Rights & Democracy Education Fund Inc

BURLINGTON, VT EIN: 47-5375511 Website

THE RIGHTS & DEMOCRACY EDUCATION FUND, D.B.A. THE RIGHTS & DEMOCRACY INSTITUTE (RDI), WORKS TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS AND A HEALTHY, JUST, AND EQUITABLE FUTURE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. THROUGH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, TRANSFORMATIVE POLICY WORK, AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS FROM COMMUNITIES ACROSS VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN MOST IMPACTED BY SYSTEMS OF OPPRESSION, RDI IS BUILDING POWER FOR A STRONG AND INCLUSIVE MULTIRACIAL DEMOCRACY WHERE EVERYONE CAN THRIVE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$149K

-73.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$50K

-79.7% YoY

Grant Count

1

-90.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$50K

+102.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$477K$955K$1M$2M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$148,933$565,231$497,438
Revenue$484,515$1,570,685$1,441,565
Expenses$904,068$1,465,280$1,736,230
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$241$241$31
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$95K$191K$286K$382K0 grants20200 grants20216 grants202210 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

RIGHTS & DEMOCRACY PROJE…$50K

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ALISON NIHARTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$82K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
AMANDA JANOOCHAIR1
JAMIE MCCALLUMSECRETARY1
BARB WILSONTREASURER1
ED TAYLORDIRECTOR0.5
LAURA LYNCHDIRECTOR0.5
ERIC RASMUSSENDIRECTOR0.5
ALISON NIHARTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR36.8$81,700

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

AltonBostonBurlingtonDoverManchesterMontpelierPhiladelphia

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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