How does MENTOR Vermont Inc make grants?

It operates Vermont Mentoring Grants, a program created with support from the Vermont Department for Children and Families. The program is designed to support and expand existing mentoring programs, improve quality, and help establish new youth mentoring programs in Vermont. The program accepts unsolicited applications.

What kinds of organizations receive support?

Recent grants go to nonprofit organizations and education-linked partners serving young people in Vermont, including mentoring groups, youth centers, and school districts or supervisory unions. The foundation’s stated focus areas also include training and technical assistance, capacity building, and program quality improvement.

What is the typical grant size?

The grant-size distribution centers on mid-sized awards: p25 is $10,000, the median is $20,000, and p75 is $45,206. Recent grants also show larger awards in the six-figure range and many awards in the tens of thousands.

Where does MENTOR Vermont Inc give?

Its giving is fully local to Vermont. The recipient country distribution shows 67 grants, all in the US, and 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, VT.

Are grantees one-time or recurring recipients?

Several organizations appear more than once in the recent-grants list, including The Mentor Connector, DREAM Program Inc, Everybody Wins Vermont, King Street Youth Center, Spectrum Youth & Family Svs, and Mt Abraham Unified School District. That pattern suggests recurring support over multiple years.

Mentor Vermont

Name: Mentor Vermont — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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Burlington, VTWebsite8026581888

About Mentor Vermont

MENTOR Vermont aims to close the mentoring gap and drive equity through quality mentoring relationships so every young person in Vermont has the supportive mentoring relationships they need to grow and thrive.

Focus Areas

youth mentoringgrantmaking and capacity buildingtraining and technical assistanceadvocacy and public awarenessprogram quality improvement

Who They Fund

nonprofit organizations (unspecified)

Funding Style

general operating supportunrestricted/flexible fundingprogram-level supportorganizational sustainability

Topics

About Mentor Vermont

MENTOR Vermont Inc centers its grantmaking on youth mentoring in Vermont, pairing general program support with a broader effort to strengthen mentoring quality across the state. Its grants consistently back organizations that connect young people with supportive mentoring relationships, including The Mentor Connector in Rutland and Everybody Wins Vermont in Montpelier. The recent record also shows repeated support for DREAM Program Inc in Winooski, King Street Youth Center in Burlington, and Spectrum Youth & Family Svs in Burlington, all through general program support. The foundation’s active Vermont Mentoring Grants program was created with support from the Vermont Department for Children and Families to help expand existing mentoring programs, improve quality, and establish new ones. That structure aligns with its stated emphasis on training and technical assistance, grantmaking and capacity building, advocacy and public awareness, and program quality improvement. Recent awards also extend to school districts and supervisory unions, showing that the funder works through a mix of nonprofit and education-based partners rather than a single delivery model. Across the recent grants list, the pattern is clear: support is concentrated on organizations serving Vermont youth, with recurring awards to a small set of mentoring providers and related youth-serving institutions.

What Mentor Vermont Funds

Youth mentoring is the core theme. MENTOR Vermont Inc gave $142,458 to The Mentor Connector in Rutland for general program support, and it also backed Everybody Wins Vermont in Montpelier with awards of $95,000 and $90,000 for general program support. Those grants fit the foundation’s goal of helping young people in Vermont access supportive mentoring relationships. The foundation also supports program expansion and quality improvement. It gave $81,500 to DREAM Program Inc in Winooski and $76,650 to King Street Youth Center in Burlington, both for general program support, alongside additional support to each organization later in the recent-grants list. Education-linked mentoring is another visible area. Grants went to Mt Abraham Unified School District in Bristol, Champlain Valley School Distr in Shelburne, and Caledonia Central Supervisory Union in Danville, indicating that the funder works with school-based and community-based partners. Technical assistance and capacity building appear in the program design through Vermont Mentoring Grants.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$1.2M

Total Assets

$219K

Total Revenue

$1.1M

Total Expenses

$1.1M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $10K and $45K, with a median of $20K.

