Trout Lily Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 82-3683719
Foundation Overview
Based in Salem, NH, Trout Lily Foundation has awarded 108 grants totaling $2,405,000 to organizations in Vermont, Massachusetts and 6 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $2,500 to $100,000, with a median award of $15,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
28 of 40 recipients (70%) were new grantees. Foundation actively seeks new partnerships to expand impact. Fresh approaches and innovative programs receive serious consideration.
Geographic Focus
62% of grants are awarded in Vermont, with additional funding distributed across 7 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Vermont, funding concentrates in Burlington (30%), Ferrisburgh (10%), Montpelier (10%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 835% growth in annual giving over 5 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on community projects (35%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Trout Lily Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks Museum And Planetarium | $25,000 | St Johnsbury, VT, US | This Grant Is To Provide Expendable Funds For Priority Capital Repairs While The Museum Continues Its Fundraising For A New Capital Endowment. If The Full $500,000 In Other Funds For New Endowment Gifts And Pledges Is Secured Before The Full $75,000 From The Trout Lily Foundation Is Paid, You May Use Any Remaining Payments For Direct Capital Needs Or Endowment. | 2023 |
| Greenfield Review Press | $5,000 | Greenfield Center, NY, US | Unrestricted Grant To Support The Ndakinna Education Center | 2023 |
| President & Fellows Of Middlebury College | $11,000 | Middlebury, VT, US | The Middlebury Language Schools Abenaki Program, Specifically Full Scholarships For The Two-week Language Session, With Preference For Tribal Members | 2023 |
| Vermont Humanities Council | $25,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | Vermont Reads | 2023 |
| Appalachian Voices | $20,000 | Boone, NC, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Lund Family Center Inc | $3,000 | South Burlington, VT, US | F/b/o Wraparound Families Project, An Initiative To Provide Household Furniture For Women In Recovery And Their Children As They Move Into New Housing. | 2023 |
| Rokeby Museum Inc | $25,000 | Ferrisburgh, VT, US | To Build Rokeby Capacity And Sustainability, Including Support For Staffing, Fundraising And Outreach, And Other Priorities That Will Build The Museums Impact And Visibility. | 2023 |
| Yestermorrow Inc | $10,000 | Waitsfield, VT, US | $10,000 To Help Renovate, Equip, And Furnish The Airport Hangar For Winter Program Delivery Payable In August 2022.; $20,000 To Support Program Scholarships Over The Next Two Years. Please Use These Funds Flexibly To Provide Financial Aid Where It Is Most Needed. We Will Award The First $10,000 Immediately And The Second $10,000 In January 2023. | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders Usa | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Earthquake Relief For Syria And Turkey | 2023 |
| Hinesburg Community Resource Center Inc | $5,000 | Hinesburg, VT, US | Unrestricted Grant, Made In The Memory Of Karla Munson | 2023 |
| Din College | $10,000 | Tsaile, AZ, US | Unrestricted Support | 2023 |
| Vermont Foodbank | $60,000 | Barre, VT, US | Led Lighting$10,000 To Help Install Energy Efficient Lighting At The Rutland And Brattleboro Facilities; Reinventing Food Access For Older Adults$25,000 Unrestricted Support For This Food Security Innovation Lab Pilot Program; Guaranteed Basic Income As Reparations$25,000 Unrestricted Support For This Fsil Pilot | 2023 |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $25,000 | Brookline, MA, US | The Jan L. Blomstrann Immunology Research Fund. | 2023 |
| Barack Obama Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Launch Of A New Ceo Discretionary Fund | 2023 |
| Orion Society | $10,000 | Great Barrington, MA, US | The Fund For Women Writers | 2023 |
| Orion Society | $10,000 | Great Barrington, MA, US | Expendable Program Funds For The Launch Of The Endowed Fund For Women Writers. | 2023 |
| Rokeby Museum Inc | $20,000 | Ferrisburgh, VT, US | For The New Archival Storage Building, To Be Used For Insulation, Sheetrock, Portable Shelving, And Other Capital Expenses | 2023 |
