Vermont Business Magazine The Windham Foundation, a nonprofit based in Grafton, VT that works to enhance Vermont's economic, cultural, and civic life, is pleased to announce the recipients of their most recent round of grants.
Twenty-four Vermont-based nonprofits received a total of $71,000 in financial support. Funded projects included efforts to address food insecurity, youth-led barn and trails restoration projects, a community nurse program and out-of-school educational opportunities.
The full list of recipients includes:
Art in the Neighborhood, Bellows Falls Union High School, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Vermont, Brattleboro Area Hospice, Catamount Film and Arts, Children's Literacy Foundation, Community Food Cupboard, Dad Guild, Green Mountain Recovery Center, Middlebury Community Music Center, Middlebury Studio School, Next Stage Arts, Rockingham Arts and Museum Project, Springfield Family Center, Strafford Community Nurse, Those Who Were Harmed Podcast/Peace and Justice Center,
Upper Valley Haven, Upper Valley Trails Alliance, Vermont After School, Vermont Arts Council, Vermont Huts Association, Vermont Rural Education Collaborative, Vermont Youth Conservation Corps, Willing Hands Enterprises.
This closes out the 2024 Grants Program, with a total of 82 grants and nearly $247,000 of funding.
“The Windham Foundation is very pleased to support these excellent organizations, all of which make a demonstrable impact in their communities,” says Dan Lerner, Ph.D., Executive Director of The Windham Foundation.
The Foundation anticipates making changes to its Grants Program in 2025. Those changes and new application deadlines will be announced on the Foundation’s website and in a press release before the end of the year.
Headquartered in Grafton, Vermont, the Windham Foundation is an operating foundation engaged in philanthropic, charitable, and educational activities. Since its inception in 1963, its mission has been to promote the vitality of Grafton and Vermont's rural communities through its philanthropic and educational programs. Its subsidiaries, the Grafton Village Cheese Company and the Grafton Inn, contribute to these endeavors as mission-driven businesses.
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