25th Percentile

$10K

Median

$20K

75th Percentile

$45K

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

Chad Butt

Accepts unsolicited proposals

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
Everybody Wins Vermont	Montpelier, VT	$95,000	2025	General program support
Everybody Wins Vermont	Montpelier, VT	$90,000	2025	General program support
DREAM Program Inc	Winooski, VT	$81,500	2025	General program support
King Street Youth Center	Burlington, VT	$76,650	2025	General program support
DREAM Program Inc	Winooski, VT	$71,000	2025	General program support
King Street Youth Center	Burlington, VT	$71,000	2025	General program support
The Mentor Connector	Rutland, VT	$69,300	2025	General program support
Spectrum Youth & Family Svs	Burlington, VT	$65,000	2025	General program support
The Mentor Connector	Rutland, VT	$63,500	2025	General program support
Spectrum Youth & Family Svs	Burlington, VT	$62,466	2025	General program support
Mt Abraham Unified School District	Bristol, VT	$45,866	2025	General program support
Mt Abraham Unified School District	Bristol, VT	$45,533	2025	General program support
Champlain Valley School Distr	Shelburne, VT	$40,600	2025	General program support
Caledonia Central Supervisory Union	Danville, VT	$39,000	2025	General program support
Champlain Valley School Distr	Shelburne, VT	$36,000	2025	General program support
Caledonia Central Supervisory Union	Danville, VT	$35,000	2025	General program support
Windsor County Mentors	Windsor, VT	$30,000	2025	General program support
Youth First Mentoring- Washington Central Friends of Education	Montpelier, VT	$25,500	2025	General program support
Big Brothers Big Sisters VT	Brattleboro, VT	$25,000	2025	General program support
Youth First Mentoring- Washington Central Friends of Education	Montpelier, VT	$24,000	2025	General program support
Windsor County Mentors	Windsor, VT	$21,500	2025	General program support
USCRI Vermont	Colchester, VT	$20,000	2025	General program support
Grand Isle County Mentoring	Grand Isle, VT	$15,300	2025	General program support
Grand Isle County Mentoring	Grand Isle, VT	$15,000	2025	General program support
Safer Society Foundation	Brandon, VT	$12,000	2025	General program support
Mentoring Project of the Upper Valley	Bradford, VT	$11,400	2025	General program support
Big Brothers Big Sisters VT	Brattleboro, VT	$11,000	2025	General program support
Milton Family Community Center	Milton, VT	$10,000	2025	General program support
MENTORING PROJECT OF UPPER VALLEY	Bradford, VT	$7,800	2025	General program support
Milton Family Community Center	Milton, VT	$6,000	2025	General program support
Mountain Views Supervisory Union	woodstock, VT	$5,900	2025	General program support
Open Hearth	Waitsfield, VT	$5,500	2025	general operating support
Mountain Views Supervisory Union	woodstock, VT	$5,150	2025	General program support
USCRI Vermont	Colchester, VT	$5,034	2025	General program support
The Mentor Connector	Rutland, VT	$142,458	2023	General program support
DREAM	Winooski, VT	$129,742	2023	General program support
Big Brothers Big Sisters VT	S Burlington, VT	$122,508	2023	General program support
DREAM	Winooski, VT	$102,670	2023	General program support
The Mentor Connector	Rutland, VT	$69,583	2023	General program support
Everybody Wins Vermont	Montpelier, VT	$55,000	2023	General program support
Everybody Wins Vermont	Montpelier, VT	$50,000	2023	General program support
Windsor County Mentors	Windsor, VT	$44,880	2023	General program support
Mt Abraham Unified School District	Bristol, VT	$38,000	2023	General program support
MT ABRAHAM UNIFIED SCHOOL DIstrict	Bristol, VT	$38,000	2023	General program support
Windsor County Mentors	Windsor, VT	$29,640	2023	General program support
Champlain Valley School Distr	Shelburne, VT	$24,000	2023	General Program support
Big Brothers Big Sisters VT	S Burlington, VT	$22,032	2023	General program support
Spectrum Youth & Family Svs	Burlington, VT	$22,000	2023	General program support
Champlain Valley School Distr	Shelburne, VT	$20,100	2023	General Program support
King Street Youth Center	Burlington, VT	$20,000	2023	General program support

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