Funding search · EIN 237336991 · Woodstock, VT
Vara Educational Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 89
- grants reported
- $118,300
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $1,000
- 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.
- Burke Mountain Academy2 grants · $8,375
- Green Mountain Valley School2 grants · $7,050
- Cochrans Ski Club2 grants · $4,700
- Katie Rowekamp3 grants · $4,650
- Ava Bachta2 grants · $4,075
- Killington Mountain School1 grant · $4,050
- Pico Ski Club2 grants · $3,700
- Max McClellan1 grant · $3,000
- Asa Toms1 grant · $3,000
- Troy Boissonneault1 grant · $3,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 89 reported grants, largest first.
- $7,225
Burke Mountain Academy · East Burke, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $5,900
Green Mountain Valley School · Waitsfield, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $4,050
Killington Mountain School · Killington, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $3,550
Cochrans Ski Club · Richmond, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $3,350
Ava Bachta · Latham, NY · 2024
Financial assistance
- $3,000
Asa Toms · Bethlehem, NH · 2024
Financial assistance
- $3,000
Beatrix Shackleton · Concord, NH · 2024
Financial assistance
- $3,000
Katie Rowekamp · East Burke, VT · 2024
Travel
- $3,000
Max McClellan · White River Junction, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $3,000
Sayla Rowe · Jeffersonville, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $3,000
Troy Boissonneault · Franconia, NH · 2024
Financial assistance
- $2,725
Stratton Mountain School · Stratton Mountain, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $2,550
Pico Ski Club · Rutland, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $2,000
Clare Willard · East Burke, VT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $1,825
Smugglers Notch Ski Club · Jeffersonville, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $1,800
Leveret Dransfield · Huntington, VT · 2022
Financial assistance and travel
- $1,200
Ava Anderson · Stratton, VT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $1,200
Chelsea Charles · Stratton, VT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $1,200
Evan Cavallaro · Middlebury, CT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $1,200
Keira McLaughlin · East Burke, VT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $1,200
Lauren Maynard · Victor, NY · 2022
Financial assistance
- $1,200
Rhiannon Lubaszewski · Killington, VT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $1,200
Sofia Bush · Richmond, VT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $1,150
Burke Mountain Academy · East Burke, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,150
Cochrans Ski Club · Richmond, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,150
Green Mountain Valley School · Waitsfield, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,150
Killington Ski Club · Killington, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,150
Middlebury Ski Club · Middlebury, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,150
Mount Mansfield Ski Club and Academy · Stowe, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,150
Pico Ski Club · Rutland, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,150
Smugglers Notch Ski Club · Jeffersonville, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,100
Bromley Outing Club · Peru, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $1,100
Middlebury Ski Club · Middlebury, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $1,100
Mount Snow Academy · West Dover, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $1,100
Okemo Mountain School · Ludlow, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $1,100
Stratton Winter Sports Club · Stratton Mountain, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $1,100
Annika Hunt · Park City, UT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $1,100
Espen Hunt · East Burke, VT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $1,000
Ava Anderson · Chester, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,000
Bea May · East Burke, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,000
Caroline Collins · Stratton Mountain, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,000
Chas Benyik · Stratton Mountain, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,000
Emilia Marron · Stowe, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,000
Griffin Peel · Richmond, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,000
Lucas Sourbeer · East Burke, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,000
Sky Farrell Eastman · Jeffersonville, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $1,000
Emilia Marron · Stowe, VT · 2023
Merit scholarship
- $1,000
Henriette Borgin · Stratton Mountain, VT · 2023
Merit scholarship
- $1,000
Leveret Dransfield · Huntington, VT · 2023
Financial assistance and travel
- $1,000
Megan Boyer · Jeffersonville, VT · 2023
Merit scholarship
- $1,000
Sawyer Reed · Waitsfield, VT · 2023
Merit scholarship
- $1,000
Ada Jones · Williston, VT · 2022
Merit scholarship
- $1,000
Alexander Huber · Londonderry, VT · 2022
Travel
- $1,000
Alvaro Padilha · Killington, VT · 2022
Travel
- $1,000
Caleb Brytowski · Killington, VT · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Eliza Sullivan · Stratton, VT · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
John Kerbaugh · Stowe, VT · 2022
Scholarship
- $1,000
Joshua Rosenberg · Ridgewood, NJ · 2022
Merit scholarship
- $1,000
Owen Collins · Killington, VT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $1,000
Sean Collins · Killington, VT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $900
Katie Rowekamp · East Burke, VT · 2023
Travel
- $800
Abraham Musty · East Corinth, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $800
Kyle Robin · Stowe, VT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $800
Soteri Tousimis · East Burke, VT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $750
Katie Rowekamp · East Burke, VT · 2022
Travel
- $725
Ava Bachta · Latham, NY · 2023
Financial assistance
- $725
Beth Waryas · East Burke, VT · 2023
Travel
- $725
Lyla Curtis · Greenwich, NY · 2023
Financial assistance
- $700
Caedon Manseau · Thornton, NH · 2024
Financial assistance
- $700
Canon Parsons · Waitsfield, VT · 2024
Travel
- $700
Canon Parsons · Waitsfield, VT · 2023
Travel
- $700
Emily Faucher · Winhall, VT · 2023
Travel
- $700
Rhiannon Lubaszewski · Killington, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $650
Okemo Mountain School · Ludlow, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $650
Stratton Winter Sports Club · Stratton Mountain, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $600
Abe Musty · Manchester Center, VT · 2022
Travel
- $600
Canon Parsons · Waitsfield, VT · 2022
Travel
- $500
Cami Blount · Ludlow, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $500
John Underwood · Stowe, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $500
Rhiannon Lubaszewski · Killington, VT · 2024
Financial assistance
- $500
Graham Stein · Ludlow, VT · 2023
Merit scholarship
- $500
Lily Vest · Rutland, VT · 2023
Merit scholarship
- $500
Mount Mansfield Ski Club and Academy · Stowe, VT · 2023
Financial assistance
- $500
Alice Padilha · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $500
Arthur Padilha · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Financial assistance
- $500
Jack Bailey · Stratton, VT · 2022
Alpine official
- $500
Sam Hambsch · South Pomfret, VT · 2022
Merit scholarship
- $500
Sophia Bechtel · Stowe, VT · 2022
Scholarship
- $300
Lucas Sourbeer · East Burke, VT · 2022
Travel
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