Vermont Journalism Trust

Analysis

Vermont Journalism Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Montpelier, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Journalism Trust reported income of $2.7m and spending of $3.5m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $2.7m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Vermont Journalism Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Lyric Inc ($2.7m), Groundworks Art Lab Inc ($2.7m) and Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $171k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $189k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 33 employees.