OVERVIEW: The Lintilhac Foundation focuses on water quality, renewable energy, and conservation in the state of Vermont. It also provides some funding for women’s reproductive health and midwifery.
FUNDING AREAS: Water quality, energy, conservation, social justice, arts and culture, media and journalism
IP TAKE: This funder sticks to the state of Vermont with its environment-related grantmaking, so groups in other parts of New England should look elsewhere for support.
PROFILE: Established in 1975, the Lintilhac Foundation is the foundation of Claire Lintilhac and is based in Shelburne, Vermont. The foundation has a strong history in Chinese culture, nursing, midwifery, and philanthropy. Claire Lintilhac began organizing major philanthropic activities in the 1970s to address issues of reproductive freedom among women and obstetrical care. The foundation's grantmaking has evolved and now centers on social and environmental problems or causes with which family member trustees have a personal connection. The foundation seeks “to support organizations that are making sustainable, positive change for Vermont’s environment and its people and providing Vermonters the information and resources they need to control their environmental destinies and strong traditions of democratic engagement.” Grantmaking interests include water quality, energy, conservation, social justice, arts and culture, and media and journalism.
Many of the foundation’s largest projects involve support for the Vermont Public Research Group, Middlebury College, the Conservation Law Foundation, the University of Vermont, and Vermont Public Radio. Recently, the foundation has shifted its overall focus to provide more support for social justice, clean water, and renewable energy. Other statewide topics of interest include independent media, women’s health and education, wildlife conservation, biology research, and local environmental and educational issues.
This foundation gives between $500,000 and $1 million in nonprofit grants per year, the majority of grants range between $2,000 and $25,000. Past grantees include the Shelburne Museum, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Vermont, Northern Forest Center, Audubon Vermont, and the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps. Almost all foundation grants stay within the state of Vermont. This is a funder that supports both well-established and grassroots groups within the state four times per year.
Funding requests for Lintilhac’s current core giving areas (water quality, energy, and conservation) are accepted online. Grantseekers may request between $5,000 and $30,000 for a one-year period for these topics. However, unsolicited requests are not considered for legacy giving topics like women’s reproductive health, midwifery, and public policy education. Site visits are common, and the application deadlines fall on the first of March, June, September, and December. Grantseekers can direct general questions to the foundation at info@lintilhacfoundation.org or 802-985-4106.
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