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Ways to Give

Do you VALue lifelong learning? Learners who work with VAL frequently praise the comprehensive, compassionate support they receive from our instructors. They discover strengths and talents within themselves that inspire a new level of confidence and ability, enabling them to contribute more fully to their families, communities, and workplaces.

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, donations play an important role in our greater operating budget. You can support our work with a tax-deductible contribution through any of the following methods:

Secure Online Gifts/Credit Card Donations are processed through PayPal. Your personal information will remain confidential on our secure server. 

Checks should be made out to Vermont Adult Learning and mailed to our Central Office at:

77 College Street, Suite 100
Burlington, Vermont 05401

Gifts by check or credit card provide flexible support to areas of greatest need, putting your investment to work immediately!

Visit the VAL Store: Purchase an item from our online shop where all profits get donated to VT Adult Learning.

Matching Gifts:  You or your spouse/partner’s employer may offer an employee matching gift program supporting your charitable giving and increasing the value of your gift.  Please check with your employer to determine if this option exists.

Gifts of Goods and Services:  We are pleased to accept appropriate non-monetary donations. Please see the below Wish List for needed items.

Tribute of Memorial Gifts:  You may make an annual gift in memory or in honor of a loved one or to commemorate a special occasion.  We will be pleased to send a card notifying the honoree or the family of your tribute gift. 

Lifetime Gift Planning:  You may include Vermont Adult Learning in your lifetime charitable giving plans through a bequest, charitable gift annuity, insurance policy, charitable trust or other planned giving vehicle.

To further discuss a gift opportunity of interest to you, please contact:

Janine Fleri
Development Director
(802) 735-1670
[email protected]

How Is My Donation Used?

Unrestricted donations play an important role in our greater operating budget, filling gaps not covered by our state and federal funding. Here are a few ways your donation helps contribute to the success and well-being of our students!

Donor Roll

Thank you to our supporters in Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025!

Individuals

  • Alex Halpern
  • Allen & Christine Harker
  • Allen & Glenda Maurer
  • Amy Cowan
  • Ann & Alan Charron
  • Ann Crocker and Ba Deal
  • Beverly Keim
  • Bill Gottesman & Debra Lopez Gottesman
  • Bill Wilson
  • Brennan Leddy
  • Bruce & Marita Johnson
  • Casey & R. Howard Romero
  • Catherine Charron
  • Cecilia Mooney
  • Cheryl & George Hooker
  • Cheryl Wilfong
  • Chip & Susan Evans
  • Claire Trask
  • Corey Selover
  • David Justice
  • Dee Gilbert
  • Donald & Hope Schultz
  • Drey Ward
  • Elizabeth Steele
  • Eric Miller & Brooke Herndon
  • Forrest MacGregor
  • Gale Hurd
  • Garth & Clara Peterson
  • Gary & Kathleen Starr
  • Hal & Shelley Cohen
  • Hideo Kikuchi
  • Hollis Field Jr.
  • Iris Berezin
  • James Cataldo
  • Jan Blomstrann
  • Janine Fleri
  • Jane Brulatour
  • Jim & Jennifer Adkisson
  • Joe & Monica Przyperhart
  • Joe Przyperhart
  • Julia Alvarez
  • Kate & Bill Schubart
  • Katherine & Tony Stamper
  • Kathy & Jerry Maisto
  • Kathy Considine
  • Kathy Maisto & Jerry Carbone
  • Liane & John Barrera
  • Liz DiMarco Weinmann
  • Lorraine Colburn
  • Lucia & Matthew Matule
  • Luke Dowley
  • Lynn Bondurant
  • Maayan Cohen
  • Marion Cushner
  • Martha McCaughin
  • Mary Rutherford
  • Matthild Schneider & E. James Morton
  • Michael & Judy Olinick
  • Michele & Paul Fleri
  • Millard Cox
  • Nancy & John Calcagni
  • Nancy Hartmuller-Tellstone & Brian Tellstone
  • Natalie & Steve Reigle
  • Neil Pelsue, Jr.
  • Nellie Matthews
  • Paula Clay
  • Peter & Christina Gibbons
  • Peter Gunther & Paulette Thabault
  • Peter Shumlin
  • Peter Young
  • Pixie Loomis
  • Rachel Jolly
  • Richard P. Cowperthwait
  • Richard Tulikangas
  • Robert Dowley
  • Ruth Allard & Erik Schickedanz
  • Sally Waldron
  • Shelley & Hal Cohen
  • Suzanne Masland
  • Thomas & Robin Davis
  • Toby Young
  • Valerie Graham
  • Vicki Tucker
  • Whitney Lamy

