John M Bissell Foundation Inc

STOWE, VT EIN: 26-1779455

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$244K

-2.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$26K

+25.1% YoY

Grant Count

8

+33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$3K

-6.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$10K$19K$29K$39K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$243,865$249,940$254,317
Revenue$29,045$28,264$20,760
Expenses$35,120$32,641$34,846
Qualifying Distributions$26,002$20,791$25,170
Net Investment Income$20,165$16,539$8,971
Distributable Amount$18,285$17,224$18,585

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$7K$13K$20K$26K7 grants20208 grants20218 grants20226 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

VERMONT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA$4KVERMONT INTERNATIONAL FI…$4KTHE CURRENT$4KVERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY$3KBRADFORD TEEN CENTER$3KVERMONT STUDIO CENTER$3KMISSISQUOI RIVER BASON A…$3KVERMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY$3K

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
EDWARD B FRENCH JR ESQPRESIDENT1
ANGELA NORDER CPATREASURER1
LAURIE WATERHOUSEDIRECTOR1
JENNIFER B COLIN ESQDIRECTOR0.5
KATIE REENEXECUTIVE DI0.5

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

BarnetBarreBradfordBrandonBurlingtonCraftsburyE MontpelierEast BerkshireGreensboroJohnsonStoweWaitsfield

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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