The Vermont Women's Fund, a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, has announced the recipients of its 2023 annual grant round.
A total of $412,135 was awarded this year - the largest amount ever distributed by the philanthropic resource dedicated to women and girls.
“The Vermont Women's Fund Council applauds the work of these individual nonprofit organizations, with the intent that the cumulative impact of these grants creates opportunities for Vermont's women and girls so they can rise and thrive,” Meg Smith, director of the Vermont Women's Fund, said in a news release.
This year's local recipients include:
• Community Asylum Seekers Project (CASP), Brattleboro, $15,000
• Epsilon Spires, Brattleboro, $8,885
• Green Mountain Camp for Girls, Dummerston, $15,000
• HatchSpace, Brattleboro, $8,750
• Out in the Open, Brattleboro, $6,000.
“The decision-making rests with the Vermont Women's Fund Council,” Smith added. “The council puts many hours into this process, and we owe them an enormous debt of gratitude.”
The Vermont Women's Fund is the first and largest philanthropic resource in the state founded specifically to advance women and girls in Vermont. Founded in 1994, it is a component fund of the Vermont Community Foundation and awards annual grants to nonprofits around the state that serve women and girls with programs that promote economic self-sufficiency, career development, and systems change. Learn more at vermontwomensfund.org.