Vermont Childrens Trust Foundation

Analysis

Vermont Childrens Trust Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlington, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Vermont Childrens Trust Foundation reported income of $1.4m and spending of $845k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $765k to $1.4m (+78%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Vermont Childrens Trust Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Southeast Mississippi Inc ($1.4m), Access Philanthropy Charities ($1.4m) and Friends of Vancouver Foundation ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $79k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $44k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $6,920, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 2 employees.