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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 26 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
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $690K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $122K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$179K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$879K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$729K
FY2021$763K
FY2022$924K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -40%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$725K
FY2021$762K
FY2022$887K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$879K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$354K
FY2021$459K
FY2022$495K
FY2023$593K
FY2024$694K
FY2025$879K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1985.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $1.4M Management & general 1% · $22K Fundraising 4% · $60K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $69K 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 Director
$68,779Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Meghan O'Rourke’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Meghan O'Rourke$68,779$61,846$56,643——
Lauren-Glenn Davitian———$42,350$42,908

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 15aNo

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3 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Vermont Language Justice Project VLJP advances language access for Vermonters with Limited English Proficiency LEP through partnerships, technical assistance, and regular production and distribution of essential public health information in audio/video formats translated to 16 languages, including English.

$640Kprogram expense
02

Town Meeting TV is a 24-hour government access channel serving cable subscribers in Chittenden County, Vermont. Town Meeting TV provides coverage of municipal meetings, legislative events, notable speakers, press conferences, nightly live call-in shows and comprehensive election coverage.

$634Kprogram expense
03

CCTV Productions produces video event coverage and documentary programs for nonprofit organizations for the purpose of public education and community outreach.

$107Kprogram 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 · FY2024
See all 4 funders →
Grants paid · 23 grants · $955K · 2023–2023
The Media FactoryVT · FY2023$45,000
Okemo Valley Tv CorpVT · FY2023$45,000
Northeast Access CommitteeVT · FY2023$45,000
Kingdom Access TelevisionVT · FY2023$45,000
Woodstock Community TvVT · FY2023$35,000
Windsor Area Communtiy TelevisionFY2023$35,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$485K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$879K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$152K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$485K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$152K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$152K
Accounts receivableLn 4$62K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$348
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$690K
Other assetsLn 15$152K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K
Net assetsLn 32$879K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 660
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K$152K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$432K$690K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$919K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$225K$179K
Net assetsLn 32$694K$879K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$15K$47K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$658K$544K$100K$14K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$185K$125K$55K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$362K$358K$3K$600
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K$29$454
Office expensesLn 13$2K$243$2K$352
Information technologyLn 14$5K−$95$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$72K$53K$12K$7K
TravelLn 17$11K$8K$1K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$250K−$230K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$26$1K$768
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.4M$22K$60K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 4, 2026 $1.6M$1.5M$183K$879K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 3, 2025 $2.5M$2.4M$98K$694K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 $1.8M$1.7M$95K$593K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 9, 2023 $924K$887K$36K$495K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 9, 2022 $763K$762K$714$459K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 29, 2021 $729K$725K$4K$354K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,644,963 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,151,810$1,143,687
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $365,248$485,407
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,197$15,869
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,537,255$1,644,963
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $960,621$914,350
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,478,438$547,935
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,439,059$1,462,285
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $98,196$182,678
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,644,963 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$599,302
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$544,385
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,143,687
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $485,407$485,407
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $15,869$15,869
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $485,407 · Excluded from tax $15,869$1,644,963
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,462,285 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,324 · Management $46,611 · Fundraising $9,302$71,237
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $544,452 · Management $99,935 · Fundraising $13,567$657,954
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $125,469 · Management $55,281 · Fundraising $4,409$185,159
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,664$14,664
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,750$9,750
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $357,894 · Management $3,028 · Fundraising $600$361,522
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,675 · Management $29 · Fundraising $454$8,158
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $243 · Management $1,518 · Fundraising $352$2,113
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms −$95 · Management $5,180$5,085
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,418 · Management $12,252 · Fundraising $6,580$72,250
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,487 · Management $1,349 · Fundraising $1,467$11,303
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,227$5,227
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,333$3,333
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,569$10,569
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $249,523 · Management −$229,937 · Fundraising $22,576$42,162
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26 · Management $1,005 · Fundraising $768$1,799
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,380,413 · Management $21,797 · Fundraising $60,075$1,462,285
Part X · Balance sheet $1,058,544 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $197,148$151,704
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $99,324$61,557
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,014$348
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,110$2,777
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $431,830$690,499
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $183,447$151,659
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $918,873$1,058,544
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $19,513$14,900
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $22,223$12,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $183,447$151,659
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $225,183$179,059
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $693,690$879,485
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $693,690$879,485
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $918,873$1,058,544
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $879,485 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,644,963
XI-2 Total expenses$1,462,285
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$182,678
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$693,690
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,417
XI-7 Investment expenses−$300
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$879,485

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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