BRATTLEBORO — The Crosby Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation recently made a $2,500 grant to the United Way of Windham County to help to meet the needs of those residents who were displaced as a result of the fire that devastated the historic Brooks House in downtown Brattleboro in April.
Community donations, to the United Way fund designated for the Brooks House fire relief efforts, continue to make their way to the affected residents, according to Carmen Derby, executive director of United Way of Windham County.
These funds combined with others raised locally are being disbursed through United Way of Windham County, in collaboration with the Help Fund of Windham County, to meet the needs of the displaced residents.
The Crosby Foundation, now the Crosby Fund of the Vermont Community Foundation, was originally incorporated in 1951 by Charles Crosby, a native of Brattleboro. In 2009, the Foundation became a fund of the Vermont Community Foundation.
Intended to support endeavors that contribute to the betterment and vitality of the Brattleboro area, funds are used to stimulate and supplement projects in social, environmental, historical and cultural areas. Grants are directed primarily towards nonprofit organizations and efforts that rely mainly on local financial support. Emphasis of the Crosby Fund is to support innovative solutions to problems, capital improvements and historical renovation.
The Vermont Community Foundation has been helping donors give to the causes and organizations they care about since 1986. It is Vermont's largest and leading homegrown grant maker. Together, its family of over 600 funds provides more than $10 million in grants per year.
In addition, the Foundation helps keep Vermont's nonprofit community vital by offering endowment management and planned giving services, and providing leadership in charitable giving of all kinds. Visit www.vermontcf.org or call 802-388-3355 for more information.