The Thomas Thompson Trust

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The Thompson Trust has a fiscal year that begins on June 1st.

The Trustees anticipate awarding grants totaling $300,000 in the current fiscal year.

In FY 2010 (June 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011) the Trust made the following 41 grants, totaling $405,675 to organizations doing work in Windham County:


ORGANIZATION                   LOCATION             PURPOSE                                      AMOUNT

Bellows Falls Middle SchoolBellows Falls, VT8th Grade Washington, D.C. Trip2,500
Boys & Girls Club of BrattleboroBrattleboro, VTAnnual Appeal Matching Grant15,000
Boys & Girls Club of BrattleboroBrattleboro, VTFeasibility Study of 17 Flat Street Expansion15,000
Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc.Brattleboro, VTSkills for Success Scholarship Program5,000
Brattleboro Area Habitat for HumanityBrattleboro, VTConstruction of House #812,000
Brattleboro Area HospiceBrattleboro, VTMaterials for New Planned Giving Program5,000
Brattleboro Arts InitiativeBrattleboro, VTCampaign for Community-Latchis 4 (2 of 2)9,000
Brattleboro Mutual Aid Association, Inc.Brattleboro, VTRoof/Parking Improve. & Annual Appeal Chall. (3 of 3)30,000
Brattleboro RetreatBrattleboro, VTFundraising Challenge - 2nd Installment50,000
Brattleboro RetreatBrattleboro, VTFundraising Challenge - 3rd and Final Installment50,000
Building a Better BrattleboroBrattleboro, VTRiver Garden Non-Profits Events Sponsorship3,000
Camp Waubanong, Inc.Brattleboro, VTKitchen Stove and Oven Replacement5,175
Compass School Inc.Westminster, VTScholarship Aid for Brattleboro High School Students10,000
Friends of the Brattleboro Music Center, Inc.Brattleboro, VTUse Agreement for Arts Campus - Legal Services5,000
Green Mountain Camp for Girls, Inc.Dummerston, VTFacility Improvements Challenge Grant5,000
Hilltop House, Inc.Brattleboro, VTPlanning and Feasibility Study10,000
In-Sight Photography Project, Inc.Brattleboro, VTPartial Support for AmeriCorps Staff3,000
Kids in the Country Child Care and Preschool, Inc.East Dover, VTChild Care Scholarships4,000
Making The Most Of I Inc.Saxtons River, VTProgram Support6,000
Meeting Waters YMCABellows Falls, VTYouth Development Financial Assistance Challenge (1 of 2)7,500
Morningside House Inc.Brattleboro, VTMorningside Shelter Expansion Challenge15,000
New England Youth TheatreBrattleboro, VTTheatre Adventure Program5,000
Our Place Drop-In CenterBellows Falls, VTNew Refrigerator5,000
Our Place Drop-In CenterBellows Falls, VTHoliday Appeal Chall. For Kitchen/Storage Upgrades5,000
Post Oil SolutionsAthens, VTFor Brattleboro Time Trade Start-Up Initiative1,000
Putney Historical SocietyPutney, VTPutney General Store Project (1 of 2)10,000
River Gallery School Inc.Brattleboro, VTUnsung Heroines Program3,500
Southeastern Vermont Community Action, Inc.Westminster, VTHousing Stabilization Counseling Program12,500
Southern Vermont Area Health Education CenterSpringfield, VTMedQuest East 2010 for Brattleboro Youth3,000
Southern Vermont Area Health Education CenterSpringfield, VT2011 MedQuest Program for Brattleboro Youth3,000
Southern Vermont Health Services CorporationBrattleboro, VTUpgrades to 3rd Floor Med/Surg. Unit at BMH15,000
Springfield Medical Care Systems, Inc.Springfield, VTNutritionist for Chronic Care Init. (2 of 2)12,500
Turning Point of Windham CountyBrattleboro, VTFor Volunteer Coordinator7,500
United Way of Windham CountyBrattleboro, VTVermont Ice Out Fundraiser1,000
United Way of Windham CountyBrattleboro, VTCommunity Impact 2020 (1st Installment)10,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural CollegeBrattleboro, VTHelping Youth Build Life/Job Skills Through Agriculture10,000
Vermont FoodbankBarre, VTFarm Gleaning Distribution Vehicle for Brattleboro Foodbank8,500
Vermont Independent MediaBrattleboro, VTMedia Mentoring Project5,000
VSA Arts of VermontWinooski, VTStart with the Arts Summer Program/Windham County6,000
Windham Housing TrustBrattleboro, VTTechnology Support for Merger with RACLT10,000
Windham Housing TrustBrattleboro, VTAnnual Appeal Fundraising Challenge5,000