Grants paid by Castanea Foundation Inc
EIN 20-2727759 · Montpelier, VT · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE C34
Castanea Foundation Inc of Montpelier, VT (EIN 20-2727759) reported 17 grants paid totaling $1,344,500 to 13 recipients in tax years 2019–2023, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,344,500
17 grants
Recipients
13
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2023
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10 | $173,500 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | $101,000 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | $20,000 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | $250,000 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $800,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 13 recipients receiving the most from Castanea Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 13 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | U | Boston, MA | 2 | $850,000 | 2023 |
| Shelburne Farms 03-0229347 | B | Shelburne, VT | 2 | $300,000 | 2023 |
| Vermont Land Trust 03-0264836 | B | Montpelier, VT | 1 | $100,000 | 2019 |
| Food Connects 46-2372533 | B | Brattleboro, VT | 2 | $20,000 | 2019 |
| Northeast Kingdom Information Associates | U | Glover, VT | 1 | $15,000 | 2021 |
| Vermont Housing & Conservation Board | U | Montpelier, VT | 1 | $10,000 | 2019 |
| Green Mountain Farm to School 41-2273707 | B | Newport, VT | 1 | $10,000 | 2019 |
| University of Vermont Extension Service | U | St Albans, VT | 1 | $10,000 | 2019 |
| Nofa-Vt 22-3260420 | B | Richmond, VT | 1 | $10,000 | 2019 |
| Vermont Agency of Agriculture 03-0370084 | D | Montpelier, VT | 1 | $10,000 | 2019 |
| Joneslan Farm | U | Hyde Park, VT | 1 | $5,000 | 2021 |
| Cisa | U | Deerfield, MA | 2 | $3,500 | 2020 |
| Agricultural Stewardship Association 22-3084628 | B | Greenwich, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2019 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 17 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MA | U | $750,000 | paid | SUPPORT VERMONT FAMILY FARMER FUND | 202400399349101240 |
| 2023 | Shelburne Farms Shelburne, VT | B | $50,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202400399349101240 |
| 2022 | Shelburne Farms Shelburne, VT | B | $250,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202300459349100510 |
| 2021 | Northeast Kingdom Information Associates Glover, VT | U | $15,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202210419349100316 |
| 2021 | Joneslan Farm Hyde Park, VT | U | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202210419349100316 |
| 2020 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202140479349100304 |
| 2020 | Cisa Deerfield, MA | U | $1,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202140479349100304 |
| 2019 | Vermont Land Trust Montpelier, VT | B | $100,000 | paid | SupportFarm AccessProgram | 202010239349100301 |
| 2019 | University of Vermont Extension Service St Albans, VT | U | $10,000 | paid | GeneralOperatingSupport | 202010239349100301 |
| 2019 | Vermont Agency of Agriculture Montpelier, VT | D | $10,000 | paid | SafetyImprovementProgram | 202010239349100301 |
| 2019 | Food Connects Brattleboro, VT | B | $10,000 | paid | ITPlanningSupport | 202010239349100301 |
| 2019 | Green Mountain Farm to School Newport, VT | B | $10,000 | paid | General OperatingSupport | 202010239349100301 |
| 2019 | Food Connects Brattleboro, VT | B | $10,000 | paid | General OperatingSupport | 202010239349100301 |
| 2019 | Nofa-Vt Richmond, VT | B | $10,000 | paid | GeneralOperatingSupport | 202010239349100301 |
| 2019 | Vermont Housing & Conservation Board Montpelier, VT | U | $10,000 | paid | GeneralOperatingSupport | 202010239349100301 |
| 2019 | Cisa Deerfield, MA | U | $2,500 | paid | General OperatingSupport | 202010239349100301 |
| 2019 | Agricultural Stewardship Association Greenwich, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | General OperatingSupport | 202010239349100301 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-03-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202400399349101240 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-03-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202300459349100510 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-03-31 | not stated | 2020v4.2 | 202210419349100316 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-03-31 | not stated | 2019v5.2 | 202140479349100304 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-03-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202010239349100301 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/202727759.json.
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