2025-08-08T07:21:33-05:00 2024-12-31 030327374 McSoley McCoy & Co 118 Tilley Drive Ste 202 South Burlington VT 05403 990 2024-01-01 030347544 Vermont Brewers Association Inc VERM 9733036739 PO Box 701 Richmond VT 05477 Emma Arian Executive Director 9733036739 2025-08-07 1 0 Connie Fellion P01875413 8026581808 2025-08-07 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PO Box 701 Richmond VT 05477 557536 0 X www.vermontbrewers.com X 1995 VT Promote and strengthen the culture of craft brewing in Vermont. 8 8 5 80 0 0 26831 45528 583487 482103 405 7523 -2829 13072 607894 548226 0 0 0 0 161832 159423 0 0 0 437306 381615 599138 541038 8756 7188 199250 206597 5098 5257 194152 201340 The Vermont Brewers Association was founded in 1995 to promote and strengthen the culture of craft brewing in Vermont through marketing, education, and advocacy for Vermont made beer. 0 0 The VT craft brewing industry has an estimated economic impact of $460 million and supports 2,764 jobs. Current membership size is 55, with 15.4 breweries per 100,000 21+ residents (ranks #1 in the nation) producing 353,032 barrels of craft beer annually. We have 5 active committees focused on executing our strategic plan in the areas of advocacy, marketing, education, sustainability, and diversity equity and inclusion. The Vermont Brewers Festival in Burlington has been running for 31 years and is one of the premier beer festivals in the world attracting over 6,000 people and is the major fundraiser for the VBA. Our technical and education committee's goal is to provide education and training to member brewers with the goal of improving and maintaining the highest quality standard of beer brewed in Vermont. We have 1 technical and educational day a year planned by the committee and host the annual Vermont Craft Brewers Conference in November which is a 2 day educational event focusing on resilience, technical brewing, and business development. In 2024, the Vermont Brewers Association launched a new public-facing website and a dedicated member-only portal, significantly improving communication, accessibility, and value for our brewery members. We introduced an integrated online store. The store's mobile-friendly functionality enables VBA staff to take merchandise to breweries and festivals statewide, supporting in-person and online sales. This new platform helped increase merchandise revenue to $22,381.94 and allowed continued support of our Vermont Brewery Challenge passport program (both digital and paper), through which we provide free branded merchandise as incentives for participants. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X Emma Arian 9733036739 PO Box 701 Richmond VT 05477 Kara Pawlusiak President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Bob Grim Vice President 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Nina Hurley Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Heather Kraemer Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Joe Lemnah Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Terry Thompson Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sean Pagano Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Geoff Sewake Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Emma Arian Executive Director 40.00 X 68260 0 9014 68260 0 9014 0 0 0 0 0 40228 5300 5250 45528 Brew Fest Burlington 900099 290455 270330 20125 Vermont Craft Brewers 900099 115250 70500 44750 Membership Dues 900099 76398 76398 482103 7523 7523 22382 9310 13072 13072 548226 430300 0 72398 77274 64684 6000 11465 3091 9404 30000 24187 44945 19081 11766 10701 7311 Brew Fest Expenses 103965 Vermont Craft Brewer Co 66069 Brewers Education & Net 16770 Licenses & Permits 15166 19159 541038 140356 44161 45790 147946 11704 13090 6438 6438 0 0 1400 1400 199250 206597 5098 5257 5098 5257 X 0 0 0 0 194152 201340 194152 201340 199250 206597 7188 0 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 1 76398 30000 62761 92761 76398 6035 6035 0 403 403 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a Line 1a Explanation - 2.Powers of Executive Committee: a.The Executive Committee shall have the power to appoint such subordinate officers (which subordinate officers shall not include the President, Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer), employees or agents, as may be necessary in its judgment of the conduct of the business of the Organization, and designate their titles and compensations, if any. b.To the extent permitted by law, the Executive Committee shall have and may exercise all powers and authority of the Board of Directors, except the powers prohibited under Article V., Section A.4. 1.The Board shall authorize and define the powers and duties of all standing and special committees. Committee appointments and chairs of such committees shall be at the will and pleasure of the President and in no event shall exceed the term of the appointing president. The President of the Organization is an ex-officio member of all Organization Committees without vote. 2.It shall be the function of the Committees to make investigations, conduct studies and hearings, make recommendations to the Board of Directors and to carry on such activities as may be delegated by the Board. 3.No Committees shall take or make public any formal action or make public any resolution or in any way commit the Organization on a question or policy without first receiving approval of the Board of Directors. 4.No Committees shall: a.Authorize distributions; b.Approve or recommend to members dissolution, merger or the sale, pledge or transfer of all or substantially all of the Organizationb Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 Line 6 explanation - MEMBERSHIP: Any business or individual holding a U.S. Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau issued Brewers Notice and a Vermont License to Manufacture Malt Beverages issued by the Vermont Department of Liquor Control shall be eligible to apply for membership in the Organization (each, a b Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a Line 7a explanation - Each Member in good standing is entitled to one vote in any election, referendum, or membership meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Line 11b Explanation - Review will be conducted by the Executive Director Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c annual review at the board meeting Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Documents available to the public upon request and on the Guidestar website.