Groundworks Collaborative Inc
Groundworks Collaborative, inc. Provides emergency shelter, housing assistance & a food shelf for homeless persons.
Groundworks Collaborative Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $4,743,800
- +16.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $4,552,920
- +41.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $39,071
- +53.7% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,027,061
- +15.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Groundworks Collaborative Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $102K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Groundworks Coll Foundation Brattleboro, VT | Capital Contribution | $102,221 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,743,800 | $4,552,920 | $4,027,061 | — | — | $39,071 |
| 2024 | $4,056,501 | $3,209,992 | $3,485,787 | — | — | $25,421 |
| 2023 | $4,304,553 | $3,352,174 | $3,439,176 | — | — | $22,340 |
| 2022 | $4,390,172 | $2,824,385 | $2,810,611 | — | — | $26,640 |
| 2021 | $4,352,633 | $4,120,830 | $2,651,952 | $102,221 | 1 | $12,225 |
| 2020 | $2,824,691 | $2,546,004 | $1,756,245 | — | — | $4,823 |
| 2019 | $1,981,705 | $2,197,064 | $1,605,383 | — | — | $4,887 |
About Groundworks Collaborative Inc
Based on IRS filings
Groundworks Collaborative Inc is a public charity, based in Brattleboro, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $39K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Groundworks Collaborative Inc is led by Libby Bennett, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 2 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Libby Bennett
Executive Director
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$70K (2024) → $101K (2025)
Jon Hoover
Executive Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$87K (2025)
Peter Elwell
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ra Vandyk
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Fischer
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Candice Taylor
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Caz Clark
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Chris Dougherty
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Laura Chapman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Kiendl
Secretary
Secretary → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Charkey
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jacob Smith
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Ann Fielder (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Bruce Berg (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Craig Hammond (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Drew Gradinger (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Rita Ramirez (2019–2024) — President
- Former: Sara Ryan (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Stephanie Huestis (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Charlie Raubicheck (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Imogene Drakes (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Charlene Galarneau (2024) — Director
- Former: Connie Snow (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Joshua Davis (2021–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Andrew Shepard (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jody Mattulke (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Greg Moschetti (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Chad Farnum (2019) — President
- Former: Meg York (2019) — Director
- Former: Peter Case (2019) — Director
- Former: Thomas Zopf (2019) — Director
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 $101K, to Libby Bennett (Executive Dir.). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Groundworks Collaborative Inc
How large is Groundworks Collaborative Inc?
Groundworks Collaborative Inc reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.6M.
Where does Groundworks Collaborative Inc operate?
Groundworks Collaborative Inc has awarded grants in Vermont.
What is Groundworks Collaborative Inc's EIN?
Groundworks Collaborative Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0267404. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 9, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
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