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 2022–2024. 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- 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
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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