| Rainbow Bridge Community Center | $10,000 | Barre, VT, US | Barre Flood Recovery | 2023 |
| Vermont Humanities Council | $25,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | Flood Response Grantmaking To Cultural Nonprofits In Vermont Impacted By The Floods This Past Summer | 2023 |
| Vermont Women's Fund | $15,000 | Middlebury, VT, US | For The Rise & Thrive Fund, Supporting Women Business Owners Affected By The Floods In Vermont This Past Summer. | 2023 |
| Fairbanks Museum And Planetarium | $25,000 | St Johnsbury, VT, US | This Grant Is To Provide Expendable Funds For Priority Capital Repairs While The Museum Continues Its Fundraising For A New Capital Endowment. If The Full $500,000 In Other Funds For New Endowment Gifts And Pledges Is Secured Before The Full $75,000 From The Trout Lily Foundation Is Paid, You May Use Any Remaining Payments For Direct Capital Needs Or Endowment. | 2023 |
| Greenfield Review Press | $5,000 | Greenfield Center, NY, US | Unrestricted Grant To Support The Ndakinna Education Center | 2023 |
| President & Fellows Of Middlebury College | $11,000 | Middlebury, VT, US | The Middlebury Language Schools Abenaki Program, Specifically Full Scholarships For The Two-week Language Session, With Preference For Tribal Members | 2023 |
| Vermont Humanities Council | $25,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | Vermont Reads | 2023 |
| Appalachian Voices | $20,000 | Boone, NC, US | General Operating Support | 2023 |
| Lund Family Center Inc | $3,000 | South Burlington, VT, US | F/b/o Wraparound Families Project, An Initiative To Provide Household Furniture For Women In Recovery And Their Children As They Move Into New Housing. | 2023 |
| Rokeby Museum Inc | $25,000 | Ferrisburgh, VT, US | To Build Rokeby Capacity And Sustainability, Including Support For Staffing, Fundraising And Outreach, And Other Priorities That Will Build The Museums Impact And Visibility. | 2023 |
| Yestermorrow Inc | $10,000 | Waitsfield, VT, US | $10,000 To Help Renovate, Equip, And Furnish The Airport Hangar For Winter Program Delivery Payable In August 2022.; $20,000 To Support Program Scholarships Over The Next Two Years. Please Use These Funds Flexibly To Provide Financial Aid Where It Is Most Needed. We Will Award The First $10,000 Immediately And The Second $10,000 In January 2023. | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders Usa | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Earthquake Relief For Syria And Turkey | 2023 |
| Hinesburg Community Resource Center Inc | $5,000 | Hinesburg, VT, US | Unrestricted Grant, Made In The Memory Of Karla Munson | 2023 |
| Din College | $10,000 | Tsaile, AZ, US | Unrestricted Support | 2023 |
| Vermont Foodbank | $60,000 | Barre, VT, US | Led Lighting$10,000 To Help Install Energy Efficient Lighting At The Rutland And Brattleboro Facilities; Reinventing Food Access For Older Adults$25,000 Unrestricted Support For This Food Security Innovation Lab Pilot Program; Guaranteed Basic Income As Reparations$25,000 Unrestricted Support For This Fsil Pilot | 2023 |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $25,000 | Brookline, MA, US | The Jan L. Blomstrann Immunology Research Fund. | 2023 |
| Barack Obama Foundation | $50,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Launch Of A New Ceo Discretionary Fund | 2023 |
| Orion Society | $10,000 | Great Barrington, MA, US | The Fund For Women Writers | 2023 |
| Orion Society | $10,000 | Great Barrington, MA, US | Expendable Program Funds For The Launch Of The Endowed Fund For Women Writers. | 2023 |
| Rokeby Museum Inc | $20,000 | Ferrisburgh, VT, US | For The New Archival Storage Building, To Be Used For Insulation, Sheetrock, Portable Shelving, And Other Capital Expenses | 2023 |
| Rainbow Bridge Community Center | $10,000 | Barre, VT, US | Barre Flood Recovery | 2023 |
| Vermont Humanities Council | $25,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | Flood Response Grantmaking To Cultural Nonprofits In Vermont Impacted By The Floods This Past Summer | 2023 |
| Vermont Women's Fund | $15,000 | Middlebury, VT, US | For The Rise & Thrive Fund, Supporting Women Business Owners Affected By The Floods In Vermont This Past Summer. | 2023 |
| Burlington City Arts Foundation | $100,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Capital Support For The 405 Pine Street Renovation | 2022 |
