The foundation concentrates its giving locally in Vermont, supporting cultural institutions and community safety-net services. It makes a mix of large one-off capital grants (notably for arts venue infrastructure) and smaller operating or program grants to health, LGBTQ, and food security organizations. Grants suggest a preference for preserving local cultural assets while also addressing basic community needs.
A $100,000 capital campaign grant for an elevator at The Vergennes Opera House is the clearest signal of how The Robert Fleming & Jane Howe Patrick Foundation Inc gives: it backs Vermont organizations with a mix of facility projects and operating support. The foundation’s recent grants also include funding for the Charlotte Historical Society’s leaf guard installation on its historical society building and program support for local cultural and community-service groups. Across the recent grant list, the pattern is consistently local and practical. The foundation supports arts and heritage institutions such as Rokeby Museum and the Charlotte Historical Society, while also making room for organizations serving basic needs and community well-being. Vermont Foodbank, Community Health Centers, Pride Center of Vermont, and Charlotte Food Shelf all appear among recipients, indicating attention to both cultural assets and safety-net services. Its grants are generally modest, but the portfolio includes one much larger capital award alongside a broader set of smaller awards for program and operating support. Every recent grant listed goes to a Vermont recipient, reinforcing a giving style centered on local institutions and local needs rather than a broad regional or national footprint.
In arts and preservation work, the foundation gave $25,000 to Rokeby Museum for program support and $9,548 to the Charlotte Historical Society for leaf guard installation on its historical society building. It also funded The Vergennes Opera House with a $100,000 capital campaign grant for an elevator, showing a willingness to back accessibility and building improvements at local venues. On basic needs, the foundation supported Vermont Foodbank with $15,000 for program support and $5,000 for the Warmth Program at the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity. It also gave $7,000 to Hope for food bank work and $5,000 to Charlotte Food Shelf for program support. Community health and inclusion also appear in the grant list. Community Health Centers received $25,000 for Safe Harbor, while Pride Center of Vermont received $15,000 for program support.
The typical grant size is small: p25 is $2,500, median grant size is $4,250, and p75 is $5,875. That distribution sits alongside a few larger project grants, including the $100,000 award to The Vergennes Opera House. The recent list shows repeat support for some organizations across years, including Hope, Rokeby Museum, Vermont Foodbank, Faith in Action Northern Communities Partnership Inc, and New Community Project. The foundation appears to use restricted, project-specific grants as well as broader program support, with a mix of capital campaign, facility maintenance, and operating-style awards.
$135K
$1.8M
$312K
$181K
Most grants fall between $3K and $6K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$6K
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Concentrated, local focus with a mix of one large capital gift and several smaller grants; funds both infrastructure/capital campaigns and operating/program support across a handful of repeat local needs rather than broad national giving.
Notable grantees: The Vergennes Opera House, Rokeby Museum, Community Health Centers (Safe Harbor), Pride Center of Vermont, Vermont Foodbank
The foundation’s giving is entirely in Vermont in the recent grant list, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the state. Grants land in a spread of Vermont places, including Vergennes, Barre, Burlington, Middlebury, Lyndonville, Starksboro, Essex Junction, Charlotte, Colchester, Richmond, Brattleboro, South Burlington, Ferrisburgh, and Springfield. Vergennes appears repeatedly, including recipients such as The Vergennes Opera House and Rokeby Museum, while Burlington, Middlebury, and Lyndonville also show up more than once.
The recent grants point to cultural institutions, community health providers, food security organizations, and local service groups. Examples include arts and heritage organizations, health centers, LGBTQ support services, food shelves, shelters, and senior or community assistance groups, all located in Vermont.
Its grant sizes are usually modest. The 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $4,250, and the 75th percentile is $5,875. The recent list also includes a much larger outlier: a $100,000 capital campaign grant.
It does both. The recent grants include project-specific awards such as elevator work, leaf guard installation, and a capital campaign grant, alongside program support grants to organizations such as Vermont Foodbank, Pride Center of Vermont, and Community Health Centers.
Its recent grant list is entirely Vermont-based, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the state. The places represented include Vergennes, Barre, Burlington, Middlebury, Lyndonville, Starksboro, and Essex Junction.
