Vermont Community Foundation

OUR MISSION

Better Together: Inspiring giving and bringing together people and resources to make a difference in Vermont.

OUR VISION

Vermont at its best; Vermonters at their best. 

ABOUT THE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

The Vermont Community Foundation was established in 1986 as a permanent source of support for the state. We are a family of hundreds of funds and foundations created by Vermonters to serve their charitable goals. We provide the advice, investment vehicles, and back-office expertise to make your giving easy and inspiring. Together, our funds and programs provide more than $18 million a year in grants in Vermont and beyond. 

ABOUT OUR WORK TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP

In 2018, the Foundation declared its belief that the opportunity gap was the single greatest challenge to the health and vitality of the state. Too many people in Vermont don’t have access to opportunities that help them get ahead in life, and we want to change that. Our work to close this opportunity gap involves deepening the Foundation’s connections in communities across the state, targeting our grantmaking resources, and making more place-based investments. And we are focused on these four issue areas: early care and learning, college and career training, family supports, and community vitality.