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Montpelier, Vermont · EIN 22-3098727 · International · tax-exempt since 1991

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 76.2 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended September 2025.

Graded against 6,413 international nonprofits with revenue $2M–$10M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.4.7 months100
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.91% of practices91
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.13
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.89% from one source69
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.87.7%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.7.9%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.04not scored

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Year by year

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Sep 2025Form 990$6.54M$7.15M−$609K$2.78M4.738B
Sep 2024Form 990$5.04M$8.03M−$2.99M$3.39M5.140B
Sep 2023Form 990$3.48M$9.06M−$5.58M$6.61M8.836B
Sep 2022Form 990$13.92M$8.11M$5.81M$12.19M18.036C
Sep 2021Form 990$8.54M$8.65M−$114K$6.39M8.946A
Sep 2020Form 990$7.14M$8.14M−$997K$6.81M10.046B
Sep 2019Form 990$9.58M$7.67M$1.91M$7.81M12.239B
Sep 2018Form 990$5.91M$6.54M−$626K$5.49M10.148B
Sep 2017Form 990$5.00M$6.55M−$1.55M$6.11M11.255B
Sep 2016Form 990$8.53M$6.42M$2.11M$7.64M14.346B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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