2026-08-12T11:31:18-05:00 2025-12-31 202153727 SB & COMPANY LLC 10200 GRAND CENTRAL AVE SUITE 250 OWINGS MILLS MD 21117 990 2025-01-01 510187809 VERMONT HUMANITIES COUNCIL VERM 8022622626 11 LOOMIS STREET MONTPELIER VT 05602 CHRISTOPHER KAUFMAN ILSTRUP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8022622626 2026-08-07 1 PAMELA GRAY P01237506 4105840060 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHRISTOPHER KAUFMAN ILSTR 11 LOOMIS STREET MONTPELIER VT 05602 1833885 0 X WWW.VERMONTHUMANITIES.ORG X 1975 VT CONNECT WITH PEOPLE ACROSS VERMONT TO CREATE JUST, VIBRANT, AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES. 17 17 14 17 0 0 2118157 1705838 37500 34905 60844 66145 11466 26997 2227967 1833885 556251 453525 0 0 1027257 944657 0 0 221357 706243 523892 2289751 1922074 -61784 -88189 3178214 3219605 93672 64895 3084542 3154710 USING THE HUMANITIES, WE CONNECT WITH PEOPLE ACROSS VERMONT TO CREATE JUST, VIBRANT, AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, AND TO INSPIRE A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING. 0 0 451041 310785 250 COMMUNITY GRANTS - COMPETITIVE GRANT ROUNDS ARE HELD TO SUPPORT HUMANITIES PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF VERMONT. APPLICATIONS ARE EVALUATED BY A BOARD COMMITTEE. GRANT OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE SEVERAL TIMES PER YEAR. 266161 41540 12550 LECTURE AND DISCUSSION PROGRAMS (INCLUDING SNAPSHOT) - THESE PROGRAMS BRING HUMANITIES PRESENTATION, DISCUSSIONS, AND CONFERENCES TO INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE STATE. EVERY YEAR, SPEAKERS MAKE MORE THAN 150 APPEARANCES AT LOCAL LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, SENIOR CENTERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY SPACES. 671184 101200 22105 HUMANITIES BASED LITERACY PROGRAMS - VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE LITERACY IN VERMONT. PROGRAMS INCLUDE "VERMONT READS" A ONE BOOK ANNUAL STATEWIDE READING, EARLY LITERACY WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS FAMILY LITERACY TRAININGS FOR PARENTS. HUMANITIESCAMPS ARE WEEKLONG SUMMER DAY CAMPS THAT AIM TO STRENGTHEN LITERACY SKILLS AND BUILD POSITIVE PEER GROUPS AND A LOVE OF READING. 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THE PROVISIONS INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE COUNCIL PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. IT IS THE COUNCIL'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. 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