Public Charity

INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

Based in MONTPELIER, VT, INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $6.5M in revenue, $7.2M in expenses, $3.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 46 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $12.1M.

EIN: 223098727 MONTPELIER, VT International Affairs, Foreign Policy, & Globalization NTEE: Q50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.5M
Total Expenses$7.2M
Total Assets$3.0M
Grant Records46
Funding Total$12.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES (ISC) IS AN INTERNATIONAL, 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS PARTNERS, EXPERTISE, AND FUNDING TO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE EFFECT IT HAS ON THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD.

Where $100 goes at Institute for Sustainable Communities

How Institute for Sustainable Communities divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$73 Programs the work itself
$24 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $73 for programs

$35
Jsi research and training institute
48% of program spending
$16
Isc became one of three national partners for the u.S
21% of program spending
$13
Isc was named as the eastern national grantmaker, as part of a bifurcated award for passthrough grantmaking activities authorized by caa 138(b)
19% 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

BOARD MEMBER Adin Miller
SECRETARY (THRU 10/24) Ann Condon
BOARD MEMBER (THRU 10/24) Bryan Garcia
BOARD MEMBER Candice Eggerss
COO/HEAD OF FINANCE (AS OF 6/25) Daniel Wald - Interim
CHAIR (AS OF 10/24) Derek Walker

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Health & Medicine
$5,900,000 2 grants
General Support
$5,095,395 28 grants
Education
$680,000 5 grants
Environment & Conservation
$300,000 1 grant
International Aid & Development
$149,000 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $6.5M $7.2M $3.0M
2024 $5.0M $8.0M $4.2M
2023 $3.5M $9.1M $7.2M
2022 $13.9M $8.1M $13.2M
2021 $8.5M $8.7M $7.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $8.5M to $6.5M (-23%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.0M.

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

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