The Vermont Center for Ecostudies Inc

Analysis

The Vermont Center for Ecostudies Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Norwich, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Vermont Center for Ecostudies Inc reported income of $1.6m and spending of $2.3m, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.6m (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Vermont Center for Ecostudies Inc 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 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Appalachian Mountain Advocates Inc ($1.6m), Carpet America Recovery Effort Care Inc ($1.6m) and Save the Harbor Save the Bay Inc Boston Fish Pier ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $152k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $802k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 31 employees.