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Started 2008 9 Foundations Purpose: Build relationships & knowledge Become more effective funders

VFFN Background. Started 2008 9 Foundations Purpose: Build relationships & knowledge Become more effective funders. Funding Analysis – Why?. Gaps Overlaps Opportunities Collective Impact. Funding Analysis – Process. Looked at 2006-2008 grants of VFFN + JT

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Started 2008 9 Foundations Purpose: Build relationships & knowledge Become more effective funders

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  1. VFFN Background • Started 2008 • 9 Foundations • Purpose: • Build relationships & knowledge • Become more effective funders

  2. Funding Analysis – Why? • Gaps • Overlaps • Opportunities • Collective Impact

  3. Funding Analysis – Process • Looked at 2006-2008 grants of VFFN + JT • Analyzed grants through lens of existing reports

  4. TOTAL FUNDING, 2006-2008 Total: $9.3 M $1.4 million • $9.3 million awarded; 536 awards granted • From 2006 to 2008 grantmaking increased by $2.3 million • Average grant amount is $17.3K • From 2006 to 2008, average award size almost doubled from $11.5K to $21K • Meanwhile the total number of awards increased from 162 to 197

  5. FUNDING BY YEAR BY FUNDER, 2006-2008 • 7 out of 12 funders increased their giving in the food system arena • Emergence of the Castanea Foundation & Castanea’s Lifetime • Opportunity to engage VCF Advised Fundholders • Change in ML funding & VCF Discretionary funding • Grassroots Activity

  6. FUNDING PER CAPITA BY COUNTY, 2006-2008 Counties with highest ag sales Counties with low level of local food activity Childhood poverty rates > national average • Counties with low levels of local food activity getting little funding/capita • Counties with high childhood poverty rates are also getting little funding/capita • Several places with low local food activity have high childhood poverty • Franklin county – the largest ag producer in terms of sales – receives little funding per capita & has one of the lowest activity levels in the state • Grand Isle received no funding

  7. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN AREAS WITH HIGH POVERTY LITTLE LOCAL FOOD?

  8. FUNDING BY ORGANIZATION TYPE, 2006-2008 • Food Hubs are receiving the greatest amount of funding • Ag business funding is largely by the Castanea Foundation & Jane’s Trust

  9. FOOD HUB EMERGENCE, 2006-2008 Food Hubs Farmers’ Mrkts • Food Hub funding increased dramatically from 2006 to 2007, and increased slightly from 2007 to 2008. • More than 60% of food hub funding supports programs • Operational support has increased with time, while support for capacity building and planning has dropped

  10. FOOD HUB FUNDING BY YEAR BY GEOGRAPHY, 2006-2008 CAE Food Works IC RAFFL V.C. P.O.S • Emergence of RAFFL, CAE • Opportunity to engage VCF Advised Fundholders – Vital Communities, RAFFL • P.O.S. seed funding is from VCF-Discretionary

  11. WHO IS A TYPICAL VCF ADVISED FUNDHOLDER? • Vermont Foodbank • Average Grant Size: $15K-$18K year • 99% is operational support • ~$500K over 3 years • Food Hubs • Average Grant Size: $6K • 99% is operational support • ~$200K over 3 years • Mostly Vital Communities & RAFFL

  12. THE FUNDING FOOD WEB, 2006-2008

  13. Opportunities • Leveraging HMF’s Relationship with the VCF & the VFFN • Ryan’s Leadership on the SAC and Farm-to-Plate • Engaging VCF Advised Fundholders • Engaging the federal delegation • Attracting national & state dollars – Common Visions & community gardening • Getting Strategic with Grantmaking • Should HMF and the FFN take a leadership role in geographic gaps? • Farm-to-Plate’s application to the funding food web? • Giving Together reciprocally • Consumption & social justice lens • Opportunities you see?

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