United Way of Rutland County concentrates funding on local frontline human-service organizations that provide basic needs, health and senior supports, and youth development across Rutland County. Grants are frequently unrestricted general operating support and often recur to the same community nonprofits, indicating a preference for sustaining core local capacity rather than one-off projects. The foundation’s portfolio reflects place-based philanthropy focused on food security, primary care/access to health services, youth after-school and mentoring programs, and housing/stability services.
Place-based, concentrated in Rutland County with many mid-sized general operating grants; multiple repeat grants to core local partners suggest sustained, relationship-driven support rather than one-time project funding.
United Way of Rutland County Inc backs local human-service organizations in Rutland County with a clear preference for general operating support. Across the recent grants list, the same community institutions reappear in multiple years, including Vermont Farmers Food Center, Rutland Free Clinic, and Boys and Girls Club of Rutland, which points to sustained support for core local capacity rather than short-term project funding. The portfolio centers on basic needs, health access, senior services, youth development, and housing stability, all within Vermont. The largest recent grant was $18,500 to Rutland Free Clinic for general operations. Other recurring awards show the same pattern of backing essential services over time: Vermont Farmers Food Center received $13,000 in 2025 after prior grants of $13,000 in 2024 and $12,500 in 2023, while Boys and Girls Club of Rutland received $10,000 in 2025 after earlier support in 2024 and 2023. This is a public charity with annual grants of $326,199 and total assets of $269,432, and its giving is entirely local.
In food-security work, United Way of Rutland County Inc gave $13,000 in 2025 to Vermont Farmers Food Center for general operations, continuing prior support in 2024 and 2023. In health access, it awarded $18,500 to Rutland Free Clinic for general operations, and that clinic also received later grants of $9,925 in 2024 and $9,900 in 2025. Youth development is another recurring area. The foundation gave $10,000 to Boys and Girls Club of Rutland in 2025, with earlier grants of $10,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2023. It also supported Come Alive Outside with $10,000 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2024, plus $7,500 in 2023, showing repeated backing for out-of-school and community-based youth programming.
Typical awards cluster tightly around $10,000: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $13,000. The recent grants list shows repeated support to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates recurring relationships rather than one-time gifts. The grants are made through a public charity structure, and the available recent awards are all listed as general operations. The foundation also accepts unsolicited applications through its Community Grant Partners program and related grants pages.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $13K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$13K
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Notable grantees: Vermont Farmers Food Center, Rutland Free Clinic, Boys and Girls Club of Rutland, Reinbow Riding, Housing Trust of Rutland County
Giving is concentrated in Vermont, with 100% of recent grants going to recipients in the state. Rutland is the most common recipient city in the recent list, appearing alongside Fair Haven, Belmont, and Montpelier. The local pattern is strongest in Rutland County, where many awards support organizations based in Rutland itself. One recipient outside Rutland County in the recent grants is Prevent Child Abuse Vermont in Montpelier.
Its recent grants favor local human-service organizations working in basic needs, health access, senior services, youth development, housing stability, and food security. The same set of community nonprofits appears more than once across 2023 through 2025, with general operating support as the dominant grant type.
Typical grants are centered at $10,000. The 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $13,000, so most awards in the recent pattern stay in a narrow band around that level.
No. The recipient country distribution shows 30 grants to U.S. organizations, and the geographic scope of giving is local. The recent grants list places recipients in Vermont cities such as Rutland, Fair Haven, Belmont, and Montpelier.
Yes. The Community Grant Partners program and the Community Impact Grants program both accept unsolicited applications and are aimed at local nonprofit partners in Rutland County working in child and youth support, health and wellness, caring for seniors, basic needs, and community enrichment.
Recurring support is common. Several organizations appear in multiple years in the recent grants list, including Vermont Farmers Food Center, Rutland Free Clinic, Boys and Girls Club of Rutland, Come Alive Outside, and Reinbow Riding, which indicates ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from United Way of Rutland County that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Local nonprofit organizations serving Rutland County aligned with UWRC priority areas. (Specific eligibility requirements referenced on the UWRC grants page.)
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VERMONT FARMERS FOOD CENTER | RUTLAND, VT | $13,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SLATE VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DIS | FAIR HAVEN, VT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF RUTLAN | RUTLAND, VT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HOUSING TRUST OF RUTLAND COUN | RUTLAND, VT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| COME ALIVE OUTSIDE | RUTALND, VT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| COMMUNITY CUPBOARD | RUTLAND, VT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RUTLAND FREE CLINIC | RUTLAND, VT | $9,900 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| REINBOW RIDING | BELMONT, VT | $9,250 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RUTLAND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROG | RUTLAND, VT | $6,500 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| VERMONT FARMERS FOOD CENTER | RUTLAND, VT | $13,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| COMPANIONS IN WHOLENESS | RUTLAND, VT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NEW STORY | RUTLAND, VT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SLATE VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DIS | FAIR HAVEN, VT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RUTLAND COMMUNITY CUPBOARD | RUTLAND, VT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| COME ALIVE OUTSIDE | RUTALND, VT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF RUTLAN | RUTLAND, VT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BROC COMMUNITY ACTION | RUTLAND, VT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| REINBOW RIDING | BELMONT, VT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RUTLAND FREE CLINIC | RUTLAND, VT | $9,925 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| PREVENT CHILD ABUSE VERMONT | MONTPELIER, VT | $9,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| MENTOR CONNECTOR | RUTLAND, VT | $7,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RUTLAND FREE CLINIC | RUTLAND, VT | $18,500 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SLATE VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DIS | FAIR HAVEN, VT | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT AREA AGE | RUTLAND, VT | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| NEW STORY | RUTLAND, VT | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWES | RUTLAND, VT | $14,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| VERMONT FARMERS FOOD CENTER | RUTLAND, VT | $12,500 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| REINBOW RIDING | BELMONT, VT | $10,624 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF RUTLAN | RUTLAND, VT | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| COME ALIVE OUTSIDE | RUTALND, VT | $7,500 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
SLATE VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DIS
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF RUTLAN
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
HOUSING TRUST OF RUTLAND COUN
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
COME ALIVE OUTSIDE
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
COMMUNITY CUPBOARD
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
RUTLAND FREE CLINIC
$9,900GENERAL OPERATIONS
REINBOW RIDING
$9,250GENERAL OPERATIONS
RUTLAND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROG
$6,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
COMPANIONS IN WHOLENESS
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
NEW STORY
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
SLATE VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DIS
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
RUTLAND COMMUNITY CUPBOARD
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
COME ALIVE OUTSIDE
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF RUTLAN
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
BROC COMMUNITY ACTION
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
REINBOW RIDING
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
RUTLAND FREE CLINIC
$9,925GENERAL OPERATIONS
PREVENT CHILD ABUSE VERMONT
$9,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
RUTLAND FREE CLINIC
$18,500GENERAL OPERATIONS
SLATE VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DIS
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT AREA AGE
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
NEW STORY
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
VNA & HOSPICE OF THE SOUTHWES
$14,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
REINBOW RIDING
$10,624GENERAL OPERATIONS
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF RUTLAN
$10,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
COME ALIVE OUTSIDE
$7,500GENERAL OPERATIONS