| Flynn Center For Performing Arts | $50,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Capital Repairs. | 2022 |
| Orion Society | $10,000 | Barrington, MA, US | Emergency Relief Fund | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $10,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | Chefs For Ukraine | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $10,000 | Hagerstown, MD, US | Emergency Relief Fund | 2022 |
| Shelburne Farms | $25,000 | Shelburne, VT, US | For The Windmill Hill Conservation Project | 2022 |
| International Orthodox Christian Charities | $5,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Care Training Program To Support Relief Efforts In, And Around, The Ukraine | 2022 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | The Jan L. Blomstrann Immunology Research Fund. | 2022 |
| Lund | $3,000 | Burlington, VT, US | F/b/o Wraparound Families Project, An Initiative To Provide Household Furniture For Women In Recovery And Their Children As They Move Into New Housing. | 2022 |
| Yestermorrow | $20,000 | Waitsfield, VT, US | To Support Program Scholarships Over The Next Two Years. | 2022 |
| Champlain College | $15,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Endowed Scholarship For The Single Parents Program, Honoring Sister Janice Ryan | 2022 |
| Rokeby Museum | $25,000 | Ferrisburgh, VT, US | "to Build Rokeby Capacity And Sustainability, Including Support For Staffing, | 2022 |
| Goodrich Memorial Library | $2,500 | Newport, VT, US | Unrestricted Support | 2022 |
| University Of Vermont | $82,500 | Burlington, VT, US | To Equip A Rural Healthcare Delivery Van To Provide Vt Statewide Cancer Screenings And Prevention Education | 2022 |
| Burlington City Arts Foundation | $100,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Capital Support For The 405 Pine Street Renovation | 2022 |
| Flynn Center For Performing Arts | $50,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Capital Repairs. | 2022 |
| Orion Society | $10,000 | Barrington, MA, US | Emergency Relief Fund | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $10,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | Chefs For Ukraine | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $10,000 | Hagerstown, MD, US | Emergency Relief Fund | 2022 |
| Shelburne Farms | $25,000 | Shelburne, VT, US | For The Windmill Hill Conservation Project | 2022 |
| International Orthodox Christian Charities | $5,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Care Training Program To Support Relief Efforts In, And Around, The Ukraine | 2022 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | The Jan L. Blomstrann Immunology Research Fund. | 2022 |
| Lund | $3,000 | Burlington, VT, US | F/b/o Wraparound Families Project, An Initiative To Provide Household Furniture For Women In Recovery And Their Children As They Move Into New Housing. | 2022 |
| Yestermorrow | $20,000 | Waitsfield, VT, US | To Support Program Scholarships Over The Next Two Years. | 2022 |
| Champlain College | $15,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Endowed Scholarship For The Single Parents Program, Honoring Sister Janice Ryan | 2022 |
| Rokeby Museum | $25,000 | Ferrisburgh, VT, US | "To Build Rokeby Capacity And Sustainability, Including Support For Staffing, | 2022 |
| Goodrich Memorial Library | $2,500 | Newport, VT, US | Unrestricted Support | 2022 |
| University Of Vermont | $82,500 | Burlington, VT, US | To Equip A Rural Healthcare Delivery Van To Provide Vt Statewide Cancer Screenings And Prevention Education | 2022 |
| Burlington City Arts Foundation | $100,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Capital Support For The 405 Pine Street Renovation | 2022 |
| Flynn Center For Performing Arts | $50,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Capital Repairs. | 2022 |
| Orion Society | $10,000 | Barrington, MA, US | Emergency Relief Fund | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $10,000 | Washington Dc, DC, US | Chefs For Ukraine | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $10,000 | Hagerstown, MD, US | Emergency Relief Fund | 2022 |
| Shelburne Farms | $25,000 | Shelburne, VT, US | For The Windmill Hill Conservation Project | 2022 |
