The Help for People Foundation
Private foundation · Norwich, VT · EIN 54-6520154 · reported 2023–2025
73grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.1Mtotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 73 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $15K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 1
Norwich, VT 05055-0001
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Willing Hands FOOD ACCESS | Norwich, VT | $100,000 |
| Norwich Community Collaborative RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GRANGE HALL | Norwich, VT | $50,000 |
| St Jude Hospital HUMANITARIAN AID | Memphis, TN | $50,000 |
| Upper Valley Haven SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS | White River Jct, VT | $50,000 |
| Lighthouse Holyoke SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING | Holyoke, MA | $40,000 |
| St Judes Research Hospital SUPPORT RESEARCH OF CHILDHOOD CANCER | Memphis, TN | $40,000 |
| Upper Valley Haven SUPPORT FOR THE UNHOUSED | White River Jct, VT | $40,000 |
| Northern Stage THEATER ARTS | White River Jct, VT | $40,000 |
| Visiting Nurses VT and NH HEALTH SERVICES | Brattleboro, VT | $35,000 |
| The Focus Foundation CHILDREN'S HEALTH | Davidsonville, MD | $30,000 |
| Willing Hands FOOD ACCESS | Norwich, VT | $26,000 |
| Friends of the Norris Cotton Cancer SUPPORT FOR CANCER RESEARCH | Lebanon, NH | $20,000 |
| Vermont Public SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING | Colchester, VT | $20,000 |
| Willing Hands SUPPORT FOR FOOD ACCESS | Norwich, VT | $20,000 |
| St Jude Hospital HUMANITARIAN AID | Memphis, TN | $20,000 |
| Upper Valley Haven SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS | White River Jct, VT | $20,000 |
| Hartford Dismas House SUPPORT FORMERLY INCARCERATED | Hartford, VT | $20,000 |
| Lighthouse Holyoke SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING | Holyoke, MA | $20,000 |
| Valley Insight Meditation Society PRACTICE AND STUDY OF BUDDIST MEDIT | Lebanon, NH | $20,000 |
| Ava Gallery and Art Center ARTS EDUCATION | Lebanon, NH | $15,000 |
| Good Neighbor Health Clinic HEALTH SERVICES | White River Jct, VT | $15,000 |
| St Francis of Assisi Chapel CONGREGATIONAL SUPPORT | Norwich, VT | $15,000 |
| Lighthouse Holyoke SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING | Holyoke, MA | $14,000 |
| Norwich Fire Department PUBLIC SAFETY | Norwich, VT | $13,000 |
| Hartford Dismas House SUPPORT OF THE FORMERLY INCARCERATED | Hartford, VT | $10,000 |
| New Hampshire Public Radio SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING | Concord, NH | $10,000 |
| Public Broadcasting Service SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING | Arlington, VA | $10,000 |
| Special Needs Support Center SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY SUPPORT | White River Jct, VT | $10,000 |
| The Family Place COMMUNITY SOCIAL SAFETY NET | Norwich, VT | $10,000 |
| Hartford Dismas House SUPPORT FORMERLY INCARCERATED | Hartford, VT | $10,000 |
| Honduras Tolupan ED Foundation SUPPORT OF RURAL LITERACY | Norwich, VT | $10,000 |
| Montshire Museum SCIENCE EDUCATION | Norwich, VT | $10,000 |
| Norwich Community Nurse HEALTH SERVICES | Norwich, VT | $10,000 |
| Spark Community Center SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY SUPPORT | Lebanon, NH | $10,000 |
| The Family Place COMMUNITY SOCIAL SAFETY NET | Norwich, VT | $10,000 |
| The Salikenni Scholarship Fund EDUCATION | Chestertown, MD | $10,000 |
| Upper Valley Humane Society SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL WELFARE | Enfield, NH | $10,000 |
| Valley Insight Meditation Society PRACTICE AND STUDY OF BUDDIST MEDIT | Lebanon, NH | $10,000 |
| Good Neighbor Health Clinic HEALTH SERVICES | White River Jct, VT | $10,000 |
| Honduras Tolupan ED Foundation SUPPORT OF RURAL LITERACY | Norwich, VT | $10,000 |
| Norwich Public Library SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY LIBRARY | Norwich, VT | $10,000 |
| Spark Community Center SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY SUPPORT | Lebanon, NH | $10,000 |
| The Family Place COMMUNITY SOCIAL SAFETY NET | Norwich, VT | $10,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Network ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION | San Francisco Street, CA | $10,000 |
| Metanoia of Vermont SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY | Strafford, VT | $9,000 |
| Norwich Public Library SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY LIBRARY | Norwich, VT | $9,000 |
| Winter Center for Indigenous Tradit EDUCATION OF INDIGENOUS TRADITIONS | Norwich, VT | $9,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders HEALTH SERVICES | New York, NY | $8,000 |
| Save the Children HUMANITARIAN AID | Fairfield, CT | $8,000 |
| The Arc of the US SUPPORT OF DISABILITY RIGHTS | Washington, DC | $8,000 |
| Native American Heritage Foundation SUPPORT OF NATIVE AMERICAN FAMILIES | Rapid City, SD | $6,000 |
| Holyoke Art Inc SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS AS A CATALYST | Holyoke, MA | $5,000 |
| Honduras Tolupan ED Foundation SUPPORT OF RURAL LITERACY | Norwich, VT | $5,000 |
| National Public Radio SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 |
| National Wildlife Federation SUPPORT FOR WILDLIFE, PEOPLE, ECOSYS | Merrifield, VA | $5,000 |
| Norwich Community Collaborative RESTORATION OF HISTORIC GRANGE HALL | Norwich, VT | $5,000 |
| Norwich Public Library SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY LIBRARY | Norwich, VT | $5,000 |
| Spark Community Center SPECIAL NEEDS COMMUNITY SUPPORT | Lebanon, NH | $5,000 |
| Upper Valley Trails Alliance SUPPORT ACCESSIBLE TRAILS NETWORK | Norwich, VT | $5,000 |
| Wise SUPPORT THOSE AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC V | Lebanon, NH | $5,000 |
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