About Vermont Foodbank
To help Vermonters facing hunger by providing access to food, nutrition programs, and community support services across the state.
Focus Areas
food securityhunger reliefnutrition educationfresh produce distributioncommunity grantsgleaning and food recoveryemergency food distribution
Who They Fund
individuals experiencing food insecuritylow-income householdscommunities impacted by crises/emergencies
Funding Style
emergency/rapid-response fundingshort-term crisis relief
About Vermont Foodbank
Vermont Foodbank’s grantmaking is organized around urgent food access, with very large awards flowing through its network and community partners. The biggest recent grant listed is $17,676,625 in 2024 to Network & Community Partners for urgent needs funding, followed by $17,402,681 in 2023 to Various Foodshelves for the same purpose. Those awards show a funder that works through local distribution systems rather than isolated projects, using grants to move food and support quickly across Vermont. In 2025, the pattern continues at a broader scale, with grants to organizations such as Feeding Champlain Valley Cvoeo in Burlington and Broc Community Action Rutland in Rutland for addressing food insecurity. The foundation also supports smaller community-based recipients, including Enough Ministries in Barre, Community Food Cupboard in Manchester Center, and Upper Valley Haven 2 in White River Junction. Across the recent list, the emphasis stays on direct food access, emergency response, and local partner capacity. Vermont Foodbank’s published summary aligns with that approach: helping Vermonters facing hunger through food, nutrition programs, and community support services statewide.
What Vermont Foodbank Funds
A clear theme is emergency food assistance. Vermont Foodbank gave $810,036 to Broc Community Action Rutland in 2025 for addressing food insecurity, and $285,818 to Rutland Community Cupboard for the same purpose. It also backed the Burlington Salvation Army with $189,782, again tied to addressing food insecurity. Community food shelves and local distribution hubs are another focus. The foundation awarded $350,979 to Putney Foodshelf Incorporated and $318,529 to Northwest Family Foodscvoeo, both in 2025 and both for addressing food insecurity. In central Vermont, it supported Just Basics in Montpelier with $177,618, showing an emphasis on neighborhood-level access points. The grant list also points to support for organizations serving specific local communities. Vermont Foodbank gave $379,089 to Sheldon Methodist Church and $385,156 to Neighbors in Action in Cabot, each framed around food insecurity, indicating a mix of faith-based, grassroots, and community-action partners.
How Vermont Foodbank Gives
Vermont Foodbank’s typical grant size sits at a median of $32,260, with the middle half of awards ranging from $13,664 at the 25th percentile to $89,859 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes very large operating-scale distributions through partner networks, alongside many smaller local awards. The pattern is strongly recurring: the same broad partner network appears across 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the top awards recur under urgent-needs funding for network and food shelf partners. The funder is not a private family foundation or DAF here; it operates as a foodbank with direct service and partner-distribution programs. Its active programs are Vermont-based and do not accept unsolicited applications in the listed network partner hub and community-grants program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$21.3M
Total Assets
$35.7M
Total Revenue
$35.9M
Total Expenses
$34.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $14K and $90K, with a median of $32K.
25th Percentile
$14K
Median
$32K
75th Percentile
$90K
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
About 99% of grants go to recipients in VT.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
LEESA STEWART
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