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GREEN MOUNTAIN SELF-ADVOCATES INC

EIN 01-0971799 WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT

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Revenue 2023
$336,102
Expenses 2023
$369,188

Program services were 91.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P018
Classification
1200
Street
72 S MAIN ST STE 200

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).

Other organizations at this address

5 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us

This address is a suite or unit (STE 200). Organizations that share one are often clients of the same office-services firm, accountant or registered agent rather than related to each other.

We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF GREEN MOUNTAIN SELF-ADVOCATES (GMSA) IS FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO EDUCATE THEIR PEERS TO TAKE CONTROL OVER THEIR OWN LIVES, MAKE DECISIONS, SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. ANOTHER PURPOSE OF GMSA IS TO EDUCATE AND MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE OF THE STRENGTHS, RIGHTS, WANTS AND NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. WE ARE BUILDING A MOVEMENT FOR SELF-ADVOCACY IN VERMONT THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, PEER MENTORING AND ADVOCACY.

  • GREEN MOUNTAIN SELF-ADVOCATES (GMSA) ORGANIZES AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE, "VOICES AND CHOICES," IN BURLINGTON, VT. ESTABLISHED IN 1998, THIS EVENT HAS GROWN TO BECOME THE LARGEST DISABILITY GATHERING IN VERMONT, ATTRACTING PARTICIPANTS FROM EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE AND BEYOND. THE APRIL 2023 CONFERENCE HAD 560 ATTENDEES, INCLUDING VERMONTERS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, THEIR FAMILIES, DEDICATED SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND SUPPORTIVE ALLIES. "VOICES AND CHOICES" SERVES AS A UNIQUE PLATFORM FOR COLLECTIVE LEARNING, EMPHASIZING CRUCIAL ASPECTS OF DECISION-MAKING, SELF-ADVOCACY, AND RELATIONSHIPS. THE CONFERENCE HAD MORE THAN 25 WORKSHOPS THAT AIM TO EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND CREATE A SPACE FOR FAMILIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND ALLIES TO COME TOGETHER, SHARE EXPERIENCES, AND ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF SELF-ADVOCACY.

    Expenses $131,279 · Revenue $112,299

  • SPECIAL PROJECTS INCLUDES PAYMENTS FOR CONSULTATONS, TRAININGS, PARTCIPATION ON ADVISORY COMMITTEES AND HONORARIUMS FOR PRESENTATIONS. TYPICALLY, THESE PROJECTS ARE CONTRACTS WITH ORGANIZATIONS WHO PAY A SET FEE FOR AGREED UPON DELIVERABLES. FOR EXAMPLE: $500 FOR A KEYNOTE. MOST OF THESE PAYMENTS ARE FOR ONETIME EVENTS OR PROJECTS. GREEN MOUNTAIN SELF ADVOCATES EMPLOYS AND SUPPORTS PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO PREPARE FOR AND PARTCIPATE IN THESE ACTIVITIES.

    Expenses $99,163

  • SELF-ADVOCACY PROJECTTHE SELF-ADVOCACY PROJECT ENABLES GMSA TO STAFF A STATEWIDE OFFICE TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL GROUPS, AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT HELP PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO MASTER SELF-DETERMINATION SKILLS. HERE ARE EXAMPLES OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: - PROVIDE VIRTUAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VISITS, PEER MENTORING AND SUPPORT FOR HUNDREDS OF SELF-ADVOCATES WHO BELONG TO MORE THAN 20 LOCAL-SELF ADVOCACY GROUPS. - TRAINING FOR BOARD MEMBERS ON BOARD MONEY MANAGEMENT. - DISABILITY AWARENESS TRAINING FOR SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, MEDICAL STUDENTS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. - SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE ON ADVISORY BOARDS. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PEER LEADERS TO TRAIN DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS.- GMSA SUCCESSFULLY WORKED WITH FAMILY ORGANIZATIONS TO VIRTUALLY PRESENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING.

    Expenses $64,564

  • Expenses $42,175

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • David Frye

    PRESIDENT AS OF 5/14/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chad Cleverley

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Villemaire

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Levi Gardner

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Skye Peebles

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Taylor Terry

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gary Vyhnak

    MEMBER AS OF 8/1/23

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danielle Viau

    MEMBER AS OF 6/24/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erik Johnson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tesha Thibodeau

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol Patenaude

    MEMBER AS OF 6/24/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Whitley Draper

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather Raymond

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Rainville

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ocean Streater

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher Dubeau

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lisa Rudakov

    MEMBER AS OF 5/14/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Topper

    ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $52,000
    From this org
    $52,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $336,102
    Expenses
    $369,188
    Contributions
    $230,790
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $414,661
    Expenses
    $317,996
    Contributions
    $318,400
    Grants paid
    $0

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
    $191,815
    Expenses
    $176,559
    Assets (EOY)
    $530,580
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $275,152
    Expenses
    $153,185
    Assets (EOY)
    $496,360
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $210,976
    Expenses
    $150,371
    Assets (EOY)
    $374,051
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $329,425
    Expenses
    $262,013
    Assets (EOY)
    $298,451
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $323,315
    Expenses
    $257,553
    Assets (EOY)
    $245,389
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $384,405
    Expenses
    $277,664
    Assets (EOY)
    $165,109
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $353,300
    Expenses
    $309,734
    Assets (EOY)
    $68,489

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.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

No itemized grant names this organization as a recipient. Only grants over $5,000 are itemized, and only by filers of the full Form 990.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

  • Exemption revoked 15 November 2012, reinstated 15 November 2012.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 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 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.