Organizations

  • 4Imprint
  • Bank of America
  • Brattleboro Food Co-Op
  • City of Burlington Dept. of Business & Workforce Development
  • Comcast Foundation
  • Generac Foundation
  • Granite United Way
  • Hannaford Community Bag Program
  • Hannaford Supermarkets
  • Hoehl Family Foundation
  • Land O’ Lakes
  • Lawson’s Finest Liquids
  • Lintilhac Foundation
  • Main Street Landing
  • Riverdale Country School
  • Shelburne Social Services Committee
  • TD Charitable Foundation
  • The Holt Fund
  • The Nichols Foundation
  • The Windham Foundation
  • United Way of Addison County
  • Upper Valley Co-Op
  • Vermont Community Foundation
  • Vermont Council on Rural Development
  • Vermont Humanities

Municipalities

  • City of Vergennes
  • Saint Albans Town
  • Town of Addison
  • Town of Brattleboro
  • Town of Bridport
  • Town of Bristol
  • Town of Cornwall
  • Town of Danby
  • Town of Essex
  • Town of Fairfax
  • Town of Ferrisburgh
  • Town of Highgate
  • Town of Hubbardton
  • Town of Killington
  • Town of Leicester
  • Town of Lincoln
  • Town of Middlebury
  • Town of Monkton
  • Town of Mount Holly
  • Town of New Haven
  • Town of Pawlet
  • Town of Pittsford
  • Town of Poultney
  • Town of Putney
  • Town of Richford
  • Town of Ripton
  • Town of Rockingham
  • Town of Sheldon
  • Town of Shrewsbury
  • Town of Starksboro
  • Town of Swanton
  • Town of Tinmouth
  • Town of Townshend
  • Town of Wallingford
  • Town of Waltham
  • Town of Weathersfield
  • Town of Wells
  • Town of West Rutland
  • Town of Weybridge
  • Town of Williston

Business Sponsors

VAL now offers four different sponsorship tiers for area businesses that would like to support our mission. Please view our Business Sponsorship Packet here, and please click the logos below to learn more about our VALedictorian, Salutatorian, and AP-level sponsors!

 

Salutatorian Level Sponsors



 

AP Level Sponsor



 

If you would like to learn more about sponsorship opportunities and related benefits, please contact:

Janine Fleri
Development Director
(802) 735-1670
[email protected]

Why We Give

“Vermont Adult Learning provides critical educational and job training services for Vermonters who are most in need. We have found that their staff members are deeply committed to providing personalized learning to help students succeed both in school and in the workplace.”         
                                                                                                                 ~Deb and Paul Markowitz

 

“I donate to VAL because I know that the skills they provide to their students make a profound difference in their lives, and the lives of their families into the future.”       
                                                                                                                  ~Chip Evans

Wish List

We welcome in-kind donations of the following items:

  • Dry Erase Markers and Erasers/Cleaner
  • Calculators
  • Boxes of Pencils, Pens
  • Paper: Graph Paper, College Rule Notebooks
  • Individually packaged snacks
  • Single-serve beverages

Please contact your nearest learning center to coordinate your donation. Our students and staff thank you!

Volunteer

 

We love our volunteers! Volunteering at VAL allows you to help a student:

  • Strengthen their reading, writing, math and/or computer skills
  • Learn English
  • Prepare for the GED, TABE and/or Citizenship exam
  • Realize their educational and career goals

Please contact your nearest learning center to learn about volunteer opportunities.

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