Vermont Family Forests Foundation

Analysis

Vermont Family Forests Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bristol, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Vermont Family Forests Foundation reported income of $540k and spending of $434k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $340k to $540k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Vermont Family Forests Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 66th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Inc ($540k), Little Forks Conservancy Inc ($540k) and Southeast Climate & Energy Network Inc ($539k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $110k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 6 employees.