MENTOR Vermont Inc
MENTOR Vermont Inc is a Burlington, Vermont-based public charity that works to strengthen youth mentoring across the state. It provides grants and technical assistance to support existing mentoring programs and help establish new ones.
MENTOR Vermont Inc at a glance
In short: MENTOR Vermont Inc gave $616K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $38K), mostly in Vermont. 6% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $615,516
- -2.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $38,470
- +10.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $32,250
- Total assets
- $218,507
- -18.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 6% first-time grantees (1 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- 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. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to MENTOR Vermont Inc
- How to Apply
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The 2026–2027 cycle’s listed application deadline has passed. For that cycle, the published process included an eligibility form, pre-grant writing meetings, and an application. The 2025–2026 guidelines describe program eligibility and restrictions; they do not establish that those terms apply unchanged to later cycles.
- Review Cycle
- The 2026–2027 application deadline was August 14, 2026 (past).
- Deadline
- The 2026–2027 application deadline was August 14, 2026 (past).
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 103, Burlington, VT 05402
Phone: (802) 658-1888
Website: https://mentorvt.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who MENTOR Vermont Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Everybody Wins Vermont ($95K). Together the top 10 received $550K.
Grant Size Distribution
86 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 65 grants of 86 (76%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
MENTOR Vermont describes its work as serving young people and mentoring programs throughout Vermont. In filing year 2025, all reported grant dollars went to recipients in Vermont.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is MENTOR Vermont Inc open to new grantees?
6%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 16 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $40K. How we count
Medians: $11K first-time, $39K repeat.
- 94% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $356K (2020) to $799K (2021). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $616K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Everybody Wins Vermont Montpelier, VT | General program support | $95,000 |
| King Street Youth Center Burlington, VT | General program support | $76,650 |
| DREAM Program Inc Winooski, VT | General program support | $71,000 |
| The Mentor Connector Rutland, VT | General program support | $69,300 |
| Spectrum Youth & Family Svs Burlington, VT | General program support | $62,466 |
| Mt Abraham Unified School District Bristol, VT | General program support | $45,866 |
| Champlain Valley School Distr Shelburne, VT | General program support | $40,600 |
| Caledonia Central Supervisory Union Danville, VT | General program support | $39,000 |
| Youth First Mentoring- Washington Central Friends of Education Montpelier, VT | General program support | $25,500 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters VT Brattleboro, VT | General program support | $25,000 |
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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 | $218,507 | $1,077,123 | $1,079,448 | $615,516 | 16 | $3,860 |
| 2024 | $268,890 | $1,131,401 | $1,079,787 | $627,983 | 18 | $56 |
| 2023 | $197,735 | $880,086 | $901,775 | $434,825 | 15 | $872 |
| 2022 | $254,588 | $965,179 | $1,089,915 | $682,838 | 18 | $119 |
| 2021 | $324,953 | $1,134,106 | $1,088,305 | $798,805 | 19 | $149 |
| 2020 | $288,108 | $670,775 | $575,723 | $355,904 | 18 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
MENTOR Vermont’s mission is to “lead, expand, and strengthen the mentoring movement, building capacity to make high-quality relationships accessible to all young people.” Its stated focus areas are Centering Quality, Enhancing Public Will, Advancing the Mentoring Mindset, and Increasing Sustainable Investment in Mentoring. Activities described for these areas include training and technical assistance, promoting evidence-based practices, broadening community participation in mentoring, raising public awareness, and securing resources for mentoring programs.
The Vermont Mentoring Grants support nonprofits and schools with established youth mentoring programs in Vermont, and may also support the implementation phase of new programs. The 2025–2026 grant guidelines describe eligible programs as peer-based or youth-adult, with one-to-one matches, mentees ages 5–22, at least 25 weeks of programming annually, and active work on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The guidelines also call for programs to follow mentoring best practices and participate in the National Quality Mentoring System.
Grantees’ missions illustrate the range of organizations supported. Everybody Wins Vermont says it helps children love to read and connects them with community. The Mentor Connector says it aims to ensure Rutland County youth feel valued and supported. Windsor County Mentors says its mission is to create and support relationships between caring adults and youth.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, MENTOR Vermont reported 16 grants totaling $615,516. Grant amounts ranged from $5,034 to $95,000, with a median of $32,250. All reported grant dollars went to Vermont recipients.
Among the largest 2025 awards were $95,000 to Everybody Wins Vermont, $76,650 to King Street Youth Center, $71,000 to DREAM Program Inc, $69,300 to The Mentor Connector, and $62,466 to Spectrum Youth & Family Services. The filing lists the purposes of these grants as general program support. MENTOR Vermont’s website separately reports providing $659,700 in direct financial support to 20 mentoring agencies in 2024–2025.
The 2025–2026 grant process included an eligibility form, pre-grant writing meetings, and a grant application. That cycle is past. The website’s timeline for the 2026–2027 cycle lists an August 14, 2026 application deadline, which has also passed as of September 28, 2026. The available 2025–2026 guidelines describe a grant year for programs operating in Vermont; they also say programs still in planning or startup with no implementation planned during that grant year should contact MENTOR Vermont about planning assistance and possible funding support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Beth Perlongo as president; Joshua Jarvis as secretary; Amy Spector as treasurer; and Andrea Haddad, Alice Urban, Phillip Foy, Marissa Barbieri, Mona Abdelghani, Katherine Bielawa Stamper, and Kellie Bosenberg as directors.
MENTOR Vermont Inc is led by Chad I Butt, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chad I Butt
Executive Director
On filings since 2020
37.5 hrs/week
$81K (2020) → $80K (2025)
Beth Perlongo
President
Treasurer → Director, 2024
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrea Haddad
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alice Urban
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marissa Barbieri
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mona Abdelghani
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phillip Foy
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Bielawa Stamper
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kellie Bosenberg
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Jarvis
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Spector
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Chris Hultquist (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Nate Formalarie (2020–2024) — President
- Former: Christine Ariemma (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Vijay Desai (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Kimberley Diemond (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Dunbar (2020–2022) — Secretary Former
- Former: Gabriella Tufo Strouse (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sarah Caliendo (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Pam Quinn (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $80K, to Chad I Butt (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about MENTOR Vermont Inc
How much does MENTOR Vermont Inc give each year?
MENTOR Vermont Inc gave $616K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $628K across 18 grants.
What is MENTOR Vermont Inc's typical grant size?
MENTOR Vermont Inc's median grant in 2025 was $32,250, and its average grant was $38,470, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from MENTOR Vermont Inc that year got $11K on average.
Where does MENTOR Vermont Inc give grants?
MENTOR 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 (2 grants) and Montpelier, VT (2 grants).
Does MENTOR Vermont Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of MENTOR Vermont Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are MENTOR Vermont Inc's largest grantees?
MENTOR Vermont Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Everybody Wins Vermont ($95,000), King Street Youth Center ($76,650) and DREAM Program Inc ($71,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 39% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is MENTOR Vermont Inc?
MENTOR Vermont Inc reported $219K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
What does MENTOR Vermont Inc fund?
MENTOR Vermont’s mission is to “lead, expand, and strengthen the mentoring movement, building capacity to make high-quality relationships accessible to all young people.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from MENTOR Vermont Inc?
The 2026–2027 cycle’s listed application deadline has passed. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is MENTOR Vermont Inc's EIN?
MENTOR Vermont Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0658483. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). MENTOR Vermont Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/mentor-vermont-inc-morg_081837771f024f5282569ad77a9f7523
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