Franklin County Grants for Nonprofits

Housing for Everyone Competition

The 2025 Competition

The theme for the 19th annual Housing for Everyone competition is maintaining homeownership in low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities through post-purchase support.

Many households in LMI communities face significant challenges that affect their ability to sustain homeownership, including rising property taxes, increasing home repair costs and risk of foreclosure. To address these barriers, we'll fund select organizations focused on innovative solutions that support long-term homeownership stability.

Building on the goals of the TD Ready Commitment to help people achieve financial security, Housing for Everyone supports not-for-profit organizations that provide affordable housing and/or wraparound services to increase access to affordable stable housing situations for individuals and families.

Historically, home ownership is an effective tool for building generational wealth. It can provide a stable investment that also doubles as a place to live. Homes are assets that can be passed down for generations and mortgage payments help to build equity in the investment, yielding opportunities for equity loans. For low- to moderate-income (LMI) families, homeownership can be the single largest investment they ever make. As such, it may be their most important source of wealth accumulation and financial security.

Many households in LMI communities face significant challenges that threaten their ability to sustain homeownership, including rising property taxes, increasing home repair costs, and risk of foreclosure.

To address these barriers, the 2025 Housing for Everyone competition will award $7.2 million to select organizations focused on providing solutions that support maintaining homeownership in low- to moderate-income communities through post-purchase support. 

Grants in the amount of $200,000 will be made available to eligible organizations. The most competitive proposals will be those that best demonstrate impactful post-purchase homeownership support and their role in home preservation on a path to wealth development.

TD Charitable Foundation

Since 2002, the TD Charitable Foundation has contributed over $254 million to non-profit institutions, fulfilling its mission to support, respect and improve the quality of life in the diverse communities we serve.

Types of grants

The TD Charitable Foundation primarily funds programs aligned to one or more of the four drivers of our corporate citizenship platform, the TD Ready Commitment:

• Better Health
• Connected Communities
• Financial Security
• Vibrant Planet

Special consideration is given to organizations that share our values of inclusivity. We love helping those with programs for diverse or historically underserved communities and low-to-moderate income individuals.

Background

The heart of any community is its people. For over 85 years, our commitment to our customers and the communities we serve has remained steadfast, going far beyond offering great food, selection and low prices. We’re also proud to lend our support to many charitable organizations and events that make a real difference in the community, and it’s why we say, “We’re not just in your neighborhood, we’re your neighbor.

We donate funds, in-kind and promotional support to national, regional, and grassroots causes, from Feeding America and Disabled American Veterans to local fairs and festivals, collegiate and youth sports teams, and free ticket printing and free cups and napkins for fundraisers.

We see strength in diversity, and we celebrate the multiformity that makes our community stronger. We lend our support to cultural happenings, urban community programs, and events that promote the exchange of cultures that brings us closer together.

To Apply for Support

The Golub Corporation, Price Chopper and Market 32 are committed to social responsibility. Our sponsorship and giving program assists soundly managed and operated organizations that work to improve the quality of life in our communities.

The charitable branch of the Golub Corporation, Price Chopper’s Golub Foundation, was established in 1981 and provides financial support to eligible non-profit 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations. Contributions are made in the areas of health and human services, arts, culture, education, and youth activities, within Price Chopper/Market 32 marketing areas.

Local Price Chopper and Market 32 stores offer free ticket printing and cups and napkins to help make fundraisers successful. Non-profit groups may speak with the manager at the Price Chopper or Market 32 closest to the organization

Georgia-Pacific Foundation

Established in 1958, the Georgia-Pacific Foundation sets aside resources to improve life in the communities where we operate. We’ve worked with thousands of outstanding community-based programs, service projects and disaster relief efforts, focusing our investment in four areas we believe make the most impact:

• education,
• environment,
• enrichment and
• entrepreneurship.

