Vermont · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC
FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC (Vermont) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $234,088 to it, the largest being PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND ($175,138). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 87% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $91k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $234k
- Net assets
- $43k
What Friends of Stowe Vibrancy Inc does
Mission
Stowe Vibrancys mission is to increase the vibrancy of the Town of Stowe through the enhancement of social recreational cultural economic and physical characteristics of the village.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
British Invasion Block Party event - As fall brings brisk mornings and a spectacular change of foliage this party kicks off the 33rd Annual British Invasion Car Show! Dance to the beats of Joey Leones Chop Shop view the best vintage British cars look out for a royal appearance and enjoy an amazing British food court and craft brew garden. Est. 1,000 attendees.
$15,372 spent57% of program spendingArt on Park summer series - The Market features fresh delicious food from local food vendors agriculturally-based products and a broad selection of art from Vermont fine artists and artisans. Shop taste and stroll down Park Street while our weekly guest musicians entertain you and your family. Est. 500 attendees.
$5,244 spent19% of program spendingOld Fashioned Fourth of July event - In partnership with the Town of Stowe Stowe Vibrancy is very pleased to bring the 4th of July Parade to the Village of Stowe. Join us on Thursday July 4th for a full day of festivities and food great eats from an array of food vendors entertainment for the whole family and live musical performances. Est. 2,000 attendees.
$2,738 spent10% of program spendingGardens of Stowe event - Stowe Garden Club hosts this self-guided garden tour of some of Stowes most interesting gardens and landscapes. Take in all the natural beauty at select private locations showcased on the tour. Come be inspired by annual and perennial plantings patios and outdoor rooms with spectacular views and of course amazing landscapes.
$643 spent2% of program spendingTraditional Christmas in Stowe event - The community of Stowe and its visitors kickoff the holiday season with this beloved and time honored festival named a 2018 - 2019 Top Ten Winter Event by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. Watch the whole Stowe community light up at night. Expect gorgeous tree lightings childrens lantern parade holiday decorations festive wagon rides a holiday bazaar visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus live holiday music and a Santa Stroll to support local businesses and much more. Est. 500 attendees.
$2,258 spent8% of program spendingSt. Patricks Day in Stowe event - In its first year come celebrate this winter holiday in the beautiful Stowe Village! There will be a small parade free hot cocoa and Irish-themed food and beverages at participating downtown restaurants and bars. You can also test you luck at participating stores during our Luck of the Irish stroll.
$660 spent2% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $26,915.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $92k to $4k (−95%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 7%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
93% of FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (77% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
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
Abigail Bourgeois
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base narrowed from 3 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $38k → $8k.
3 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 87% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC’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
FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 75% of grant income and the top three 94%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
87% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 69% · 2021 100% · 2022 77% · 2023 100% — growing more concentrated.
“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
87% of FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $30k that is directly attributable, 93% of it comes from funders outside Vermont, across 2 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $205k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Against its field
FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 6,328 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,328 community improvement nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC
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.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC?
- FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC (Vermont) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $234,088 to it, the largest being PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND ($175,138). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 87% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $234,088 in grants to FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC?
- PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND is the largest funder on record, with $175,138 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF STOWE VIBRANCY INC 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 2019–2025), and the filings of 5 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