The Prospect Fund concentrates its giving on arts institutions and reproductive health/abortion-access organizations, with additional support for regional community philanthropy and social justice initiatives in the New England/Boston area. A single arts institution (Museum of Fine Arts) receives a large share of dollars while national abortion-access groups appear as repeat mid-level beneficiaries, indicating both place-based cultural philanthropy and issue-driven national giving. Grants are a mix of unrestricted/charitable support and purpose-driven funding for mission-aligned nonprofits.
The Prospect Fund gives unusually consistent support to arts institutions and abortion-access organizations, with a 2025 grant of $30,000 to the Museum of Fine Arts for objects conservation standing out as its largest recent award. That museum support is paired with repeated funding for national reproductive-health intermediaries, including the National Abortion Federation and the National Network of Abortion Funds, which each appear in multiple years and at $10,000 levels in the recent-grants list. The pattern suggests a funder that combines place-based cultural philanthropy with issue-driven support for organizations working beyond Vermont. Its recent grants also show a smaller but steady set of community-oriented awards in Vermont and Greater Boston. The Prospect Fund has given to the Vermont International Film Foundation for arts support, to Cvoeo Feeding Chittenden for food bank support, and to Brookline Community Foundation and The Lenny Zakim Fund for charitable support. Alongside those, it has backed conservation, housing, shelter, and social justice groups, indicating a broad charitable profile anchored in arts, reproductive health, and regional civic life.
In arts and cultural funding, The Prospect Fund supported the Museum of Fine Arts with $20,000 in 2023 and $20,000 in 2024 for objects conservation, then added $30,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. It also gave $10,000 to the Vermont International Film Foundation in 2025 for arts support, showing attention to both major institutions and regional arts organizations. Reproductive health is another clear line of giving. The fund made $10,000 grants in 2023 and 2024 to the National Abortion Federation, and it also awarded $10,000 in 2023 and 2024 to the National Network of Abortion Funds, all tied to exempt-purpose support. In Vermont, the fund gave $10,000 to Cvoeo Feeding Chittenden for food bank support and $5,000 to Salvation Farms for gleaning and feeding, linking direct-service work to community needs. It also funded environmental and civic organizations, including Lake Champlain Committee Inc for legacy fund environmental protection and Conservation Law Foundation -Vermont for environmental support.
The Prospect Fund’s typical grant size is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $3,000 at the median, and $5,000 at the 75th percentile, with some larger awards above that range for museum and reproductive-health grants. The recent record shows repeat support across multiple years for several recipients, including the Museum of Fine Arts and the National Abortion Federation, which points to recurring grantmaking rather than one-time gifts. It funds individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants shown are mostly charitable or purpose-specific operating support, with some annual fund, scholarship, and legacy-fund awards.
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$4.4M
Most grants fall between $1K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
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Concentrated giving with a few larger multi-grant recipients (notably one major museum grant accounting for a large share of dollars) combined with several repeat mid-size grants to national advocacy/service organizations; mixes place-based cultural investments with national issue-focused support.
Notable grantees: Museum of Fine Arts, National Abortion Federation, National Network of Abortion Funds, Vermont International Film Foundation, The Lenny Zakim Fund
The Prospect Fund gives nationally, but its awards cluster in a few places. California is the top state by grant count, while Vermont receives 24% of grants. Recent recipients include Boston, Brookline, and Burlington, with additional grants in Beaverton, Montgomery, Annapolis Junction, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, DC. All of the grants in the dataset went to US recipients.
The recent grants list shows repeated support for arts institutions, reproductive health organizations, and Vermont or New England community groups. Examples include the Museum of Fine Arts for objects conservation, the National Abortion Federation and National Network of Abortion Funds for exempt-purpose support, and Cvoeo Feeding Chittenden for food bank support.
The fund’s grant-size distribution is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $3,000 at the median, and $5,000 at the 75th percentile. Several recent grants fall at $5,000 or $10,000, with a few larger awards at $20,000 and $30,000.
Yes. The Museum of Fine Arts appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and both the National Abortion Federation and National Network of Abortion Funds appear in multiple years as well. That pattern indicates recurring support rather than isolated one-off gifts.