Investment Priorities

• Aligns with GP’s mission and values
• Aligns with GP’s Four Focus Areas of giving: Education, Environment, Enrichment of Community and Entrepreneurship
• Serves communities where GP has manufacturing facilities
• Creates value by contributing to and positively impacting long term well-being and sustainability of GP communities

TD Charitable Foundation

The TD Charitable Foundation accomplishes this through our commitment to improve the access to safe, clean affordable housing, economic development, educational opportunities for community members, and the provision of basic human needs when otherwise unattainable. We foster and create collaborative opportunities that bring community partners together for the enrichment of communities where we live and serve. The thoughtful and meaningful disbursement of TDCF funds work to serve as a catalyst for the betterment of our local communities.

TD Bank Community Sponsorship Program

Support for events and activities from both for-profit and non-profit organizations that build awareness of TD and positively impact our communities.

Supporting the communities where we live, work and play is important to us. Developing and building partnerships is one of the many ways we do just that.

From Maine to Florida, TD Bank sponsors events, programs, projects, and activities that make a positive local impact. Through TD's corporate citizenship platform, The Ready Commitment, we're investing in opportunities for diverse groups to come together and get involved in their local area to create shared experiences for people from different walks of life, support arts and culture that reflect diverse voices, help people feel a sense of belonging to their local community, elevate the quality of the environment and drive economic well-being.

Education and Outreach Implementation Grants

These grants support projects that address strategies and tasks outlined in the Informed and Involved Public chapter of Opportunities for Action

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH – Small Implementation (Up to $15,000)

The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (“LCBP”), in coordination with the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (“NEIWPCC”), is pleased to announce this funding opportunity for rojects that will inform students or adults about key Lake Champlain Basin issues identified in the management plan Opportunities for Action to develop awareness, knowledge, skills, and commitment on a Basin issue so that informed decisions and constructive actions will benefit Lake Champlain. Hands-on stewardship activities for citizens are strongly encouraged.

Mission

The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) coordinates and funds efforts to benefit the Lake Champlain Basin’s water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, and cultural resources, in partnership with government agencies from New York, Vermont, and Québec, private organizations, local communities, and individuals.

The LCBP maintains inclusive partnerships that empower diverse communities to take action toward improving and protecting the natural resources and the cultural heritage of the Lake Champlain Basin.

The LCBP envisions rich natural resources and cultural heritage of the Lake Champlain Basin that are stewarded by a diverse, inclusive, informed, and engaged community working together for the common good of Lake Champlain for current and future generations.

Lake Champlain is an enormous resource requiring special care and stewardship – this comprehensive management plan, Opportunities for Action: An Evolving Plan for the Future of the Lake Champlain Basin (OFA), is a coordinated effort to inform, guide, and assist essential stewardship efforts for the watershed.

Request for Proposals

Since 1992, the LCBP has awarded more than 1,000 grants to local organizations to support a variety of pollution prevention, habitat restoration, and other projects that improve the quality of Lake Champlain. In that same time, the LCBP and its partner organizations also have funded numerous projects conducted by universities, consultants, research foundations, nonprofit organizations, and others. These projects include scientific research, best management demonstration projects, education and outreach efforts, and other initiatives that are key to implementing Opportunities for Action.

Organizational Support Grant

These grants work on providing organizational support.

National Life Group Foundation

At NationalLife, we believe strong connections are the ties of strong communities. We also believe being a good corporate citizen is about more than writing checks. It’s about listening to the needs of our community and offering to help however we can. 

We offer grants to nonprofits, but we also empower our employees to give of their time by making it possible for them to volunteer for and donate even more to the organizations they care about. We are proud to support nonprofits where our employees live and work (Vermont and Texas), and also of our work empowering educators and students nationwide through our LifeChanger of the Year program and the National Coalition of Safe Schools. We make a difference in many other ways too, including our Do Good Fest and our corporate cause: to help end childhood hunger in Vermont.

Sponsorships

Sponsorships are typically for one-time events. Our expectation with a sponsorship is that we'll have the opportunity to promote our do good message in exchange for our contribution.

Perrigo Company Charitable Foundation Grant

The Perrigo Company Charitable Foundation is a private, non-profit organization wholly funded by Perrigo Company plc. The Foundation’s mission is to provide financial support to nonprofit organizations that promote our commitment to enhance the health, well-being and education of individuals and families in communities in which Perrigo operates.  

