Totals
- Total revenue
- $398,641
- Total expenses
- $308,107
- Contributions and grants received
- $249,765
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $98,371
- Investment income
- $45,505
- Other revenue
- $5,000
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,714,879
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $13,146
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,701,733
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $208,967
- Management and general expenses
- $76,894
- Fundraising expenses
- $22,246
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $208,967
Program services were 67.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$249,765
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2a · Program service revenue: FEES FOR SERVICE
total $94,071 · related or exempt $94,071
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2b · Program service revenue: SPONSORSHIPS
total $4,300 · related or exempt $4,300
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3 · Investment income
total $45,505 · excluded $45,505
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11a · Other revenue: VENDOR WRITE-OFF OF PR
total $5,000 · excluded $5,000
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11e · Other revenue, total
$5,000
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $90,963 · program services $72,755 · management and general $14,448 · fundraising $3,760
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $900 · program services $900
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $124,598 · program services $93,522 · management and general $24,628 · fundraising $6,448
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $11,876 · program services $8,767 · management and general $2,536 · fundraising $573
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $16,089 · program services $12,080 · management and general $3,176 · fundraising $833
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11b · Fees: legal
total $35 · management and general $35
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $23,016 · program services $1,631 · management and general $21,385
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $10,288 · fundraising $10,288
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11g · Fees: other
total $9,049 · program services $8,219 · management and general $740 · fundraising $90
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,956 · program services $150 · management and general $2,552 · fundraising $254
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14 · Information technology
total $4,663 · management and general $4,663
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17 · Travel
total $2,932 · program services $2,011 · management and general $921
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $7,644 · program services $7,124 · management and general $520
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23 · Insurance
total $1,290 · management and general $1,290
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES
total $1,808 · program services $1,808
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $260,002 · end of year $440,288
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $46,388 · end of year $30,196
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $126 · end of year $1,100
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $784
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,348,482 · end of year $1,242,511
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $43,799 · end of year $13,146
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,594,008 · end of year $1,701,733
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $17,191 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
TO CULTIVATE CONNECTION, SHARE RESOURCES, AND AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF PEOPLE OF COLOR IN VERMONT WITHIN THE FOCUS AREAS OF LAND, ENVIRON- MENT, AGRICULTURE, AND FOODWAYS. LIBERATION ECOSYSTEM, INC. IS A COL- LABORATIVE ECOSYSTEM FOR GROWING POWER AND COMMUNITY FOR ITS MEMBERS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
CREATE COMMUNITY AND OFFER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN LAND, ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE, AND FOOD SYSTEMS IN VERMONT.
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ECOSYSTEM/COMMUNITY BUILDING - LEI PARTICIPATES IN A NUMBER OF EXTERNAL NETWORKS AT THE REGION AND STATE LEVEL AIMED AT CREATING CONNECTION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES DOING SIMILAR WORK. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HOSTS EDUCATIONAL AND SKILL BUILDING EVENTS THAT CONVENE LEI MEMBERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND NON-BIPOC SUPPORTERS OF LEI'S ISSUE AREAS.
Expenses $86,183 · Revenue $48,148
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MEMBER SUPPORTIVE - LEI OFFERS WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND EVENTS FOR MEMBERS, GENERALLY FOCUSING ON TOPICS RELATED TO BIPOC AND LEI'S FOUR FOCUS AREAS OF LAND, ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE, AND FOOD. LEI ALSO MAINTAINS A DIGITAL FORUM TO DEVELOP AND SHARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING: JOBS, INTERNSHIPS, GRANTS, LAND ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, TRAINING, WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.
Expenses $71,996 · Revenue $50,223
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CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP - LEI PROGRAMS ENSURE THAT COMMUNITY MEMBER VOICES ARE AT THE CENTER OF TEACHING AND SHARING RESOURCES IN LEI'S MEMBER SUPPORTIVE WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND EVENTS - MAKING THE ORGANIZATION A HUB FOR BIPOC LEADERSHIP IN LAND, ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE, AND FOOD. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SERVES AS A LEADERSHIP INCUBATOR FOR BIPOC VERMONTERS WHO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, HELPING THEM ACQUIRE AND REFINE SKILLS THAT PREPARE THEM TO SERVE IN OTHER LEADERSHIP ROLES ACROSS THE STATE. FINALLY, LEI STAFF ARE SOUGHT AFTER BY STATE AGENCIES, REGIONAL FOUNDATIONS, AND OTHER NONPROFITS TO SERVE AS CONTENT EXPERTS AND THOUGHT PARTNERS REGARDING THE NEEDS OF BIPOC IN THE REGION AND NETWORK, AND OTHER TOPICS RELATED TO LEI'S MISSION AND EXPERTISE.
Expenses $50,788
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Susan YaoSUSAN YAO
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $3,150
- From this org
- $3,150
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Amanda GarcesAMANDA GARCES
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $2,700
- From this org
- $2,700
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Lily HammerlingLILY HAMMERLING
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $3,600
- From this org
- $3,600
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Najat CrollNAJAT CROLL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $2,700
- From this org
- $2,700
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Marie Milord-AjanmaMARIE MILORD-AJANMA
BOARD MEMBER AS OF APRIL
- Total calculated
- $1,800
- From this org
- $1,800
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Arealles OrtizAREALLES ORTIZ
BOARD MEMBER UNTIL SEPTEMBER
- Total calculated
- $2,700
- From this org
- $2,700
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Olivia PenaOLIVIA PENA
BOARD MEMBER UNTIL MARCH
- Total calculated
- $1,460
- From this org
- $1,460
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Alyssa BeauchampALYSSA BEAUCHAMP
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $72,232
- From this org
- $69,236
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,996
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 29 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202632109349301248
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