Private foundation · Montpelier, VT

Castanea Foundation Inc

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Typical grant size
$10K – $10K – $50K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
5
Repeat grantees
2
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Wallace Tapia
SECRETARY
Austin D Hart
TREASURER
Megan Camp
PRESIDENT
Thomas Storrow
Former Executive Director
$268K
Alec Webb
Treasurer
Robert E Woolmington
VP/Secretary

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
0.0%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
17
Total grants awarded
$1.3M
Total amount
$79K
Average grant
$750K
Largest grant

Giving by year

2022
$800K
2 grants
2021
$250K
1 grants
2020
$20K
2 grants
2019
$101K
2 grants
2018
$174K
10 grants

Top recipients

2 grants · MA · ≈ likely match
$850K
2 grants · VT · ✓ Exact match
$300K
1 grant · VT · ✓ Exact match
$100K
2 grants · VT · ✓ Exact match
$20K
Northeast Kingdom Information Associates
1 grant · VT
$15K
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
1 grant · VT
$10K
Green Mountain Farm to School
1 grant · VT
$10K
Nofa-vt
1 grant · VT
$10K
University of Vermont Extension Service
1 grant · VT
$10K
Vermont Agency of Agriculture
1 grant · VT
$10K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
SUPPORT VERMONT FAMILY FARMER FUND
MA · TY 2022
$750K
Shelburne Farms
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
VT · TY 2022
$50K
Shelburne Farms
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
VT · TY 2021
$250K
Northeast Kingdom Information Associates
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
VT · TY 2020
$15K
Joneslan Farm
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
VT · TY 2020
$5K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MA · TY 2019
$100K
Cisa
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
MA · TY 2019
$1K
Vermont Land Trust
SupportFarm AccessProgram
VT · TY 2018
$100K
Food Connects
ITPlanningSupport
VT · TY 2018
$10K
Green Mountain Farm to School
General OperatingSupport
VT · TY 2018
$10K
University of Vermont Extension Service
GeneralOperatingSupport
VT · TY 2018
$10K
Vermont Agency of Agriculture
SafetyImprovementProgram
VT · TY 2018
$10K
Nofa-vt
GeneralOperatingSupport
VT · TY 2018
$10K
Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
GeneralOperatingSupport
VT · TY 2018
$10K
Food Connects
General OperatingSupport
VT · TY 2018
$10K
Cisa
General OperatingSupport
MA · TY 2018
$3K
Agricultural Stewardship Association
General OperatingSupport
NY · TY 2018
$1K

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.