Yes. The recent grant list shows repeat support for Hope, Rokeby Museum, Vermont Foodbank, Faith in Action Northern Communities Partnership Inc, and New Community Project across multiple years.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE VERGENNES OPERA HOUSE | VERGENNES, VT | $100,000 | 2025 | CAPITAL CAMPAIGN ELEVATOR |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS | ESSEX JUNCTION, VT | $25,000 | 2025 | SAFE HARBOR |
| CHARLOTTE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CHARLOTTE, VT | $9,548 | 2025 | LEAF GUARD INSTALLATION ON HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING |
| ROKEBY MUSEUM | VERGENNES, VT | $25,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VERMONT FOODBANK | BARRE, VT | $15,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PRIDE CENTER OF VERMONT | BURLINGTON, VT | $15,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOPE | MIDDLEBURY, VT | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VERMONT LIONS CHARITIES | SPRINGFIELD, VT | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NEIGHBORS IN ACTION | LYNDONVILLE, VT | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NEW COMMUNITY PROJECT | STARKSBORO, VT | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FAITH IN ACTION NORTHERN COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP INC | LYNDONVILLE, VT | $5,500 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHARLOTTE FOOD SHELF | CHARLOTTE, VT | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| PARTNERS IN ADVENTURE | ESSEX, VT | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VERGENNES AREA SENIORS ASSOCIATION | VERGENNES, VT | $2,500 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| United Way of Addison County | Middlebury, VT | $11,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Faith in Action Northern Comm | Lyndonville, VT | $10,000 | 2023 | Food Shelf |
| Hope | Middlebury, VT | $7,000 | 2023 | Food bank |
| Hyperbaric Vermont | Colchester, VT | $6,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Vermont Youth Conservation Corps | Richmond, VT | $5,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Charter House Coalition | Middlebury, VT | $5,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Steps to End Domestic Violence | Burlington, VT | $5,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Vermont Foodbank | Barre, VT | $5,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Vermont Old Cemetry Association | Brattleboro, VT | $5,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Champlain Valley Office of Economic | Burlington, VT | $5,000 | 2023 | Warmth Program |
| New Community Project | Starksboro, VT | $5,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Bridport Senior Citizens | Vergennes, VT | $3,500 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Rokeby Museum | Ferrisburgh, VT | $3,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| VT Association for the Blind | South Burlington, VT | $3,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| John Graham Shelter | Vergennes, VT | $3,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Barre Opera House | Barre, VT | $3,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Resource | Burlington, VT | $2,500 | 2023 | Program Funding |
| Ohavi Zedek Synagogue | Burlington, VT | $2,500 | 2023 | Mural Restoration |
| Vermont Stage | Burlington, VT | $2,500 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Anew Place | Burlington, VT | $2,500 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Vergennes Area Seniors Assoc | Vergennes, VT | $2,500 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Vergennes Food Shelf | Vergennes, VT | $2,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Capstone Community Action | Barre, VT | $2,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Retreat Farm | Brattleboro, VT | $2,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Charlotte Foodshelf | Charlotte, VT | $2,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| NEKCA - Northeast Kingdom Com Actio | Newport, VT | $2,000 | 2023 | Warmth Program |
| Central VT Adult Basic Education | Barre, VT | $1,500 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Charlotte News | Charlotte, VT | $1,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Ronald McDonald House | Burlington, VT | $1,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Vermont Master Naturalist | Burlington, VT | $1,000 | 2023 | Program Support |
| Downstreet | Barre, VT | $1,000 | 2023 | Housing |
THE VERGENNES OPERA HOUSE
$100,000CAPITAL CAMPAIGN ELEVATOR
CHARLOTTE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$9,548LEAF GUARD INSTALLATION ON HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING
ROKEBY MUSEUM
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PRIDE CENTER OF VERMONT
$15,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HOPE
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
VERMONT LIONS CHARITIES
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NEIGHBORS IN ACTION
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
NEW COMMUNITY PROJECT
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
FAITH IN ACTION NORTHERN COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP INC
$5,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
CHARLOTTE FOOD SHELF
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PARTNERS IN ADVENTURE
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
VERGENNES AREA SENIORS ASSOCIATION
$2,500PROGRAM SUPPORT
United Way of Addison County
$11,000Program Support
Faith in Action Northern Comm
$10,000Food Shelf
Hope
$7,000Food bank
Hyperbaric Vermont
$6,000Program Support
Charter House Coalition
$5,000Program Support
Vermont Old Cemetry Association
$5,000Program Support
Champlain Valley Office of Economic
$5,000Warmth Program
New Community Project
$5,000Program Support
Bridport Senior Citizens
$3,500Program Support
Rokeby Museum
$3,000Program Support
VT Association for the Blind
$3,000Program Support
John Graham Shelter
$3,000Program Support
Barre Opera House
$3,000Program Support
Ohavi Zedek Synagogue
$2,500Mural Restoration
Vermont Stage
$2,500Program Support
Anew Place
$2,500Program Support
Vergennes Area Seniors Assoc
$2,500Program Support
Vergennes Food Shelf
$2,000Program Support
Charlotte Foodshelf
$2,000Program Support
NEKCA - Northeast Kingdom Com Actio
$2,000Warmth Program
Central VT Adult Basic Education
$1,500Program Support
Charlotte News
$1,000Program Support
Ronald McDonald House
$1,000Program Support
Vermont Master Naturalist
$1,000Program Support
Downstreet
$1,000Housing