Oakland Foundation Inc
Stowe, VT · EIN 55-0754353. Reported 338 grants totalling $1,020,034 to 175 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Oakland Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $4,500; the smallest was $500 and the largest $18,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wv University Parkersburg Foundatio | Parkersburg, WV | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Alpine Heritage Preservation | Davis, WV | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| High Rocks Educational Corporation | Hillsborowv, WV | $28,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Mtn Laurel Learning Cooperative | Davis, WV | $27,566 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Active Southern West Virginia | Beckley, WV | $27,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Shelburne Museum | Shelbourne, VT | $27,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Francis Xavier Church | Parkersburg, WV | $26,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Blackwater Ministerial Association | Davis, WV | $22,580 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Tucker County High School | Hambleton, WV | $22,500 | 12 | 5 | 2025 |
| Planned Parenthood Northrn New Eng | Colchester, VT | $20,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Shelburne Farms | Shelburne, VT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Canaan Valley Volunteer Fire Dept | Davis, WV | $18,850 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Young Writers Project | Burlington, VT | $18,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| West Virginia Division of Forestry | Charleston, WV | $17,960 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Common Roots | South Burlington, VT | $17,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Yestermorrow | Waitsfield, VT | $16,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Current | Stowe, VT | $15,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Snow Sports Museum of West Virginia | Davis, WV | $15,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Vermont Works for Women | Winooski, VT | $14,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Cheat | Kingwood, WV | $14,410 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stern Center | Williston, VT | $14,196 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Flynn Center for the Performing Art | Burlington, VT | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Spectrum Youth & Family Services | Burlington, VT | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Salvation Farms | Morristown, VT | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Vermont Humanities | Montpelier, VT | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Monogahela River Trails | Morgantown, WV | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Parkersburg Art Center | Parkersburg, WV | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Wvu at Parkersburg Foundation | Parkersburg, WV | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vermont Association for the Blind | South Burlington, VT | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Stowe Land Trust | Stowe, VT | $9,350 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Expeditions | Davis, WV | $9,215 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mid-Ohio Valley Multicultral Centr | Parkersburg, WV | $9,200 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Arthurdale Heritage | Arthurdale, WV | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Resource | Williston, VT | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tucker County Connections | Davis, WV | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Vermont Symphony Orchestra | Burlington, VT | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Warm the Children | Parsons, WV | $9,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mid-Ohio Valley Multicultural Centr | Parkersburg, WV | $8,300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Welfare for Animals Group | Creston, WV | $7,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Heart of the Highlands | Davis, WV | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Monongahela River Trails | Morgantown, WV | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Morristown Centennial Library | Morristown, VT | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| North Country Animal League | Morrisville, VT | $7,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| North Branch Nature Center | Montpelier, VT | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| River Arts | Morrisville, VT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Trust for Public Land | Montpelier, VT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Solaris Vocal Ensemble | Essex Junction, VT | $5,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Echo Leahy Center | Burlington, VT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Horizons Center for Independent Liv | Parkersburg, WV | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Montepelier Alive | Montpelier, VT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Montpelier Alive | Montpelier, VT | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neighbors in Action | Lyndonville, VT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Canaan Valley Vol Fire Dept | Davis, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Agricultural Economy | Hardwick, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Faith in Action | Cabot, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Folsom Volunteer Fire Dept | Folsom, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Mountwood Park | Waverly, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Fun-D | Stowe, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hippodromecolony Theatre | Marietta, OH | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lets Grow Kids | Burlington, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mt Mansfield Winter Academy | Stowe, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Otter Creek Child Care Center | Middlebury, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern New England | Colchester, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| River Cities Symphony Orchestra | Parkersburg, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saranam Retreat Center | Montrose, WV | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shelbourne Farms | Shelbourne, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vermont Historical Society | Barre, VT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Tucker County Family Resource Dev | Parsons, WV | $4,900 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mayfly Project | Reedville, WV | $4,640 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Migrant Justice | Burlington, VT | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Old Opera House Theatre Company | Charles Town, WV | $4,239 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Craftsbury Public Library | Craftsbury Common, VT | $4,100 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Good Samaritan Haven | Barre, VT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Horizons Center for Independent Lvg | Parkersburg, WV | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lamoille Community House | Hyde Park, VT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vermont Folklife Center | Middlebury, VT | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Virginia Botanic Garden | Morgantown, WV | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| West Virginia University Foundation | Morgantown, WV | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wheeling Country Day School | Wheeling, WV | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Spring Hill Cemetary | St Albans, WV | $3,930 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Florence Crittention Program | Wheeling, WV | $3,561 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Stowe Community Fund | Stowe, VT | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Challenged Athletes of W Virginia | Davis, WV | $3,427 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Albans City Park | St Albans, WV | $3,375 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Upperside Down Secondary Microschoo | Davis, WV | $3,300 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Artsbridge | Parkersburg, WV | $3,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Aurora Project | Aurora, WV | $3,110 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| City of St Albans | St Albans, WV | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Health Ctr of Burlington | Burlington, VT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friens of Stowe Adaptive Sports | Hyde Park, VT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Let's Grow Kids | Burlington, VT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Old Opera House Theatre | Charles Town, WV | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Spruce Peak Performing