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What a great opportunity to demonstrate our community's contributions to Vermont! We're thrilled to direct our Vermont charitable donations through the Gay & Lesbian Fund-- it's a no-brainer.
Beth Robinson, Ferrisburgh, VT

 

Visibility is worth a lot. That's why we donate through the Fund. It's a way of creating community, making its presence known, and giving back, all at the same time.
Jonathan Radigan and Chris Tebbetts, Hinesburg, VT


ChampRide Team Gay & Lesbian Fund's OUT for Good Team is top fundraising team during 2007 VTCares Champ Ride. Go Team!

Since introduction of the Fund in May of 2006, the Gay & Lesbian Fund of Vermont has made awards to nonprofits committed to improving the health of our communities, the arts, civil rights, women's issues, education, the humanities, cultural preservation, and support for the most needy members of our society.

The following nonprofits have been among our award recipients to date (updated May 2007):

Health: White River Valley Ambulance, American Cancer Society, Gifford Medical Center, Clara Martin Center, March of Dimes, Community Health Center of Burlington, MS Society, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Vermont Coalition of Clinics for the Uninsured

Museums/Cultural Centers: Abenaki Tribal Museum & Cultural Center, Cornish Colony Museum, Main Street Museum, Shelburne Farms, White Pine Association

Arts: Chaffee Art Center, Chandler Center for the Arts, Vermont Public Television, Friends of Carnegie Hall, Opera North, Paramount Theater, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Vermont Youth Orchestra Association, Lost Nation Theater

Environment: The Nature Conservancy, Citizens Awareness Network, Green Mountain Club, Lake Champlain Land Trust, Vermont Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition, Appalachian Mountain Club

Humane Shelters: Addison County Humane Society, Humane Society of Chittenden County, Green Mountain Animal Defenders, Lucy MacKenzie Humane Society, Rutland County Humane Society

Hunger: Vermont Foodbank, Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf, Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger, Addison County Community Action Group, Charlotte Food Shelf

AIDS Services: Vermont CARES, Aid for AIDS, Comprehensive AIDS Project of Palm Beach County, God's Love We Deliver

Humanities: Bethel Library, Friends of Kimball Library, Mountain Pride Media, Bixby Memorial Free Library, Guilford Free Library, Rutland Free Library

Care for the Elderly and Disabled: Elderly Services, Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice, Charlotte Senior Center, Randolph Senior Center, Special Olympics Vermont

Education: University of Nebraska Foundation, Vermont Public Radio, Vermont Public Interest Research & Education Fund, University of Vermont, Otterbein College, Yestermorrow Design/Build School, Murray State University, Phi Beta Kappa Society

Civil Rights: ACLU Foundation of Vermont, Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), National Center for Lesbian Rights

Homelessness: Committee on Temporary Shelter (COTS), Habitat for Humanity

Women's Issues: Women's Rape Crisis Center, Women Helping Battered Women, Womensafe, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, Susan B. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Vermont Access to Reproductive Freedom, FINCA

International Relief Agencies: Oxfam America, International Rescue Committee, Doctors Without Borders, The Carter Center, Vermont Refugee Assistance, Kiva Microfunds

Youth: Outright Vermont, Spectrum Youth & Family Services, Makula Fund for Children, Boys and Girls Club of Burlington

Philanthropies: The Vermont Women's Fund, Samara Foundation of Vermont, Jarred Williams Foundation

Local Community Support: CV Shareheat Fund, United Way, Ferrisburgh Community Playground Project

Bennett Law, co-founder of the Gay & Lesbian Fund of Vermont featured in April 27th editions of The Rutland Herald and The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus discussing the origins of the Fund, as part of an on-going series of profiles of Vermonters with local answers to larger questions

In Focus

Vermont's Animals are In Focus!

Animal services agencies in VT work hard to save and improve the lives of animals all over the state. In addition to adoption, spay & neuter services, and cruelty investigations, they provide education, behavior training, even microchip identification services. Their efforts improve the lives of Vermont's animals and of the people who love them.

Many non-profit organizations assist animals and animal lovers in need. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation through the Fund to a Humane Society or animal shelter of your choice.

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This page last updated on: April 29, 2008

 

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