Daily 3 Foundations - 10/23/25
10/23/2025
Here are today’s daily 3 foundations. Wyoming Community Foundation, The Vermont Community Foundation, and Maddie's Fund.
Wyoming Community Foundation
Website: https://wycf.org/
Mission & Purpose: To connect people who care with causes that matter to build a better Wyoming. The foundation serves as a central hub for philanthropy in the state, managing a wide array of funds for donors and granting to nonprofit organizations.
Broad Funding Guidelines: Grantmaking is focused exclusively on supporting organizations and projects within Wyoming. Applicants must be 501(c)(3) nonprofits or other qualified exempt organizations. The foundation has two main competitive grant cycles per year (spring and fall) and supports a wide range of causes, including arts, education, health, human services, and community development.
Featured Opportunity: The foundation manages the Wyoming Intertie Community Investment Program (WICIP). This is a specific fund that provides grants to organizations in communities directly impacted by the construction of the Wyoming Intertie power line, focusing on projects that enhance community vitality, such as improving medical transport in rural areas.
The Vermont Community Foundation
Website: https://vermontcf.org/
Mission & Purpose: To inspire giving and bring together people and resources to make a difference in Vermont. The foundation helps individuals, families, and businesses establish charitable funds and provides grants to support the vitality of Vermont communities.
Broad Funding Guidelines: All grantmaking is focused on the state of Vermont. The foundation has several strategic initiatives, including closing the "opportunity gap" for children and supporting community vitality through its "People & Places" funds. They offer a variety of grant programs with different deadlines and priorities, managing over 1,000 distinct charitable funds.
Featured Opportunity: A key initiative is their Mission Investing program. This program uses the foundation's charitable assets to provide flexible capital and investments (not just grants) to Vermont-based businesses and projects that align with their mission, such as those in renewable energy, local food systems, and affordable housing.
Maddie's Fund
Website: https://www.maddiesfund.org/
Mission & Purpose: To revolutionize the status and well-being of companion animals. The foundation's work is driven by the goal of creating a "no-kill nation," ensuring that all healthy and treatable dogs and cats in shelters are guaranteed a loving home.
Broad Funding Guidelines: Grantmaking is national (U.S.-based) and supports 501(c)(3) or government animal well-being organizations (shelters, rescue organizations) focused on dogs and/or cats. The foundation requires grantees to be transparent by publicly sharing their animal statistics. Funding is often directed toward specific initiatives in areas like education, innovation, and research, rather than general operating support through unsolicited proposals.
Featured Opportunity: The foundation offers the Maddie's® Apprenticeship Program. This unique program provides hands-on training and mentorship opportunities for animal welfare professionals. Staff and volunteers from one organization can apply to visit and learn best practices from a "host" shelter or rescue that is excelling in a specific area, with Maddie's Fund covering the costs.
