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Vermont Ethics Network INC FY2023 filing

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Montpelier, VT501(c)(3)EducationEIN 03-0336174Revenue $374K in FY2023

On file with the IRSvtethicsnetwork.org61 Elm St, 05602-3258 · Montpelier, VTTax-exempt since Mar 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$133K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $99K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
2
named funders · $5K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$374K
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$0
Net assets
$111K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$374K
FY2023▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$427K
FY2022$471K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$466K
FY2025$579K
Expenses
$0
FY2023▼ -100%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$378K
FY2022$424K
FY2023$0
FY2024$452K
FY2025$570K
Net assets
$111K
FY20230%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$59K
FY2022$111K
FY2023$111K
FY2024$87K
FY2025$96K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1993.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990; $133K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$132,960Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Geri Amori
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Zail Berry MD
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary W Eley
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cindy Bruzzese Mpa’s $121K as Ex. Dir. is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cindy Bruzzese Mpa$120,922$120,107$132,960$107,955$85,338

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

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

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2 programs · $304K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Provides publications, workshops, etc., to hospitals and community groups, i.e. ethical issues in choices about end of life care and related health care decisions.

$304Kprogram expense
02

Provides publications, workshops, etc., to hospitals and community groups, i.e. ethical issues in choices about end of life care and related health care decisions.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Vermont Community FoundationFY2023$5K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$29
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$374K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$374K
Money outPt IX
$0
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$111K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Government grantsLn 1e$199K
Other incomeLn 4–11$374K
Total revenueLn 12$374K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$65K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$111K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $579K$570K$9K$96K 990 PDF
FY2024 $466K$452K$14K$87K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $374K$0$374K$111K 990 PDF
FY2022 $471K$424K$47K$111K 990 PDF
FY2021 $427K$378K$49K$59K 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
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Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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