VCF Community Fund Grants
Grants made at the Foundation's discretion.
Please click on a grant name to learn more.
| Grant Name | Deadline | Description |
| 2009 Spring | May 15 | up to $10,000 for Basic Human Needs, Successful Communities, Sustainable Communities |
| 2009 Fall | Sept. 25 | up to $10,000 for Basic Human Needs, Successful Communities, Sustainable Communities |
| Special & Urgent Needs | rolling | up to $5,000 for unbudgeted, unforeseen, and time-sensitive emergencies or opportunities |
Grants for Specific Topics or Regions
Grant areas are determined by a donor's charitable interest. Please click on a grant name to learn more.
| Grant Name | Deadline | Description |
| Arts Endowment Fund |
May 1 | from $1,000-$10,000 for Vermont artists and Vermont arts organizations for creation, production of new work, and technical assistance |
| Deerfield River Enhancement Fund | Nov. 30, 2010 | up to $15,000 for environmental preservation of the Deerfield River Watershed |
| Edwards Child Care Scholarship Fund | June 17, 2009 | from $500-$2,000 for quality child care provided to families in need |
| Green Mountain Fund | rolling | from $500-$5,000 for education; children and families of Lamoille County |
| Hills and Hollows Fund | rolling | from $250-$5,000 to promote educational opportunities, support children and families, and foster the future sustainability in Poultney and its adjacent communities |
| Paul Post Fund | June 1 | from $250-$1,000 for public or school libraries' young adult programs, grades 6-12 |
| South Lake Champlain Fund | Dec. 1 | from $1,000-$10,000 for research and education concerning the southern portion of Lake Champlain |
| Upper CT River Mitigation and Enhancement Fund | Concept Paper: Sept. 30 Full Proposal: Nov. 30 |
up to $5,000 for project grants. Greater than $5,000 for strategic focus grants for river restoration work in the upper Connecticut River Watershed; wetland restoration, protection, and enhancement; and shoreline protection |
| Vermont Women's Fund | January | from $1,000-$10,000 for projects addressing the needs of Vermont women and girls |
| Walter Cerf Community Fund | June 1 | from $500-$5,000 plus one $25,000 grant for projects including but not limited to the arts, education, historic preservation, and social services in Addison County and the Brandon area (70%) and statewide (30%) |
J. WARREN AND LOIS McCLURE FOUNDATION
The Vermont Community Foundation serves as a philanthropic advisor to the J. Warren and Lois McClure Foundation, a supporting foundation of the VCF. Please note that the McClure Foundation does not accept uninvited proposals. It currently focuses on access to post-secondary education and only reviews invited proposals from pre-selected organizations. Thank you for not sending unsolicited proposals or phoning with unsolicited requests. If you have any questions about the foundation, please contact Peter Espenshade (pespenshade@vermontcf.org)
KELSEY TRUST UPDATE
The Kelsey Trust is a family foundation established in 1988 by Sally Patrick Johnson to benefit the people and protect the environment of the Lake Champlain Basin. The Trust honors the lives and work of Robert Fleming Patrick and Jonathan Kelsey Woods. Since 1989 the Trust has worked with the Vermont Community Foundation, which assists the Trust with its grantmaking.
From its beginnings the Kelsey Trust has sponsored an open-application grants process. Now, in an effort to increase the foundation's impact, the trustees have recently decided that until further notice the Trust will accept grant applications by invitation only. Among other strategies, the trustees intend to make fewer but larger investments in selected Champlain Basin organizations.