Vermont · Nonprofit
SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC
SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC (Vermont) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,764,345 to it, the largest being THE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($413,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $9.7M
- Funders on record
- 23
- Grants received
- $1.8M
- Net assets
- $3.1M
What Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc does
Mission
Sevca's mission is to partner with individuals and communities to alleviate the hardships of poverty, provide opportunities to grow and thrive, and eliminiate causes of poverty in southeastern vermont.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Vermont has one of the oldest housing stocks in the country, and many homes are drafty, inefficient, and expensive to heat. For low- and moderate-income families, this means high energy bills, uncomfortable winters, and housing that can quickly become unsafe or unaffordable.sevca's weatherization and emergency home repair program addressesthese challenges head-on, improving home energy efficiency, comfort,and safety--while also strengthening vermont's housing infrastructureand local economy.what we do: assess and weatherize homes to reduce energy loss and lower utility costs; repair or replace inefficient heating systems; completeessential home repairs for health and safety reasons and to makeweatherization possible (e.g., roofing, ventilation, insulations);offer personalized energy coaching, including appliance upgrades andconservation education; suport local jobs through subcontracting witharea businesses.2025 impact: 345 homes weatherized, heating systems replaced or homes repaired, $777,887 invested in local subcontractors labor, 182 energycoaching sessions delivered.this work goes beyond energy savings. It's about preserving the homeswe have, reducing emissions, and ensuring…
$3,980,717 spent$315,113 earned by the program53% of program spendingToo often misunderstood as daycare, sevca's head start programs arecomprehensive early childhood and family development programs. They are designed to create the conditions for long-term success--not just for kids, but for entire families.what we do: early education that prepares children academically,socially, and emotionally for kindergarten through pre-school andchildcare; nutritious meals and snacks to support healthy development;connections to healthcare--including dental, vision, hearing,developmental screenings, dental health, and primary care--for bothchildren and adults; family engagement and support to connectcaregivers to additional resources like housing, financial coaching, family development programs, fuel assistance, weatherization, and employment support.2025 impact: 50 children served, 17,737+ nutritious meals/snacksserved, 49 families engaged in services, 98% of children receiveddental screenings, 100% of children are up to date on immunizations.research shows that access to early education paired with familysupports improves long-term academic outcomes, reduces healthdisparities, and builds generational stability. Sevca's approachsupports not only school…
$1,642,631 spent$18,706 earned by the program22% of program spendingSevca's family services team is often the first point of contact whencrisis strikes. Our team meets people with empathy and practical tools,offering one-on-one problem-solving to meet urgent needs while planting seeds for long-term stability.what we do: prevent utility shutoffs and restore heat and electricity;stabilize housing by providing emergency rental and back rentassistance; support flood recovery and disaster response; help unhoused families and individuals move into permanent housing; communityresource and food navigation.2025 impact: 142 households stabilized with housing support, 72 homeless households housed in long-term stable housing, 147 households prevented from entering homelessness, 29 families supported through flood relief and recovery.short-term assistance keeps families safe. But sevca's deeper work liesin building relationships--helping people regain footing, identifygoals, and connect to broader supports like job development, financialcoaching, and housing advocacy.each crisis met with care is also an opportunity to restore dignity andbuild resilience.
$1,370,552 spentof which $380,370 as grants18% of program spendingOther programs include crisis fuel and economic development programs.2025 crisis fuel impact: 1,034 fuel and utility payments, 797 served by fuel assistance2025 economic development impact: 908 income taxes prepared, 88 financial coaching clients, 126 micro business participants
$570,808 spentof which $279,987 as grants$62,730 earned by the program8% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $7,564,708.
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 2019 to 2020, from $3.2M to $4.6M (+44%).
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: 2017 83% · 2018 84% · 2019 82% · 2020 83% · 2021 96% · 2022 95% · 2023 92% · 2024 86% · 2025 88%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
96% of SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 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
Joshua Davis
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2021 and FY2022, and between the FY2022 and FY2023 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 12 funders, grant income rose $84k → $467k.
5 of 23 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 27% 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 SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION 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
SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 23% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
90% 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 SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 71% · 2018 64% · 2019 33% · 2020 83% · 2021 28% · 2022 27% · 2023 43% — diversifying over time.
“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
58% of SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 52% 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
57% of SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC's grant income comes from Vermont funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $468k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 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
SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 6,891 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 6,891 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $129.5M on record — $11.0M federal, $118.5M state.
- Department of Health and Human Services$10.5M
- Department of Agriculture$474k
- Other Contr and 3rd Pty Serv$42.9M
- Weatherization$28.7M
- Community Services Block Grant$9.4M
- Grants$5.0M
- Wx ARPA Grants$4.5M
- Emerg Htg Sys Replacements$3.8M
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION 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
85% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
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
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC: 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 SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC?
- SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC (Vermont) receives grants from 23 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,764,345 to it, the largest being THE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ($413,000). 12 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC have?
- IRS filings report 23 organizations giving $1,764,345 in grants to SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC, 12 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION INC?
- THE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $413,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SOUTHEASTERN VERMONT COMMUNITY ACTION 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 2017–2025), and the filings of 23 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