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← VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,507,480
Total expenses
$1,058,830
Contributions and grants received
$1,490,729
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$16,751
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$832,992
Total liabilities, end of year
$890,559
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$57,567
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$939,167
Management and general expenses
$58,252
Fundraising expenses
$61,411
Program service expenses (Part III)
$939,167

Program services were 88.7% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,490,729

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $26,595

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $16,751 · excluded $16,751

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $71,833 · program services $63,332 · management and general $3,009 · fundraising $5,492

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $554,755 · program services $497,151 · management and general $29,772 · fundraising $27,832

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $8,194 · program services $7,473 · management and general $144 · fundraising $577

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $155,806 · program services $133,285 · management and general $12,403 · fundraising $10,118

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $52,887 · program services $47,656 · management and general $2,498 · fundraising $2,733

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $93 · program services $93

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,835 · management and general $2,835

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $4,783 · program services $4,298 · management and general $248 · fundraising $237

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,206 · program services $4,206

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $44,368 · program services $39,583 · management and general $853 · fundraising $3,932

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $40,848 · program services $33,014 · management and general $1,137 · fundraising $6,697

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,143 · program services $32,498 · management and general $2,372 · fundraising $2,273

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,711 · program services $23,846 · management and general $225 · fundraising $640

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,209 · program services $1,209

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,248 · program services $4,592 · management and general $335 · fundraising $321

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,987 · program services $5,128 · management and general $438 · fundraising $421

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $26,141 · program services $25,969 · management and general $60 · fundraising $112

  • 24b · Other expenses: NEWSLETTER & PUBLICATIO

    total $13,107 · program services $13,090 · management and general $9 · fundraising $8

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK, CREDIT CARD, & OT

    total $4,676 · program services $2,744 · management and general $1,914 · fundraising $18

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,012,142 · end of year $746,436

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

    $26,239

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

    $8,965

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $22,522 · end of year $17,274

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $63,400 · end of year $69,282

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $45,322 · end of year $35,318

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,564,841 · end of year $855,241

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$677,501 · end of year -$415,752

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $165,402 · end of year $358,185

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

IN 1975, THE VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND (VPIREF) WAS ESTABLISHED AS VPIRG'S 501(C)3 OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ARM. VPIREF CONDUCTS INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ON THE TOP CHALLENGES FACING OUR STATE, CRAFTS COMMONSENSE SOLUTIONS, AND MOBILIZES THE PUBLIC THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS THAT AMPLIFY THE VOICE OF EVERYDAY VERMONTERS OVER WELL-MONEYED SPECIAL INTERESTS THAT TOO OFTEN CORRUPT OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES. VPIREF'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF VERMONT'S PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENT, AND LOCALLY-BASED ECONOMY BY INFORMING AND MOBILIZING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

VPIRG'S 501(C)(3) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ARM CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON THE TOP CHALLENGES FACING VT.

  • CLIMATE AND ENERGY:VERMONTERS KNOW THAT WE HAVE A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT OUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL HAVOC THAT FOSSIL FUELS ARE WREAKING. VPIREF AGREES WITH THE MAJORITY OF VERMONTERS WHO WANT TO CUT OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS AND TAKE CONTROL OF OUR ENERGY FUTURE USING CLEAN, RENEWABLE POWER. VPIREF CONDUCTS INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND GRASSROOTS OUTREACH AIMED AT REDUCING OUR CONTINUED RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUELS AND OTHER DIRTY ENERGY, AND INSTEAD DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE USE OF CLEAN, LOCAL, RENEWABLE ENERGY THAT CAN POWER VERMONT'S FUTURE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OIN 2024, VPIREF CONTINUED OUR MAKE BIG OIL PAY CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF MAJOR FOSSIL COMPANIES' CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE, THE LOCAL COSTS OF THAT CHANGE, AND THE FACT THAT THOSE COMPANIES HAVE AVOIDED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY SO FAR. VPIREF ALSO WORKED TO EDUCATE VERMONTERS ON THE NEED TO TRANSITION MORE QUICKLY TO 100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY, AND TO GET MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION BUILT IN VERMONT.

    Expenses $373,952

  • DEMOCRACYVPIREF ACTIVELY SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR DEMOCRACY MORE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT. WE SEEK TO ENSURE THAT ELECTIONS ARE FAIR AND ACCESSIBLE AND ARE COMMITTED TO REDUCING THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF MONEY IN OUR POLITICAL PROCESS.

    Expenses $45,532

  • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH:VPIREF WORKS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND OUR ENVIRONMENT FROM THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.

    Expenses $492,148

  • CONSUMER PROTECTION AND MISCELLANEOUSVPIREF SERVES AS A WATCHDOG, PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST WHEN CORPORATIONS ATTEMPT TO PUT PROFITS OVER PEOPLE, AND ENSURING THAT THE POLICIES AND LAWS AIMED AT PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST ARE, IN FACT, ENFORCED.WE ALSO WORK TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ON THE THREATS THEY FACE AND PROVIDE RELEVANT INFORMATION ON WAYS CONSUMERS CAN BETTER PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM SCAMS, ATTACKS AND CORPORATE OVERREACH.

    Expenses $624

  • ZERO WASTE:VPIREF WORKS TO ADVANCE POLICIES AND SOLUTIONS THAT HOLD MANUFACTURERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PRODUCTS THEY PUT INTO OUR ENVIRONMENT AND MOVE US CLOSER TO ZERO WASTE IN VERMONT. IN 2024, WE RESEARCHED AND DRAFTED A REPORT, RELEASED IN NOVEMBER, THAT IDENTIFIED VARIOUS PLASTIC PRODUCTS TO BE AVOIDED DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND BEYOND.

    Expenses $26,911

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Crea Lintilhac

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Falko Schilling

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marianne Barton

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bob Barton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jon Erickson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Burns

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $130,537
    From this org
    $112,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,537
    Hours/week
    20.03 + 19.97 related

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513189349301626

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