Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services Inc

501(c)(6) organization Montpelier, VT EIN: 03-0355570

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Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services Inc at a glance

Total assets
$436,993
+11.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$759,080
-19.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$70
+6.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$736,346
-22.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K9$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 9 grants of 18 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

BurlingtonMiddleburyMontpelierNewportRandolphS BurlingtonSt AlbansBenningtonMorrisvilleRutlandSpringfield

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 11 grants2023 7 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $253K (2024) to $1.2M (2023). In 2024 it made 7 grants totaling $253K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Northwestern Counseling & Sup St Albans, VT—$99,925
Clara Martin Center Randolph, VT—$61,500
Howard Center Burlington, VT—$23,242
Northeast Kingdom Human Serv Newport, VT—$22,000
Counseling SRV of Addison Cty Middlebury, VT—$20,011
Washington County Mental HLTH Montpelier, VT—$15,000
NFI Vermont S Burlington, VT—$11,525
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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$436,993$759,080$736,346——$70
2024$392,270$937,958$944,751$253,2037$66
2023$761,512$1,859,835$1,841,471$1,231,32911$-486
2022$371,164$564,283$480,263——$35
2021$305,278$511,982$484,781——$98
2020$270,801$527,933$503,421——$332
2019$261,679$503,423$488,603——$367

About Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services Inc

Based on IRS filings

Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services Inc is a public charity, based in Montpelier, VT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $437K in total assets. Net investment income was $70.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services Inc is led by Kelsey Stavseth, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kelsey Stavseth

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Simone Rueschemeyer

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2024

    25 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dick Courcelle

    Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Karabakakis

    Director

    Secretary → Vice President, 2021

    Vice President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Cunningham

    Director

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Bauman

    Director

    President → Director, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melanie Gidney

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Cummings

    Director

    Director → President, 2023

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gloria Quinn

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Thrall

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Walters

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Stratton

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy McGuire

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Delaina Norton

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Tessler

    Former Executive Director

    Executive Director → Former Executive Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $118K (2019) → $11K (2025)

  • Chuck Meyers

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lorna Mattern

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Sightler

    Secratary

    Director → Secratary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (11)
  • Former: Mary Moulton (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Beth Sightler (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Bob Bick (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Michael Hartman (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Josh Smith (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sherry Thrall (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Tomasz Jankowski (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: William Ashe (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Linda Chambers (2019) — Director
  • Former: Robert Thorn (2019) — Director
  • Former: Savi Van Sluytman (2019) — Director

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

Julie Tessler — Former Exec DIR: $11KJulie TesslerFormer Exec DIR$11K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $11K, to Julie Tessler (Former Exec DIR).

Frequently asked questions about Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services Inc

How large is Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services Inc?

Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services Inc reported $437K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $759K.

Where does Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services Inc operate?

Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services Inc has awarded grants in Vermont.

What is Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services Inc's EIN?

Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 03-0355570. 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

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 11, 2020)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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