Vital Communities Inc

Analysis

Vital Communities Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in White Riv JCT, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 2023, Vital Communities Inc reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.0m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $3.0m (+112%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Vital Communities Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Inc ($3.0m), Trinity Park Conservancy Community Development Corporation ($3.0m) and Access Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $127k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $319k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 35 employees.