| International Orthodox Christian Charities | $5,000 | Baltimore, MD, US | Care Training Program To Support Relief Efforts In, And Around, The Ukraine | 2022 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | The Jan L. Blomstrann Immunology Research Fund. | 2022 |
| Lund | $3,000 | Burlington, VT, US | F/b/o Wraparound Families Project, An Initiative To Provide Household Furniture For Women In Recovery And Their Children As They Move Into New Housing. | 2022 |
| Yestermorrow | $20,000 | Waitsfield, VT, US | To Support Program Scholarships Over The Next Two Years. | 2022 |
| Champlain College | $15,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Endowed Scholarship For The Single Parents Program, Honoring Sister Janice Ryan | 2022 |
| Rokeby Museum | $25,000 | Ferrisburgh, VT, US | "To Build Rokeby Capacity And Sustainability, Including Support For Staffing, | 2022 |
| Goodrich Memorial Library | $2,500 | Newport, VT, US | Unrestricted Support | 2022 |
| University Of Vermont | $82,500 | Burlington, VT, US | To Equip A Rural Healthcare Delivery Van To Provide Vt Statewide Cancer Screenings And Prevention Education | 2022 |
| Appalachian Voices | $20,000 | Boone, NC, US | General Operating Support. | 2021 |
| Appalachian Voices | $20,000 | Boone, NC, US | General Operating Support. | 2021 |
| Barack Obama Foundation | $5,000 | Chicago, IL, US | Unrestricted Support | 2021 |
| Burlington City Arts Foundation | $75,000 | Burlington, VT, US | The Environmental And Energy Assessment For 405 Pine Street Facility Renovation. | 2021 |
| Champlain Housing Trust | $5,000 | Burlington, VT, US | General Operating Support And Priority Projects. | 2021 |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | The Jan L. Blomstrann Immunology Research Fund. | 2021 |
| Flynn Center For The Performing Arts | $50,000 | Burlington, VT, US | Capital Repairs. | 2021 |
| Hinesburg Community Resource Center | $5,000 | Hinesburg, VT, US | Flexible Funding For General Operations And Priority Projects. | 2021 |
| Northeastern Vt Regional Corp | $28,000 | St Johnsbury, VT, US | $15,100 As Operating Support To Reward And Support Front Line Workers, And $12,900 To Support Six Months Of Traveler Nurse Housing At The Lyndon Institute, Plus Other Expenses To Support Front Line Workers As Needed. | 2021 |
| Orion Society Inc | $10,000 | Great Barrington, MA, US | Expendable Program Funds For The Launch Of The Endowed Fund For Women Writers. | 2021 |
| Orion Society Inc | $10,000 | Great Barrington, MA, US | Expendable Program Funds For The Launch Of The Endowed Fund For Women Writers. | 2021 |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | To Support The Work Of Third Act In Organizing People Over Age 60 To Work On Climate And Racial Justice. | 2021 |
| Vermont Women's Fund | $25,000 | Middlebury, VT, US | Cts Final Evaluation Phase Ii And "let's Talk Race" Conversation Cards. | 2021 |
| Hinesburg Community Resource Center | $15,000 | Hinesburg, VT, US | General | 2020 |
| Appalachian Voices | $10,000 | Boone, NC, US | General | 2020 |
| Community Health Center Of Burlington | $10,000 | Burlington, VT, US | General | 2020 |
| Shelburne Farms | $50,000 | Shelburne, VT, US | General | 2020 |
| Institute For Sustainable Communities | $30,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | General | 2020 |
| Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium | $10,000 | St Johnsbury, VT, US | General | 2020 |
| Champlain Housing Trust | $10,000 | Burlington, VT, US | General | 2020 |
| Craft Emergency Reflief Fund Inc | $10,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | General | 2020 |
| Adirondak Foundation | $5,000 | Lake Placid, NY, US | General | 2020 |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $25,000 | Boston, MA, US | General | 2020 |
| Vermont Women's Fund | $2,500 | Middlebury, VT, US | General | 2020 |
| Waterbury Area Makersphere Coop | $10,000 | Waterbury, VT, US | General | 2020 |
| Institute For Sustainable Communities | $40,000 | Montpelier, VT, US | General | 2018 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 82-3683719 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 23 KEEWAYDIN DR STE 400 Salem, NH 03079-2861 |
Key People (2)
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| Trustee | Jan L Blomstrann |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Hemenway Trust Company Llc |
Forms 990-PF
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