Montpelier Downtown Community Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Montpelier, VT EIN: 03-0371500

Montpelier Downtown Community Association, doing business as Montpelier Alive, is a public charity based in Montpelier, Vermont. It supports downtown vitality through events and activities, promotion of city businesses, and grantmaking; its 2024 filing also reports grants for flood assistance and recovery and a bike-share project.

Key facts about Montpelier Downtown Community Association

In short: Montpelier Downtown Community Association gave $75K across 12 grants in 2024 (avg $6K), mostly in Vermont. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

EIN
03-0371500
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$75,000
Grants made (2024)
12
Average grant
$6,250
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$298,641
Primary geography
Vermont (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
How to apply
The website directs prospective event grantees to review the program guidelines and apply. Full details ↓
Deadline
April 24, 2026, at 5 p.m.

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026. Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$299K

-15.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$75K

-84.5% YoY

Grant Count

12

-52.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

-67.6% YoY

How Montpelier Downtown Community Association gives

  • 33% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 280% from 2021 to 2024. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The organization’s stated mission is to enhance the quality of life for people who live, work, and visit Montpelier by helping downtown and the adjacent area develop as a vital and diverse community center. Its website says it works with partners to sustain and build on downtown’s community, support events and activities, promote city businesses, contribute to a thriving local economy, and preserve the city’s historic character and sense of place.

Its 2024 grants included flood assistance and recovery for downtown businesses and a bike-share project. The organization also describes an annual Downtown Event Grant Program supporting events in downtown Montpelier. One 2024 grantee, Capstone Community Action, describes its own mission as helping people achieve economic well-being with dignity, strengthening Vermont communities, alleviating poverty, and advocating for economic justice.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2024, the association reported 12 grants totaling $75,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $15,000, with a median of $5,000. Eleven listed grants supported flood assistance and recovery; one supported bike share.

The largest grant was $15,000 to the City of Montpelier for flood assistance and recovery. Other reported grants included $7,000 each to Barre Area Development Inc. and Capstone Community Action for flood assistance and recovery, and $6,000 to the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission for bike share. Seven additional Montpelier recipients received $5,000 each for flood assistance and recovery: Capital Plaza Hotel, Charlie Os World Famous, Ksherpa Diner House, Namaste Indiannepali Kitchen, Pho Capital Inc., Positive Pie Inc., Rabble Rouser, and Rebel Heart Collective.

The website describes a separate Downtown Event Grant Program. Its 2026 cycle offered $5,000 in total, with awards of up to $2,000 for projects taking place on or before April 1, 2027. Applications for that cycle were due April 24, 2026, so the deadline has passed.

Review Cycle

April 24, 2026, at 5 p.m. for the 2026 Downtown Event Grant Program; this deadline has passed.

How to Apply

The website directs prospective event grantees to review the program guidelines and apply. Selected grantees receive event consulting, promotion, and access to equipment and resources.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

All grant dollars reported for filing year 2024 went to recipients in Vermont. The website’s event grant program is for projects taking place in downtown Montpelier.

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MontpelierBarre

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 25 grants2023 12 grants2024

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2022) to $482K (2023). In 2024 it made 12 grants totaling $75K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

City of Montpelier: $15KCity of Montpelier$15KBarre Area Development Inc: $7KBarre Area Development Inc$7KCapstone Community Action: $7KCapstone Community Action$7KCentral Vermont Regional Plan Comm: $6KCentral Vermont Regional PlanComm$6KCapital Plaza Hotel: $5KCapital Plaza Hotel$5KCharlie Os World Famous: $5KCharlie Os World Famous$5KKsherpa Diner House: $5KKsherpa Diner House$5KNamaste Indiannepali Kitchen: $5KNamaste Indiannepali Kitchen$5KPho Capital Inc: $5KPho Capital Inc$5KPositive Pie Inc: $5KPositive Pie Inc$5K

The largest 2024 recipient was City of Montpelier ($15K). Together the top 10 received $65K.

