Public Charity

STERLING COLLEGE

STERLING COLLEGE, of CRAFTSBURY COMMON, VT, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.6M in revenue, $8.4M in expenses, $5.0M in total assets. 45 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 030197728 CRAFTSBURY COMMON, VT Undergraduate Colleges NTEE: B42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.6M
Total Expenses$8.4M
Total Assets$5.0M
Grant Records45
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

STERLING COLLEGE USES EDUCATION AS A FORCE TO ADVANCE ECOLOGICAL THINKING AND ACTION THROUGH AFFORDABLE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT PREPARES PEOPLE TO BE KNOWLEDGEABLE, SKILLED, AND RESPONSIBLE LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. WE ADDRESS CRITICAL ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS CAUSED BY UNLIMITED GROWTH AND CONSUMPTION THAT IS DESTROYING THE PLANET AS WE HAVE KNOWN IT, SUCH AS: FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCE AND RAPID CLIMATE CHANGE, DESTRUCTION OF BIODIVERSITY AND LOSS OF WILD PLACES, PROMOTION OF HARMFUL AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES THAT THREATEN HUMAN AND NATURAL COMMUNITIES, PERSISTENCE OF STRUCTURAL OPPRESSION THAT IMPACTS HUMAN AND ECOLOGICAL WELLBEING, AND THE DETERIORATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY THROUGH ESTRANGEMENT FROM COMMUNITY, NATURE, AND PLACE.

Where $100 goes at Sterling College

How Sterling College divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$73 Programs the work itself
$23 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $73 for programs

$62
Provided ba degree programs through high quality post-secondary education in sustainable agriculture and food systems, outdoor education and climate change
85% of program spending
$6
Provided dining services, housing, and working farm opportunities for students
8% of program spending
$5
Revitalized marketing and recruitment efforts as we recover from the pandemic and continue to provide health and counseling services to students
6% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Alan Ross
CHAIR Allison Hooper
TRUSTEE Bill Jarvis
TRUSTEE Cathy Berry
TRUSTEE Chief Don Stevens
TRUSTEE Christina Erickson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,014,278 29 grants
Education
$272,500 13 grants
Arts & Culture
$35,000 1 grant
Research & Policy
$25,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$5,150 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.6M $8.4M $5.0M
2024 $9.1M $8.8M $8.7M
2023 $9.1M $8.8M $8.2M
2022 $9.3M $9.9M $8.0M
2021 $9.8M $9.6M $8.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $9.8M to $4.6M (-54%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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