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Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Employment, Job-Related / Employment Procurement Assistance, Job Training (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2022 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.64M (2022)

Expenses
$2.03M (2022)

Total Assets
$3.55M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$320k (2022)

Years with missing data
Years with multiple filings
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2010 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,643,002
Expenses
$2,032,232
Net Income
$610,770
Net Assets
$3,231,355
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,133,043
80.7%
Program Services $216,270
8.2%
Investment Income $294,074
11.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$985
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $600
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $124,196
6.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $696,218
34.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,551,574
Total Liabilities $320,219
Net Assets $3,231,355
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ellen Kahler (Executive Di) $111,000 $0 $13,196
Janice St Onge (Director & P) $101,412 $0 $2,760
Nate Hausman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Severinghaus (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Noelle Mackay (Secretary/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Tayt Brooks (Director) $0 $0 $0
Andrea Cohen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Aditi Datta (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dustin Degree (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jean Myung Hamilton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Allison Hooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
Laura Sibilia (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anson Tebbetts (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Scheu Left 63022 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Gilbert Left 6302022 (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,711,550
Expenses
$719,982
Net Income
$991,568
Net Assets
$2,620,585
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,357,929
79.3%
Program Services $125,641
7.3%
Investment Income $226,525
13.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $1,455
0.1%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $57,406
8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $308,566
42.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,791,131
Total Liabilities $170,546
Net Assets $2,620,585
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ellen Kahler (Executive Di) $112,051 $0 $13,538
Nate Hausman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Severinghaus (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robin Scheu (Secretary/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Tayt Brooks (Director) $0 $0 $0
Andrea Cohen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dustin Degree (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Gilbert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Allison Hooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
Noelle Mackay (Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Stevens (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anson Tebbetts (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,507,181
Expenses
$1,812,125
Net Income
-$304,944
Net Assets
$1,629,017
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,216,021
80.7%
Program Services $279,563
18.5%
Investment Income $5,777
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $5,820
0.4%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $125,976
7.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $687,858
38.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,822,065
Total Liabilities $193,048
Net Assets $1,629,017
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ellen Kahler (Executive Di) $101,276 $0 $13,297
Nate Hausman (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Severinghaus (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robin Scheu (Secretary/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Tayt Brooks (Director) $0 $0 $0
Andrea Cohen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dustin Degree (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Gilbert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Allison Hooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
Noelle Mackay (Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Stevens (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anson Tebbetts (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,951,588
Expenses
$1,654,028
Net Income
$297,560
Net Assets
$1,933,961
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,625,117
83.3%
Program Services $252,584
12.9%
Investment Income $69,219
3.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $4,365
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $303
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $113,932
6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $642,561
38.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,146,840
Total Liabilities $212,879
Net Assets $1,933,961
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ellen Kahler (Executive Di) $97,829 $0 $11,977
Ted Brady (Director) $0 $0 $0
Andrea Cohen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dustin Degree (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Gilbert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nate Hausman (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Allison Hooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
Noelle Mackay (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Scheu (Secretary/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Severinghaus (Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Stevens (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Anson Tebbetts (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,657,280
Expenses
$1,708,314
Net Income
-$51,034
Net Assets
$1,636,401
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,243,399
75.0%
Program Services $305,185
18.4%
Investment Income $107,701
6.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $995
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $109,197
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $591,253
34.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,738,911
Total Liabilities $102,510
Net Assets $1,636,401
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ellen Kahler (Executive Di) $97,381 $0 $11,713
Andrea Cohen (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Will Stevens (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robin Scheu (Secretary/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Ted Brady (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Gilbert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nate Hausman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Allison Hooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Martin Severinghaus (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Bill Murray (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nick Richardson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anson Tebbetts (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,489,917
Expenses
$1,581,743
Net Income
-$91,826
Net Assets
$1,687,435
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,380,450
92.7%
Program Services $330,291
22.2%
Investment Income -$220,824
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $108,771
6.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $538,291
34.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,804,308
