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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “chittenden”
Where the money went
The University of Vermont Medical CenterBurlington, VTCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $870,000 · through 2023Largest: $350,000 to UNITED WAY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY — community health improvement
Largest: $50,000 to CHITTENDEN COMMUNITY TELEVISION — gift for the benefit of the vermont language justice project
Largest: $10,000 to HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY — foundation donations
United Way of Northwest VermontSouth Burlington, VTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $110,250 · through 2024Largest: $60,000 to TURNING POINT CENTER OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY — community partner funding/
Watersheds United VermontMontpelier, VTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $109,665 · through 2024Largest: $45,807 to CHITTENDEN REGIONAL PLANNING COMM — clean water design and implementation
Charles R Whitney Charitable FoundationGrosse Pointe Farms, MI
4 matching grants · $16,000 · through 2024Largest: $4,000 to Humane Society of Chittenden County — unrestricted contribution to charitable organization
Largest: $3,000 to HUMAN SOCIETY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY — general operating
Vt Association of Snow TravelersBarre, VTCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $48,409 · through 2023Largest: $27,195 to CHITTENDEN DAMMERS SNOWMOBILE CLUB — trail maintenance
Largest: $275,000 to HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY — support no-kill animal shelter
Largest: $10,000 to CHITTENDEN COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY — general operating
Largest: $33,000 to HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY — $33,000: to support spay and neutering and other veterinary care services for canines owned by low-income residents of chittenden county and grand isle county, vermont. funding und…
Largest: $1,000 to FEEDING CHITTENDEN — community service
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →