2025-11-14T07:34:11-06:00 2024-12-31 030327374 MCSOLEY MCCOY & CO 118 TILLEY DRIVE STE 202 SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403 990 2024-01-01 510163801 VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH & EDUCATION FUND INC VERM 8022623742 9 BALDWIN STREET MONTPELIER VT 05602 PAUL BURNS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8022623742 2025-11-13 1 0 CONNIE FELLION P01875413 8026581808 2025-11-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X PAUL BURNS 9 BALDWIN STREET MONTPELIER VT 05602 1507480 0 X WWW.VPIREF.ORG X 1975 VT VPIRG'S 501(C)(3) OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ARM CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON THE TOP CHALLENGES FACING VT. 5 5 0 0 0 0 1294549 1490729 0 0 10663 16751 0 0 1305212 1507480 0 0 0 0 766831 843475 0 0 61411 223855 215355 990686 1058830 314526 448650 1098064 832992 1610163 890559 -512099 -57567 X IN 1975, THE VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FUND (VPIREF) WAS ESTABLISHED AS VPIRG'S 501(C)3 OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ARM. VPIREF CONDUCTS INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ON THE TOP CHALLENGES FACING OUR STATE, CRAFTS COMMONSENSE SOLUTIONS, AND MOBILIZES THE PUBLIC THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH CAMPAIGNS THAT AMPLIFY THE VOICE OF EVERYDAY VERMONTERS OVER WELL-MONEYED SPECIAL INTERESTS THAT TOO OFTEN CORRUPT OUR DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES. VPIREF'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF VERMONT'S PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENT, AND LOCALLY-BASED ECONOMY BY INFORMING AND MOBILIZING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE. 0 0 373952 CLIMATE AND ENERGY:VERMONTERS KNOW THAT WE HAVE A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT OUR KIDS AND GRANDKIDS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL HAVOC THAT FOSSIL FUELS ARE WREAKING. VPIREF AGREES WITH THE MAJORITY OF VERMONTERS WHO WANT TO CUT OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS AND TAKE CONTROL OF OUR ENERGY FUTURE USING CLEAN, RENEWABLE POWER. VPIREF CONDUCTS INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND GRASSROOTS OUTREACH AIMED AT REDUCING OUR CONTINUED RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUELS AND OTHER DIRTY ENERGY, AND INSTEAD DRAMATICALLY INCREASE THE USE OF CLEAN, LOCAL, RENEWABLE ENERGY THAT CAN POWER VERMONT'S FUTURE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OIN 2024, VPIREF CONTINUED OUR MAKE BIG OIL PAY CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF MAJOR FOSSIL COMPANIES' CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE, THE LOCAL COSTS OF THAT CHANGE, AND THE FACT THAT THOSE COMPANIES HAVE AVOIDED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY SO FAR. VPIREF ALSO WORKED TO EDUCATE VERMONTERS ON THE NEED TO TRANSITION MORE QUICKLY TO 100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY, AND TO GET MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION BUILT IN VERMONT. 45532 DEMOCRACYVPIREF ACTIVELY SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR DEMOCRACY MORE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT. WE SEEK TO ENSURE THAT ELECTIONS ARE FAIR AND ACCESSIBLE AND ARE COMMITTED TO REDUCING THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF MONEY IN OUR POLITICAL PROCESS. 492148 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH:VPIREF WORKS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND OUR ENVIRONMENT FROM THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. 624 CONSUMER PROTECTION AND MISCELLANEOUSVPIREF SERVES AS A WATCHDOG, PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST WHEN CORPORATIONS ATTEMPT TO PUT PROFITS OVER PEOPLE, AND ENSURING THAT THE POLICIES AND LAWS AIMED AT PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST ARE, IN FACT, ENFORCED.WE ALSO WORK TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS ON THE THREATS THEY FACE AND PROVIDE RELEVANT INFORMATION ON WAYS CONSUMERS CAN BETTER PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM SCAMS, ATTACKS AND CORPORATE OVERREACH. 