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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-6057244

The Prospect Fund

A private foundation in Burlington, VT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $4.3 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $4,326,489

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2024

    $146,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $2,844,354

  • Tax year 2023

    $91,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,386,676

  • Tax year 2022

    $133,100

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,308,106

  • Tax year 2021

    $118,500

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $2,269,714

  • Tax year 2020

    $113,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $2,096,281

  • Tax year 2019

    $117,765

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $2,053,929

  • Tax year 2018

    $121,250

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,063,503

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vermont International Film FoundationBurlington, VT

    Arts support

    $10,142
  2. Shelburne FarmsShelburne, VT

    Annual fund

    $10,000
  3. Vermont Comm Wash and LearnWilliston, VT

    To further exempt purpose of organization

    $5,000
  4. Fairbanks MuseumSt Johnsbury, VT

    To further exempt purpose of organization

    $4,375

1 grant of $4,296,972 is held for a check and not listed

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment1 grant $10,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Vermont4 grants $29,517

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Rena B KoopmanTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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