FOUNDATION FOR A RESILIENT MONTPELIER INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FOUNDATION FOR A RESILIENT MONTPELIER INC

EIN 83-2812482 · Community Foundations (T31)

What they do

OUR MISSION is to ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITYS ABILITY to MAKE VALUABLE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS to IMPROVE THE QUALITY of LIFE for LOCAL RESIDENTS and VISITORS. WE FUND "BRICK and MORTAR" PROJECTS THAT HAVE A LASTING IMPACT IN MONTPELIER and MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE BE FUNDED WITH LIMITED CITY RESOURCES.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $95.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders9 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

82.95%of revenue went to mission work95.5% of expenses · Program services

0.08%of revenue went to fundraising0.1% of expenses

$86.86spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

3.83%of revenue went to management and office costs4.4% of expenses

$6.24in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

91.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$123,740

Mission workProgram services$102,64582.95% of revenue95.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$4,7453.83% of revenue4.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$960.08% of revenue0.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$16,25413.14% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$107,48686.86% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 95.5% mission · 4.4% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.86% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 99.7% mission · 0.2% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.98% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 85.3% mission · 7.0% management · 7.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 150.40% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 96.2% mission · 3.6% management · 0.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 30.11% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 89.4% mission · 8.7% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.62% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 99.2% mission · 0.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.74% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$123,740

Expenses$107,486

Annual surplus $16,254 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$102,645 · 95.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$4,745 · 4.4% of expenses

Fundraising$96 · 0.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$123,740

Expenses$107,486

Assets$671,135

Income$133,732

Contributions$113,051

Mission work (program services)$102,645

Fundraising$96

Grants given$1,276,218

Average grant$16,362

Management and general$4,745

Stocks and bonds$556,928

Accounting fees$4,510

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (9)

BEN DOYLEBOARD MEMBER

ED FLANAGANBOARD MEMBER

JOHN HOLLARBOARD MEMBER

JUSTIN BARNARDBOARD MEMBER

KAREN FREEMANSECRETARY

PAUL COSTELLOVICE CHAIR

SARAH JARVISCHAIR

TIM HENEYTREASURER

TOM GOLONKABOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2019
Location: PO BOX 364, MONTPELIER, VT 05601-0364
County: Washington
In care of: % J PAUL GIULIANI
Primary officer: SARAH JARVIS, CHAIR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@montpelierfoundation.org Phone(802) 223-5191 Officer phone(802) 279-1233

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MUDGETT JENNETT & KROGH-WISNER
NTEE classification: Community Foundations (T31)
IRS tax category: Community Foundations
Grant-giving organization: Yes