Vermont · Nonprofit
LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC
LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC (Vermont) receives grants from 31 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,816,792 to it, the largest being Chuck and Marna Davis Foundation FKA Charles A & Marna Davis Foundation ($500,000). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.5M
- Funders on record
- 31
- Grants received
- $2.8M
- Net assets
- $7.6M
What Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center Inc does
Mission
The lake champlain community sailing center (csc) encourages and celebrates the responsible use and long-term stewardship of lake champlain by fostering educational and recreational opportunities for all members of our community. The csc is committed to eliminating barriers that prevent access to lake champlain, offers experiential education for which courage and leadership skills can be developed and provides an inclusive environment for all people to learn sailing and paddling.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported a significant change in how it conducts a program.
Childcare as a service offering was no longer a program in 2024.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 3).
Youth camps - csc offers summer camps for youth ages 6-17, teaching sailing skills, boating safety, and lake stewardship. Camps are accessible to all, with scholarship support, and include both sailing-only and multi-activity options.
$380,281 spentof which $66,493 as grants$300,488 earned by the program31% of program spendingLake access - csc offers a variety of activities beyond sailing, including canoe, kayak, and paddleboard rentals, as well as yoga sessions on the dock. These programs provide additional opportunities for the community and visitors to engage with lake champlain and enjoy the waterfront.
$186,761 spent$146,786 earned by the program15% of program spendingSignature programs - csc offers programs that promote leadership, inclusivity, and education through sailing, including opportunities for at-risk youth, vermont girls, and individuals with disabilities. Additionally, the floating classroom engages students in hands-on, science-based learning, enhancing their understanding of the environment through direct experiences on lake champlain.
$266,896 spentof which $96,735 as grants$127,635 earned by the program22% of program spendingPerformance sailing - csc's performance sailing program trains teens from local schools in leadership, responsibility, and teamwork through sailing. The program fosters community and strong relationships with adult mentors. The organization also offers racing opportunities for all ages, including youth teams and adult dinghy racing. Adult courses - csc's adult instructional sailing programs provide opportunities for adults to learn to sail with confidence. Offering a variety of boats, instruction levels, and class times, the programs are designed to fit different preferences and schedules, making it easy for anyone to get out on the water. Group programs - csc offers custom-designed lessons, programs, and events tailored to schools, businesses, and community groups. These experiences emphasize teamwork, adventure, and skill-building, with direct access to lake champlain. Options include corporate retreats, birthday parties, keelboat sails, and group paddle sessions.
$387,405 spent$140,587 earned by the program32% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,221,343.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2022 to 2023, from $6.1M to $7.7M (+26%).
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: 2020 19% · 2021 7% · 2022 14% · 2023 35% · 2024 35%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
72% of LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (48% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 9 funders to 18 funders, grant income rose $223k → $1.0M.
10 of 31 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 47% 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 LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 31 funders by total. 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
LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
48% 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 LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 31% · 2018 47% · 2019 54% · 2020 45% · 2021 43% · 2022 32% · 2023 48% — 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.
How long its funders stay
39% of LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC draws 91% of its grant income from funders outside Vermont, across 8 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.3M arriving through sponsors registered in 9 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
LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 11,752 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,752 education nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER 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.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
81%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC?
- LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC (Vermont) receives grants from 31 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,816,792 to it, the largest being Chuck and Marna Davis Foundation FKA Charles A & Marna Davis Foundation ($500,000). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC have?
- IRS filings report 31 organizations giving $2,816,792 in grants to LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC, 18 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER INC?
- Chuck and Marna Davis Foundation FKA Charles A & Marna Davis Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $500,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LAKE CHAMPLAIN COMMUNITY SAILING CENTER 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.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 31 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