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← VERMONT STUDIO CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by VERMONT STUDIO CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$13,021,075
Total expenses
$6,934,710
Contributions and grants received
$8,072,575
Grants paid
$2,814,079
Program service revenue
$4,082,410
Investment income
$866,090
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$24,575,693
Total liabilities, end of year
$553,435
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$24,022,258
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,420,762
Management and general expenses
$969,058
Fundraising expenses
$544,890
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,420,762

Program services were 78.2% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $138,488

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,934,087

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $43,522

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $4,082,410 · related or exempt $4,082,410

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $446,932 · excluded $446,932

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,311,595

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,892,437

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $419,158

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $419,158 · excluded $419,158

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,814,079 · program services $2,814,079

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $160,507 · management and general $160,507

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,475,342 · program services $810,631 · management and general $335,301 · fundraising $329,410

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $26,752 · program services $14,752 · management and general $8,642 · fundraising $3,358

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $193,716 · program services $106,820 · management and general $62,578 · fundraising $24,318

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $144,573 · program services $79,722 · management and general $46,703 · fundraising $18,148

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,819 · management and general $1,819

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $30,820 · management and general $30,820

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $65,540 · management and general $65,540

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $50,750 · program services $4,247 · management and general $26,503 · fundraising $20,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $84,522 · program services $7,691 · management and general $5,325 · fundraising $71,506

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $39,676 · program services $151 · management and general $31,843 · fundraising $7,682

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $41,259 · program services $1,299 · management and general $29,522 · fundraising $10,438

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $953,199 · program services $900,062 · management and general $46,782 · fundraising $6,355

  • 17 · Travel

    total $165,773 · program services $137,764 · management and general $2,902 · fundraising $25,107

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $261,923 · program services $222,634 · management and general $20,954 · fundraising $18,335

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $65,350 · management and general $65,350

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD AND FOOD SUPPLIES

    total $236,886 · program services $236,886

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $77,239 · program services $73,359 · management and general $3,880

  • 24c · Other expenses: FLOOD EXPENSES

    total $15,957 · program services $5,677 · management and general $10,280

  • 24d · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT

    total $3,203 · management and general $3,203

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $25,825 · program services $4,988 · management and general $10,604 · fundraising $10,233

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,520,982 · end of year $5,415,208

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $123,117

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $53,465

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $55,590 · end of year $27,488

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $9,901,302

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,859,783

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,210,015 · end of year $6,041,519

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,235,956 · end of year $11,319,023

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $117,983 · end of year $1,595,873

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $180,622 · end of year $277,463

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $288,609 · end of year $271,472

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $4,500

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,904,054 · end of year $10,946,917

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,772,241 · end of year $13,075,341

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO SUPPORT ARTISTS AND WRITERS BY PROVIDING STUDIO RESIDENCIES IN AN INCLUSIVE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, HONORING CREATIVE WORK AS THE COMMUNICATION OF SPIRIT THROUGH FORM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SUPPORT ARTISTS AND WRITERS BY PROVIDING STUDIO RESIDENCIES.

  • SEE SCHEDULE OVERMONT STUDIO CENTER (VSC) PROVIDES STUDIO RESIDENCIES TO ARTISTS AND WRITERS WITHIN AN INCLUSIVE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, HONORING CREATIVE WORK AS THE COMMUNICATION OF SPIRIT THROUGH FORM. IN 2024, VSC SUPPORTED 453 RESIDENTS SELECTED FROM OVER 4,600 APPLICANTS, REPRESENTING 19 COUNTRIES ACROSS 16 RESIDENCY SESSIONS. RESIDENTS INCLUDED 63% VISUAL ARTISTS AND 37% WRITERS, WITH 168 AWARDED FULL FELLOWSHIPS AND 285 PARTIAL FELLOWSHIPS, ENSURING BROAD ACCESS TO ITS PROGRAMS.VSC'S VISITING ARTISTS AND WRITERS PROGRAM HOSTED 16 VISITING ARTISTS AND 16 VISITING WRITERS WHO DELIVERED HUNDREDS OF STUDIO VISITS, MANUSCRIPT CONSULTATIONS, LECTURES, READINGS, AND CRAFT TALKS. VERMONT WEEK WELCOMED 31 VERMONT-BASED ARTISTS AND WRITERS FOR FULLY FUNDED RESIDENCIES, REINFORCING VSC'S COMMITMENT TO ITS LOCAL COMMUNITY.SIGNIFICANT CAPITAL AND RECOVERY MILESTONES INCLUDED RAISING CORNER HOUSE ONTO A NEW FOUNDATION, PAINTING CHURCH STUDIOS BUILDING, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE JUNEBUG POLLINATOR GARDEN & TRAIL. IN ADDITION, VSC CONTINUED TO RECOVER FROM THE 2023 FLOOD WITH PROJECTS INCLUDING DEMOLISHED KAHN BARN AS WELL AS REPAIRED AND RENOVATED RED MILL EGRESS. THESE PROJECTS ALL STRENGTHENED THE CAMPUS AS A RESILIENT CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT.VSC CELEBRATED ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY WITH EXHIBITIONS INCLUDING COLLABORATION: PRINTS FROM THE VERMONT STUDIO CENTER ARCHIVE, FEATURING 40 RESTORED WORKS. PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE AMERICAN LITERARY TRANSLATORS ASSOCIATION, POETS & WRITERS, WINDGATE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, AND UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HELEN ZELL WRITERS' PROGRAM EXPANDED FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT.THROUGH EXPANDED PROGRAMS, ENHANCED FACILITIES, AND STRONG LOCAL AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS, VSC CLOSED 2024 WITH INCREASED CAPACITY TO NURTURE CREATIVITY, SUPPORT ARTISTS AND WRITERS, AND DEEPEN ITS IMPACT IN VERMONT AND BEYOND. ITS ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTION INCLUDED OVER $2.5 MILLION IN LOCAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY THROUGH RESIDENT AND STAFF SPENDING.AT-A-GLANCE 2024 KEY METRICS: RESIDENTS: 453 FROM 19 COUNTRIES SESSIONS: 16 FULL FELLOWSHIPS: 168 | PARTIAL FELLOWSHIPS: 285 VISITING ARTISTS & WRITERS: 32 VERMONT WEEK PARTICIPANTS: 31 PUBLIC PROGRAMS & STUDIO VISITS: 120+ $20 MINIMUM WAGE 28 EMPLOYEES 500+ RESIDENTS AND GUESTS BUYING LOCALLY $100,000+ IN PROPERTY TAXES PAID $2.5M+ FLOWING TO LOCAL ECONOMY THROUGH CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

    Expenses $5,420,762 · Grants $2,814,079 · Revenue $4,082,410

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kate Rebernak

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Lutz

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Les Fishman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Newbold

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Deborah Clearman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Howard El-Yasin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melinda Hackett

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Watt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jo Weiss

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Clarke

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cyra Levenson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Helen Wan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peggy Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hope Sullivan

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $160,507
    From this org
    $150,732
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,775
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,732
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,657
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,118
    Filer's total
    $160,507
  • Melanie Clark

    CHIEF OF STABILITY

    Total calculated
    $154,759
    From this org
    $141,851
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,908
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $141,851
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,508
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,400
    Filer's total
    $154,759

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
3 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523089349300722

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