Four Pines Fund directs its giving almost exclusively to a single Vermont-based program focused on improving health care practice through an educational/implementation pilot. Over multiple grants the foundation has funded the Vermont JASPR Pilot Project, indicating interest in supporting local, practice-oriented quality improvement and professional education in health services. Their giving is highly concentrated geographically and organizationally, favoring deep support of one program rather than broad diversification.
Four Pines Fund Inc has built its recent giving around suicide prevention and implementation work in health care settings, with one Vermont-based program receiving multiple large grants across several initiatives. The largest grant in the file, $454,043 in 2025, supported the Vermont JASPR Pilot Project through Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care Inc. That same organization also received $345,862 for VTCPAP Year Four Funding and $329,279 for Suicide Prevention in the Emergency Department (SPED), showing a sustained relationship rather than a one-off award. The foundation’s pattern points to hands-on support for clinical practice change, planning, and training tied to evidence-based suicide care. Other grants extend that approach into research development and field-building, including support for a suicide prevention research and implementation program at Henry Ford Health System and fellowship stipends for students working in a suicide prevention lab. Across the recent awards, the foundation favors a small set of aligned organizations working on implementation, education, and systems-level suicide prevention efforts.
A central theme is emergency-department suicide prevention. Four Pines Fund Inc gave $329,279 to Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care Inc for Suicide Prevention in the Emergency Department (SPED), and also funded a national resource tool with $42,297 to Zero Overdose Corp for A National Electronic Health Record Resource Guide to Support Zero Suicide Implementations. The foundation also supports training and workforce development: Catholic University of America received $97,616 for fellowship stipends, training, educational opportunities, and related operating costs in the Suicide Prevention Lab. Planning and program development appear as another focus. Umass Chan Medical School Foundation Inc received $83,333 for Planning the Next Generation of High Impact Suicide Prevention Priorities, while Education Development Center Inc received $62,500 for Transforming Policy and Training in Pursuit of Evidence-based Suicide Care in Health Care Systems.
Typical grant size is uneven, with a p25 of $4,193, a median of $83,333, and a p75 of $165,880. That spread reflects a mix of major program awards, smaller fellowship and event support, and occasional in-kind or general support. The most distinctive pattern is concentration: the same Vermont recipient appears across multiple 2025 grants tied to different phases of suicide-prevention work. The foundation is a private grantmaker with annual grants of $1,708,194 and assets of $3,326,062. It also funds individuals, as shown by fellowship stipends and a fellowship award in the recent grants list.
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Most grants fall between $4K and $166K, with a median of $83K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$83K
75th Percentile
$166K
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Highly concentrated: all funding to one Vermont organization across multiple grants totaling a large commitment; focused, program-specific support rather than many small or diversified grants.
Notable grantees: Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care Inc (Vermont JASPR Pilot Project)
Grantmaking is regional, but it is heavily weighted toward Vermont: 46% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Montpelier appears repeatedly as a recipient city through Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care Inc, and South Burlington, Johnson, and Burlington also appear in the recent list. Outside Vermont, grants land in Michigan, Massachusetts, New York, Washington, DC, and Colorado. By country, all recent grants are in the United States.
The recent grants center on suicide prevention in health care settings, especially emergency departments, along with implementation work, training, planning, and research development. Examples include SPED, a national electronic health record resource guide for Zero Suicide implementations, fellowship stipends in a suicide prevention lab, and policy and training transformation for evidence-based suicide care.
The grant-size distribution is wide. The 25th percentile is $4,193, the median is $83,333, and the 75th percentile is $165,880. Recent awards range from small event or in-kind grants to major program awards above $300,000.
Yes. Vermont Program for Quality in Health Care Inc appears multiple times in the 2025 grant list, receiving awards for the Vermont JASPR Pilot Project, VTCPAP Year Four Funding, Suicide Prevention in the Emergency Department (SPED), and a strategic planning process. That pattern suggests ongoing support rather than one-time gifts.
The foundation funds trainees and fellowship-related work as well as organizations. A recent grant to Catholic University of America supported fellowship stipends for students working under Dr. David Jobes in the Suicide Prevention Lab, along with training and educational opportunities.