Mission Statement

To provide financial support to non-profit organizations that promote our commitment to enhancing the health, well-being and education of individuals and families in the communities in which Perrigo operates. 

Vision Statement

To help improve and positively impact communities by improving access to quality health services, creating educational opportunities, and supporting the needs of the under-served.

Leadership Areas

Healthcare Grantmaking Priority Focus

Local hospitals & healthcare institutions: Improve healthcare in the community by providing program stability and capacity building for key community agencies, and through support of related projects and programs. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Supporting local hospitals to improve quality and accessibility of health services 
• Increase of quality mental health services, especially for children and families

Healthcare Access & Education

• Healthcare education, especially for children and families
• Supporting preventative and proactive wellness initiatives

Education Grantmaking Priority Focus

Scholarships: Reduce post-secondary schooling costs and support local students to advance their education who may not normally be able to afford it.

Talent Development and Job Readiness : Ensure local access to programs supporting development of necessary skills, exposure to career paths, motivation and confidence to be successful

• K-12 Education access
• Job skills and employability
• Career exposure
• Literacy
• Social development

STEM Education:

• Advancing STEM curriculum and resources in the classroom
• Encourage interest and engagement in STEM related careers

Community Well-Being Grantmaking Priority Focus

Supporting the Underserved : Ensure access to basic human necessities such as

• Food and Housing
• Safety and Security
• End of life support

Product Support and Disaster Relief : Leverage Perrigo’s wide array of healthcare products to satisfy needs and promote quality of life, both locally and globally.  

Community Engagement: Leverage Perrigo’s employee time and talent to take part in local nonprofit volunteer opportunities

About

With special emphasis on our local communities health facilities and health based programs, the Kinney Drugs Foundation supports numerous programs and events within the communities we serve, all of which connect our customer/patient base served by KPH, Kinney Drugs, ProAct, HealthDirect and Noble Health fulfilling our mission to Help People Live Healthier Lives.

Our Mission

Helping People Live Healthier Lives

Our mission has always been about keeping people healthy. The Kinney Drugs Foundation continues this mission by providing a higher quality of life for everyone who calls this region home.

Request a Donation from the Kinney Drugs Foundation!

If your organization's needs could help further our mission, then we may be able to help. 

Your fully completed request must be received at least one month before the board meeting closest to your event to be considered for a donation.

About Us

The success of New England’s families and communities depends on a public education system where all of our students have the resources, supports, and opportunities they need to be successful. The Nellie Mae Education Foundation is committed to using our resources and platform as a philanthropic institution to confront the barriers that prevent equal access to opportunities and ensure every child–regardless of their background–has access to an excellent education that prepares them to live a life of their choosing and thrive in community.

Background

The Foundation is proud to have supported hundreds of organizations across the region through our Event Sponsorship program. Supporting organizations and communities with one-time event support that closely align with our mission, vision, and values is an essential part of our strategy. 

Criteria for Selection

Mission Alignment

The organization's mission focuses on education justice and racial equity in public education in service of youth, parents, and/or educators within one or multiple local communities in New England.

One-Time Event

The organization is applying for an Event Sponsorship to support a one-time event such as, but not limited to a conference, learning event, product/research or white paper launch/release, community meeting, or an in-person fundraiser. 

Mission

The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) coordinates and funds efforts to benefit the Lake Champlain Basin’s water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, and cultural resources, in partnership with government agencies from New York, Vermont, and Québec, private organizations, local communities, and individuals.

The LCBP maintains inclusive partnerships that empower diverse communities to take action toward improving and protecting the natural resources and the cultural heritage of the Lake Champlain Basin.

The LCBP envisions rich natural resources and cultural heritage of the Lake Champlain Basin that are stewarded by a diverse, inclusive, informed, and engaged community working together for the common good of Lake Champlain for current and future generations.

