Nonprofit · EIN 03-0228267
VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC
Tax-exempt · MONTPELIER, VT 05602
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,373,523 | $1,989,634 | -$616,111 | $1,486,274 | $37,813 | $1,448,461 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,503,442 | $1,858,428 | -$354,986 | $2,111,159 | $46,587 | $2,064,572 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,360,336
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $10,172
- Net rental income
- $434
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$823
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $3,404
- Other revenue
- $3,015
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $500,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $58,703
- Other salaries and wages
- $833,515
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,205,597
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $176
- Accounting fees
- $3,588
- Occupancy
- $57,453
- Travel
- $34,358
- Depreciation
- $10,653
- Program services (functional)
- $1,375,131
- Management and general (functional)
- $420,853
- Fundraising (functional)
- $193,650
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,111,159
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,486,274
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $37,813
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,448,461
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $25,249
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,441,804
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,657
- Gross receipts
- $1,377,498
- Employees
- 107
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- VT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL BURNS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 19.97 | $112,000 | $18,537 |
| CHRIS MILLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG NOONAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIANNE BARTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AIKO SCHAEFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY ORGAIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BIFF MITHOEFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA GONZALES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW HUDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUANE PETERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EMMA HUVOS | TRUSTEE (END 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KANIKA GANDHI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATHEW RUBIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM QUINN HOUSTON | TRUSTEE (END 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIKO BEDROSIAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTIN WARNER | TRUSTEE (START 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATIE ERBE | TRUSTEE (START 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIA MOORE | TRUSTEE (START 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL BURNS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 19.97 | $50,926 | $51,074 | $23,895 |
| ANNA SEUBERLING | PRESIDENT (END 09/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS MILLER | PRESIDENT (START 11/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN DUGGAN | SECRETARY (END 02/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MEG NOONAN | SECRETARY (START 11/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIANNE BARTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| AIKO SCHAEFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY ORGAIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BIFF MITHOEFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA GONZALES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW HUDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DUANE PETERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EMMA HUVOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KANIKA GANDHI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MATHEW RUBIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM QUINN HOUSTON | TRUSTEE (START 09/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TIKO BEDROSIAN | TRUSTEE (START 09/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDSEY LEFEVRE-JONES | TRUSTEE (END 06/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9 BALDWIN ST, MONTPELIER, VT 05602-2970
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAUL BURNS, 9 BALDWIN STREET, MONTPELIER, VT 05602
- Signed the 990
- PAUL BURNS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (802) 262-3742
- Website
- WWW.VPIRG.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCSOLEY MCCOY & CO
Mission
FOUNDED IN 1972, THE VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP (VPIRG) IS THE LARGEST NONPROFIT CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN VERMONT. FOR FIVE DECADES, VPIRG HAS BROUGHT THE VOICES OF EVERYDAY VERMONTERS TO PUBLIC POLICY DEBATES CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH CARE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND DEMOCRACY. VPIRG'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.
