison County Sports Fund To support physical fitness in the greater Addison County area through various sports opportunities, with tennis as a priority. Alexander Family Fund To support broad charitable and educational purposes in the Upper Valley and Vermont with a preference for, but not limited to, projects in Randolph.
Arborvitae Fund To support charitable organizations whose primary objectives include protection or improvement of the health and welfare of those with mental illness. Arts Recovery Fund To support response and recovery efforts for Vermont artists and arts organizations directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Better Places Fund To improve the vitality of communities with specific focus on adaption of public spaces to accelerate economic and community recovery during and post pandemic. Betty B. Fund To support agencies and programs which will benefit, assist, and promote the humane care and treatment of animals.
Blue Ridge Fund To support charitable activities in Vermont with a preference for programs and projects that will make a difference in the lives of children. Colby Hill Fund To support Tibetan refugees and their culture; and to support initiatives in Vermont for maintaining or improving the biological integrity of natural ecosystems.
Community and Economic Vitality Fund To support resources, programming and technical assistance needed to create place-based solutions, enabling the Foundation to work with local thought partners to develop solutoins that encourage long-term viability and community involvement. Concert Artists Fund To provide and subsidize quality classical music presentations in the greater Burlington, Vermont area and to present or assist in the presentation of internationally recognized instrumental artists, groups or organizations (including major city orchestras) performing Western classical music. Crosby Enright Family Fund To support children, youth, families and the environment within Vermont. Eagleridge Fund To support the work of the Vermont Community Foundation to build healthy and vital Vermont communities including support for those in need, especially children and families, education, the environment, historic preservation, and the promotion of small businesses, farms, and humane animal management.
Early Care and Education Fund To expand access to affordable, highquality child care and preschool for all Vermont families; to support the professional development and training of Vermont’s early care and education providers; and to help our state’s workforce and economy prosper. Terry Ehrich Fund To address charitable needs in Vermont with a preference for, but not limited to, environmental concerns. Evergreen Fund To support business expansion and job creation in Vermont. Fayerweather Fund To support education, with a preference for environmental education. James E. Gaseau Memorial Fund To support services and organizations within Vermont that benefit developmentally challenged individuals.
Nicholas and Victoria George Fund To provide general charitable and educational assistance for Windham County, Vermont, residents with a preference for those in the Towns of Brattleboro and Vernon. Gillette French Fund To support educational and charitable purposes in Vermont. Global Village Fund To support charitable activities in Vermont with a preference for, but not limited to, those which improve the lives of women and the environment. Hartland Discretionary Fund To support broad charitable purposes.
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