Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Westminster, VT EIN: 03-0216740

Sevca's mission is to partner with individuals and communities to alleviate the hardships of poverty, provide opportunities to grow and thrive, and eliminiate causes of poverty in southeastern Vermont.

Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc at a glance

Total assets
$4,066,382
+9.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$9,687,240
+5.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$38,026
+153.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$8,948,913
-1.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

42 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K2$50–100K7$100–250K8$250–500K5$500K–1M11$1–5M2$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 11 grants of 42 (26%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

States

Cities

BurlingtonNewportRutlandSpringfieldBrattleboroHarwickLondonderryBarreDallasNew HavenVergennesWilmington

How Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc gives

  • Giving fell 99% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M0 grants2019 8 grants2020 14 grants2021 10 grants2022 11 grants2023 7 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $204K (2024) to $18.9M (2021). In 2024 it made 7 grants totaling $204K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Springfield Family Center Inc Springfield, VTVT Everyone Eats Program$67,183
Green Mountain Farm to School Inc Newport, VTVT Everyone Eats Program$61,932
Center for an Agricultural Economy Harwick, VTVT Everyone Eats Program$23,423
Giving Fridge Dallas, TXVT Everyone Eats Program$15,911
Capstone Community Action Barre, VTVT Everyone Eats Program$13,780
Vermont Farmers Market Education Center Inc Rutland, VTVT Everyone Eats Program$11,425
Localvore Inc Burlington, VTVT Everyone Eats Program$10,000
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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$4,066,382$9,687,240$8,948,913——$38,026
2024$3,703,675$9,156,313$9,069,826$203,6547$15,022
2023$4,449,218$17,516,580$17,969,110$8,153,04911$24,927
2022$4,906,529$24,692,531$24,658,157$16,945,35310$1,930
2021$5,861,023$25,645,844$25,629,462$18,892,03814$17,914
2020$4,616,706$7,646,170$7,080,451$1,288,8588$5,373
2019$3,209,009$6,647,171$5,751,213——$12,343

About Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc

Based on IRS filings

Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Westminster, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $38K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc is led by Joshua Davis, Executive Director on every filing since 2024; 3 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joshua Davis

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $124K (2025)

  • Thomas Dougherty

    President

    Interim Vice President → President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Whitney

    Director of Finance

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $31K (2025)

  • Victor Baisley

    Weatherization Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $101K (2025)

  • Mandy Giles

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Camilla Arnold

    Vice President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Johnson

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Cresci

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Couleur

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Kennedy

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Archembault

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Mundahl

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judy Verespy

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leland Wilson

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mimi Yahn

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Thomas

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: Kevin Brennan (2022–2024) — Executive Director - Terminated
  • Former: Ana Mejia (2023–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Kathleen Devlin (2023–2024) — Interim Executive Director
  • Former: Richard Fox (2023–2024) — Director of Finance - Terminated
  • Former: Patricia Acadia (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Nate Stoddard (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Melanie Bradford (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Steve Geller (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Christian Craig (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Laurie Gianturco (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Brandi Garcia (2021–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Margot Holmes (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Tarra Neff (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Amanda Rundle (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Karie Stevens (2019–2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Lisa Chen (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Donald Skekel (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Gladys Collins (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Kathryn Poston (2019) — President
  • Former: Lisa Pitcher (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Timm Harris (2019) — Secretary

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

Joshua Davis — Executive Director: $124KJoshua DavisExecutive Director$124KVictor Baisley — Weatherization Director: $101KVictor BaisleyWeatherization Director$101KLisa Whitney — Director of Finance: $31KLisa WhitneyDirector of Finance$31K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $124K, to Joshua Davis (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc

How large is Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc?

Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc reported $4.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.7M.

What is Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc?

Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Westminster, VT. It holds $4.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc operate?

Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc has awarded grants in Texas, Vermont.

What is Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc's EIN?

Southeastern Vermont Community Action Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0216740. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 2, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 24, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 20, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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