Kelsey Trust

Giving by year

14% of 2024 grantees were new to this funder

Amount and number of grants we hold records for in each year, which can be less than everything the funder gave. The current year is incomplete.

Where it gives

All years we hold. Grants with no recorded place are left out.

Latest grants made

How to apply

How to apply

The trust funds a limited number of unsolicited proposals through a letter of interest application which provides: 1. A summary of the proposal and its strategic fit with kelsey trust's mission and program priorities 2. A statement of the proposal's target population and geographic communities served 3. A statement of the project's expected outcomes and how the organization - and the trust - will know if the program is successful 4. The amount requested from the kelsey trust and the percentage of the proposed project/program's budget such an amount would represent 5. The period over which the requested grant would be expended 6. A list of other support, both public and private, received for the proposed project/program the letter of request should include an organization statement on the organization's letterhead that sets forth the following: 1. The legal name of the organization, address, and name of the executive director 2. Indication of whether the organization is an irs 501(C)(3)

Deadlines

Spring grant - typically focused on education and the environment. The letter of interest deadline i

Restrictions

The trust's giving is limited to organizations that serve the people and protect the natural environment of the lake champlain basin.

Contact

Vermont Community Foundation

Address

3 Court Street, Middlebury, VT 05753

Phone

8023883355

From the funder's IRS Form 990-PF for the year to 30 Jun 2025.