Lydia B. Stokes Foundation

The Lydia B. Stokes Foundation is a left-of-center grantmaking nonprofit that gives to groups such as the Post Carbon Institute and the American Friends Service Committee, groups that promote combatting climate change and other environmentalist polices.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3), Private Foundation
Website: lydiabstokesfoundation.org
Formation:

1959

Founder:

Lydia B. Stokes

Location: Vergennes, VT View on map
Tax ID: 21-6016107
Most Recent Filing: 2023
Budget (2023): Assets: $4,666,970 Revenue: $211,678 Expenses: $691,662

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    Finances

    The Foundation received $1,224,435 in revenue, paid $632,652 in expenses, and totaled $5,191624 in assets in fiscal year 2022. 1

    Leadership

    An individual philanthropist, Lydia B. Stokes founded the Lydia B. Stokes Foundation in 1959 until her death in 1988. The Stokes Foundation funds left-leaning advocacy groups such as local affiliates of Planned Parenthood; the Post Carbon Institute, a left-leaning nonprofit that opposes the use of hydrocarbon fuels; and the American Friends Service Committee, a left-leaning Quaker-associated group that promotes and supports expansionist immigration policies, leniency in criminal justice, and socialist economic proposals. 2

    Nancy V. Deren is a co-trustee of the Lydia B. Stokes Foundation and is also a personal finance coach. Deren is a member of the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education. 3

    Thomas R. Willits is a co-trustee of the Lydia B. Stokes Foundation. 4

    Grants

    The Lydia B. Stokes Foundation paid out, or planned to contribute, $545,100 in fiscal year 2022. 5 From 2020 to 2022, the Foundation gave $30,500 to the American Friends Service Committee, $30,000 to Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, $43,000 to Positive  Futures Network, and $24,000 to Post Carbon Institute. 5 During that same period, the Foundation contributed $20,000 to Healthcare Without Harm, $7,500 to American Sustainable Business Institute, and $5,000 to BALLE. 2

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2023 $4,666,970 $211,678 $691,662 View
    2022 $5,242,274 $1,224,435 $632,652 View
    2021 $5,047,283 $252,090 $404,712 View
    2020 $5,173,142 $103,543 $579,038 View
    2019 $5,992,771 $596,082 $581,645 View

    Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Nancy V DerenCO-TRUSTEE$5,000
    Thomas R WillitsCO-TRUSTEE$5,000

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $5,670,516
    • Number of Grants: 332
    • Number of Recipients: 112

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $175,0002022 Western Landowners AllianceGeneral Operations
    $115,0002023 Western Landowners AllianceGENERAL OPERATIONS
    $75,0002022 Forage IncGeneral Supportfor Working Food
    $69,2002020 Forage IncWorking Food
    $67,5002023 Forage IncGENERAL SUPPORT FOR WORKING FOOD
    $50,0002021 Forage IncGeneral Supportfor Working Food
    $50,0002020 Franklin County Community Development CorporationPV Grows Investmentfund – COVID-19emergency Funds
    $45,8332023 COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE INCGENERAL SUPPORT
    $37,5002020 Franklin County Community Development CorporationPV Grows Investmentfund
    $30,5002023 Greater Duval Neighborhood Association CorpGENERAL SUPPORT
    $30,0002023 Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Inc.GENERAL SUPPORT
    $30,0002022 Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Inc.General Support
    $25,0002023 QUIVIRA COALITION INCREGENERATE CONFERENCE AND GENERAL SUPPORT
    $25,0002020 Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Inc.Strategic Planning
    $25,0002020 Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners AssociationMaine Harvest FCU
    $23,0002022 Cultural Arts Coalition IncGeneral Support
    $22,0002021 Cultural Arts Coalition IncScience Academy &Gardening Programs
    $20,0002023 Rocky Mountain Planned Parenthood IncGENERAL SUPPORT
    $20,0002023 Self-Evident Education IncPRE-PRODUCTION DOCUMENTARY FILMS
    $20,0002023 The New Mexico Farmers Marketing AssociationGENERAL SUPPORT
    $20,0002022 The New Mexico Farmers Marketing AssociationGeneral Support
    $20,0002020 COMMUNITY INVOLVED IN SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE INCPlanning Grant
    $18,0002021 The New Mexico Farmers Marketing AssociationGeneral Support
    $18,0002020 The New Mexico Farmers Marketing AssociationGeneral Support
    $15,0002023 American Friends Service CommitteeNEW MEXICO PEOPLE OF THE LAND PROGRAM

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    References

    1.  Return of Private Foundation (990-PF). 2022. Parts I, II. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/216016107/202320269349100217/full
    2. Return of Private Foundation (990-PF). 2020. Part XV, Supplementary Information. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/216016107/202140229349100304/full
    3. .::Nancy V. Deren, AFC® Personal Finance Coach::. – Conscious Money Choices That Enrich Your Life.” n.d. Enrichlife.net. Accessed November 20, 2023. https://www.enrichlife.net/bio.html.
    4. Suozzo, Andrea, Alec Glassford, Ash Ngu, and Brandon Roberts. n.d. “Lydia B Stokes Foundation, Fiscal Year Ending June 2022.” ProPublica. Accessed November 20, 2023.
    5. Return of Private Foundation (990-PF). 2022. Part XIV, Supplementary Information. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/216016107/202320269349100217/full