Mission
USING THE HUMANITIES, WE CONNECT WITH PEOPLE ACROSS VERMONT TO CREATE JUST, VIBRANT, AND RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, AND TO INSPIRE A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING.
Public Charity
VERMONT HUMANITIES COUNCIL
Based in MONTPELIER, VT, VERMONT HUMANITIES COUNCIL operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.8M in revenue, $1.9M in expenses, $3.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 34 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.8M.
EIN: 510187809
MONTPELIER, VT
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.8M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$3.2M
Grant Records34
Funding Total$1.8M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Vermont Humanities Council
How Vermont Humanities Council divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$71
Programs
the work itself
$18
Management
running the organization
$11
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $71 for programs
$34
Humanities based literacy programs
$23
Community grants
$14
Lecture and discussion programs (including snapshot)
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
MELLON FOUNDATION SUBGRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$250,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$275,250
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$265,465
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$12,200
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 34 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Candace Lewis
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup
DIRECTOR
Dottie Morris
DIRECTOR
Ellen Bethea
SECRETARY
Gizelle Guyette
DIRECTOR
Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $3.2M |
| 2024 | $2.2M | $2.3M | $3.2M |
| 2023 | $2.0M | $2.3M | $3.3M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $1.8M | $3.4M |
| 2020 | $2.0M | $1.6M | $3.0M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $2.0M to $1.8M (-8%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.