Arts | Stowe, VT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stowe Community Church | Stowe, VT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Vermont Center for Ecostudies | White River Junction, VT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vermont Foodbank | Barre, VT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Voices for the Children Foundation (casa) | Parkersburg, WV | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Waterbury Ambulance Service | Waterbury Center, VT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Springhill Cemetery | Charleston, WV | $2,880 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Champlain Valley Office of Equal Op | Burlington, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Folsom Volunter Fire Department | Folsom, WV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Governor's Institutes of Vermont | Winooski, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Interact Children's Museum | Elkins, WV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mentor Vermont | Burlington, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy Veermont | Montpelier, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Steps to End Domestic Violence | Burlington, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vermont Family Network | Williston, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Voices for Children -CASA | Parkersburg, WV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waterbury Land Initiative | Waterbury, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Waterbury Makershere | Waterbury, VT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| West Virginia Envirothon | Sutton, WV | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lake Champlian Sailing Center | Burlington, VT | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parkersburgwood County Public Libr | Parkersburg, WV | $2,095 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Burlington | Burlingtn, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cancer Patient Support Foundation | Williston, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Circus Smirkus | Greensboro, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cross Vermont Trail Association | Montpelier, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elderly Services | Middlebury, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| First Congregationalist Church | Berlin, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Global Campuses | Williston, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Governor's Institute of Vermont | Winooski, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Governors Institutes of Vermont | Winooski, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heritage Winooski Mill | Winooski, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hippodromecolony Hist Theatre | Marietta, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Inclusive Art Vermont | Essex Junction, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lamoille Restorative Center | Hyde Park, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lund Family Center | South Burlington, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mad River Seniors | Waitsfield, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New York City Ballet | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Potomac Highlands Farm Initiative | Davis, WV | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spectrum Youth and Family Services | Burlington, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stowe Story Labs | Stowe, VT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Vermont Council on Rural Developmnt | Montpelier, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vermont Energy Program | Montpelier, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vermont Farm to School | Newport, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vermont Interfaith Action | Burlington, VT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Vermont Studio Center | Johnson, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vermont Youth Conservaton Corps | Richmond, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vermount Council on Rural Devlopment | Montpelier, VT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Audubon Vermont | Huntington, VT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Burlington Dismas House | Burlington, VT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Mountain Farm to School | Newport, VT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neck of the Woods | Waitsfield, VT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary | East Barre, VT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| South Hero Land Trust | South Hero, VT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stowe Trails Partnership | Stowe, VT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vermont Energy Education | Montpelier, VT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Central Vt Adult Basic Education | Barre, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cloud City Wheelers | Leadville, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Diocese of Wheelingcharleston | Wheeling, WV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fellowship of the Wheel | Williston, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Congregational Church | Berlin, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Morrisville Library | Morrisville, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Stowe Free Library | Stowe, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Green Mountain Adaptive Sports | Hyde Park, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Green Mountain Club | Waterbury Center, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Healing Winds Vermont | Burlington, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Humane Society of Parkersburg | Parkersburg, WV | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lake Champlain Sailing Center | Burlington, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nature Conservancy Vermont | Montpelier, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nature Conservancy West Virginia | Mcmurray, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Otter Creek Childcare Center | Middlebury, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pawsitive Pantry | Waitsfield, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Snow Sports Museum of Wv | Davis, WV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St John's Lutheran Church | Davis, WV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Stowe Middle School | Stowe, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tabor Opera House | Leadville, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vermont Afghan Alliance | Burlington, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Vermont Institute of Natural Scienc | Quechee, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vermont Shakespeare Center | Burlington, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vermont Youth Orchestra | Colchester, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dar-James Wood Chapter | Parkersburg, WV | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hack Foundation | Shelburne, VT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| West Virginia Ministries | Davis, WV | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
69 of 175 (39%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 57%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Alpine Heritage Preservation
RESTORE COTTILL'S OPERA HOUSE - Active Southern West Virginia
HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS ALL AGES - Wv University Parkersburg Foundatio
SUPPORT WUVUP FOUNDATION OAKLAND FND - Wvu at Parkersburg Foundation
SUPPORT WVUP FOUNDATION OAKLAND FUND - Mtn Laurel Learning Cooperative
PRO. TRAINING & MONTESSORI MATERIAL - Friends of the Cheat
INSTALL CAMPGROUND WATER STATIONS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 165 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 63 | $167,187 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 59 | $170,054 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 64 | $219,175 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 72 | $232,773 | $3,000 |
| 2025 | 80 | $230,845 | $2,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Oakland Foundation Inc has 3 of them, worth $9,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia Highlands Conservancy | Charleston, WV | $5,000 |
| Artsbridge | Parkersburg, WV | $3,000 |
| Garrett Regional Medical Center | Oakland, MD | $1,000 |
Where its money goes
50% of its giving went to organizations in West Virginia. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in West Virginia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Oakland Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 491, Stowe, VT, 05672. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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