The top state by grant count is California, and Vermont accounts for 24% of grants. The recent-recipient list also includes organizations in Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington, DC, Alabama, New York, and Louisiana.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | MIDDLEBURY, VT | $4,296,972 | 2026 | UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION |
| VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FILM FOUNDATION | BURLINGTON, VT | $10,142 | 2026 | ARTS SUPPORT |
| SHELBURNE FARMS | SHELBURNE, VT | $10,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL FUND |
| VERMONT COMM WASH AND LEARN | WILLISTON, VT | $5,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| FAIRBANKS MUSEUM | ST JOHNSBURY, VT | $4,375 | 2026 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2025 | OBJECTS CONSERVATION |
| CVOEO FEEDING CHITTENDEN | BURLINGTON, VT | $10,000 | 2025 | FOOD BANK SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL ABORTION FEDERATION | ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS | BEAVERTON, OR | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FILM FOUNDATION | BURLINGTON, VT | $10,000 | 2025 | ARTS SUPPORT |
| SHELBURNE MUSEUM INC | SHELBURNE, VT | $5,000 | 2025 | ARTS/ENDOWMENT |
| SHELBURNE FARMS | SHELBURNE, VT | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION -VERMONT | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT |
| COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER | BURLINGTON, VT | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| SALVATION FARMS | MORRISVILLE, VT | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR GLEANING/FEEDING |
| VERMONT PUBLIC CO | COLCHESTER, VT | $5,000 | 2025 | RADIO AND TV SUPPORT |
| LAKE CHAMPLAIN LAND TRUST | BURLINGTON, VT | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| CHAMPLAIN HOUSING TRUST | BURLINGTON, VT | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| GREATER BURLINGTON YMCA | BURLINGTON, VT | $5,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP/ANNUAL FUND |
| LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMITTEE INC | BURLINGTON, VT | $5,000 | 2025 | LEGACY FUND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
| INTERVALE CENTER INC | BURLINGTON, VT | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| VERMONT COMM WASH AND LEARN | WILLISTON, VT | $4,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| INCLUSIVE ARTS VERMONT | ESSEX JUNCTION, VT | $3,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| STEPS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | BURLINGTON, VT | $2,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| DISMAS OF VERMONT INC | BURLINGTON, VT | $2,000 | 2025 | SHELTER/SUPPORT AFTER INCARCERATION |
| VERMONT HUMANITIES | MONTPELIER, VT | $2,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| SPECTRUM INC | BURLINGTON, VT | $2,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| BURLINGTON CITY ARTS | BURLINGTON, VT | $2,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL | LANDER, WY | $1,000 | 2025 | ENDOWMENT |
| NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL | LANDER, WY | $1,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| HARTFORD ART SCHOOL INC | WEST HARTFORD, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| FAIRBANKS MUSEUM | ST JOHNSBURY, VT | $1,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS | BOSTON, MA | $20,000 | 2024 | OBJECTS CONSERVATION |
| NATIONAL ABORTION FEDERATION | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS | BEAVERTON, OR | $10,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMITTEE INC | BURLINGTON, VT | $5,000 | 2024 | LEGACY FUND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION |
| SHELBURNE FARMS | SHELBURNE, VT | $5,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL FUND |
| SHELBURNE MUSEUM INC | SHELBURNE, VT | $5,000 | 2024 | ARTS/ENDOWMENT |
| CVOEO | BURLINGTON, VT | $5,000 | 2024 | FOOD BANK SUPPORT |
| CHAMPLAIN HOUSING TRUST | BURLINGTON, VT | $5,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| VERMONT PUBLIC CO | COLCHESTER, VT | $5,000 | 2024 | RADIO AND TV SUPPORT |
| CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION -VERMON | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT |
| VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FILM FOUNDATI | BURLINGTON, VT | $5,000 | 2024 | ARTS SUPPORT |
| SALVATION FARMS INC | MORRISVILLE, VT | $2,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FOR GLEANING/FEEDING |
| SPECTRUM INC | BURLINGTON, VT | $2,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY SUPPORT |
| DISMAS OF VERMONT INC | BURLINGTON, VT | $2,000 | 2024 | SHELTER/SUPPORT AFTER INCARCERATION |
| STEPS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | BURLINGTON, VT | $2,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION |
| HARTFORD ART SCHOOL INC | WEST HARTFORD, CT | $1,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL | LANDER, WY | $1,000 | 2024 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL | LANDER, WY | $1,000 | 2024 | ENDOWMENT |
VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$4,296,972UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FILM FOUNDATION
$10,142ARTS SUPPORT
SHELBURNE FARMS
$10,000ANNUAL FUND
VERMONT COMM WASH AND LEARN
$5,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
FAIRBANKS MUSEUM
$4,375TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
$30,000OBJECTS CONSERVATION
CVOEO FEEDING CHITTENDEN
$10,000FOOD BANK SUPPORT
NATIONAL ABORTION FEDERATION
$10,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS
$10,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FILM FOUNDATION
$10,000ARTS SUPPORT
SHELBURNE MUSEUM INC
$5,000ARTS/ENDOWMENT
SHELBURNE FARMS
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION -VERMONT
$5,000ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT
COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER
$5,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
SALVATION FARMS
$5,000SUPPORT FOR GLEANING/FEEDING
VERMONT PUBLIC CO
$5,000RADIO AND TV SUPPORT
LAKE CHAMPLAIN LAND TRUST
$5,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
CHAMPLAIN HOUSING TRUST
$5,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
GREATER BURLINGTON YMCA
$5,000SCHOLARSHIP/ANNUAL FUND
LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMITTEE INC
$5,000LEGACY FUND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
INTERVALE CENTER INC
$5,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
VERMONT COMM WASH AND LEARN
$4,500TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
INCLUSIVE ARTS VERMONT
$3,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
STEPS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
$2,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
DISMAS OF VERMONT INC
$2,000SHELTER/SUPPORT AFTER INCARCERATION
VERMONT HUMANITIES
$2,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
SPECTRUM INC
$2,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
BURLINGTON CITY ARTS
$2,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
$1,000ENDOWMENT
NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP
HARTFORD ART SCHOOL INC
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP
FAIRBANKS MUSEUM
$1,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
$20,000OBJECTS CONSERVATION
NATIONAL ABORTION FEDERATION
$10,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS
$10,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMITTEE INC
$5,000LEGACY FUND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SHELBURNE FARMS
$5,000ANNUAL FUND
SHELBURNE MUSEUM INC
$5,000ARTS/ENDOWMENT
CVOEO
$5,000FOOD BANK SUPPORT
CHAMPLAIN HOUSING TRUST
$5,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
VERMONT PUBLIC CO
$5,000RADIO AND TV SUPPORT
CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION -VERMON
$5,000ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT
VERMONT INTERNATIONAL FILM FOUNDATI
$5,000ARTS SUPPORT
SALVATION FARMS INC
$2,000SUPPORT FOR GLEANING/FEEDING
SPECTRUM INC
$2,000COMMUNITY SUPPORT
DISMAS OF VERMONT INC
$2,000SHELTER/SUPPORT AFTER INCARCERATION
STEPS TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
$2,000TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE OF ORGANIZATION
HARTFORD ART SCHOOL INC
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP
NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
$1,000SCHOLARSHIP
NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
$1,000ENDOWMENT