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Screen a listVermont Council on the Arts Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$3.2Mrevenue
FY2025 · −28% in 3 yrs12staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin5.0%
Months of reserve6.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+8.0%
Middle half of peersMedianVermont Council on the Arts
Where the money goes FY2025 · $3.0M spent
Programs$2.4M81%Management and general$513k17%Fundraising$55k2%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor3
Strong governance
10 of 10 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 8% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 75% of revenue in FY2025. $8.8M is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending28funders
$453ka year, last 3 years
75%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23National Assembly of State Arts Agencies IncOn and off$18k$95kNew England Foundation for the Arts IncorporatedOn and off$48kGeorge W Mergens FoundationOn and off$12k$7kVermont Humanities CouncilNew in FY2023$15kNorman J Fisher and Doris Fisher FoundationStopped after FY2021$3k$5k$5k–RUTH & PETER METZ FAMILY FOUNDATION co THOMAS PHELANOn and off$3k$4k$6kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$8k$34k$26k$122k$267k$418k$503k12 other fundersUp to $8k a year each$8k$2k$3k$10k$9k$2k$11k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped