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The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Norwich, Vermont · EIN 026086871

The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Norwich, Vermont. In tax year 2025 it gave $528,370 in 67 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $55,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $239,300 the year before.

45% 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$364,85063$10.2 million
2024$239,30049$11.5 million
2025$528,37067$13.5 million

How to apply

ContactJennifer W Roby
380 Main Street, Norwich, VT 05055
Phone or email(802) 649-5151
What to submitWritten letter

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New Hampshire33$271,595
Vermont21$126,500
New York2$65,000
Massachusetts6$36,250
District of Columbia2$16,000
Hawaii1$10,000
Missouri1$3,000
Connecticut1$25

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 67 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
General support$55,000
Lebanon Opera House
Lebanon, NH
General support$32,000
First Baptist Church of Lyme
Lyme, NH
General support$30,000
Shaker Bridge Theater
Enfield, NH
General support$30,000
Upper Valley Music Center
Lebanon, NH
General support$30,000
Oxfam America
Boston, MA
General support$20,000
African Wildlife Foundation
Washington, DC
General support$15,000
Norwich Grange Hall
Norwich, VT
General support$15,000
Ava Gallery
Lebanon, NH
General support$11,000
Alice Peck Day Hospital
Lebanon, NH
General support$10,000
Cover
White River Junction, VT
General support$10,000
Greenpeace
Kailua, HI
General support$10,000
Habitat for Humanity
White River Junction, VT
General support$10,000
Lyme Congregational Church
Lyme, NH
General support$10,000
Mayhew Program
Bristol, NH
General support$10,000
NH Preservation Alliance
Concord, NH
General support$10,000
Northern Stage
White River Junction, VT
General support$10,000
Opera North
Norwich, VT
General support$10,000
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
White River Junction, VT
General support$10,000
Shelburne Farm & Museum
Shelburne, VT
General support$10,000
Theater Up
Littleton, NH
General support$10,000
UNICEF
New York, NY
General support$10,000
Upper Valley Humane Society
Enfield, NH
General support$10,000
Andover Historical Society
Andover, NH
General support$8,000
Spaulding Youth Center
Tilton, NH
General support$8,000
Community Care of Lyme
Lyme, NH
General support$7,000
Green Mountain Horse Association
South Woodstock, VT
General support$7,000
NH Public Radio
Concord, NH
General support$5,500
Acts Honduras
Norwich, VT
Education support$5,000
Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust
New London, NH
General support$5,000
Carter Community Building Assn
Lebanon, NH
General support$5,000
Enfield Shaker Museum
Enfield, NH
General support$5,000
Fairbanks Museum
St Johnsbury, VT
General support$5,000
Friends of Lyme Library
Lyme, NH
General support$5,000
Friends of the Public Garden
Boston, MA
General support$5,000
Haymarket People's Fund
Boston, MA
General support$5,000
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Boston, MA
General support$5,000
Listen Community Service
Lebanon, NH
General support$5,000
Lyme Foundation
Lyme, NH
General support$5,000
NH Audubon
Concord, NH
General support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn Charitable Trust give?

$528,370 in tax year 2025, across 67 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Barbara D Roby (Trustee) and Jennifer W Roby (Trustee).

What does The Stannard & Dorothy Dunn Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, international and faith communities.

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