Nominations
For a full list of our recipients and total funds received click here.
Nominations for July 16th Meeting
Nominations for this cycle close July 2nd at 6:00 PM
Addison County Restorative Justice Service
Addison County Relocalization Network (ACORN)
Habitat for Humanity, Addison County
Elderly Services
Vermont Farm Share Program (NOFAVT
Nomination Eligibility Dates For Previous Recipients
Organizations that were prior primary fund (70%) recipients cannot be re-nominated for 2 years and 1 year for secondary (15%) recipients.
2024
Oct 2024 Town Hall Theater
Oct 2024 Middlebury Regional EMS
2025
Jan 2025 Have A Heart Food Shelf
Jan 2025 Bixby Library
Jan 2025 Stride Foundation
April 2025 Addison Allies
April 2025 Ruth Stone House
April 2025 CVOEO Addison Food Shelf
July 2025 The Teen Center
Oct 2025 Boys & Girls Club of Vergennes
2026
Jan 2026 Turning Point Center
April 2026 The Open Door Clinic
Nomination Process:
(Information for our Members)
Only members may nominate a potential recipient. Each member gets one nomination per quarter.
The nomination window is open from the end one meeting until two weeks before the next meeting. You can nominate at any time.
Nominated organizations will receive only one lottery number on the randomized picking wheel even if nominated more than once.
Organizations that were prior primary fund (70%) recipients cannot be re-nominated for 2 years and 1 year for secondary (15%) recipients.
Nominations are subject to eligibility requirements.
Eligibility Requirements
(Information for the Non-Profit)
To be a potential recipient, an organization must meet all of the following criteria:
Recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. In general, no schools, booster clubs, political parties, giving circles or religious organizations will be eligible.
In operation for at least three years as of the date of nomination.
Must provide direct services to Addison County residents.
In addition, all potential recipients must agree to:
Complete a Prequalification Form.
Give a brief presentation at a quarterly meeting if invited.
Provide an update to the group on how funds were used.
Selection Process:
(Completed by the Steering Committee)
Three organizations are drawn at random from the potential recipient pool two weeks prior to each quarterly meeting.
Those three organizations will be asked to give a 5 minute presentation during the quarterly meeting followed by a brief Q & A if time permits.
The members will vote for one of the three presenting organizations by a majority polling system at each quarterly meeting.
The selected organization is not eligible to be re-nominated for another award for 24 months.
And the two organizations that receive 15% are not eligible for re-nomination for 12months.
Nomination Form
Please fill in as much information as you can.
Each member gets ONE nomination per quarter!