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 030228267 VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP 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 1377498 0 X WWW.VPIRG.ORG X 1972 VT CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN VERMONT 15 15 107 30 0 0 1497687 1360336 0 0 4795 10172 960 3015 1503442 1373523 510000 500000 0 0 1044531 1205597 0 0 193650 303897 284037 1858428 1989634 -354986 -616111 2111159 1486274 46587 37813 2064572 1448461 X FOUNDED IN 1972, THE VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP (VPIRG) IS THE LARGEST NONPROFIT CONSUMER AND ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN VERMONT. FOR FIVE DECADES, VPIRG HAS BROUGHT THE VOICES OF EVERYDAY VERMONTERS TO PUBLIC POLICY DEBATES CONCERNING THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH CARE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND DEMOCRACY. VPIRG'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 395873 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP SERVICES: AS THE LARGEST MEMBERSHIP-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSUMER ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE, VPIRG PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES ON OUR CAMPAIGNS AND RELATED ISSUES TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS ANNUALLY. VPIRG CONTINUES TO SERVE AS THE GO-TO RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS TO LEARN ABOUT PUBLIC INTEREST POLICY ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD ON ISSUES AT CRITICAL TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 600080 369998 CLIMATE AND ENERGY:OUR CLIMATE & ENERGY WORK IS DRIVEN BY THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE MUST DECARBONIZE BOTH VERMONT AND THE NATION, AND THAT EVERYONE DESERVES ACCESS TO CLEAN AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION. BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS CONTRIBUTING TO RURAL, BIPOC, AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES BEING LEFT BEHIND IN THIS TRANSITION IS A CORE PART OF OUR EFFORTS.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OIN 2024, VPIRG PRESSED TO HOLD THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE DAMAGE IT HAS CAUSED TO VERMONT RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH CLIMATE CHANGE. VPIRG ALSO SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO UPDATE VERMONT'S CLEAN ELECTRICITY REQUIREMENTS WITH ONE OF THE STRONGEST RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARDS IN THE NATION. 137057 31816 DEMOCRACY:VPIRG ACTIVELY SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO MAKE OUR DEMOCRACY MORE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT. WE SEEK TO ENSURE THAT ELECTIONS ARE FAIR AND ACCESSIBLE, AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO REDUCING THE UNDUE INFLUENCE OF MONEY IN OUR POLITICAL PROCESS.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OIN 2024, VPIRG SUPPORTED EFFORTS STATEWIDE THAT WOULD REDUCE THE INFLUENCE OF CORPORATIONS IN OUR ELECTIONS, INCREASE TRANSPARENCY FROM POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES, PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF TRADITIONALLY DISENFRANCHISED INDIVIDUALS, AND IMPROVE THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY PROCESS IN THE STATE BY ADOPTING RANKED CHOICE VOTING. 156620 67758 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHVPIRG WORKS TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND OUR ENVIRONMENT FROM THE HIDDEN DANGERS OF TOXIC CHEMICALS THAT VERMONTERS ARE OFTEN EXPOSED TO IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. IN 2024, VPIRG SUCCESSFULLY HELPED TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO PROTECT POLLINATORS IN VERMONT BY PHASING OUT THE USE OF TOXIC NEONIC PESTICIDES. WE ALSO PRESSED SUCCESSFULLY FOR NEW LEGISLATION TO PROTECT VERMONTERS FROM PFAS TOXINS IN A WIDE RANGE OF PRODUCTS INCLUDING COSMETICS, MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS, TEXTILES, AND MORE. 49812 30428 ZERO WASTE VPIRG 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, VPIRG CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE MODERNIZATION OF VERMONT'S POPULAR BOTTLE BILL PROGRAM. WE ALSO FOCUSED SIGNIFICANT ATTENTION ON THE PROBLEM OF PLASTIC POLLUTION, AIMED PRIMARILY AT REDUCING THE QUANTITY AND TOXICITY OF PLASTICS, PARTICULARLY SINGLE-USE PLASTICS. 3297 HEALTH CARE REFORM AND MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMSVPIRG WORKS TO REFORM OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SO THAT IT PROVIDES ALL VERMONTERS ACCESS TO QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE WHEN THEY NEED IT. WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO ADVANCING POLICIES THAT ENSURE NO VERMONTER EVER HAS TO DECIDE BETWEEN RECEIVING A PAYCHECK OR CARING FOR A LOVED ONE. 32392 CONSUMER PROTECTIONVPIRG SERVES AS A WATCHDOG, PROTECTING THE PUBLIC INTEREST WHEN CORPORATIONS ATTEMPT TO PUT PROFITS OVER PEOPLE, AND ENSURES THAT THE POLICIES AND LAWS THAT WE DO PASS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC INTEREST ARE, IN FACT, ENFORCED. IN RECENT YEARS, VPIRG'S CONSUMER PROTECTION PROGRAM HAS PLACED A SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON WORKING FOR POLICIES THAT PROTECT CONSUMERS IN THE DIGITAL SPACE. IN 2024, VPIRG SUPPORTED COMPREHENSIVE CONSUMER DATA PRIVACY LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN VERMONT CONSUMERS GREATER CONTROL OVER IF AND HOW COMPANIES USE THEIR SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION. WE ALSO SUPPORTED FAIR REPAIR LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS TO PROVIDE FARMERS AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR PROVIDERSON FAIR AND REASONABLE TERMSACCESS TO THE PARTS, TOOLS AND INFORMATION NECESSARY TO FIX THEIR EQUIPMENT. 