Public Charity

VERMONT LEGAL AID INC

Based in BURLINGTON, VT, VERMONT LEGAL AID INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $11.9M in revenue, $11.9M in expenses, $6.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 34 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.7M.

EIN: 030219366 BURLINGTON, VT Legal Services NTEE: I80 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$11.9M
Total Expenses$11.9M
Total Assets$6.0M
Grant Records34
Funding Total$5.7M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

VERMONT LEGAL AID PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES TO PEOPLE THROUGHOUT VERMONT WHO ARE POOR, ELDERLY, OR HAVE DISABILITIES AND WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE DENIED JUSTICE OR THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE. THROUGH ITS HEALTH CARE OMBUDSMAN AND LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS, VERMONT LEGAL AID ALSO PROVIDES INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY FOR VERMONTERS WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT HEALTH CARE, HEALTH INSURANCE, AND LONG-TERM CARE.

Where $100 goes at Vermont Legal Aid Inc

How Vermont Legal Aid Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$83 Programs the work itself
$17 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $83 for programs

$43
1
51% of program spending
$16
The poverty law project provides the full range of legal services subject to income and substantive eligibility guidelines imposed by the relevant grants and contracts of the vla…
20% of program spending
$15
The health care advocate office acts as an independent advocate that investigates reported complaints from consumers of health insurance
18% 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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
TO PROVIDE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR BANKRUPTCY TRAININGS FOR ATTORNEYS.
$10,700
2024
LEGAL P&A ELIGIBLE
$305,725
2024
LEGAL P&A ELIGIBLE
$107,924
2024
JUSTICE FOR FAMILIES PROJECT
$94,856
2024
LEGAL SERVICES/VERMONTERS OVER 60
$45,126

Showing up to 5 of 34 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

EXECUTIVE DI Bessie Weiss
TRUSTEE Camil Srna
TRUSTEE Chace Jennings Left 6112025
TRUSTEE Cora Disolio
TRUSTEE Desiree Hawkins Left 12132024
TRUSTEE Dinah Yessne Left 6112025

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Civil Rights & Social Justice
$693,255 10 grants
General Support
$405,585 13 grants
Unspecified
$4,581,236 11 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $11.9M $11.9M $6.0M
2024 $11.0M $11.3M $7.3M
2023 $10.1M $10.0M $7.1M
2022 $11.9M $10.1M $4.9M
2021 $9.2M $8.8M $3.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $9.2M to $11.9M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.0M.

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

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