Lake Champlain is an enormous resource requiring special care and stewardship – this comprehensive management plan, (OFA), is a coordinated effort to inform, guide, and assist essential stewardship efforts for the watershed.

Request for Proposals

Since 1992, the LCBP has awarded more than 1,500 grants to local organizations to support a variety of pollution prevention, habitat restoration, and other projects that improve the quality of Lake Champlain. In that same time, the LCBP and its partner organizations also have funded numerous projects conducted by universities, consultants, research foundations, nonprofit organizations, and others. These projects include scientific research, best management demonstration projects, education and outreach efforts, and other initiatives that are key to implementing Opportunities for Action.

Large Education and Outreach Project Grants

These grants are for large educational  projects.

Who We Are

We are the first utility in the world to earn B Corp certification, meeting rigorous social, environmental and accountability standards for customers.

We are transforming the greater grid with customers. That means generating more renewable power closer to where we all use it, and all connected to what we use it for like powering our homes and vehicles. Our programs like battery storage empower customers, cutting carbon and costs for all. 

We have 15 offices across Vermont and 510 employees, including 275 IBEW members working for you every day. We earned a spot on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in the World list four years in a row (2017-2020). We won the Deane C. Davis Outstanding Vermont Business of the Year Award in 2019, and GMP is also the first power company to become a B Corp, because we believe energy can be a force for good.

GMP Community Giving

Green Mountain Power is focused on building a stronger Vermont by working with customers to give back to the communities we serve. We continually work with our customers and employees to help organizations that play key roles in helping their communities. Specifically, GMP supports programs and organizations that engage in safety, first responders, community health and well-being and education.

Mission

The Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) coordinates and funds efforts to benefit the Lake Champlain Basin’s water quality, fisheries, wetlands, wildlife, recreation, and cultural resources, in partnership with government agencies from New York, Vermont, and Québec, private organizations, local communities, and individuals.

The LCBP maintains inclusive partnerships that empower diverse communities to take action toward improving and protecting the natural resources and the cultural heritage of the Lake Champlain Basin.

The LCBP envisions rich natural resources and cultural heritage of the Lake Champlain Basin that are stewarded by a diverse, inclusive, informed, and engaged community working together for the common good of Lake Champlain for current and future generations.

Lake Champlain is an enormous resource requiring special care and stewardship – this comprehensive management plan, Opportunities for Action: An Evolving Plan for the Future of the Lake Champlain Basin (OFA), is a coordinated effort to inform, guide, and assist essential stewardship efforts for the watershed.

Request for Proposals

Since 1992, the LCBP has awarded more than 1,000 grants to local organizations to support a variety of pollution prevention, habitat restoration, and other projects that improve the quality of Lake Champlain. In that same time, the LCBP and its partner organizations also have funded numerous projects conducted by universities, consultants, research foundations, nonprofit organizations, and others. These projects include scientific research, best management demonstration projects, education and outreach efforts, and other initiatives that are key to implementing Opportunities for Action.

Educator Mini-grants

These mini- grants provide educators with funds to buy materials for their classroom that will aid in teaching students about Lake Champlain Watershed issues. The LCBP wants to help you build “your classroom toolkit” for teaching about watersheds. Materials requested can be for indoor or outdoor work, and should last for more than one academic year.

About the Vermont Community Foundation

The Vermont Community Foundation was established in 1986 as a permanent source of support for the state. We are a family of hundreds of funds and foundations created by Vermonters to serve their charitable goals. We provide the advice, investment vehicles, and back-office expertise to make your giving easy and inspiring. Together, our funds and programs put more than $60 million a year to work in Vermont and beyond, through grants and investments.

Our Mission

Better Together: Inspiring giving and bringing together people and resources to make a difference in Vermont.

Kelsey Trust

The Kelsey Trust is a family foundation established in 1988 by Sally Patrick Johnson to benefit the people and protect the environment of the Lake Champlain Basin. The Trust honors the lives and work of Robert Fleming Patrick and Jonathan Kelsey Woods. Since 1989 the Trust has worked collaboratively with the Vermont Community Foundation, which assists the Trust with its grantmaking.

