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Pentangle Council on the Arts

Public charity · Grantmaker Woodstock, VT EIN: 03-0237947 Website

Dedicated to providing high quality, affordable arts programming, including movies, theater, youth enrichment and concerts.

Pentangle Council on the Arts at a glance

Total assets
$641,834
+28.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$676,716
+57.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$10,846
+168.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$552,793
+8.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Pentangle Council on the Arts funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Woodstock

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M0 grants2019 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $879K (2022) to $1.6M (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $879K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Town of Woodstock VT Woodstock, VTSave Town Hall$878,559
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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$641,834$676,716$552,793——$10,846
2024$499,338$428,698$508,513——$4,038
2023$592,127$498,544$622,979——$5,410
2022$525,947$1,266,773$1,274,552$878,5591$2,163
2021$510,978$2,082,575$1,825,590$1,620,4721$6,246
2019$184,927$375,141$361,988——$1,454

About Pentangle Council on the Arts

Based on IRS filings

Pentangle Council on the Arts is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Woodstock, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $642K in total assets. Net investment income was $11K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Pentangle Council on the Arts is led by Deborah Greene, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Deborah Greene

    Executive Director

    Executive Di → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $32K (2025)

  • Stuart Matthews

    Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Kristian Preylowski

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Alano Miller

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Conway

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Peirce

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Dillon

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Flaster

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Priscilla Painton

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Tesha Buss

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Alita Wilson

    Former Executive Director

    Executive Director → Executive Di, 2021

    Executive Di → Former Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    $60K (2019) → $38K (2025)

  • Bill Corson

    Secretary

    Trustee → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Jervey

    Treasurer

    Trustee → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Angela Moore (2019–2024) — Former Trustee
  • Former: Kathryn Brickner (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Phil Neuberg (2021–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Tom McCaughey (2021–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Lauran Corson (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Amy Boesky (2021–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Robin Gaby Fisher (2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jill Amato (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Marne Perreault (2021–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Joshua Pauley (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Julie Shoemaker (2019–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Wendy Spector (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Luaran Corson (2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Sarit Melmed (2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Chris Henderson (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Sandy Gilmore (2019) — Trustee
  • Former: Sarit Werner (2019) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Susan Boston (2019) — Treasurer

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

Alita Wilson — Former Executive Director: $38KAlita WilsonFormer Executive Director$38KDeborah Greene — Executive Director: $32KDeborah GreeneExecutive Director$32K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $38K, to Alita Wilson (Former Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Pentangle Council on the Arts

How large is Pentangle Council on the Arts?

Pentangle Council on the Arts reported $642K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $677K.

What is Pentangle Council on the Arts?

Pentangle Council on the Arts is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Woodstock, VT. It holds $642K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Pentangle Council on the Arts operate?

Pentangle Council on the Arts has awarded grants in Vermont.

What is Pentangle Council on the Arts's EIN?

Pentangle Council on the Arts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0237947. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 3, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)

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