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            <AddressLine1Txt>PO Box 503</AddressLine1Txt>
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            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>ReSource</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05477</ZIPCd>
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            <ZIPCd>05403</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Vermont Association for the Blind &amp; Visually Impaired</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <RecipientUSAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>37 Elmwood Avenue</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>Burlington</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05401</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>PC</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Camp-Ta-Kum-Ta</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>PO Box 459</AddressLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05486</ZIPCd>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Vermont Historical Society</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>60 Washington Street</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>Barre</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05641</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Saint Francis Xavier School</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>5 Saint Peter Street</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>Winooski</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05404</ZIPCd>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Saint Francis Xavier School</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>5 Saint Peter Street</AddressLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05404</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Greater Burlington YMCA</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <CityNm>Burlington</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05401</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>BSA Green Mountain Council</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>PO Box 557</AddressLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05676</ZIPCd>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>BSA Green Mountain Council</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <RecipientUSAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>PO Box 557</AddressLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05676</ZIPCd>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Girls on the Run</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>PO Box 483</AddressLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05453</ZIPCd>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Lake Champlain Maritime Museum</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>4472 Basin Harbor Road</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>Vergennes</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05491</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientBusinessName>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>122 Hour Glass Drive</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>Stowe</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05672</ZIPCd>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Cancer Patient Support Foundation</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>PO Box 1804</AddressLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05495</ZIPCd>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Aspire Together</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05401</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>PC</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>My Growth PlanProgram</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05403</ZIPCd>
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          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>Bishop's FundAppeal</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>BSA Boy Scout Troop 631</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <CityNm>Milton</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05468</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>PC</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>In-Sight Photography</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05301</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>PC</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Saint Mary's Church</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <CityNm>Waltham</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>MA</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>02451</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Bishop John Marshall School</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05661</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>PC</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>New England Youth Theatre</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <CityNm>Brattleboro</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05301</ZIPCd>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Milton Community Youth Coalition</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>PO Box 543</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>Milton</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05468</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>PC</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Laraway Youth &amp; Family Services</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>PO Box 621</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>Johnson</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05656</ZIPCd>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Friars Suppliers</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <CityNm>Lindenhurst</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>NY</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>11757</ZIPCd>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Arts Bus</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <CityNm>Randolph</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05060</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>PC</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>BSA Troop 635</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <CityNm>Essex Junction</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05452</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>PC</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Retreat Farm Ltd</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <CityNm>Brattleboro</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05301</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>PC</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Care Net of Mid-Coast Maine</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>PO Box 969</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>Brunswick</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>ME</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>04011</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>PC</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Fondation Enfant Jesus</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>1730 South Federal Highway</AddressLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>FL</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>33483</ZIPCd>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Common Ground Center</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>473 Tatro Road</AddressLine1Txt>
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            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05487</ZIPCd>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>The Seedlings Program</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <AddressLine1Txt>PO Box 605</AddressLine1Txt>
            <CityNm>Bennington</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05201</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>PC</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>OperatingSupport</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Echo Leahy Center for Lake Chammplain</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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            <CityNm>Burlington</CityNm>
            <StateAbbreviationCd>VT</StateAbbreviationCd>
            <ZIPCd>05401</ZIPCd>
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          <RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>PC</RecipientFoundationStatusTxt>
          <GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>SciExcelProgram</GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt>
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        </GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
        <GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp>
          <RecipientBusinessName>
            <BusinessNameLine1Txt>Essex CHIPS</BusinessNameLine1Txt>
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          <RecipientUSAddress>
            <AddressLine1Txt>2 Lincoln Street 2nd Floor</AddressLine1Txt>
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