26911 ZERO WASTE:VPIREF WORKS TO ADVANCE POLICIES AND SOLUTIONS THAT HOLD MANUFACTURERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE PRODUCTS THEY PUT INTO OUR ENVIRONMENT AND MOVE US CLOSER TO ZERO WASTE IN VERMONT. IN 2024, WE RESEARCHED AND DRAFTED A REPORT, RELEASED IN NOVEMBER, THAT IDENTIFIED VARIOUS PLASTIC PRODUCTS TO BE AVOIDED DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND BEYOND. 27535 939167 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 X PAUL BURNS 8022623742 9 BALDWIN STREET MONTPELIER VT 05602 CREA LINTILHAC PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 FALKO SCHILLING SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIANNE BARTON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB BARTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON ERICKSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL BURNS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.03 19.97 X 112000 0 18537 112000 0 18537 1 0 0 0 0 1490729 26595 1490729 16751 16751 1507480 0 0 16751 71833 63332 3009 5492 554755 497151 29772 27832 8194 7473 144 577 155806 133285 12403 10118 52887 47656 2498 2733 93 93 2835 2835 4783 4298 248 237 4206 4206 44368 39583 853 3932 40848 33014 1137 6697 37143 32498 2372 2273 24711 23846 225 640 1209 1209 5248 4592 335 321 5987 5128 438 421 PROGRAM EXPENSES 26141 25969 60 112 NEWSLETTER & PUBLICATIO 13107 13090 9 8 BANK, CREDIT CARD, & OT 4676 2744 1914 18 1058830 939167 58252 61411 1012142 746436 26239 8965 22522 17274 63400 69282 1098064 832992 45322 35318 1564841 855241 1610163 890559 X -677501 -415752 165402 358185 -512099 -57567 1098064 832992 X 448650 5882 X 0 0 0 X 873683 1179043 665228 1294549 1490729 5503232 873683 1179043 665228 1294549 1490729 5503232 1815304 3687928 1392 1134 1979 10663 16751 31919 5535151 0.66630 0.72140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 1058830 1058830 180883 45221 0 0 111058 117332 173603 180883 582876 874314 6000 9000 9375 24375 27765 29333 43401 45221 145720 218580 26239 8965 17274 17274 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 69282 69282 DUE TO AFFILIATE (VPIRG) 855241 855241 X 2 26595 AVERAGE SHARE PRICE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOB BARTON AND MARIANNE BARTON HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP, INC. ("VPIRG") AS ITS SOLE MEMBER AND WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT VPIRG APPROVE ANY MATTERS OR ACTIONS REQUIRED OF MEMBERS UNDER THE VERMONT NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT. VPIREF'S BYLAWS CALL FOR NOT LESS THAN FIVE TRUSTEES AND NOT MORE THAN NINE TRUSTEES AS ELECTED BY VPIREF'S SOLE MEMBER (VPIRG). FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A SEE DISCUSSION ABOVE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B SEE DISCUSSION ABOVE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT WITH A COPY, IN PDF FORMAT, MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY WITH COMPLIANCE MONITORED BY MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 LINE 15A & 15B: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNING BOARD REVIEWS COMPARABILITY INFORMATION AS PART OF ITS ANNUAL SALARY REVIEW OF ALL TOP OFFICIALS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT RELEASE ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR OTHER GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS. GENERAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (INCLUDING CONSOLIDATED INFORMATION THAT INCLUDES VPIREF) IS PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO THE MEMBERS OF THE VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 5,882. VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC 141 MAIN STREET 6 MONTPELIER VT 05602 030228267 ADVOCACY VT 501(C)(4) N/A 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC C 500000 COST VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC E 37248 ALLOCATED COST VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC O 823184 ALLOCATED COST VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC N 179968 ALLOCATED COST