Mckenzie Family Charitable Trust
The McKenzie Family Charitable Trust is a private 501(c)(3) foundation incorporated in Vermont (est. 1993) based in Putney, VT. The site states the Trust makes grants to educational and arts organizations and explicitly does not accept unsolicited grant proposals. Contact information lists Torin Koester as Managing Trustee and a Putney PO Box address.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established arts or education organizations (often in VT/MA or the broader New England region) with a track record of program delivery and existing relationships or introductions into the foundation's network.
Good Fit
- • Clear program alignment with arts, culture, or education funding priorities.
- • Located in Vermont or Massachusetts, or a demonstrated regional partnership with organizations there.
- • An existing relationship, referral, or prior engagement with the trustees or current grantees.
- • Capacity to manage mid-sized program support grants (tens to low hundreds of thousands).
- • Evidence of stable programming and measurable outcomes that match past grantees.
Geography
Observed giving spans five states with most dollars concentrated in Vermont and Massachusetts, indicating a regional (multi-state) footprint rather than purely local or national.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded 25 distinct recipients across arts, education, and community organizations, and similar counts appear in prior years, showing a broadly distributed recipient set despite dollar concentration among top grantees.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly does not accept unsolicited proposals and prefers preselected grantees; although a small number of new recipients appear each year (e.g., 2 new in the latest year), entry for unfamiliar organizations likely depends on trustee selection or referrals rather than an open application process.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
