Nonprofit · EIN 51-0163801
VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND INC
Tax-exempt · MONTPELIER, VT 05602
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,507,480 | $1,058,830 | $448,650 | $832,992 | $890,559 | -$57,567 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,305,212 | $990,686 | $314,526 | $1,098,064 | $1,610,163 | -$512,099 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,490,729
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $16,751
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $71,833
- Other salaries and wages
- $554,755
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $843,475
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $93
- Accounting fees
- $2,835
- Occupancy
- $37,143
- Travel
- $24,711
- Depreciation
- $5,248
- Program services (functional)
- $939,167
- Management and general (functional)
- $58,252
- Fundraising (functional)
- $61,411
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,098,064
- Total assets, end of year
- $832,992
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $890,559
- Net assets, end of year
- -$57,567
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $17,274
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$415,752
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $358,185
- Gross receipts
- $1,507,480
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1975
- 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 | 20.03 | $112,000 | $18,537 |
| CREA LINTILHAC | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FALKO SCHILLING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIANNE BARTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB BARTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON ERICKSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL BURNS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 20.03 | $51,074 | $50,926 | $23,895 |
| KATI GALLAGHER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FALKO SCHILLING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIANNE BARTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CREA LINTILHAC | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB BARTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JON ERICKSON | TRUSTEE 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.VPIREF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCSOLEY MCCOY & CO
Mission
IN 1975, THE VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND (VPIREF) WAS ESTABLISHED AS VPIRG'S 501(C)3 OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ARM. VPIREF CONDUCTS INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ON THE TOP CHALLENGES FACING OUR STATE, CRAFTS COMMONSENSE SOLUTIONS, AND MOBILIZES THE PUBLIC THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS THAT AMPLIFY THE VOICE OF EVERYDAY VERMONTERS OVER WELL-MONEYED SPECIAL INTERESTS THAT TOO OFTEN CORRUPT OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES. VPIREF'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
- CLIMATE AND ENERGY:VERMONTERS KNOW THAT WE HAVE A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT OUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL HAVOC THAT FOSSIL FUELS ARE WREAKING. VPIREF AGREES WITH THE MAJORITY OF VERMONTERS WHO WANT TO CUT OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS AND TAKE CONTROL OF OUR ENERGY FUTURE USING CLEAN, RENEWABLE POWER. VPIREF CONDUCTS INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND GRASSROOTS OUTREACH AIMED AT REDUCING OUR CONTINUED RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUELS AND OTHER DIRTY ENERGY, AND INSTEAD DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE USE OF CLEAN, LOCAL, RENEWABLE ENERGY THAT CAN POWER VERMONT'S FUTURE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OIN 2024, VPIREF CONTINUED OUR MAKE BIG OIL PAY CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF MAJOR FOSSIL COMPANIES' CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE, THE LOCAL COSTS OF THAT CHANGE, AND THE FACT THAT THOSE COMPANIES HAVE AVOIDED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY SO FAR. VPIREF ALSO WORKED TO EDUCATE VERMONTERS ON THE NEED TO TRANSITION MORE QUICKLY TO 100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY, AND TO GET MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION BUILT IN VERMONT.Expenses $373,952
- DEMOCRACYVPIREF ACTIVELY SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR DEMOCRACY MORE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT. WE SEEK TO ENSURE THAT ELECTIONS ARE FAIR AND ACCESSIBLE AND ARE COMMITTED TO REDUCING THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF MONEY IN OUR POLITICAL PROCESS.Expenses $45,532
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH:VPIREF WORKS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND OUR ENVIRONMENT FROM THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.Expenses $492,148
- CONSUMER PROTECTION AND MISCELLANEOUSVPIREF SERVES AS A WATCHDOG, PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST WHEN CORPORATIONS ATTEMPT TO PUT PROFITS OVER PEOPLE, AND ENSURING THAT THE POLICIES AND LAWS AIMED AT PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST ARE, IN FACT, ENFORCED.WE ALSO WORK TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ON THE THREATS THEY FACE AND PROVIDE RELEVANT INFORMATION ON WAYS CONSUMERS CAN BETTER PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM SCAMS, ATTACKS AND CORPORATE OVERREACH.Expenses $624
- ZERO WASTE:VPIREF 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, WE RESEARCHED AND DRAFTED A REPORT, RELEASED IN NOVEMBER, THAT IDENTIFIED VARIOUS PLASTIC PRODUCTS TO BE AVOIDED DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND BEYOND.Expenses $26,911
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
- 51-0163801
- 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
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C016)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $832,992
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,507,480
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,507,480 | $1,058,830 | $832,992 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,305,212 | $990,686 | $1,098,064 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $667,207 | $615,546 | $897,255 | 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 51-0163801).
Questions about VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND INC
- What is the EIN of VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND INC is 51-0163801.
- Is VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND 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 AND EDUCATION FUND 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 AND EDUCATION FUND 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 AND EDUCATION FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PAUL BURNS.
- Who are the officers and directors of VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $112,000 (PAUL BURNS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,507,480, expenses of $1,058,830 and total assets of $832,992 at year end.
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