Rutland County Child First

Tax-deductible

Rutland, VT501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 05-0516792Revenue $122K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 6822, 05702-6822 · Rutland, VTTax-exempt since Apr 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide a safe and supportive environment to assist victims and their families in the discovery, intervention, treatment, and prevention of Child abuse.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 3 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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FY2025 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $9K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 67% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$122K
-48% vs prior year
Spent
$223K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$79K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$122K
FY2025▼ -48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$257K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$314K
FY2023$325K
FY2024$234K
FY2025$122K
Expenses
$223K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$324K
FY2023$298K
FY2024$208K
FY2025$223K
Net assets
$79K
FY2025▼ -56%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$137K
FY2022$127K
FY2023$153K
FY2024$180K
FY2025$79K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2002.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $202K Management & general 7% · $15K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$56,772Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Nichols’s $57K as Executive Di is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Nichols$56,772—————
Wendy Loomis—$50,346$51,923$54,000$54,000$46,269

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

Helps victims and families heal from and prevent child abuse.

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1 program · $202K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The child first advocacy center (cfac) provides structure as a central agency through which a collaborative response to allegations of child sexual abuse is coordinated. Cfac hosts a multi-disciplinary team who reviews and tracks cases.

$202Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$122K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$116K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$62
Money outPt IX
$223K
Ln 25
Programscol B$202K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$79K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$68K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$116K
Government grantsLn 1e$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$62
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$122K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$68K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$68K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$79K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$160K$68K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$185K$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$180K$79K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K$53K$3K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$40K$37K$2K$796
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$18K$974$389
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$337$135
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$6K$338$338
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K$85$85
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$42K$7K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$223K$202K$15K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $122K$223K−$101K$79K 990 PDF
FY2024 $234K$208K$26K$180K 990 PDF
FY2023 $325K$298K$27K$153K 990 PDF
FY2022 $314K$324K−$10K$127K 990 PDF
FY2021 $300K$283K$17K$137K 990 PDF
FY2020 $257K$267K−$10K$120K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $121,596 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $232,093$116,133
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,755$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $88$62
I-11 Other revenue$5,401
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $233,936$121,596
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $97,358$122,801
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,245$100,087
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $207,603$222,888
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,333−$101,292
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $121,596 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$100,064
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,069
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$116,133
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $62$62
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$5,401
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $62$121,596
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $222,888 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,799 · Management $2,838 · Fundraising $1,135$56,772
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,023 · Management $1,991 · Fundraising $796$39,810
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,110 · Management $974 · Fundraising $389$19,473
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,274 · Management $337 · Fundraising $135$6,746
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,074 · Management $338 · Fundraising $338$6,750
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,530 · Management $85 · Fundraising $85$1,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,287$2,287
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,678$13,678
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,926 · Management $6,902 · Fundraising $2,301$51,129
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,226$2,226
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,846$1,846
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,816$9,816
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,614$5,614
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,041$5,041
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $202,398 · Management $15,311 · Fundraising $5,179$222,888
Part X · Balance sheet $82,984 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $160,205$67,571
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,227$15,413
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $185,432$82,984
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,611$4,455
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,611$4,455
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $179,821$78,529
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $179,821$78,529
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $185,432$82,984
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $78,529 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$121,596
XI-2 Total expenses$222,888
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$101,292
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$179,821
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$78,529

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