Funding search · EIN 133060101 · Thetford, VT
Nara Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 53
- grants reported
- $502,464
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $8,959
- 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.
What they fund
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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.
- The Fund for Investigative Journalism4 grants · $99,000
- Friends in Service Helping4 grants · $66,000
- Ready Set Smile4 grants · $59,500
- The Metropolitan Opera4 grants · $40,000
- Circle of Friends4 grants · $38,000
- Theater Latte Da3 grants · $37,500
- Camp Care Nevada Foundation4 grants · $32,159
- Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra4 grants · $30,000
- Latham Memorial Library4 grants · $24,965
- Vermont Foodbank4 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 53 reported grants, largest first.
- $30,000
The Fund for Investigative Journalism · Washington, DC · 2022
General charity use.
- $25,000
The Fund for Investigative Journalism · New York, NY · 2025
General fund donation
- $25,000
The Fund for Investigative Journalism · Washington, DC · 2024
General charity use.
- $20,000
Friends in Service Helping · Carson City, NV · 2025
Donation for food programs
- $19,000
The Fund for Investigative Journalism · Washington, DC · 2023
General charity use.
- $17,000
Friends in Service Helping · Carson City, NV · 2022
Fish revitalization program and general charity use.
- $17,000
Ready Set Smile · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
General charity use.
- $15,000
Ready Set Smile · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
General fund donation
- $15,000
Friends in Service Helping · Carson City, NV · 2024
Fish revitalization program and general charity use.
- $15,000
Ready Set Smile · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
General charity use.
- $15,000
Theater Latte Da · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Next up, next generation commissions, and next festival
- $14,000
Friends in Service Helping · Carson City, NV · 2023
Fish revitalization program and general charity use.
- $12,500
Ready Set Smile · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
General charity use.
- $12,500
Theater Latte Da · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Next up, next generation commissions, and next festival
- $10,000
Circle of Friends · Sisters, OR · 2025
General fund donation
- $10,000
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Donation in support of the sandbox residency and new generation initiative
- $10,000
The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2025
$5000 for lindemann young artist development program; $5000 for hd live in schools and access opera
- $10,000
Circle of Friends · Sisters, OR · 2024
General charity use.
- $10,000
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
General charity use.
- $10,000
The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2024
Hd live in schools and its associated programs
- $10,000
Theater Latte Da · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Next up, next generation commissions, and next festival
- $10,000
The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2023
Hd live in schools and its associated programs
- $10,000
Circle of Friends · Sisters, OR · 2022
General charity use.
- $10,000
One Village Partners · Minneapolis, MN · 2022
Grima mchp project
- $10,000
The Metropolitan Opera · New York, NY · 2022
Hd live in schools and its associated programs
- $9,000
Camp Care Nevada Foundation · Reno, NV · 2025
General fund donation
- $8,959
Camp Care Nevada Foundation · Reno, NV · 2022
General charity use.
- $8,000
Circle of Friends · Sisters, OR · 2023
General charity use.
- $7,200
Camp Care Nevada Foundation · Reno, NV · 2023
General charity use.
- $7,040
Latham Memorial Library · Thetford, VT · 2025
General fund donation
- $7,000
Camp Care Nevada Foundation · Reno, NV · 2024
General charity use.
- $6,225
Latham Memorial Library · Thetford, VT · 2024
Kanopy subscription and information technology equipment.
- $6,000
Latham Memorial Library · Thetford, VT · 2023
Kanopy subscription and information technology equipment.
- $6,000
Step · Dearborn, MI · 2023
General charity use
- $5,700
Latham Memorial Library · Thetford, VT · 2022
Kanopy subscription and information technology equipment.
- $5,000
Theater Latt Da · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Support of theater latt da and the 2026 next festival
- $5,000
Vermont Foodbank · Barre, VT · 2025
General fund donation
- $5,000
Vermont Foodbank · Barre, VT · 2024
General charity use.
- $5,000
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
General charity use.
- $5,000
Vermont Foodbank · Barre, VT · 2023
General charity use.
- $5,000
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
General charity use.
- $5,000
Vermont Foodbank · Barre, VT · 2022
General charity use.
- $3,840
Kids and Horses Therapeutic Riding Center · Minden, NV · 2022
Scholarship fund and next step program
- $3,500
Kenya International Chamber Music Festival · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General fund donation
- $3,000
Community Nurse of Thetford · Thetford Center, VT · 2025
General fund donation
- $3,000
Thetford Food Shelf · Thetford Center, VT · 2025
General fund donation
- $3,000
Community Nurse of Thetford · Thetford Center, VT · 2024
General charity use.
- $3,000
Thetford Food Shelf · Thetford Center, VT · 2024
General charity use
- $3,000
Community Nurse of Thetford · Thetford Center, VT · 2023
General charity use.
- $3,000
Thetford Food Shelf · Thetford Center, VT · 2023
General charity use
- $3,000
Community Nurse of Thetford · Thetford Center, VT · 2022
General charity use.
- $3,000
Sierra Therapeutic Equestrian Program · Minden, NV · 2022
General charity use.
- $3,000
Thetford Food Shelf · Thetford Center, VT · 2022
General charity use
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