Recent News:

January 2012 - On-Bill Tariffed Financing, a discussion paper exploring the opportunities and challenges of on-bill financing of energy efficiency home improvements in Vermont, by Nancy Wasserman.  (Full report)

General Information

Thanks for visiting our website - we hope it provides a useful introduction to our work.  Please contact us if you would like more information about us or about the initiatives and partners we support.

Our mission is to promote vibrant communities and a healthy natural environment while encouraging long-term economic vitality in Vermont. 

The fund supports leadership and innovation in three primary areas:

• Reducing reliance on fossil fuels by encouraging energy efficiency and renewable energy;
• Improving the sustainability and viability of agricultural enterprise and food security and affordability;
• Encouraging vibrant compact settlements surrounded by working farms and forests.

This web portal provides an introduction to our mission and our approach to our work in Vermont.            It also represents a way for us to share with others what we have learned from our grantmaking, the research we commission, the convenings we host, and from the many Vermonters who work towards goals that complement ours.  

Again, we invite you to contact us if you would like more information about our work or if you would like to suggest a report or reference to include under "Learning Resources."