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Generation Fund Inc

Preselected recipients only Burlington, Vermont · EIN 272993973

Generation Fund Inc is a private foundation in Burlington, Vermont. In tax year 2024 it gave $5.9 million in 4 grants; the typical grant was $1.4 million and the largest $1.6 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $6.9 million the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$6.9 million4$41.7 million
2024$5.9 million4$39.7 million

How to apply

Generation Fund Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts2$3.0 million
Ohio1$1.4 million
Pennsylvania1$1.4 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Vanguard Charitable
Boston, MA
Charitable (unrestricted)$1.6 million
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Cincinnati, OH
Charitable (unrestricted)$1.4 million
National Philanthropic Trust
Jenkintown, PA
Charitable (unrestricted)$1.4 million
The Boston Foundation
Boston, MA
Charitable (unrestricted)$1.4 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Generation Fund Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Generation Fund Inc give?

$5.9 million in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $1.4 million.

Who runs Generation Fund Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Austin Hart Co Dinse PC (President), Wallace Tapia Co Dinse PC (Treasurer), Peter Brown Co Dinse PC (Secretary) and E Russell Peach IV Co Dinse PC (Assistant Treasurer - Thru 6/27/2024) among 5 officers and trustees.

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