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VITAL COMMUNITIES INC

EIN 03-0355283 WHITE RIV JCT, VT

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Revenue 2024
$1,577,902
Expenses 2024
$2,498,831

Program services were 56.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
S21
Classification
1000
Street
195 N MAIN ST

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

VITAL COMMUNITIES ENGAGES UPPER VALLEY PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES TO CREATE EQUITABLE SOLUTIONS TO OUR REGION'S CHALLENGES, WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THEM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO STRENGTHEN THE UPPER VALLEY'S CIVIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & ECONOMIC VITALITY.

  • FOOD & FARM: DURING FY25 WE MANAGED PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT FARM VIABILITY, ACCESS TO LOCALLY GROWN FOOD, FOOD SYSTEM RESILIENCE, EDUCATION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION. OUR PROJECTS INCLUDED FARM TO SCHOOL, FARM TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, CLIMATE FARMER STORIES, AND THE UPPER VALLEY RESILIENCE NETWORK. TOGETHER, THESE PROJECTS PROVIDED RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FOR OUR REGION'S K-12 SCHOOLS AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS, UPPER VALLEY FARMERS WHO ARE WORKING TO MITIGATE AND ADAPT TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS, AND A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-ORGANIZED GROUPS WORKING TO ADDRESS GAPS AND CHALLENGES IN THE FOOD SYSTEM.

    Expenses $456,921 · Grants $54,371 · Revenue $9,345

  • HOUSING: DURING FY25, WE SUPPORTED UPPER VALLEY PLANNERS, DEVELOPERS, EMPLOYERS, MUNICIPAL LEADERS, PROPERTY OWNERS, AND COMMUNITY GROUPS SO THAT THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER TO CREATE MORE PLACES TO LIVE. PROJECTS INCLUDED PILOTING THE CREATION OF ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, PARTICULARLY BY LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME HOMEOWNERS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF A RESOURCE GUIDE AND NETWORKS TO SUPPORT BIPOC HOME OWNERSHIP, HOSTING FORUMS WITH STAKEHOLDERS THAT PROMOTE HOUSING SOLUTIONS AND ACTION PLANS, ORGANIZING A MULTI-SECTOR HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE, COLLECTING DATA ON HOME CREATION TO INFORM SOLUTIONS, SUPPORTING THE UPPER VALLEY LOAN FUND, A $9 MILLION PROJECT OF THE CORPORATE COUNCIL, AND ENGAGING UPPER VALLEY COMMUNITIES TO EXAMINE AND REFORM ZONING AND LAND USE REGULATIONS.

    Expenses $271,872 · Grants $25,000

  • TRANSPORTATION: DURING FY25 WE SUPPORTED UPPER VALLEY COMMUNITIES' EFFORTS TO CREATE A SAFE, RELIABLE AND MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT IS AFFORDABLE, INCREASES COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND MINIMIZES CLIMATE IMPACT. PROJECTS INCLUDED CONVENING THE UPPER VALLEY TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, AS WELL AS THE STATEWIDE, CLIMATE FOCUSED VERMONT TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY NETWORK. WE ALSO EXPANDED THE UPPER VALLEY E-BIKE LENDING LIBRARY (UVELL), FACILITATED EMPLOYER-BASED E-BIKE LIBRARY AND BIKESHARE PROGRAMS, PROVIDED E-BIKE SUBSIDIES FOR LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME RESIDENTS, AND PROMOTED WALK, BIKE, & RIDE CAMPAIGNS.

    Expenses $155,849 · Grants $26,689 · Revenue $43,833

  • CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP THE ORGANIZATION IMPLEMENTED A VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE OUR REGION AS ONE OF INCLUSIVE, COOPERATIVE, AND WELCOMING COMMUNITIES WHERE ALL PEOPLE SEE THEMSELVES REPRESENTED. DURING FY25, THESE PROJECTS INCLUDED LEADERSHIP UPPER VALLEY, THE CORPORATE COUNCIL, THE MUNICIPAL LEADERS, COMMUNITY DISCUSSION LISTS, AND VALLEY QUEST.

    Expenses $115,576 · Revenue $85,453

  • FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 AND 2024, PROJECTS INCLUDE WRLC. WRLC IS A FARMER-LED, COMMUNITY DRIVEN PROJECT THAT AIMS TO PROVIDE YOUNG FARMERS AFFORDABLE LAND AND HOUSING, OFFER OTHER SUPPORT TO THE REGION'S FARMERS AND ECONOMY, GENERATE GREEN POWER, AND PROVIDE COMMUNITY SPACE.

    Expenses $281,236 · Grants $241,188 · Revenue $1,800

  • COMMUNICATIONS WITH A COMMITMENT TO EQUITY FOR ALL, WE PROMOTE THE VISION OF A THRIVING AND INTERCONNECTED REGION. PROJECTS INCLUDE SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT VITAL COMMUNITIES PROGRAMS AND ABOUT OUR PARTNERS THROUGH SPRING AND FALL PRINT NEWSLETTERS, A MONTHLY E-NEWS, PROGRAM-SPECIFIC NEWSLETTERS, OUR WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA; AND PARTICIPATING IN A WIDE VARIETY OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

    Expenses $69,533

  • CLIMATE & ENERGY DURING FY25, THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON DEEP COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, MAPPING THE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED BY OUR LOCAL AND REGIONAL PARTNERS. OUR FINDINGS WILL INFORM THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW PROJECTS, WITH THE GOAL OF SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES AND PARTNERS AS THEY WORK TO RESTORE ECOSYSTEM BALANCE, MITIGATE THE DRIVERS OF CLIMATE CHANGE WHILE ADAPTING TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AND INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY.

    Expenses $63,811

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Stacy Chioccio

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heather Drinan

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anne Chapin

    SECRETARY AS OF JAN 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Amy Lappin

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Benjamin J Nelson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Meghan Butts

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brian Loeb

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tim Josephson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tawanna Louise Meyers

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Greg Norman

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Chelsea Cassady

    SECRETARY THROUGH JAN 2025, MEMBER AS OF JAN 2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • David Watts

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Damian Dinicola

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Julia Griffin

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Ryan Scelza

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sarah Jackson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $150,406
    From this org
    $146,025
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,381
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,025
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,381
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $150,406

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $1,577,902
    Expenses
    $2,498,831
    Contributions
    $1,435,816
    Grants paid
    $347,248
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,910,920
    Expenses
    $2,300,351
    Contributions
    $1,797,887
    Grants paid
    $75,359
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,041,220
    Expenses
    $3,018,887
    Contributions
    $2,313,274
    Grants paid
    $238,586

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,876,292
    Expenses
    $2,338,021
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,336,539

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,954,150
    Expenses
    $2,499,089
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,663,364

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,434,852
    Expenses
    $1,247,267
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,224,459

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,161,860
    Expenses
    $1,351,415
    Assets (EOY)
    $946,412

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,320,069
    Expenses
    $1,096,550
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,105,245

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,073,745
    Expenses
    $902,895
    Assets (EOY)
    $866,706

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,015,805
    Expenses
    $871,903
    Assets (EOY)
    $694,571

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $838,434
    Expenses
    $865,354
    Assets (EOY)
    $567,182

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $801,178
    Expenses
    $782,035
    Assets (EOY)
    $586,599

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $710,638
    Assets (EOY)
    $518,895

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.