242121 98186 1375131 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 0 107 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 X THE ORGANIZATION 8022623742 9 BALDWIN STREET MONTPELIER VT 05602 CHRIS MILLER PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MEG NOONAN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIANNE BARTON TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AIKO SCHAEFER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY ORGAIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BIFF MITHOEFER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA GONZALES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DREW HUDSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DUANE PETERSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMMA HUVOS TRUSTEE (END 2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 KANIKA GANDHI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATHEW RUBIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM QUINN HOUSTON TRUSTEE (END 2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIKO BEDROSIAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN WARNER TRUSTEE (START 2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE ERBE TRUSTEE (START 2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIA MOORE TRUSTEE (START 2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL BURNS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 19.97 20.03 X 112000 0 18537 112000 0 18537 1 0 0 0 0 22851 1337485 1983 1360336 10172 10172 544 110 434 434 434 1115 22851 1938 -823 -823 5331 1927 3404 3404 1373523 0 0 13187 500000 500000 58703 44795 9930 3978 833515 489815 232643 111057 9319 5368 2862 1089 226187 117778 83730 24679 77873 46804 20989 10080 176 139 37 3588 3588 9127 3892 2105 3130 6829 4507 871 1451 52652 32346 8455 11851 48319 29969 8792 9558 57453 34105 17548 5800 34358 21654 6235 6469 1471 193 471 807 10653 6324 3254 1075 8413 4456 3177 780 PROGRAM & PROMOTIONAL 20164 16552 2118 1494 BANK, CREDIT CARD, & OT 15469 1142 13989 338 NEWSLETTER & PUBLICATIO 15365 15292 59 14 1989634 1375131 420853 193650 56638 443309 426170 105975 22344 40171 101038 75789 32941 25249 1573066 871570 2111159 1486274 45352 36717 1235 1096 46587 37813 X 1988195 1441804 76377 6657 2064572 1448461 2111159 1486274 -616111 0 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 0 0 5838 5838 0 87252 62003 25249 7948 7948 0 25249 DUE FROM AFFILIATE (VPIREF) 855241 SECURITY DEPOSIT 8225 MISCELLANEOUS RECEIVABLES 8104 871570 DUE TO AFFILIATE 1096 1096 SILENT AUCTION 23966 22851 1115 1938 23966 22851 1115 1938 1938 -823 1 VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH & EDUCATION FUND INC 141 MAIN STREET 6 MONTPELIER VT 05602 510163801 501(C)(3) 500000 0 GENERAL SUPPORT 1 PART I, LINE 2: VPIRG (GRANTOR) AND VPIREF (GRANTEE) ARE RELATED ENTITIES AS DISCUSSED IN SCHEDULE R AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP ALLOWS VPIRG REGULAR OVERSIGHT OF THE GRANTED FUNDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 SUPPORTERS OF VPIRG WHO MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS OF AT LEAST $30 PER YEAR - TO EITHER VPIRG OF ITS AFFILIATES VPIREF - ARE AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDERED MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A DIRECTORS SERVE TWO-YEAR TERMS WITH MEMBERSHIP GENERALLY ELECTING HALF OF THE DIRECTORS EACH YEAR VIA MAIL OR ELECTRONIC BALLOTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B MEMBERS MUST APPROVE ANY CHANGES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT WITH A COPY OF FORM 990, 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 THE 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 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. GENERAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ANNUALLY TO MEMBERS. VT PUBLIC INTEREST RES & EDUC FUND INC 141 MAIN ST 6 MONTPELIER VT 05602 510163801 EDUCATION VT 501(C)(3) LINE 7 VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC 1 VPIRG VOTES 141 MAIN ST 6 MONTPELIER VT 05602 844099374 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE VT 527 N/A VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC 1 VPIRG VOTES ACTION FUND 141 MAIN ST 6 MONTPELIER VT 05602 852125998 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE VT 527 N/A VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH & EDUCATION FUND INC B 500000 COST VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH & EDUCATION FUND INC D 37248 ALLOCATED COST VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH & EDUCATION FUND INC O 823184 ALLOCATED COST VERMONT PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH & EDUCATION FUND INC N 179968 ALLOCATED COST VPIRG VOTES O 51307 COST VPIRG VOTES N 7321 COST