Grant Size Distribution

39 grants across all recorded years

39<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 39 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Montpelier Montpelier, VTFlood Assistance and Recovery$15,000
Barre Area Development Inc Barre, VTFlood Assistance and Recovery$7,000
Capstone Community Action Barre, VTFlood Assistance and Recovery$7,000
Central Vermont Regional Plan Comm Montpelier, VTBike Share$6,000
Capital Plaza Hotel Montpelier, VTFlood Assistance and Recovery$5,000
Charlie Os World Famous Montpelier, VTFlood Assistance and Recovery$5,000
Ksherpa Diner House Montpelier, VTFlood Assistance and Recovery$5,000
Namaste Indiannepali Kitchen Montpelier, VTFlood Assistance and Recovery$5,000
Pho Capital Inc Montpelier, VTFlood Assistance and Recovery$5,000
Positive Pie Inc Montpelier, VTFlood Assistance and Recovery$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2024 $298,641 $820,192 $802,723 $75,000
2023 $354,383 $1,115,609 $1,088,479 $482,469
2022 $170,170 $228,924 $306,612 $6,600

The grant totals correspond to 12 grants in 2024, 25 in 2023, and 1 in 2022.

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$298,641$354,383$170,170
Revenue$820,192$1,115,609$228,924
Expenses$802,723$1,088,479$306,612
Net Investment Income$1,924$1,231$362

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 24, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 17, 2025)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Katherine Trautz as executive director; Scott Van Beck, Ras Moshe Burnett, Jordan Mensah, Todd Daloz, Alec Long, Mitch Yacavoni, and Jen Roberts as directors; Pelin Kohn as an ex officio director; and Ray Mikus as secretary.

Montpelier Downtown Community Association is led by Katherine Trautz, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Katherine Trautz

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $35K (2022) → $78K (2024)

  • Megan McConville

    Chair

    Director → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Van Beck

    Director

    President → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ras Moshe Burnett

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jordan Mensah

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alec Long

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jen Roberts

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mitch Yacavoni

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pelin Kohn

    Executive Officio Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Daloz

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ray Mikus

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joel Dennison

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Director, 2023

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Gwinn

    Vice Chair

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: David Markaw (2020–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Denise Johnson (2020–2023) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Carol Paquette (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Joslyn Wilscheck (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Bonnie Johnson (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Bonnie Johnson-Aten (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Daniel Groberg (2020–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Peter Walke (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Jay Ericson (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Amy Willis (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jessica Turner (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Justin Tease (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Kanika Gandhi (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Nathaniel Hausman (2020) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Katherine Trautz — Executive Director: $78KKatherine TrautzExecutive Director$78K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $78K, to Katherine Trautz (Executive Director).

Contact

Mailing address: 39 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: (802) 223-9604

Frequently asked questions about Montpelier Downtown Community Association

How much does Montpelier Downtown Community Association give each year?

Montpelier Downtown Community Association gave $75K across 12 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $482K across 25 grants.

What is Montpelier Downtown Community Association's typical grant size?

Montpelier Downtown Community Association's median grant in 2024 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,250, across 12 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Montpelier Downtown Community Association give grants?

Montpelier Downtown Community Association gives mostly in Vermont: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Montpelier, VT (10 grants) and Barre, VT (2 grants).

Does Montpelier Downtown Community Association give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on Montpelier Downtown Community Association's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Flood Assistance and Recovery" (11 grants).

Who are Montpelier Downtown Community Association's largest grantees?

Montpelier Downtown Community Association's largest 2024 grantees include City of Montpelier ($15,000), Barre Area Development Inc ($7,000) and Capstone Community Action ($7,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 39% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Montpelier Downtown Community Association?

Montpelier Downtown Community Association reported $299K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $820K.

What does Montpelier Downtown Community Association fund?

The organization’s stated mission is to enhance the quality of life for people who live, work, and visit Montpelier by helping downtown and the adjacent area develop as a vital and diverse community center. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Montpelier Downtown Community Association?

The website directs prospective event grantees to review the program guidelines and apply. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Montpelier Downtown Community Association's EIN?

Montpelier Downtown Community Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0371500. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

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