Nonprofit · EIN 47-4647183
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS
Tax-exempt · BURLINGTON, VT 05401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $446,201 | $638,492 | -$192,291 | $280,831 | $0 | $280,831 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $839,027 | $882,559 | -$43,532 | $473,122 | $0 | $473,122 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,055,945 | $739,513 | $316,432 | $518,605 | $1,951 | $516,654 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $358,676
- of which government grants
- $212,825
- Program service revenue
- $87,239
- Investment income
- $43
- Other revenue
- $243
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $165,998
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $78,768
- Other salaries and wages
- $112,095
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $214,351
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $18,611
- Travel
- $279
- Program services (functional)
- $551,278
- Management and general (functional)
- $71,062
- Fundraising (functional)
- $16,152
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $473,122
- Total assets, end of year
- $280,831
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $280,831
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $280,831
- Gross receipts
- $446,201
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 2015
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LENA GREENBERG | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $43,134 |
| JESSICA LAPORTE | CO-DIRECTOR THRU AUG 2025 Officer | 20 | $25,472 |
| KATHERINE VESELY | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $10,163 |
| KRYSTAL SANCHEZ | CHAIR AS OF JAN 2025 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MURPHY ROBINSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN GANEY | MEMBER AS OF MARCH 2025 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA MARSHALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNA COLWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DESTINEE PIERCE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JESSICA LAPORTE | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $45,861 |
| LENA GREENBERG | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $31,434 |
| DESTINEE PIERCE | MEMBER AS OF DEC 2024 Trustee or director | 20 | $25,235 |
| SHANDA WILLIAMS | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $20,108 |
| KENYA LAZULI | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MEG FUERST | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN GANEY | MEMBER THRU JUNE 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA MARSHALL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNE COLWELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANA MEJIA | MEMBER THRU SEPT 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANDACE TAYLOR | MEMBER THRU SEPT 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $70,000 |
| JESSICA LAPORTE | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $48,956 |
| MINDY BLANK | CO-DIRECTOR Officer | 20 | $38,195 |
| KENYA LAZULI | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JASON GRIGNON | TREASURER THRU SEPT 2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MEG FUERST | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN GANEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA MARSHALL | TREASURER AS OF SEPT 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOANNE COLWELL | MEMBER AS OF SEPT 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANA MEJIA | MEMBER AS OF DEC 2023 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 122 MAPLE STREET, BURLINGTON, VT 05401-4866
- In care of
- % PEG ELMER HOUGH
- Mailing address (990-N for 2020)
- PO Box 75, Montpelier VT 05601
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LENA GREENBERG, PO BOX 1002, MONTPELIER, VT 05601
- Principal officer (990-N for 2020)
- Amanda Blank, 175 Snowbridge Rd, Barre VT 05641
- Signed the 990
- LENA GREENBERG, CO-DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (802) 232-2093
- Website
- www.gocros.org
- Return prepared by
- TSS ADVISORS LLC
Mission
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS (CROS) IS A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING HUB AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES AND FRAMEWORKS TO HELP COMMUNITIES BUILD LOCAL AND REGIONAL RESILIENCE.
Program accomplishments
- CONSCIOUS HOMESTEAD FUND (CHF) IS A BRANCH OF THE CONSCIOUS HOMESTEAD URBAN FARM AND WHOLENESS RETREAT. CONSCIOUS HOMESTEAD IS COMMITTED TO CO-CREATING A SPACE THAT IS ROOTED IN HEALING OUR ANCESTRAL CONNECTION TO THE LAND WHILE CENTERING WHOLENESS AND LIBERATION. WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT THIS MAGICFULL SPACE IS AVAILABLE AS A RETREAT DEDICATED TO THE REST, NOURISHMENT AND EMPOWERMENT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS.Expenses $244,710 · grants $156,974
- COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS (CROS) IS A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING HUB AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER. WE ARE A FISCAL SPONSOR; A CONNECTOR OF COMMUNITY CARE AND RESILIENCE NETWORKS; AND A CONVENER OF TARGETED COALITION ORGANIZING. OUR WORK AND THAT OF OUR FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS BRINGS INTO VIEW A VISION OF A SAFE AND THRIVING FUTURE FOR VERMONT. IN 2025, CROS COMPLETED AND RELEASED A RESILIENCE HUB TOOLKIT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING LOCAL METHODS FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE. WE FISCALLY SPONSORED 11 PROJECTS THIS YEAR.Expenses $137,430 · revenue $26,408
- THE VERMONT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (VT-EJ) NETWORK BRIDGES OVERBURDENED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH DECISION-MAKERS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATING CONTINUITY BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT, INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, AND SUPPORTING CONTEXT-SENSITIVE COMMUNICATION. THE VT-EJ NETWORK STRATEGICALLY BUILDS ON WORK ADDRESSING LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND DEVELOPS ALLIANCES BETWEEN GRASSROOTS GROUPS IN A HORIZONTAL STRUCTURE. THIS NETWORKED APPROACH ALLOWS US TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN SETTING PRIORITIES AND ESTABLISHING PRACTICES FOR BUILDING CONSENSUS AND ALIGNMENT. THESE PRACTICES CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AS WELL AS INFORM OUR AGENCY ALLIES.Expenses $82,885 · revenue $125
- CROS' FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS ARE SMALL-SCALE, COMMUNITY-LED EFFORTS THAT CONDUCT MISSION-ALIGNED ACTIVITIES.Expenses $86,253 · grants $9,024 · revenue $60,949
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 | 990 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
- 47-4647183
- 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
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief (M12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $280,831
- Income (IRS master file)
- $446,201
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $446,201 | $638,492 | $280,831 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $839,027 | $882,559 | $473,122 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,055,945 | $739,513 | $518,605 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $376,600 | $290,082 | $202,830 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: Amanda Blank | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Amanda Blank | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 47-4647183).
Questions about COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS
- What is the EIN of COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS is 47-4647183.
- Is COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS 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 COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LENA GREENBERG.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $43,134 (LENA GREENBERG, CO-DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $446,201, expenses of $638,492 and total assets of $280,831 at year end.
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