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Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Randolph Ctr, Vermont · EIN 133468798

Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Randolph Ctr, Vermont. In tax year 2025 it gave $1,591 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $36 and the largest $750. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $2,688 the year before.

67% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$4,85028$8,143
2024$2,68821$4,263
2025$1,59115$0

How to apply

ContactCarl Brandon
3071 So Randolph RD, Randolph Center, VT 05061
Phone or email(802) 728-9947, carl.brandon@vtc.edu
What to submitIn writing with complete information as to purpose of request.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to New Hampshire.

StateGrantsAmount
New Hampshire2$775
Vermont2$237
New Jersey1$200
California5$128
Tennessee1$100
District of Columbia2$51
Texas1$51
Massachusetts1$49

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Opera North
Lebanon, NH
General Donation$750
Vermont Philharmonic & Symphony Orchestra
Burlington, VT
Donation$200
Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival
Cresskill, NJ
General Donation$200
Scott Brothers Duo
Nashville, TN
Program Support$100
Merlin Tuttle's Bat Conservation
Austin, TX
Donation$51
Union of Concerned Scientists
Cambridge, MA
General Donation$49
Front Porch Forum
Burlington, VT
Donation$37
Wikemedia Foundation Inc
San Francisco, CA
General Donation$36
Entertainment Industry Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General Donation$27
World Central Kitchen Inc
Washington, DC
General Donation$26
Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA
Pasadena, CA
General Donation$26
Upper Valley Baroque
Hanover, NH
Program Support$25
PayPal Giving Fund
Washington, DC
General Donation$25
Khan Academy
Mountain View, CA
Program Support$21
ChangeOrgPBC
San Francisco, CA
Donation$18

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$1,591 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $36.

Who runs Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Carl Brandon (Pres/Director) and Robert Brandon (Sec/Director).

What does Ada Brandon Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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