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Vermont Association of Conservation

WAITSFIELD, VT EIN: 03-0237066 Website

VERMONT ASSOCIATION OF CONSERVATION DISTRICTS (VACD) PROMOTES THE CONSERVATION OF VERMONT'S SOIL, WATER, FORESTS, WILDLIFE AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES BY SUPPORTING VERMONT'S FOURTEEN NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS AND IMPLEMENTING STATE-WIDE PROGRAMS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.1M

+24.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$381K

+14.3% YoY

Grant Count

16

+6.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$24K

+7.1% YoY

About Vermont Association of Conservation

Based on IRS filings

Vermont Association of Conservation is a nonprofit organization, based in WAITSFIELD, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 16 grants totaling $381K. Net investment income was $14.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

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States

Cities

AlbanyBerlinBrattleboroBridgewaterBrunswickCabotChesterClarendonCraftsburyEast MontpelierFairfieldFerrisburghHartlandLincolnLower WaterfordLudlowMarshfieldMendonMiddleburyMontgomery

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$553K$1M$2M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,128,656$910,536$928,313
Revenue$1,945,919$1,841,491$2,011,047
Expenses$1,964,745$1,857,513$1,697,664
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$14$51$177
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$95K$190K$285K$381K13 grants202016 grants202121 grants202215 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

FRANKLIN COUNTY NRCD$92KCALEDONIA COUNTY NRCD$69KWINOOSKI NRCD$51KORLEANS COUNTY NRCD$26KTOWN OF NEWPORT$25KFAIRFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT$20KESSEX COUNTY NRCD$17KTOWN OF WILMINGTON$15KTOWN OF WATERFORD$11KBENNINGTON NRCD$11K

Grant Size Distribution

81 grants across all recorded years

77<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

DEBORAH ARACEEXECUTIVE DI$105K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DEBORAH ARACEEXECUTIVE DI40$105,043
LINDA CORSEPRESIDENT4
WALTER MEDWIDVICE-PRESIDE2
VICKY DREWTREASURER2
RICHMOND HOPKINSSECRETARY2
JEANNIE ALEXANDERDIRECTOR1
WILLIE NICKERSONDIRECTOR1
CHRIS VON ALTDIRECTOR1
STEVEN ROBINSONDIRECTOR1
SARAH FORDDIRECTOR1
BILL MANNERDIRECTOR1
JONATHAN CHAMBERLINDIRECTOR1
KATY CRUMLEYDIRECTOR1
ALAN SHELVEYDIRECTOR1
DIDI PERSHOUSEDIRECTOR1
NANCY EVERHARTDIRECTOR2

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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