Recipients in Vermont account for 46% of grants, and Montpelier appears repeatedly in the recent grants list. The foundation also gives in New York, Massachusetts, Michigan, Washington, DC, and Colorado, but Vermont is the strongest recipient state in the file.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC | MONTPELIER, VT | $437,796 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE VERMONT CONSULTATION & PSYCHIATRY ACCESS PROGRAM |
| VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC | MONTPELIER, VT | $409,780 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT SUICIDE-CARE IMPROVEMENTS IN VERMONT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS |
| NOW MATTERS NOW INC | BELLEVUE, WA | $350,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING, PROGRAM DELIVERY, AND OUTCOME MONITORING FOR PEER SUPPORT GROUPS |
| VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC | MONTPELIER, VT | $195,437 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT PROVIDER TRAINING IN EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPEUTIC MODELS FOR SUICIDE CARE |
| EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC | WALTHAM, MA | $187,500 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING TO STRENGTHEN TRAINING FOR IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED SUICIDE CARE IN HEALTH-CARE SYSTEMS |
| UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC | WORECESTER, MA | $166,667 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PLANNING ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE NATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED SUICIDE CARE IN EMERGENCY AND CRISIS SETTINGS |
| EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC | WALTHAM, MA | $159,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT DISSEMINATION OF A SUPPORT FILM FOR PARENTS FOLLOWING A CHILDS SUICIDE ATTEMPT |
| PATHWAYS VERMONT INC | SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT | $142,540 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PURCHASE OF A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND STAFFING OF A TRAINING MANAGER TO STRENGTHEN PEER SUPPORT WORKFORCE |
| ZERO OVERDOSE INC | TILLSON, NY | $126,890 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PLANNING INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS FOR SUICIDE CARE |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | SEATTLE, WA | $124,290 | 2026 | PLANNING GRANT TO DEVELOP A SPECIALTY MODEL PROVIDING RAPID, EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT AND FOLLOW-UP FOR INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF SUICIDE |
| HENRY FORD HEALTH INC | DETROIT, MI | $117,690 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT PLANNING A RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM ADVANCING EVIDENCE-BASED SUICIDE CARE IN HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS |
| VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC | MONTPELIER, VT | $113,511 | 2026 | TO PILOT JASPR, A TECHNOLOGY-BASED SUICIDE-CARE INTERVENTION |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT FOUNDATION | BURLINGTON, VT | $76,212 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT TRAINING MEDICAL AND NURSING STUDENTS IN EVIDENCE-BASED SUICIDE CARE |
| SPECTRUM YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES INC | BURLINGTON, VT | $75,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE RIVERSTONE COUNSELING CENTER SERVING HIGH-RISK YOUTH |
| AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE SUICIDE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM CONVENING RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS |
| CENTER FOR HEALTH & LEARNING INC | SHELBURNE, VT | $9,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT SUMMER CONVENING OF THE VERMONT SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION |
| VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC | MONTPELIER, VT | $454,043 | 2025 | Vermont JASPR Pilot Project |
| VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC | MONTPELIER, VT | $345,862 | 2025 | VTCPAP Year Four Funding |
| VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC | MONTPELIER, VT | $329,279 | 2025 | Suicide Prevention in the Emergency Department (SPED) |
| VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC | MONTPELIER, VT | $165,880 | 2025 | Strategic Planning Process |
| HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM | DETROIT, MI | $117,690 | 2025 | Strategic Development of a Suicide Prevention Research and Implementation Program |
| CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $97,616 | 2025 | Fellowship Stipends for students working under the leadership of Dr. David Jobes, in the Suicide Prevention Lab and to support training, educational opportunities and general operating costs associated with the Suicide Prevention Lab |
| UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC | SHREWSBURY, MA | $83,333 | 2025 | Planning the Next Generation of High Impact Suicide Prevention Priorities |
| EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC | WALTHAM, MA | $62,500 | 2025 | Transforming Policy and Training in Pursuit of Evidence-based Suicide Care in Health Care Systems |
| ZERO OVERDOSE CORP | TILLSON, NY | $42,297 | 2025 | A National Electronic Health Record Resource Guide to Support Zero Suicide Implementations |
| COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONME | DENVER, CO | $4,193 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION) |
| NORTHERN VERMONT UNIVERSITY | JOHNSON, VT | $3,000 | 2025 | Charitable Event |
| ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | BRONX, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | Four Pines Fellowship for Excellence in Suicide Prevention & Treatment fund |
| PATHWAYS VERMONT INC | S BURLINGTON, VT | $1,001 | 2025 | funds to support staff in connection with AAS conference |
VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC
$437,796TO SUPPORT THE VERMONT CONSULTATION & PSYCHIATRY ACCESS PROGRAM
VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC
$409,780TO SUPPORT SUICIDE-CARE IMPROVEMENTS IN VERMONT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS
NOW MATTERS NOW INC
$350,000TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING, PROGRAM DELIVERY, AND OUTCOME MONITORING FOR PEER SUPPORT GROUPS
VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC
$195,437TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT PROVIDER TRAINING IN EVIDENCE-BASED THERAPEUTIC MODELS FOR SUICIDE CARE
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC
$187,500TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC PLANNING TO STRENGTHEN TRAINING FOR IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED SUICIDE CARE IN HEALTH-CARE SYSTEMS
UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC
$166,667TO SUPPORT PLANNING ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE NATIONAL STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED SUICIDE CARE IN EMERGENCY AND CRISIS SETTINGS
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER INC
$159,000TO SUPPORT DISSEMINATION OF A SUPPORT FILM FOR PARENTS FOLLOWING A CHILDS SUICIDE ATTEMPT
TO SUPPORT PURCHASE OF A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND STAFFING OF A TRAINING MANAGER TO STRENGTHEN PEER SUPPORT WORKFORCE
ZERO OVERDOSE INC
$126,890TO SUPPORT PLANNING INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS FOR SUICIDE CARE
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
$124,290PLANNING GRANT TO DEVELOP A SPECIALTY MODEL PROVIDING RAPID, EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT AND FOLLOW-UP FOR INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF SUICIDE
HENRY FORD HEALTH INC
$117,690TO SUPPORT PLANNING A RESEARCH AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM ADVANCING EVIDENCE-BASED SUICIDE CARE IN HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SYSTEMS
VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC
$113,511TO PILOT JASPR, A TECHNOLOGY-BASED SUICIDE-CARE INTERVENTION
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT FOUNDATION
$76,212TO SUPPORT TRAINING MEDICAL AND NURSING STUDENTS IN EVIDENCE-BASED SUICIDE CARE
TO SUPPORT THE RIVERSTONE COUNSELING CENTER SERVING HIGH-RISK YOUTH
TO SUPPORT THE SUICIDE RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM CONVENING RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS
CENTER FOR HEALTH & LEARNING INC
$9,000TO SUPPORT SUMMER CONVENING OF THE VERMONT SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION
VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC
$454,043Vermont JASPR Pilot Project
VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC
$345,862VTCPAP Year Four Funding
VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC
$329,279Suicide Prevention in the Emergency Department (SPED)
VERMONT PROGRAM FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE INC
$165,880Strategic Planning Process
Strategic Development of a Suicide Prevention Research and Implementation Program
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA
$97,616Fellowship Stipends for students working under the leadership of Dr. David Jobes, in the Suicide Prevention Lab and to support training, educational opportunities and general operating costs associated with the Suicide Prevention Lab
UMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC
$83,333Planning the Next Generation of High Impact Suicide Prevention Priorities
Transforming Policy and Training in Pursuit of Evidence-based Suicide Care in Health Care Systems
ZERO OVERDOSE CORP
$42,297A National Electronic Health Record Resource Guide to Support Zero Suicide Implementations
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONME
$4,193General & Unrestricted (IN-KIND GRANT - SEE GENERAL EXPLANATION)
NORTHERN VERMONT UNIVERSITY
$3,000Charitable Event
Four Pines Fellowship for Excellence in Suicide Prevention & Treatment fund
funds to support staff in connection with AAS conference