Program accomplishments
- GENERAL MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: AS THE LARGEST MEMBERSHIP-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSUMER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE, VPIRG PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES ON OUR CAMPAIGNS AND RELATED ISSUES TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS ANNUALLY. VPIRG CONTINUES TO SERVE AS THE GO-TO RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS TO LEARN ABOUT PUBLIC INTEREST POLICY ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD ON ISSUES AT CRITICAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.Expenses $395,873
- CLIMATE AND ENERGY:OUR CLIMATE & ENERGY WORK IS DRIVEN BY THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE MUST DECARBONIZE BOTH VERMONT AND THE NATION, AND THAT EVERYONE DESERVES ACCESS TO CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION. BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS CONTRIBUTING TO RURAL, BIPOC, AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES BEING LEFT BEHIND IN THIS TRANSITION IS A CORE PART OF OUR EFFORTS.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OIN 2024, VPIRG PRESSED TO HOLD THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DAMAGE IT HAS CAUSED TO VERMONT RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE. VPIRG ALSO SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO UPDATE VERMONT'S CLEAN ELECTRICITY REQUIREMENTS WITH ONE OF THE STRONGEST RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS IN THE NATION.Expenses $600,080 · grants $369,998
- DEMOCRACY:VPIRG ACTIVELY SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR DEMOCRACY MORE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT. WE SEEK TO ENSURE THAT ELECTIONS ARE FAIR AND ACCESSIBLE, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO REDUCING THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF MONEY IN OUR POLITICAL PROCESS.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OIN 2024, VPIRG SUPPORTED EFFORTS STATEWIDE THAT WOULD REDUCE THE INFLUENCE OF CORPORATIONS IN OUR ELECTIONS, INCREASE TRANSPARENCY FROM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF TRADITIONALLY DISENFRANCHISED INDIVIDUALS, AND IMPROVE THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY PROCESS IN THE STATE BY ADOPTING RANKED CHOICE VOTING.Expenses $137,057 · grants $31,816
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHVPIRG WORKS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND OUR ENVIRONMENT FROM THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS THAT VERMONTERS ARE OFTEN EXPOSED TO IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. IN 2024, VPIRG SUCCESSFULLY HELPED TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO PROTECT POLLINATORS IN VERMONT BY PHASING OUT THE USE OF TOXIC NEONIC PESTICIDES. WE ALSO PRESSED SUCCESSFULLY FOR NEW LEGISLATION TO PROTECT VERMONTERS FROM PFAS TOXINS IN A WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS INCLUDING COSMETICS, MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS, TEXTILES, AND MORE.Expenses $156,620 · grants $67,758
- ZERO WASTE VPIRG 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, VPIRG CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE MODERNIZATION OF VERMONT'S POPULAR BOTTLE BILL PROGRAM. WE ALSO FOCUSED SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION ON THE PROBLEM OF PLASTIC POLLUTION, AIMED PRIMARILY AT REDUCING THE QUANTITY AND TOXICITY OF PLASTICS, PARTICULARLY SINGLE-USE PLASTICS.Expenses $49,812 · grants $30,428
- HEALTH CARE REFORM AND MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMSVPIRG WORKS TO REFORM OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SO THAT IT PROVIDES ALL VERMONTERS ACCESS TO QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE WHEN THEY NEED IT. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ADVANCING POLICIES THAT ENSURE NO VERMONTER EVER HAS TO DECIDE BETWEEN RECEIVING A PAYCHECK OR CARING FOR A LOVED ONE.Expenses $3,297
- CONSUMER PROTECTIONVPIRG SERVES AS A WATCHDOG, PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST WHEN CORPORATIONS ATTEMPT TO PUT PROFITS OVER PEOPLE, AND ENSURES THAT THE POLICIES AND LAWS THAT WE DO PASS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC INTEREST ARE, IN FACT, ENFORCED. IN RECENT YEARS, VPIRG'S CONSUMER PROTECTION PROGRAM HAS PLACED A SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON WORKING FOR POLICIES THAT PROTECT CONSUMERS IN THE DIGITAL SPACE. IN 2024, VPIRG SUPPORTED COMPREHENSIVE CONSUMER DATA PRIVACY LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN VERMONT CONSUMERS GREATER CONTROL OVER IF AND HOW COMPANIES USE THEIR SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION. WE ALSO SUPPORTED FAIR REPAIR LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS TO PROVIDE FARMERS AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR PROVIDERSON FAIR AND REASONABLE TERMSACCESS TO THE PARTS, TOOLS AND INFORMATION NECESSARY TO FIX THEIR EQUIPMENT.Expenses $32,392
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 03-0228267
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,486,274
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,377,498
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,373,523 | $1,989,634 | $1,486,274 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,503,442 | $1,858,428 | $2,111,159 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,461,332 | $1,746,514 | $2,460,530 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 03-0228267).
Questions about VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC
- What is the EIN of VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC is 03-0228267.
- Is VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1973.
- Are donations to VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PAUL BURNS.
- Who are the officers and directors of VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $112,000 (PAUL BURNS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,373,523, expenses of $1,989,634 and total assets of $1,486,274 at year end.
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