About Lintilhac Foundation
The Lintilhac Foundation is a Vermont-focused funder that concentrates on land and water conservation, sustainable agriculture/organic dairy and farm resilience, and outdoor recreation infrastructure that increases public access to conserved lands. It favors Vermont-based advocacy and research organizations — often supporting policy/advocacy campaigns, university-led applied research, and capacity-building for trails/huts and outdoor recreation. The foundation also invests in local journalism and public-interest education to support informed civic engagement around environmental and food-system issues.
Focus Areas
Lake Champlain and freshwater protection & agricultural runoff reduction (advocacy and remediation projects)Support for Vermont organic agriculture and local/regional organic dairy market developmentConservation land protection, wilderness preserves, and expanding public lands/access (hiking/huts/trails)Advocacy and policy organizations working on pesticide regulation, clean water, and climate resilience in VermontVermont public-interest journalism and media to inform environmental and civic debates
Who They Fund
Vermont rural communities and municipalities
About Lintilhac Foundation
A defining feature of Lintilhac Foundation Inc’s grantmaking is its sustained support for Vermont environmental advocacy, especially clean water, climate, and forest protection. The foundation has backed groups working on Lake Champlain protection, pesticide and climate policy, and public lands conservation, while also funding applied research tied to Vermont’s waters and working landscapes. In the recent grants list, that pattern appears in support for the Conservation Law Foundation’s Vermont clean water and climate change advocacy, the Vermont Natural Resources Council’s forest and water work, and the Lake Champlain Committee’s water protection advocacy program. Its portfolio also connects environmental goals with agriculture and public health. The foundation has funded organic farming and market development, including NOFA-Vermont and a farmers market organization, as well as university-led projects on cyanobacteria toxin monitoring and sustainable road salting practices in Chittenden County. Another visible thread is outdoor recreation infrastructure: the Vermont Huts Association received support for huts, trails, and equity in trail access. The foundation’s recent awards show a local funder that combines policy, research, and capacity-building across Vermont’s land, water, and food systems.
What Lintilhac Foundation Funds
Water quality is a recurring theme. The foundation gave $30,000 to Lake Champlain Committee Inc for the Water Protection Advocacy Program, then repeated that support in later years with year-specific continuation grants. It also awarded $55,000 to Middlebury College for Lake Champlain bathymetric mapping and $30,000 to the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation Inc for cyanobacteria toxin monitoring. On land conservation, Lintilhac Foundation Inc supported Northeast Wilderness Trust with $50,000 for Woodbury Mountain Wilderness Preserve and general support, and gave The Trust for Public Land $30,000 for protecting Vermont’s public lands and Rolston Rest, followed by another $30,000 for expanding and conserving Vermont’s public lands. It also funded Vermont Natural Resources Council for multiple forest conservation and clean water goals. Agriculture appears through a $30,000 grant to NOFA-Vermont for supporting organic farms and a $30,000 award to Nofa-vtvt Farmers Market Association for Organic for the Future.
How Lintilhac Foundation Gives
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.5M
Total Assets
$26M
Total Revenue
$2.3M
Total Expenses
$2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $20K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$20K
Geographic Reach
Local7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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