What kinds of organizations does Vermont Foodbank support?

The recent grants show support for food shelves, community action agencies, churches, and local service groups serving people facing food insecurity. Examples in the data include Feeding Champlain Valley Cvoeo, Broc Community Action Rutland, Putney Foodshelf Incorporated, and Sheldon Methodist Church, each funded for addressing food insecurity or related food-access work.

What is a typical grant size?

The foundation’s typical grant size is $32,260 at the median. The middle half of grants falls between $13,664 at the 25th percentile and $89,859 at the 75th percentile, showing a mix of modest local awards and much larger partner-network funding.

Where does Vermont Foodbank give most often?

Its grantmaking is almost entirely in Vermont. The top giving state is VT, and 99% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Recent recipients are spread across Vermont cities and towns such as Barre, Burlington, Rutland, Brattleboro, and St. Albans.

Can organizations apply through an open unsolicited process?

The listed Network Partner hub and Community Grants Program both indicate that they do not accept unsolicited applications. The programs are Vermont-based and centered on network and community support rather than open, general public submissions.

Vermont Foodbank

Name: Vermont Foodbank — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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ActiveFood, Agriculture & Nutrition

BARRE, VTWebsite8024763341

About Vermont Foodbank

To gather and share quality food and nurture partnerships so that no one in Vermont will go hungry.

Focus Areas

Food securityHunger reliefFood distributionCommunity food accessFood recovery

Who They Fund

individuals experiencing food insecuritylow-income householdscommunities impacted by crises/emergencies

Funding Style

emergency/rapid-response fundingshort-term crisis reliefdirect service supportflexible/unrestricted emergency grants

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

Funding intensity

Low

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Headquarters

Leadership

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITIES AND DIRECT DISTRIBUTION	—	$16,947,647In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
SLATE VALLEY SCHOOL VVG	FAIR HAVEN, VT	$460,655In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
MT ASCUTNEY HOSPITAL	JERICHO, VT	$456,549In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
VVG - BRATTLEBORO RETREAT	BRATTLEBORO, VT	$438,020In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
WINOOSKI SCHOOL DISTRICT	WINOOSKI, VT	$418,952In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
VVG - PORTER MEDICAL CENTER	MIDDLEBURY, VT	$330,706In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
VVG - ACADEMY SCHOOL	BRATTLEBORO, VT	$292,290In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
RURALEDGE (MOUNTAIN VIEW APT (SASH))	ISLAND POND, VT	$152,931In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
GREATER RANDOLPH SENIOR CENTER	RANDOLPH, VT	$124,680In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
CAPSTONE COMMUNITY ACTION INC	BARRE, VT	$104,992	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
SUNRISE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER	BENNINGTON, VT	$66,479In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
HARDWICK AREA FOOD PANTRY	HARDWICK, VT	$59,163	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
JANET S MUNT FAMILY ROOM	BURLINGTON, VT	$51,192	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
FEEDING CHITTENDENCVOEO	BURLINGTON, VT	$44,243	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
ST BRIGID'S KITCHEN	BRATTLEBORO, VT	$43,760	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
SASH - RURAL EDGE	SAINT JOHNSBURY, VT	$40,421In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
PUTNEY FOODSHELF INCORPORATED	PUTNEY, VT	$38,934	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
KITCHEN CUPBOARD	BENNINGTON, VT	$38,408	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
TILDEN HOUSE (SASH) (P10848)	BARRE, VT	$36,225In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
BETHEL AREA FOOD SHELF	BETHEL, VT	$34,493	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
WASHINGTON APARTMENTS (SASH) (P10849)	BARRE, VT	$32,177In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
FAMILY CENTER OF WASHINGTON COUNTY	MONTPELIER, VT	$30,272	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
QUARRY HILL APTS (SASH) (P10875)	BARRE, VT	$27,781In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
GOOD SAMARITAN HAVEN	BARRE, VT	$25,000	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
UPPER VALLEY HAVEN 2	WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT	$25,000	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
ADDISON ACCESS CENTER CVOEO	SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT	$23,740	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
GREEN ACRES (SASH) (P10846)	BARRE, VT	$22,886In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
SHELDON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FOOD SHELF	SHELDON, VT	$22,685In-kind: donated food	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
JUST BASICS	MONTPELIER, VT	$22,003	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
BROC COMMUNITY ACTION RUTLAND	RUTLAND, VT	$21,914	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
NORTHWEST FAMILY FOODSCVOEO	SAINT ALBANS, VT	$20,884	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
HUNGER FREE VERMONT	SO BURLINGTON, VT	$20,000	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
RICHMOND FOOD SHELF AND THRIFT STORE INC	RICHMOND, VT	$19,958	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
FOODWORKS CO GROUNDWORKS COLLABORATIVE	BRATTLEBORO, VT	$18,922	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
UPPER VALLEY HAVEN	WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT	$17,564	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
COMMUNITY FOOD CUPBOARD	MANCHESTER CENTER, VT	$17,450	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
WATERBURY COMMON MARKET	WATERBURY, VT	$15,954	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
LAMOILLE COMMUNITY FOOD SHARE	MORRISVILLE, VT	$15,545	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
ALBANY FOOD SHARE	ALBANY, VT	$14,897	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
WHITE RIVER COUNCIL ON AGING	WHITE RIVER JCT, VT	$13,500	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
AUNT DOT'S PLACE INC	ESSEX, VT	$13,229	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
SUSU COMMUNITY FARM	NEWFANE, VT	$12,500	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF	JEFFERSONVILLE, VT	$12,187	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
SLATE VALLEY CARES	FAIR HAVEN, VT	$11,907	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
HOLLAND FOOD SHELF (AHA ABENAKI HELPING ABENAKI)	DERBY LINE, VT	$11,852	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
HOPE	MIDDLEBURY, VT	$11,736	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
NEIGHBORS IN ACTION	CABOT, VT	$11,508	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
HIS PANTRY	BENNINGTON, VT	$11,431	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
FAIRFIELD COMMUNITY CENTER ASSOCIATION	EAST FAIRFIELD, VT	$11,006	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY
KINGDOM COMMUNITY SERVICES	SAINT JOHNSBURY, VT	$10,977	2026	ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY

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