Champlain Housing Trust FY2024 filing

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Burlington, VT501(c)(3)Since 1984HousingEIN 22-2536446Revenue $40.5M in FY2024

On file with the IRSgetahome.org88 King St, 05401-5089 · Burlington, VTTax-exempt since Feb 1985Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Champlain Housing trust's mission statement asserts our primary exempt purpose as follows: cht is a community land Trust that supports the people of northwest vermont and strengthens their communities through the development and stewardship of permanently affordable homes and related community assets.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$948K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17.0M a year · 43% 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
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$948K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $60K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$52.1M
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$40.5M
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$30.7M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$127.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$40.5M
FY2024▼ -19%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$35.7M
FY2021$31.0M
FY2022$41.6M
FY2023$50.2M
FY2024$40.5M
FY2024$55.9M
Expenses
$30.7M
FY2024▲ +20%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$16.4M
FY2021$19.9M
FY2022$21.2M
FY2023$25.7M
FY2024$30.7M
FY2024$39.3M
Net assets
$127.9M
FY2024▼ -10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$88.4M
FY2021$99.1M
FY2022$118.3M
FY2023$141.6M
FY2024$127.9M
FY2024$143.8M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · 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 Feb 1985.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $25.9M Management & general 14% · $4.4M Fundraising 1% · $333K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $948K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$162,189Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$134,986Pt VII · Sec A
$122,377Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Community Relations
$111,247Pt VII · Sec A
Dir.of Resident Services & Homelessness Prevention
$106,227Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Homeownership
$104,445Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$103,831Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Real Estate Development
$102,728Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Monte’s $169K as CEO is at the 29th percentile of top reported officer pay among 676 $10–100M housing 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Monte$169,361$162,189$153,510$137,052$139,481$120,233
Amelia Demetrowitz$142,390$134,986$126,622$119,586$110,459—
Brenda Torpy——$103,173—$137,733$128,291
Cheryl Read$128,064$122,377$116,263$110,223$95,572$79,587
Christopher Donnelly$122,140$111,247$100,737———
Michael Ohler$114,702$106,227————
Miranda Lescaze$111,854$102,728————
Joshua Chant$110,826—————

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

Programs and updates

Develops and manages permanently affordable housing and community facilities to support low- and moderate-income residents in northwest Vermont.

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3 programs · $25.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The organization owns and manages property to provide access to permanently affordable housing for low and moderate income households. The organization also provides a wide range of tenant and resident services to help alleviate homelessness and promote housing and financial stability.

$18.6Mprogram expense
02

The organization is engaged in real estate development, focused on providing affordable housing for low and moderate income households as well as nonprofit community facilities.

$3.9Mprogram expense
03

The organization provides a suite of homeownership services including education to assist with credit, budgeting, home purchase, and post-purchase topics; affordable loans to assist with the purchase or essential repair of homes; and access to affordable home purchases through its signature shared equity program.

