Nonprofit · EIN 03-0307864
VERMONT COMMITTEE FOR AIDS RESOURCES EDUCATION & SERVICES
Also known as VERMONT C A R E S
Tax-exempt · BURLINGTON, VT 05402
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,766,569 | $1,743,220 | $23,349 | $985,592 | $608,410 | $377,182 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,540,653 | $1,537,985 | $2,668 | $776,120 | $422,287 | $353,833 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,404,921 | $1,283,304 | $121,617 | $898,551 | $572,699 | $325,852 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,665,556
- of which government grants
- $1,616,549
- Program service revenue
- $24,400
- Investment income
- $17,350
- Net income from fundraising events
- $7,347
- Net income from gaming
- $27,366
- Other revenue
- $59,263
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $201,548
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $96,055
- Other salaries and wages
- $583,737
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $892,584
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $12,586
- Occupancy
- $102,849
- Travel
- $32,589
- Depreciation
- $77,376
- Program services (functional)
- $1,704,682
- Management and general (functional)
- $38,467
- Fundraising (functional)
- $71
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $776,120
- Total assets, end of year
- $985,592
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $608,410
- Net assets, end of year
- $377,182
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $212,477
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $347,182
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $30,000
- Gross receipts
- $1,793,795
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 65
- Year formed
- 1986
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHELSEY BRANHAM | E.D. Officer | 40 | $0 | $11,267 |
| JEN LYON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG DESAUTELS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WYATT SHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONNY GREINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY ARTHUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER MCGEELEFT APRIL 2025 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX FIGUEROALEFT MAY 2025 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THERESA VEZINA | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $87,252 | $12,509 |
| JEN LYON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD GRENIER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG DESAUTELS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WYATT SHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER MCKEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE MAGEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY AURTHUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX FIGUEROA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THERESA VEZINA | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $73,206 | $11,268 |
| GREG DESAUTELS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN LYON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD GRENIER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WYATT SHAW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER MCKEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE MAGEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY AURTHUR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY RAHN LEFT NOVEMBER 2022 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BHUTTU MATHEWS LEFT JANUARY 2023 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 5248, BURLINGTON, VT 05402-5248
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MELISSA FARR, PO BOX 5248, BURLINGTON, VT 05402
- Signed the 990
- MELISSA FARR, E.D.
- Phone
- (802) 863-2437
- Website
- WWW.VTCARES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JMM & ASSOCIATES PC
Mission
TO PROVIDE LIFE-SAVING HARM REDUCTION SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCES TO VERMONTERS AFFECTED BY HIV, HEPATITIS C, AND SUBSTANCE USE BY INCREASING ACCESS TO CARE, REDUCING SOCIAL STIGMAS, AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS.
Program accomplishments
- HIV SERVICES- VERMONT CARES PROVIDES HIV CARE AND SUPPORT TO VERMONTERS LIVING WITH HIV THROUGH MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE, HOUSING SUPPORT, NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER SERVICES THAT HELP TO MAINTAIN OVERALL WELLBEING OF THOSE WE SERVE. WE ALSO PROVIDE HIV PREVENTION SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE ACCESS TO FREE SAFER SEX SUPPLIES, FREE HIV TESTING AND COMMUNITY BASED EVENTS AND EDUCATION FOR AREA SCHOOLS, ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. CLIENT ASSISTANCE- VERMONT CARES PROVIDES EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AND TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND AT RISK OF HIV.Expenses $750,487 · grants $201,548 · revenue $24,400
- HARM REDUCTION SERVICES- VERMONT CARES PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF HARM REDUCTION SERVICES THROUGH BOTH SITE-BASED AND MOBILE SERVICE MODELS WHICH INCLUDE SAFE SYRINGE ACCESS, SYRINGE DISPOSAL, OVERDOSE PREVENTION, WOUND CARE PREVENTION, LOW BARRIER ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER BASIC LIFE NEEDS SUPPORT. THROUGH OUR STATEWIDE MOBILE PROGRAM WE ARE REACHING VERMONTERS IN UNDERSERVED RURAL PARTS OF THE STATE WHERE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS A BARRIER TO ACCESS. WE ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATION ON HARM REDUCTION AND OVERDOSE PREVENTION TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, MEDICAL PROVIDERS, EMS PROVIDERS, SCHOOLS AND MORE.Expenses $954,195
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 03-0307864
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G81Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $985,592
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,793,795
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,766,569 | $1,743,220 | $985,592 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,540,653 | $1,537,985 | $776,120 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,404,921 | $1,283,304 | $898,551 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,143,619 | $1,079,364 | $231,799 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | 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 03-0307864).
Questions about VERMONT COMMITTEE FOR AIDS RESOURCES EDUCATION & SERVICES
- What is the EIN of VERMONT COMMITTEE FOR AIDS RESOURCES EDUCATION & SERVICES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VERMONT COMMITTEE FOR AIDS RESOURCES EDUCATION & SERVICES is 03-0307864.
- Is VERMONT COMMITTEE FOR AIDS RESOURCES EDUCATION & SERVICES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Are donations to VERMONT COMMITTEE FOR AIDS RESOURCES EDUCATION & SERVICES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VERMONT COMMITTEE FOR AIDS RESOURCES EDUCATION & SERVICES 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 COMMITTEE FOR AIDS RESOURCES EDUCATION & SERVICES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VERMONT COMMITTEE FOR AIDS RESOURCES EDUCATION & SERVICES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VERMONT COMMITTEE FOR AIDS RESOURCES EDUCATION & SERVICES?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MELISSA FARR.
- Who are the officers and directors of VERMONT COMMITTEE FOR AIDS RESOURCES EDUCATION & SERVICES?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 8 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does VERMONT COMMITTEE FOR AIDS RESOURCES EDUCATION & SERVICES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,766,569, expenses of $1,743,220 and total assets of $985,592 at year end.
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