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Xenon Foundation

Accepts applications Warren, Vermont · EIN 066438901

Xenon Foundation is a private foundation in Warren, Vermont. In tax year 2024 it gave $12,341 in 7 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $5,596. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $2,425 the year before.

57% of its 2024 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
2022$3,9338$18,632
2023$2,4259$10,563
2024$12,3417$47,771

How to apply

ContactBarry R Bronfin Trustee
188 Cider Hill Road, Warren, VT 05674
Phone or email(802) 583-4464
What to submitNo prescribed form
DeadlinesNo deadlines
RestrictionsNo restrictions

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Xenon Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts2$10,346
Connecticut1$1,000
Vermont4$995

Grants paid in 2024

All 7 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Unrestricted$5,596
Simmons University
Boston, MA
Unrestricted$4,750
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Unrestricted$1,000
Mad River Path Association
Waitsfield, VT
Unrestricted$500
Stowe Performing Arts
Stowe, VT
Unrestricted$215
Mad River Valley Arts Association
Waitsfield, VT
Unrestricted$180
Vermont Public Radio
Colchester, VT
Unrestricted$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Xenon Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No deadlines.

How much does Xenon Foundation give?

$12,341 in tax year 2024, across 7 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs Xenon Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Barry Bronfin and Cecile Bronfin (Trustees).

What does Xenon Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and arts and culture.

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