Vermont Community Loan Fund
Investing in people and communities to create a just and thriving Vermont
Vermont Community Loan Fund at a glance
- Total assets
- $60,301,600
- +11.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,810,297
- +2.2% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $607,677
- -22.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,604,389
- +13.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Vermont Community Loan Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Vermont Community Loan Fund gives
- Giving fell 73% from 2019 to 2022. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $52K (2022) to $217K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $52K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Monument Farms Three Gen LLC Weybridge, VT | — | $52,450 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $60,301,600 | $3,810,297 | $3,604,389 | — | — | $607,677 |
| 2024 | $54,034,638 | $3,729,488 | $3,186,578 | — | — | $780,746 |
| 2023 | $52,714,194 | $3,257,007 | $3,155,260 | — | — | $681,347 |
| 2022 | $51,802,353 | $3,049,200 | $2,677,781 | $52,450 | 1 | $152,980 |
| 2021 | $52,195,414 | $6,288,284 | $2,856,645 | $140,314 | 3 | $56,574 |
| 2020 | $46,833,767 | $3,862,126 | $2,599,572 | $217,279 | 7 | $101,586 |
| 2019 | $43,152,918 | $2,822,425 | $2,796,955 | $197,041 | 9 | $154,210 |
About Vermont Community Loan Fund
Based on IRS filings
Vermont Community Loan Fund is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Montpelier, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $60.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $608K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Vermont Community Loan Fund is led by Gwen Pokalo Hart, President on every filing since 2024; 5 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gwen Pokalo Hart
President
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jake Ide
Employee
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$101K (2019) → $139K (2025)
William Belongia
Executive Di
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$167K (2019) → $235K (2025)
Katherine Nelson
Employee
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$104K (2021) → $140K (2025)
Daniel Winslow
Employee
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$106K (2024) → $110K (2025)
Sarah Phillips
Employee
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$104K (2024) → $110K (2025)
Arne Hammarlund
Treasurer
Member → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janet Spitler
Member
President → Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kim Keiser
Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Wernhoff
Vice President
Member → Treasurer, 2022
Treasurer → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Asma Ali Abunaib
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chloe Learey
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Plasse
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Thompson
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lorena Neironi Rossi
Member
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Ira Marvin (2019–2024) — Member
- Former: Gwen Pokalo (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Jose Aguayo (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Jim Maland (2019–2022) — Member
- Former: Alec Barclay (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Nicki Steel (2019–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Andrew Perchlik (2019) — Member
- Former: Paul Hill Jr. (2019) — Employee
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $235K, to William Belongia (Executive Di). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Vermont Community Loan Fund
How large is Vermont Community Loan Fund?
Vermont Community Loan Fund reported $60.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.8M.
What is Vermont Community Loan Fund?
Vermont Community Loan Fund is a public charity focused on Housing & Shelter, based in Montpelier, VT. It holds $60.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Vermont Community Loan Fund operate?
Vermont Community Loan Fund has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Ohio, Vermont, Washington.
What is Vermont Community Loan Fund's EIN?
Vermont Community Loan Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-2864900. 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
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
Live grants for the work Vermont Community Loan Fund funds
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