WE CONSIDER GIVING REQUESTS THAT ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR SUSTAINABLE PRINCIPLES THAT FOCUS ON THE ESSENTIAL NEEDS OF VERMONTERS AND COMMUNITY IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: FOOD SECURITY, ACCESS TO HOUSING, FINANCIAL WELLBEING, CONNECTED COMMUNITIES, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. OUR DONATIONS AND GRANTS VARY FROM $50 TO LARGER DONATIONS OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. FUNDING MUST BE USED FOR NON-POLITICAL AND NON-SECTARIAN PURPOSES. REQUESTS UP TO $5000 ARE REVIEWED MONTHLY. REQUESTS ABOVE $5000 ARE REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED BY OUR FOUNDATION QUARTERLY. ALL REQUESTS FOR DONATIONS ARE REVIEWED. ALTHOUGH WE CANNOT SUPPORT EVERY REQUEST SUBMITTED, WE DO OUR BEST TO BE FAIR AND EQUITABLE, DEMONSTRATING OUR COMMITMENT TO ALLOCATING FUNDS THROUGHOUT OUR MEMBERS' COMMUNITIES.
