Funding search · EIN 046609917 · Lincoln, MA

The Kelsey Trust

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

83
grants reported
$643,000
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$7,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. 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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Top recipients

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  • Vermont Community Foundation3 grants · $67,000
  • Shelburne Farms3 grants · $30,000
  • Planned Parenthood Northern New England2 grants · $22,500
  • Spectrum2 grants · $20,000
  • Greater Burlington Ymca2 grants · $20,000
  • Resource2 grants · $17,500
  • John Graham Center2 grants · $17,500
  • Helping Overcome Poverty'S Effects2 grants · $17,500
  • Champlain College2 grants · $17,500
  • Adirondack Land Trust2 grants · $16,500

Giving over time

$187,500
2022
$232,000
2023
$223,500
2024

Grant history

All 83 reported grants, largest first.

  • $48,500

    Vermont Community Foundation · Middlebury, VT · 2023

    General support

  • $12,500

    Planned Parenthood of Northern New England · Colchester, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $12,500

    Planned Parenthood Northern New England · Colchester, VT · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Addison County Community Action Group Inc Dba Hope · Middlebury, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Adirondack Foundation · Lake Placid, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Boys and Girls Club of Burlington · Burlington, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Committee On Temporary Shelter · Burlington, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood of the North Country Ny · Watertown, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Resource a Nonprofit Community Enterprise · Williston, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Shelburne Farms · Shelburne, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Spectrum Youth & Family Services · Burlington, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    The John W Graham Emergency Shelter and Services · Vergennes, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Vermont Community Foundation · Middlebury, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Adirondack Land Trust · Keene, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Champlain College · Burlington, VT · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Committee On Temporary Shelter · Burlington, VT · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Greater Burlington Ymca · Burlington, VT · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Helping Overcome Poverty'S Effects · Middlebury, VT · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    John Graham Center · Vergennes, VT · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Lakeside School · Essex, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Resource · Williston, VT · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Sara Holbrook Community Center · Burlington, VT · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Shelburne Farms · Shelburne, VT · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Spectrum · Burlington, VT · 2023

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Stern Center for Language and Learning · Williston, VT · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Adirondack Foundation · Lake Placid, NY · 2022

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Boys and Girls Club Btv · Burlington, VT · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Greater Burlington Ymca · Burlington, VT · 2022

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Howard Center · Burlington, VT · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Planned Parenthood Northern New England · Colchester, VT · 2022

    General Support

  • $10,000

    Shelburne Farms · Shelburne, VT · 2022

    General support

  • $10,000

    Spectrum · Burlington, VT · 2022

    General Support

  • $8,500

    Vermont Community Foundation · Middlebury, VT · 2022

    General support

  • $8,000

    Champlain College · Burlington, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $8,000

    Greater Burlington Ymca Foundation Inc (6663-S01) · Burlington, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $8,000

    Prevent Child Abuse-Vermont · Montpelier, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $8,000

    Stern Center for Languard & Learning · Williston, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $7,500

    Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $7,500

    Howardcenter Inc Dba Howard Center · Burlington, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $7,500

    Intervale Center · Burlington, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $7,500

    Vermont Youth Conservation Corps · Richmond, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $7,500

    Nofa - Vt · Richmond, VT · 2023

    General Support

  • $7,500

    Prevent Child Abuse - Vt · Montpelier, VT · 2023

    General Support

  • $7,500

    Champlain College · Burlington, VT · 2022

    General Support

  • $7,500

    Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    General Support

  • $7,500

    Helping Overcome Poverty'S Effects · Middlebury, VT · 2022

    General Support

  • $7,500

    John Graham Center · Vergennes, VT · 2022

    General Support

  • $7,500

    Resource · Williston, VT · 2022

    General Support

  • $7,500

    Uvm Health Network - Home Health and Hospice · Colchester, VT · 2022

    General Support

  • $6,500

    Adirondack Land Trust · Keene, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $6,000

    Kidsafe Collaborative · Burlington, VT · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Adirondack Foundation - Essex Community Fund · Lake Placid, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Homeshare Vermont · South Burlington, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Lakeside Preschool Dba Lakeside School at Black · Essex, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Lund Family Center · Burlington, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont · Richmond, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Steps To End Domestic Violence · Burlington, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Vermont River Conservancy · Montpelier, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Vermont Works for Women · Winooski, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Adirondack Medical Center Foundation · Saranac Lake, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Conservation Law Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Intervale Center · Burlington, VT · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023

    General support - vermont

  • $5,000

    Champlain Area Trails · Westport, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Echo Leahy Center · Burlington, VT · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Families First in Essex County (Ny) · Elizabethtown, NY · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Intervale Center · Burlington, VT · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Lakeside School · Essex, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Nofa - Vt · Richmond, VT · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Partners in Adventure · Essex, VT · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Prevent Child Abuse - Vt · Montpelier, VT · 2022

    General Support

  • $5,000

    Sara Holbrook Community Center · Burlington, VT · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Vermont Public Radio · Colchester, VT · 2022

    General support

  • $4,000

    Common Roots · South Burlington, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Otter Creek Audubon Society · Middlebury, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Vermont Public Co · Colchester, VT · 2024

    General support

  • $2,500

    Addison County Relocalization Network · Middlebury, VT · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Vermont Public Radio · Colchester, VT · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Vermont Works for Women · Winooski, VT · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Whallonsburg Grange Hall · Essex, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $2,500

    Common Roots · South Burlington, VT · 2022

    General support

  • $2,500

    North Branch Nature Center · Montpelier, VT · 2022

    General support

  • $2,500

    Reach Out and Read · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.