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Outright Vermont

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Burlington, VT501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 03-0323843Revenue $3.7M in FY2024

On file with the IRSoutrightvt.orgPo Box 5235, 05402-5235 · Burlington, VTTax-exempt since Jul 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of Outright Vermont is to build a Vermont where all LGBTQ+ youth have hope, equity and power.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 85 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $584K a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$225K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.7M
+100% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$4.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$3.7M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +36%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$733K
FY2021$907K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$4.1M
FY2024▲ +58%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$4.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1993.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.8M Management & general 8% · $185K Fundraising 12% · $276K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Dana Kaplan
Executive Director
$118,611Pt VII · Sec A
Amanda Wong
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jordan Young
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Reese Kelly
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lesli Blount
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dana Kaplan’s $119K as Executive Director is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 433 $1–10M public safety & disaster nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dana Kaplan$118,611$92,130$82,638$76,414$74,213

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering LGBTQ+ youth with hope, equity, and power in Vermont.

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1 program · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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See schedule oas outlined in our theory of change, outright vermont fulfills its mission by focusing on the following general areas: helping youth discover themselves and supportive peer connections, strengthening families, transforming schools, communities, and SYSTEMS.SPECIFIC program activities include:-social and support programs for…

$1.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Nah FoundationFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Investment incomeLn 3$44K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$185K
Fundraisingcol D$276K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$300K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$109K
Investment incomeLn 3$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$563K
SavingsLn 2$1.5M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Other assetsLn 15$31K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 685
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$2.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$721K$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.8M$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$216K$225K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$4.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$135K$54K$27K$54K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$849K$52K$99K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$29K$24K$1K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$167K$139K$10K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$83K$67K$6K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$17K$14K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$333K$277K$14K$42K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$58K$42K$4K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$62K$23K$35K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$36K$27K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$66K$60K$4K$2K
TravelLn 17$82K$75K$2K$5K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$27K$2K$901
InsuranceLn 23$36K$32K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$82K$63K$5K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.8M$185K$276K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.7M$2.2M$1.5M$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.6M$223K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.2M$114K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$907K$488K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$733K$598K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,733,729 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,729,813$3,578,212
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $126,647$109,126
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,180$43,760
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,100$2,631
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,869,740$3,733,729
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $986,904$1,415,126
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $660,220$818,403
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,647,124$2,233,529
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $222,616$1,500,200
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,733,729 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$300,208
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,278,004
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,578,212
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $109,126$109,126
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $43,760$43,760
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,875$1,875
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $756$756
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $109,882 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $45,635$3,733,729
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,233,529 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,289 · Management $27,072 · Fundraising $53,999$135,360
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $849,179 · Management $52,264 · Fundraising $99,230$1,000,673
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $24,353 · Management $1,480 · Fundraising $2,951$28,784
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $139,108 · Management $9,603 · Fundraising $18,353$167,064
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $66,685 · Management $5,651 · Fundraising $10,909$83,245
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $13,812 · Management $1,171 · Fundraising $2,259$17,242
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,079$10,079
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $276,542 · Management $14,432 · Fundraising $42,375$333,349
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $41,627 · Management $3,692 · Fundraising $12,684$58,003
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,796 · Management $34,739 · Fundraising $4,538$62,073
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $27,497 · Management $3,822 · Fundraising $4,235$35,554
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $60,478 · Management $3,987 · Fundraising $1,994$66,459
IX-17 TravelPrograms $75,022 · Management $2,041 · Fundraising $4,804$81,867
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,405$5,405
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,326 · Management $1,802 · Fundraising $901$30,029
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,568 · Management $2,243 · Fundraising $2,163$35,974
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $62,712 · Management $5,378 · Fundraising $14,279$82,369
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,772,994 · Management $184,861 · Fundraising $275,674$2,233,529
Part X · Balance sheet $4,332,661 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,086$562,746
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,411,982$1,487,147
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $550,341$165,096
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,927$10,927
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $720,738$2,075,704
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $29,166$31,041
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,823,240$4,332,661
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $59,834$79,312
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $215,920$225,141
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,274,414$3,837,689
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $332,906$269,831
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,607,320$4,107,520
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,823,240$4,332,661
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,107,520 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,733,729
XI-2 Total expenses$2,233,529
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,500,200
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,607,320
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,107,520

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