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Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse

Public charity · Grantmaker Bennington, VT EIN: 03-0338769 Website

The Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse, (dba Bennington county child advocacy center and special investigations unit), is a multi-disciplinary team which strives to ensure children, families and adults involved in sexual abuse or egregious physical abuse cases receive consistent services from law enforcement, prosecution and protective services; including timely and effectove education andcounseling.

Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse at a glance

In short: Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse reported $60K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$60,000 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-25.0% vs 2024
Total assets
$141,529
-11.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$221,558
+2.5% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$9
-18.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$233,103
-5.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Bennington

How Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2019 to 2022 (+0%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $60K (2019) to $80K (2024). In 2025 it reported $60K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bennington Police Department Bennington, VTLaw Enforcement$60,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$141,529$221,558$233,103$60,000Total only$9
2024$160,635$216,081$246,331$80,000Total only$11
2023$195,627$237,077$214,340$60,000Total only$9
2022$200,532$206,075$254,485$60,0001$10
2021$248,277$268,844$227,752$60,0001$9
2020$220,990$271,776$238,922$60,0001$28
2019$167,843$257,926$256,259$60,0001$36

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse

Based on IRS filings

Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Bennington, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $142K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $60K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $9.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse is led by Jenna Caslin, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jenna Caslin

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $24K (2021) → $60K (2025)

  • Kyle Hoover

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2020

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erica Marthage

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Redlein

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Eyre

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meg Beila

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Megan Amundson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Meghan Gunn

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Phil Doyn

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Bernadette Thompson

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Beth Sausville (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Julie Paglicia (2020–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Alexander Burke (2022–2023) — President
  • Former: Melissa Shea (2022) — Director
  • Former: Christopher Oldham (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Joy Kitchell (2019–2021) — Former Executive Director
  • Former: Stephannie Peters (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Alex Burke (2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Betsy Dunham (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jackie Myers (2019) — President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jenna Caslin — Executive Dir.: $60KJenna CaslinExecutive Dir.$60K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $60K, to Jenna Caslin (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse

How much does Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse give each year?

Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse reported $60K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $80K in grants paid.

How large is Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse?

Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse reported $142K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $222K.

What is Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse?

Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Bennington, VT. It holds $142K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse operate?

Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse has awarded grants in Vermont.

What is Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse's EIN?

Bennington County Association Against Child Abuse's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0338769. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 16, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 25, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 24, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 4, 2024)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 7, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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