Funding search · EIN 223098727 · Montpelier, VT
Institute for Sustainable Communities
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 63
- grants reported
- $4.8M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $53,785
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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1 grant matching “environmental justice” · $25,000
- $25,000
Virginia Environmental Justice Collaborative · Richmond, VA · 2022
Capacity building
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Atma Connect1 grant · $484,441
- Elevate Llc1 grant · $276,442
- Healthy Gulf3 grants · $270,997
- Groundwork Ohio River Valley2 grants · $204,583
- We Stay - Nos Quedamos3 grants · $181,500
- Garfield Park Community Council3 grants · $176,098
- Jastech Development Services2 grants · $172,000
- Unlimited Potential2 grants · $158,500
- La Mujer Obrera3 grants · $148,000
- Power 523 grants · $148,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 63 reported grants, largest first.
- $484,441
Atma Connect · Oakland, CA · 2023
Capacity building
- $276,442
Elevate Llc · New York, NY · 2022
Capacity building
- $144,661
Emerald Cities Collaborative · Washington, DC · 2023
Capacity building
- $142,500
Garfield Park Community Council · Chicago, IL · 2022
Capacity building
- $142,500
Healthy Gulf · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Capacity building
- $142,500
Partnership for Southern Equity · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Capacity building
- $142,500
Social Good Fund · Richmond, CA · 2022
Capacity building
- $142,500
Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation · Porcupine, SD · 2022
Capacity building
- $142,500
Unlimited Potential · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Capacity building
- $142,500
We Stay - Nos Quedamos · Bronx, NY · 2022
Capacity building
- $129,583
Groundwork Ohio River Valley · Cincinnati, OH · 2023
Capacity building
- $119,900
Tides Center · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Capacity building
- $117,500
Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida · Miami, FL · 2023
Capacity building
- $117,500
Pacoima Beautiful · Pacoima, CA · 2023
Capacity building
- $112,497
Healthy Gulf · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Capacity building
- $100,000
Asian Pacific Environmental Network · Oakland, CA · 2023
Capacity building
- $97,000
Jastech Development Services · Philidelphia, PA · 2023
Capacity building
- $76,274
Urban Sustainability Directors Network · Sanford, NC · 2023
Capacity building
- $75,000
California Indian Museum & Cultural Center · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
Capacity building
- $75,000
Eastside Community Network · Detroit, MI · 2022
Capacity building
- $75,000
Emancipation Economic Development Council · Houston, TX · 2022
Capacity building
- $75,000
Greenroots · Chelsea, MA · 2022
Capacity building
- $75,000
Groundwork Ohio River Valley · Cincinnati, OH · 2022
Capacity building
- $75,000
Healthy Community Resources and Advocacy · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Capacity building
- $75,000
Jastech Development Services · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Capacity building
- $75,000
La Mujer Obrera · El Paso, TX · 2022
Capacity building
- $75,000
Power 52 · Ellicott City, MD · 2022
Capacity building
- $75,000
Sustaining Way · Greenville, SC · 2022
Capacity building
- $75,000
Walnut Way · Milwaukee, WI · 2022
Capacity building
- $75,000
Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice · Bronx, NY · 2022
Capacity building
- $62,242
The Trust for Public Land · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Capacity building
- $53,785
Texas Southern University Foundation · Houston, TX · 2021
Capacity building
- $50,000
California Indian Museum and Cultural Center · Santa Roas, CA · 2023
Capacity building
- $50,000
Eastside Community Network · Detroit, MI · 2023
Capacity building
- $50,000
Emancipation Economic Development Council · Houston, TX · 2023
Capacity building
- $50,000
Greenroots · Chelsea, MA · 2023
Capacity building
- $50,000
Healthy Community Resources and Advocacy · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Capacity building
- $50,000
La Mujer Obrera · El Paso, TX · 2023
Capacity building
- $50,000
Power 52 · Ellicott City, MD · 2023
Capacity building
- $50,000
Walnut Way · Milwaukee, WI · 2023
Capacity building
- $50,000
Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice · Bronx, NY · 2023
Capacity building
- $47,000
Imani Community Church · Oakland, CA · 2023
Capacity building
- $46,507
River Network · Boulder, CO · 2023
Capacity building
- $25,846
American Society of Adaptation Professionals · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Capacity building
- $25,000
Asian Pacific Environmental Network · Oakland, CA · 2022
Capacity building
- $25,000
Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida · Miami, FL · 2022
Capacity building
- $25,000
Pacoima Beautiful · Pacoima, CA · 2022
Capacity building
- $25,000
Virginia Environmental Justice Collaborative · Richmond, VA · 2022
Capacity building
- $23,000
Asian Pacific Environmental Network · Oakland, CA · 2021
Capacity building
- $23,000
California Indian Museum & Cultural Center · Santa Roas, CA · 2021
Capacity building
- $23,000
Eastside Communtiy Network · Detroit, MI · 2021
Capacity building
- $23,000
Garfield Park Community Council · Chicago, IL · 2021
Capacity building
- $23,000
Healthy Community Resources and Advocacy · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Capacity building
- $23,000
La Mujer Obrera · El Paso, TX · 2021
Capacity building
- $23,000
Power 52 · Ellicott City, MD · 2021
Capacity building
- $23,000
United Parents Against Lead · Richmond, VA · 2021
Capacity building
- $23,000
Walnut Way · Milwaukee, WI · 2021
Capacity building
- $23,000
We Stay - Nos Quedamos · Bronx, NY · 2021
Capacity building
- $22,000
Community Builders Network of Metro St Louis · St Louis, MO · 2023
Capacity building
- $16,000
Healthy Gulf · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Capacity building
- $16,000
Unlimited Potential · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Capacity building
- $16,000
We Stay - Nos Quedamos · Bronx, NY · 2023
Capacity building
- $10,598
Garfield Park Community Council · Chicago, IL · 2023
Capacity building
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
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- Courtney and Victoria Buffum Family63 grants · $15.5M
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Similar purposes
- The Andrew W Mellon Foundation2,231 grants · $1.59B
- The Sherwood Foundation2,686 grants · $978.4M
- The JPB Foundation1,952 grants · $1.61B
Similar grant size
- The Ojc Fund12,726 grants · $1.41B
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- Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral16,278 grants · $1.08B
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