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.
Thirty-one Vermont-based nonprofits received a total of $98,500 in financial support. The Spring Grants cycle was open to projects focused on (1) agriculture, food, land, and the natural world, and (2) arts, culture, and education. Funded projects included youth education programs, land conservation, food security and musical experiences.
The full list of recipients includes:
Art Bus, Barre Opera House, Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center, Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro Words Project, Bull Creek Common Lands, Central Vermont Adult Basic Education, Governor’s Institute, Green Mountain Club, GroundWorks, HatchSpace, Intervale Center, Latchis Theater, Meals and Wheels, Monteverde Music School, Music Will, New Music on the Point, NOFA-VT, Robert Frost Stone House Museum, Sandglass Theater, Smokey House Center, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Saint Brigid’s Kitchen, The Civic Standard, The Landmark Trust, Vermont Granite Museum, Vermont Studio Center, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, Vermont Youth Orchestra, Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development, and the Young Writers Project.
“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 second of two funding cycles this year will close September 15th, 2025. Organizations with projects focused on (3) preserving and developing resilient communities, or (4) healthy and vibrant communities are encouraged to apply. For more information on qualifying projects, visit our website, www.windham-foundation.org, or contact Meg Gonzalez, [email protected].
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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