Vermont · Nonprofit
Building Burlingtons Future Corporation
Building Burlingtons Future Corporation (Vermont) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,000 to it, the largest being THE LIONHEART CHARITABLE TRUST ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $318k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $25k
- Net assets
- $164k
What Building Burlingtons Future Corporation does
Mission
Our mission is to build an affordable, safe, and vibrant Burlington through effective policy development and community action.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Community Action In 2025, Building Burlington's Future supported community action by highlighting and amplifying the work of eight local organizations and initiatives focused on recovery, youth support, and neighborhood connection. BBF sent 25 community emails with an average open rate of 82% and built a growing online community-gaining 274 Facebook followers and 820 Instagram followers, with more than 414,000 Facebook views and 388,000 Instagram views in 2025.
$51,323 spent50% of program spendingPolicy and Advocacy In 2025, Building Burlington's Future engaged residents on key local issues including housing affordability, public safety, and recovery policy. Through BBF advocacy efforts, 340 residents submitted forms to local councilors to share their perspectives. Over the year, BBF grew to 4,722 supporters and was supported by 99 donors working toward a more affordable, safe, and vibrant Burlington.
$51,322 spent50% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $102,645.
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Sam Donnelly
Executive Director
Board chair
Michele Asch
Board Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of Building Burlingtons Future Corporation’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Building Burlingtons Future Corporation leans on a few funders — its largest provides 80% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
80% of Building Burlingtons Future Corporation's grant income comes from Vermont funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like Building Burlingtons Future Corporation
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Vermont
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
67% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Building Burlingtons Future Corporation: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Building Burlingtons Future Corporation?
- Building Burlingtons Future Corporation (Vermont) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $25,000 to it, the largest being THE LIONHEART CHARITABLE TRUST ($20,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Building Burlingtons Future Corporation have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $25,000 in grants to Building Burlingtons Future Corporation.
- Who is the largest funder of Building Burlingtons Future Corporation?
- THE LIONHEART CHARITABLE TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Building Burlingtons Future Corporation find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Vermont. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing