National Life Group Charitable Foundation
ActivePhilanthropy & VoluntarismFunds Individuals
About National Life Group Charitable Foundation
The National Life Group Charitable Foundation concentrates its giving on broad community support in Vermont and on centralized philanthropic vehicles. The majority of its recent dollars are large, unrestricted charitable contributions or pass-through awards—one substantial grant to the Vermont Community Foundation and another large item labeled as a general charitable contribution list. This suggests the foundation operates largely as a funder of place-based community needs and as a grantmaking/donor-advised conduit rather than targeting narrow programmatic interventions.
Focus Areas
Vermont community support and local nonprofit capacity through the Vermont Community FoundationPass-through or donor-advised grantmaking (facilitating multiple charitable recipients via a single contribution)General charitable contributions supporting broad community needs rather than specific programmatic issues
Who They Fund
children and youth (K-12)families experiencing poverty and food insecuritychildren/youth residing in motels or experiencing homelessnesssurvivors of domestic violence / women using shelters
About National Life Group Charitable Foundation
A $1.99 million charitable contribution listed as "Statement #3" stands out among National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc.'s recent giving and points to a grantmaker that uses both large pass-through awards and targeted nonprofit grants. The foundation's recent activity centers on established community-serving organizations in Vermont and Dallas, with repeated support for food access, child and family services, housing help, and youth programs. Large awards to the Vermont Community Foundation and Vermont Foodbank sit alongside recurring support for organizations such as Let's Grow Kids and Hunger Free Vermont, indicating a mix of centralized philanthropic vehicles and direct grants to nonprofits working on basic needs. The pattern also includes support for community development and school- and family-centered services, with multiple awards in the $30,000 to $125,000 range complementing the much larger general contribution. Recent grant records show the foundation often backs proven programs rather than one-time experiments, and its grant list includes both local Vermont groups and Texas-based recipients. That combination makes the foundation relevant to researchers looking at place-based funding for child well-being, food security, and family stability in the communities it serves.
What National Life Group Charitable Foundation Funds
Child hunger and food security are a clear throughline. In 2025, National Life Group Charitable Foundation Inc. gave $125,000 to Vermont Foodbank for foodbank work and another $125,000 to Hunger Free Vermont for poverty support, following a $115,000 grant in 2024 to North Texas Food Bank. Family and housing stability also appear repeatedly. The foundation awarded $60,000 in both 2024 and 2025 to Champlain Housing Trust for community development, and $40,000 to Central Vermont Community Action Council for housing assistance in 2025. Youth and school-based support is another recurring area: it gave $40,000 to Communities in Schools of the Dallas Region Inc for school case management, $50,000 to The Vermont Youth Conservation Corps for youth development, and $35,000 to Vogel Alcove for child homelessness support.
How National Life Group Charitable Foundation Gives
Typical awards are small relative to the foundation's overall grantmaking, with a p25 of $500, a median of $1,200, and a p75 of $3,000. The recent-grants list also shows a second tier of larger operating or general-support grants in the $30,000 to $125,000 range, plus a very large pass-through charitable contribution. Recipients appear across multiple years, including Vermont Foodbank, Hunger Free Vermont, Champlain Housing Trust, Spectrum Youth and Family Services, and The Family Place. The foundation also operates several named programs, including General Grants, Grants, Sponsorships, Matching Gifts, Memorial Donations, and LifeChanger of the Year awards. Multiple programs accept unsolicited applications, and sponsorships are reviewed on a rolling basis until annual funds are exhausted.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.7M
Total Assets
$27.4M
Total Revenue
$3.1M
Total Expenses
$2.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $500 and $3K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$3K
Geographic Reach
National47 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Unlock Deep Analysis
Sign up for a free Kindora account to access AI-generated insights into this funder's giving patterns, decision-makers, and fit signals.
Get Started FreeSee Similar Funders
Free Kindora accounts unlock side-by-side comparisons with foundations that share this funder's focus areas and giving profile.
Get Started FreeExplore related grant guides
Want a Personalized Pitch for National Life Group Charitable Foundation?
Sign up free to see how well your nonprofit fits this funder, get an AI-generated pitch, and unlock similar foundations.
Free plan available
No contracts
Cancel anytime