Grant Size

In its current fiscal year, the Trust’s grants budget will be roughly $200,000, some of which may have been committed in previous years. Because of the Trust’s limited size and the high demand for resources in the Champlain Basin, Kelsey Trust grants typically range in size from $5,000 to 10,000.

KeyBank Foundation

KeyBank Foundation supports organizations and programs that prepare individuals for thriving futures. Our funding priorities focus on neighbors, education and workforce. Through grants and sponsorships, we make dreams a reality.

Our Mission

KeyBank Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization that was founded in 1969 and funded by KeyCorp. We focus on improving lives through three approaches:

Neighbors

Our grants for neighbors are designed to create safe, affordable, inclusive communities with thriving family homes and small businesses. The goals of our program include:

• Affordable Housing and Homeownership: An increase in residency length and a decrease in foreclosure rates
• Economically Self-Sufficient Families: Improved economic inclusion with community members accessing banking services and products
• Safe, Healthy and Stable Communities: An increase in the values of homes as well as an uptick in the number of small businesses providing services and products to residents
• Small Business Growth: The launch of more small businesses with an increase in job creation

Education

Our education grants help students prepare for fulfilling careers by providing access to high-quality education as well as offering support to help them achieve academically. With our grants we assist students with:

• Preparation: Improvement in GPA and standardized test scores gets students ready to succeed
• Access: Our grants ensure more students than ever have access to financial resources for education
• Attainment: We work to improve college enrollment and retention rates
• Completion: We stand by our students throughout their education as we improve graduation rates

Workforce

KeyBank Foundation grants help adults achieve the skills, education and capabilities they need to succeed in current and future employment opportunities. Our education grants assist with:

• Graduation: Our grants help improve graduation and certification program completion rates
• Employment: With financial assistance, employment placement and retention rates increase
• Financial Education: An increase in the number of individuals who receive this type of training means more workers have the tools they need to create financial wellness

Core Values

KeyBank Foundation grants rely on five key values:

• Diversity and Inclusion: At KeyBank we prize a culture where diversity is valued and inclusion is fostered. KeyBank Foundation grants are provided to organizations that embrace these values among board members, staff and those they serve.
• Financial Capability: KeyBank Foundation invests in programs that help motivate and enable people to make sound financial decisions. Our grants are designed to empower individuals with the skills, knowledge and access to tools needed to use financial products to create financial wellness.
• Transformational Outcomes: We believe the basis of change lies in communities. KeyBank Foundation seeks community partners with whom we design innovative programs and approaches that solve the community's needs. We then fund those programs to create meaningful change in the community and individual lives.
• Measurable Impact: KeyBank Foundation grants are designed to create measurable improvements in quality of life. Rigorous grantee reporting provides details about the impact of our investments in the community.
• Sustainability: KeyBank Foundation grants are created to maintain positive change over time with continual improvement. Our team considers the root causes of identified concerns, considers the situation in the long-term and creates plans that provide lasting change.

National Life Group Foundation

At National Life, we believe strong connections are the ties of strong communities. We also believe being a good corporate citizen is about more than writing checks. It’s about listening to the needs of our community and offering to help however we can. 

We offer grants to nonprofits, but we also empower our employees to give their time by making it possible for them to volunteer for and donate even more to the organizations they care about. We are proud to support nonprofits where our employees live and work (Vermont and Texas), and also of our work empowering educators and students nationwide through our LifeChanger of the Year program and the National Coalition of Safe Schools. We make a difference in many other ways too, including our Do Good Fest and our corporate cause: to help end childhood hunger in Vermont.

What We Fund

The Foundation’s annual budget is $2 million. While this is substantial, there is a lot of need in our communities, so our giving is focused. Our grants vary in size and we rarely fund an entire program.

We look for proposals that have:

• a well-planned approach to underlying issues or needs
• a base of support
• metrics to support success

We do not fund new programs. We instead focus on proven programs. We favor programs that focus on childhood hunger and children and families, but we also consider those in the health and human services, the environment, education, and the arts and recreation.