$3.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$60K
Grants paid · 51 grants · $5.9M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,069,845
Franklin County IndustrialVT · FY2024$120,000
Millennium Holdings LLCFY2024$49,835
26 East Spring LLCFY2024$49,835
Bouchard & Co LLCFY2024$32,500
265 Boarding House LLCFY2024$30,000
Wish Rehab LLCFY2024$25,000
Jaks Properties LLCFY2024$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,029,500
Bessery Real Estate PartnershipFY2023$105,000
Kplp Properties LLCFY2023$100,000
365 South Main Street LLCFY2023$100,000
55 Fairfield LLCFY2023$70,000
265 Boarding House LLCFY2023$30,000
26 and 29 West Spring LLCFY2023$25,500
Jaks Properties LLCFY2023$25,000
Bouchard & Co LLCFY2023$17,500
Js Real Estate LLCFY2023$16,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$40.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.3M
Money outPt IX
$30.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$25.9M
Managementcol C$4.4M
Fundraisingcol D$333K
Owns and owesPt X
$127.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.4M
Total assetsLn 16$180.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$52.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$15.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.1M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$90K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$18.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.5M
Gains on assetsLn 7$5.0M
Total revenueLn 12$40.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.2M
SavingsLn 2$5.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$9.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$70.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$66.2M
Other assetsLn 15$15.9M
Total assetsLn 16$180.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$52.1M
Net assetsLn 32$127.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5187
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$16.7M$9.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.0M$70.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$79.8M$66.2M
Total assetsLn 16$191.5M$180.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$49.9M$52.1M
Net assetsLn 32$141.6M$127.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$692K$692K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.0M$1.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$545K$545K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9.3M$7.4M$1.7M$149K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$307K$241K$62K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.5M$1.9M$543K$37K
Payroll taxesLn 10$772K$572K$188K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$162K$120K$42K
Accounting feesLn 11c$163K$60K$103K
Investment management feesLn 11f$44K$44K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$681K$642K$32K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$11K$593$3K
Office expensesLn 13$363K$150K$208K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$708K$238K$461K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$5.5M$5.3M$103K$15K
TravelLn 17$224K$111K$114K
InterestLn 20$1.2M$1.1M$48K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.9M$1.9M$16K
InsuranceLn 23$442K$391K$51K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.0M$3.7M$150K$90K
All other expensesLn 24e$251K$209K$42K
Total functional expensesLn 25$30.7M$25.9M$4.4M$333K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Viewing $40.5M$30.7M$9.8M$127.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $50.2M$25.7M$24.5M$141.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $41.6M$21.2M$20.3M$118.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $31.0M$19.9M$11.2M$99.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $35.7M$16.4M$19.2M$88.4M 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 $40,497,603 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $30,896,481$15,045,293
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,980,381$18,646,986
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,313,090$5,273,228
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,768$1,532,096
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $50,180,184$40,497,603
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,630,602$1,721,729
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $11,735,747$13,361,904
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,304,168$15,638,240
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $25,670,517$30,721,873
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,509,667$9,775,730
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $40,497,603 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$89,826
VIII-1e Government grants$3,233,897
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,721,570
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,062,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$15,045,293
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $18,646,986$18,646,986
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $254,808$254,808
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $5,018,420$5,018,420
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$17,200−$17,200
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,549,296$1,549,296
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,196,282 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,256,028$40,497,603
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $30,721,873 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $692,229$692,229
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,029,500$1,029,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $544,697$544,697
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,423,057 · Management $1,697,128 · Fundraising $148,868$9,269,053
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $241,139 · Management $61,604 · Fundraising $4,753$307,496
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,889,028 · Management $542,886 · Fundraising $37,232$2,469,146
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $571,773 · Management $188,470 · Fundraising $11,269$771,512
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $120,287 · Management $42,058$162,345
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $59,980 · Management $103,299$163,279
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $43,922$43,922
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $641,857 · Management $32,356 · Fundraising $6,786$680,999
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,506 · Management $593 · Fundraising $3,102$14,201
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $149,633 · Management $207,831 · Fundraising $6,009$363,473
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $238,090 · Management $460,535 · Fundraising $9,641$708,266
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,345,996 · Management $102,921 · Fundraising $14,859$5,463,776
IX-17 TravelPrograms $110,522 · Management $113,755$224,277
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,148,816 · Management $48,316$1,197,132
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,919,459 · Management $16,303$1,935,762
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $390,744 · Management $51,497$442,241
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,747,420 · Management $149,541 · Fundraising $90,213$3,987,174
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $209,393 · Management $42,000$251,393
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $25,939,429 · Management $4,449,712 · Fundraising $332,732$30,721,873
Part X · Balance sheet $179,961,640 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $12,147,889; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$4,164,558
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,682,139$5,214,035
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $730,023$3,456,772
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,173,650$1,130,578
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $403,548$992,529
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $79,838,587$66,191,616
X-11 Publicly traded securities$9,576,613
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $14,005,227$60,958,650
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $5,790,358$237,196
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $33,895,447$15,891,204
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $191,531,660$179,961,640
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $951,710$3,394,760
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $118,408$196,581
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,474,393$17,059,443
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,930,941$52,094,901
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $114,872,002$99,947,167
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $26,728,717$27,919,572
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $141,600,719$127,866,739
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $191,531,660$179,961,640
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $127,866,739 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$40,497,603
XI-2 Total expenses$30,721,873
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,775,730
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$141,600,719
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,504,826
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$5,024,992
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$19,989,544
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$127,866,739

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