Disability Rights Vermont Inc
To promote the equality, dignity, and self-determination of people with disabilities.
Disability Rights Vermont Inc at a glance
In short: Disability Rights Vermont Inc gave $447K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $149K), mostly in Vermont. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $446,604
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $148,868
- -33.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $107,924
- Total assets
- $285,731
- -3.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Vermont (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Disability Rights Vermont Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Vermont Legal Aid Inc ($447K across 3 grants).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 9 (33%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Disability Rights Vermont Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $447K (2025) to $592K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $447K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vermont Legal Aid Inc Burlington, VT | Legal P&A Eligible | $305,725 |
| Vermont Legal Aid Inc Burlington, VT | Legal P&A Eligible | $107,924 |
| Vermont Legal Aid Inc Burlington, VT | Legal P&A Eligible | $32,955 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $285,731 | $1,597,204 | $1,595,279 | $446,604 | 3 |
| 2024 | $295,591 | $1,658,809 | $1,658,666 | $448,065 | 2 |
| 2023 | $373,195 | $1,700,249 | $1,709,902 | $547,040 | 2 |
| 2022 | $306,070 | $1,590,677 | $1,578,457 | $533,878 | 1 |
| 2021 | $299,689 | $1,564,553 | $1,579,007 | $546,241 | 1 |
| 2020 | $331,826 | $1,610,295 | $1,572,368 | $518,398 | 1 |
| 2019 | $256,964 | $1,641,627 | $1,677,410 | $592,091 | 1 |
About Disability Rights Vermont Inc
Based on IRS filings
Disability Rights Vermont Inc is a public charity, based in Montpelier, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $286K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $447K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Disability Rights Vermont Inc is led by Thomas Van Meter, President on every filing since 2024; 1 of 15 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas Van Meter
President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Burchard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Lapoint
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amey Dettmer
Director
Director & P → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle John
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Van Eps
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Emily Mackenzie
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glen Townsend
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kat Baldwin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kilse Ochem
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lindsey St Amour
Executive Di
New on the 2025 filing
37.5 hrs/week
$89K (2025)
Anastasia Douglas
Vice President
Vice President → Vice Prsiden, 2023
Vice Prsiden → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jesse Suter
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kirsten Murphy
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Edward Willard
Member at La
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: James Pontbriand (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Lindsey Owen (2021–2024) — Executive Di
- Former: Marsha Bancroft (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Charlea Baker (2024) — Member at La
- Former: Deb Charlea Baker (2019–2023) — Member-At-La
- Former: Donna Samson-Sprake (2019–2023) — CFO
- Former: Ericka Riel (2019–2023) — Director & P
- Former: Michael Sabourin (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tom Vanmeter (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sarah Launderville (2021–2023) — President
- Former: Jeff Kaplan (2023) — Director
- Former: Carol Warner (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ed Paquin Former (2022) — Executive Di
- Former: David Lacroix (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ed Paquin (2019–2021) — Executive Di
- Former: Robyn Lambert (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: David Gallagher (2021) — Director
- Former: Denise Bailey (2021) — Director
- Former: Sarah Wendell-Launderville (2019–2020) — 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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $89K, to Lindsey St Amour (Executive Di).
Frequently asked questions about Disability Rights Vermont Inc
How much does Disability Rights Vermont Inc give each year?
Disability Rights Vermont Inc gave $447K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $448K across 2 grants.
What is Disability Rights Vermont Inc's typical grant size?
Disability Rights Vermont Inc's median grant in 2025 was $107,924, and its average grant was $148,868, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Disability Rights Vermont Inc give grants?
Disability Rights Vermont Inc gives mostly in Vermont: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Burlington, VT (3 grants).
Does Disability Rights Vermont Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Disability Rights Vermont Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Legal P&A Eligible" (3 grants).
How large is Disability Rights Vermont Inc?
Disability Rights Vermont Inc reported $286K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
What is Disability Rights Vermont Inc's EIN?
Disability Rights Vermont Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0274878. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
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