The Vermont Children's Alliance

Public charity · Grantmaker Rutland, VT EIN: 27-3145131

To provide support services to local communities and childrens advocacy centers, to service as a resource and to facilitate a network dedicated to coordinated and comprehensive response to child abuse.

The Vermont Children's Alliance at a glance

Total assets
$87,168
+9.9% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$348,564
+49.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$264,970
-2.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Vermont Children's Alliance funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

BarreRutlandSaint Albans

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2020 3 grants2021 3 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $27K (2022) to $34K (2021). In 2022 it made 3 grants totaling $27K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Nusi Saint Albans, VTTechnology & Training$10,413
Child First Advocacy Center Rutland, VTTechnology & Training$8,309
Our House of Central Vermont Barre, VTTechnology & Training$7,957
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$87,168$348,564$264,970——
2024$79,335$232,894$270,349——
2023$62,256$240,906$285,539——
2022$105,101$286,781$248,466$26,6793
2021$76,327$234,636$222,409$34,1203
2020$67,564$198,913$195,333——

About The Vermont Children's Alliance

Based on IRS filings

The Vermont Children's Alliance is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Rutland, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $87K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Vermont Children's Alliance is led by Patti Randall, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 9 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Patti Randall

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    34 hrs/week

    $45K (2023) → $71K (2025)

  • Chris St Cyr

    President

    Vice President → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Monique Braman

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Duranleau

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Bjerke

    Director

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trish Black

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jenna Caslin

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Bonser

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lyn Brochu

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Betty Lavoie (2020–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Julie Gaudette (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Tracy Patnoe (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Samantha Prince (2021–2024) — Director
  • Former: Michele Thurston (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Tara Gonthier (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Wendy Loomis (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Caroline Melish (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Fred Saar (2020–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Meghan Gyles (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Vickie Rathgab (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Dawn Kelly (2020) — Director
  • Former: Ferron Wambold (2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Joy Kitchell (2020) — Director
  • Former: Veronica Rathgeb (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

Patti Randall — Executive Director: $71KPatti RandallExecutive Director$71K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $71K, to Patti Randall (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about The Vermont Children's Alliance

How large is The Vermont Children's Alliance?

The Vermont Children's Alliance reported $87K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $349K.

What is The Vermont Children's Alliance?

The Vermont Children's Alliance is a public charity focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Rutland, VT. It holds $87K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Vermont Children's Alliance operate?

The Vermont Children's Alliance has awarded grants in Vermont.

What is The Vermont Children's Alliance's EIN?

The Vermont Children's Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3145131. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 21, 2026)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 21, 2026)

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