Funding search · EIN 226596096 · Putney, VT
McKenzie Family Charitable 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.
- 96
- grants reported
- $3.9M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $15,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Yellow Barn4 grants · $641,000
- President & Fellows of Harvard College4 grants · $610,000
- Harvard Medical School (Basic Science Partnership)4 grants · $533,116
- Vermont Jazz Center4 grants · $295,000
- Epiphany School4 grants · $275,000
- Brigham & Women'S Hospital4 grants · $240,000
- Sandglass Theater4 grants · $211,000
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Brattleboro4 grants · $160,000
- Charles River Conservancy4 grants · $100,000
- Putney Community Cares4 grants · $85,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 96 reported grants, largest first.
- $210,000
Yellow Barn · Putney, VT · 2024
Program support
- $205,000
Yellow Barn · Putney, VT · 2025
Program support
- $190,000
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Program support
- $165,000
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Program support
- $155,000
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Program support
- $153,223
Harvard Medical School (Basic Science Partnership) · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Program support
- $148,350
Harvard Medical School (Basic Science Partnership) · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Program support
- $125,557
Harvard Medical School (Basic Science Partnership) · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Program support
- $116,000
Yellow Barn · Putney, VT · 2023
Program support
- $110,000
Yellow Barn · Putney, VT · 2022
Program support
- $105,986
Harvard Medical School (Basic Science Partnership) · Boston, MA · 2022
Program support
- $100,000
President & Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Program support
- $100,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2022
Program support
- $86,000
Sandglass Theater · Putney, VT · 2022
Program support
- $85,000
Vermont Jazz Center · Brattleboro, VT · 2022
Program support
- $75,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2023
Program support
- $70,000
Vermont Jazz Center · Brattleboro, VT · 2025
Program support
- $70,000
Vermont Jazz Center · Brattleboro, VT · 2024
Program support
- $70,000
Vermont Jazz Center · Brattleboro, VT · 2023
Program support
- $60,000
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025
Program support
- $60,000
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Program support
- $60,000
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Program support
- $60,000
Brigham & Women'S Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Program support
- $55,000
Sandglass Theater · Putney, VT · 2024
Program support
- $55,000
A Far Cry · Boston, MA · 2023
Program support
- $50,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2025
Program support
- $50,000
Epiphany School · Dorchester, MA · 2024
Program support
- $40,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT · 2025
Program support
- $40,000
Putney Community Cares · Putney, VT · 2025
Program support
- $40,000
Sandglass Theater · Putney, VT · 2025
Program support
- $40,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT · 2024
Program support
- $40,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT · 2023
Program support
- $40,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Brattleboro · Brattleboro, VT · 2022
Program support
- $30,000
Putney Foodshelf · Putney, VT · 2025
Program support
- $30,000
Sandglass Theater · Putney, VT · 2023
Program support
- $25,000
Charles River Conservancy · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Program support
- $25,000
Charles River Conservancy · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Program support
- $25,000
Charles River Conservancy · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Program support
- $25,000
A Far Cry · Boston, MA · 2022
Program support
- $25,000
Charles River Conservancy · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Program support
- $22,500
Next Stage Arts Project · Putney, VT · 2025
Program support
- $20,000
Elijah'S Promise · New Brunswick, NJ · 2025
Program support
- $20,000
Putney Public Library · Putney, VT · 2025
Program support
- $20,000
Next Stage Arts Project · Putney, VT · 2024
Program support
- $20,000
Putney Foodshelf · Putney, VT · 2024
Program support
- $17,500
Brattleboro Music Center · Brattleboro, VT · 2023
Program support
- $15,500
Jack Music · Bronx, NY · 2024
Program support
- $15,000
Retreat Farm · Brattleboro, VT · 2025
Program support
- $15,000
Sarasa · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Program support
- $15,000
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2024
Program support
- $15,000
Putney Community Cares · Putney, VT · 2024
Program support
- $15,000
Retreat Farm · Brattleboro, VT · 2024
Program support
- $15,000
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2023
Program support
- $15,000
Putney Community Cares · Putney, VT · 2023
Program support
- $15,000
Putney Foodshelf · Putney, VT · 2023
Program support
- $15,000
Retreat Farm · Brattleboro, VT · 2023
Program support
- $15,000
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2022
Program support
- $15,000
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center · Brattleboro, VT · 2022
Program support
- $15,000
Putney Community Cares · Putney, VT · 2022
Program support
- $15,000
Putney Foodshelf · Putney, VT · 2022
Program support
- $15,000
Retreat Farm · Brattleboro, VT · 2022
Program support
- $10,000
Ashuelot Concerts · Keene, NH · 2025
Program support
- $10,000
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra · Boston, MA · 2025
Program support
- $10,000
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center · Brattleboro, VT · 2025
Program support
- $10,000
Brattleboro Music Center · Brattleboro, VT · 2025
Program support
- $10,000
Center for Solace (Fka Brattleboro Area Hospice) · Brattleboro, VT · 2025
Program support
- $10,000
Food Connects · Brattleboro, VT · 2025
Program support
- $10,000
Windham County Humane Society · Brattleboro, VT · 2025
Program support
- $10,000
Ashuelot Concerts · Keene, NH · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Brattleboro Area Hospice · Brattleboro, VT · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center · Brattleboro, VT · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Brattleboro Music Center · Brattleboro, VT · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Elijah'S Promise · New Brunswick, NJ · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Food Connects · Brattleboro, VT · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Putney Public Library · Putney, VT · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Sarasa · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Windham County Humane Society · Brattleboro, VT · 2024
Program support
- $10,000
Ashuelot Concerts · Keene, NH · 2023
Program support
- $10,000
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center · Brattleboro, VT · 2023
Program support
- $10,000
Elijah'S Promise · New Brunswick, NJ · 2023
Program support
- $10,000
Food Connects · Brattleboro, VT · 2023
Program support
- $10,000
Next Stage Arts Project · Putney, VT · 2023
Program support
- $10,000
Putney Public Library · Putney, VT · 2023
Program support
- $10,000
Sarasa · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Program support
- $10,000
Windham County Humane Society · Brattleboro, VT · 2023
Program support
- $10,000
Elijah'S Promise · New Brunswick, NJ · 2022
Program support
- $10,000
Food Connects · Brattleboro, VT · 2022
Program support
- $10,000
Next Stage Arts Project · Putney, VT · 2022
Program support
- $10,000
Putney Public Library · Putney, VT · 2022
Program support
- $10,000
Sarasa · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Program support
- $10,000
Windham County Humane Society · Brattleboro, VT · 2022
Program support
- $7,500
Brattleboro Music Center · Brattleboro, VT · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
Fractured Atlas · Hartsdale, NY · 2024
Program support
- $5,000
Fractured Atlas · Hartsdale, NY · 2023
Program support
- $5,000
Ashuelot Concerts · Keene, NH · 2022
Program support
- $5,000
Fractured Atlas · Hartsdale, NY · 2022
Program support
Who else funds this kind of work
Same state
- World Learning398 grants · $23.8M
- Courtney and Victoria Buffum Family63 grants · $15.5M
- The Vermont Community Foundation2,224 grants · $110.0M
Similar grant size
- The Ayco Charitable Foundation15,303 grants · $2.05B
- Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund19,135 grants · $6.79B
- Paypal Charitable Giving Fund32,081 grants · $1.40B
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