Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation Equipment Grants 2025

The Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation is pleased to offer its Equipment Grant to nonprofit organizations serving children in Vermont.

Donor Name: Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation

State: Vermont

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 07/31/2025

Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

The Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation Grants are for primary prevention programs, serving children ages 0-18. These programs strive to reduce the likelihood of juvenile delinquency, truancy, substance abuse, child abuse and other socially destructive behaviors before intervention by authorities, through strength-based activities in a community-based setting. These programs:

Affirm and promote positive family functioning;
Work to positively impact societal forces that affect parents, children and youth;
Strive for coordinated and effective youth services, including service to at-risk youth
Promote racial equity and reduction of race disparities.

Emergency Situations

Examples of emergency situations include, but are not limited to:

Essential equipment loss due to flooding, fire or other natural disaster.
Essential equipment has broken or been destroyed.
Essential equipment has been stolen.
A child is in need of specialized equipment.

Funding Information

$2,000.

Eligibility Requirements for Equipment Grants

VCTF will not fund organizations that discriminate against certain groups or individuals in the delivery of programs and service on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability
VCTF only funds private non-profits, schools, and public entities (town government, etc.) VCTF does not fund individuals or for-profit organizations.
VCTF does not fund construction projects.
Equipment must be transferable.
VCTF does not fund trampolines; climbing structures with overhead monkey bars or more than 3 swings per bay; items in which children cannot be seen when in use, i.e., playhouse; baby walkers; tricycles with spokes.
Applications should not include shipping costs or taxes.
Equipment grant applications should be submitted to fund discrete project needs or replacement of vital resources. Please do not make requests for unrelated general items.
Applicants must be in good standing with respect to, or in full compliance with, all taxes due the State of Vermont.
All regulated child care programs must be in good regulatory standing with the Child Development Division in order to receive funding.
Applicants must be up to date with the filing of all reports for any previous VCTF grants awarded.