Total Liabilities $116,873
Net Assets $1,687,435
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ellen Kahler (Executive Di) $95,008 $0 $11,011
Andrea Cohen (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Will Stevens (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robin Scheu (Secretary/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Ted Brady (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Gilbert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nate Hausman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Allison Hooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Martin Severinghaus (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Bill Murray (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nick Richardson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anson Tebbetts (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,512,525
Expenses
$1,301,639
Net Income
$210,886
Net Assets
$1,679,261
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,040,659
68.8%
Program Services $290,530
19.2%
Investment Income $181,336
12.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $103,911
8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $546,066
42.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,774,130
Total Liabilities $94,869
Net Assets $1,679,261
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ellen Kahler (Executive Di) $93,036 $0 $10,596
Nick Richardson (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Will Stevens (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cairn Cross (Secretary/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Andrea Cohen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Gilbert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nate Hausman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Martin Severinghaus (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Bill Murray (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Ross Until Dec 2016 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jared Duval Until Dec 2016 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ted Brady As Of Jan 2017 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Anson Tebbetts As Of Jan 2017 (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Scheu (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,673,719
Expenses
$1,418,482
Net Income
$255,237
Net Assets
$1,558,375
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,500,527
89.7%
Program Services $188,211
11.2%
Investment Income -$15,019
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $107,150
7.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $510,813
36.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,606,376
Total Liabilities $48,001
Net Assets $1,558,375
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Ryan (Vadp Directo) $104,489 $0 $10,490
Ellen Kahler (Executive Di) $97,636 $0 $10,216
Nick Richardson (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Will Stevens (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cairn Cross (Secretary/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Andrea Cohen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Gilbert (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nate Hausman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lucy Leriche (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shelly Martin (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Bill Murray (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Ross (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Scheu (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ed Kiniry Resigned (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,969,887
Expenses
$1,340,154
Net Income
$629,733
Net Assets
$1,303,138
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,403,250
71.2%
Program Services $174,700
8.9%
Investment Income $391,937
19.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $108,513
8.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $526,160
39.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,767,858
Total Liabilities $464,720
Net Assets $1,303,138
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Ryan (Vadp Directo) $100,773 $0 $8,965
Ellen Kahler (Executive Di) $92,718 $0 $9,638
David Lane (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ed Kiniry (Director) $0 $0 $0
Cairn Cross (Secretary/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Lucy Leriche (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nick Richardson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Launder (Director) $0 $0 $0
Will Stevens (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Murray (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Ross (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Scheu (Director) $0 $0 $0
Meg Smith (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,667,204
Expenses
$1,758,633
Net Income
-$91,429
Net Assets
$1,004,324
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,486,974
89.2%
Program Services $170,954
10.3%
Investment Income $9,276
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $101,373
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $524,875
29.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,470,928
Total Liabilities $466,604
Net Assets $1,004,324
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Ellen Kahler (Executive Di) $93,620 $0 $10,669
David Lane (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Ed Kiniry (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Cairn Cross (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dave Marvin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pete Johnson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Launder (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lawrence Miller (Director) $0 $0 $0
William Murray (Director) $0 $0 $0
Chuck Ross (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robin Scheu (Director) $0 $0 $0
Meg Smith (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pat Moulton (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lee Bouyea (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,586,139
Expenses
$2,564,872
Net Income
$21,267
Net Assets
$606,135
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,540,454
98.2%
Program Services $100,044
3.9%
Investment Income $2,803
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue -$57,162
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $95,012
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $432,634
16.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,781,932
Total Liabilities $1,175,797
Net Assets $606,135

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,615,546
Expenses
$1,538,146
Net Income
$77,400
Net Assets
$515,869
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,582,172
97.9%
Program Services $64,935
4.0%
Investment Income $5,181
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue -$36,742
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $85,869
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $297,452
19.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,012,244
Total Liabilities $496,375
Net Assets $515,869

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,529,152
Expenses
$1,360,684
Net Income
$168,468
Net Assets
$286,406
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,513,877
99.0%
Program Services $12,840
0.8%
Investment Income $2,425
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $10
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $246,226
18.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $495,914
Total Liabilities $209,508
Net Assets $286,406

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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