Vermont · Nonprofit
VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION
VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION (Vermont) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $366,863 to it, the largest being AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION ($178,734). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $421k
- Funders on record
- 15
- Grants received
- $367k
- Net assets
- $1.1M
What Vermont Woodlands Association does
Mission
Vermont Woodlands Association's (vwa) mission is to educate and advocate for the practices of productive stewardship, use, and enjoyment of vermont's woodlands. We achieve this mission by delivering educational programs and technical assistance to forest landowners, professionals, policymakers, and the public that support forest health, the forest economy, wildlife habitat, recreation, and enjoyment of forests for today and for future generations. Our core programs include the vermont tree farm program, woodland legacy planning, climate forestry and women owning woodlands.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Vermont Woodlands Association (vwa) is a statewide nonprofit dedicated to promoting the stewardship and productive use of vermont's privately owned forests. We provide year-round education, advocacy, and outreach to landowners, natural resource professionals, and the public, helping them make informed decisions about caring for their woods. In 2024, vwa offered 36 in-person and online programs-reaching more than 1,000 participants-and advanced sustainable forest management across more than 220,000 acres of private land. Vwa also administers the vermont tree farm program, a nationally recognized certification program that supports responsible forestry on private lands. In 2024, we supported 437 vt tree farms, collectively stewarding nearly 150,000 acres of forestland.
$222,736 spent$2,086 earned by the program73% of program spendingVermont tree farm program- vermont tree farm program is a land stewardship program of the Vermont Woodlands Association that provides third-party certification that forest management practices meet a high standard of sustainability. The vermont tree farm program is part of the american tree farm system. Vermont tree farmers manage their forests to produce wood, clean water, wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, and a range of other objectives. Tree farmers share a unique commitment to protecting watersheds and wildlife habitats, conserving soil, and providing recreation, and at the same time producing wood products on a sustainable basis. Vermont has over 450 certified tree farms totaling 156,000 acres.
$38,922 spent$7,308 earned by the program13% of program spendingVermont Woodlands Association membership program - Vermont Woodlands Association is a statewide membership organization. Our members include forest landowners, foresters, natural resource professionals, forestry and wood products businesses, and supporters. We offer educational programs designed to bring members together to learn, network, and gain access to resources to promote the sustainable stewardship of vermont's privately owned forestland. In addition, vwa supports member advocacy by informing our membership of federal and state legislation that could impact private forest landowners. Vwa communicates with our members and supporters through a weekly e-newsletter, timely policy updates, a quarterly print newsletter, and a complimentary subscription to northern woodlands quarterly magazine from our partners at the center for northern woodlands education.
$42,569 spent$9,140 earned by the program14% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $304,227.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 $1.1M to $879k (−22%).
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: 2024 40%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
78% of VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 4 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 4 funders to 7 funders, grant income rose $53k → $71k.
2 of 15 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 26% 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 VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION’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
VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 49% of grant income and the top three 84%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
85% 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 VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 81% · 2018 83% · 2019 49% · 2020 92% · 2021 37% · 2022 49% · 2023 63% — 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
33% of VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 53% 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
VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION draws 92% 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. $96k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 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
VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION has grown faster than three-quarters of the 4,264 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 4,264 environment nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Government funding VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $1.2M on record — $786k federal, $453k state.
- Department of Agriculture$786k
- Grants$206k
- Other Direct Grant Expense$169k
- Other Grants$36k
- Other Contr and 3rd Pty Serv$22k
- Dues$6k
- Registration for Meetings&Conf$6k
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 VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION
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
75% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
79%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION?
- VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION (Vermont) receives grants from 15 organizations whose IRS filings report $366,863 to it, the largest being AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION ($178,734). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 15 organizations giving $366,863 in grants to VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION?
- AMERICAN FOREST FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $178,734 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION 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 2021–2024), and the filings of 15 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