Vermont Land Trust Inc

MONTPELIER, VT EIN: 03-0264836 Website

ROOTED IN VERMONT SINCE 1977, THE VERMONT LAND TRUST UNITES LAND AND LIVES FOR THE ENDURING BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND THE PLACE WE SHARE. WE HELP PEOPLE PROTECT, CARE FOR, AND CONNECT TO LAND. THIS INCLUDES THE FARMS, FORESTS, NATURAL AREAS, AND COMMUNITY SPACES THAT DEFINE US.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$62.1M

+16.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$26K

-98.8% YoY

Grant Count

3

-40.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

-98.0% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$15M$23M$30M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$62,068,678$53,156,980$52,514,440
Revenue$26,704,770$17,447,191$27,492,178
Expenses$21,046,713$20,797,615$19,840,805
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,819,670$-267,042$1,510,226
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$554K$1M$2M$2M3 grants20202 grants20215 grants20225 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

WOBANAKI INC$12KABENAKI HELPING ABENAKI …$7KELNU ABENAKI INC$7K

Grant Size Distribution

18 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M1$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

TRACY ZSCHAUPRESIDENT AND CEO$143KABBY WHITEVP FOR ENGAGEMENT$129KDAVID MORRISEYDIRECTOR OF FINANCE- OUTGOING$123KLYNN ELLEN SCHIMOLERVP FOR OPERATIONS- OUTGOING$109KTYLER MILLERVP FOR LAND ACTIVATION$101KJESSICA ESTESBOARD SECRETARY$64KABBIE CORSETRUSTEE$575CAROLYN GILBERTTRUSTEE$575CHARLIE HANCOCKVICE CHAIR$575HANNAH SESSIONSTRUSTEE$575JEAN HAMILTONTRUSTEE$575JOHN LAGGISTRUSTEE$575MARIA YOUNGTRUSTEE$575MERIWETHER HARDIETRUSTEE$575MIKE DONOHUETRUSTEE$575WILLIAM KEETONTRUSTEE$575

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ABBIE CORSETRUSTEE1$575
CAROLYN GILBERTTRUSTEE1$575
CHARLIE HANCOCKVICE CHAIR2$575
CHERYL MORSEBOARD CHAIR2
HANNAH SESSIONSTRUSTEE1$575
JEAN HAMILTONTRUSTEE1$575
JESS PHELPSTRUSTEE1
JESSICA ESTESBOARD SECRETARY40$64,368
JOHN KASSELTRUSTEE1
JOHN LAGGISTRUSTEE1$575
MARIA YOUNGTRUSTEE1$575
MERIWETHER HARDIETRUSTEE1$575
MIKE DONOHUETRUSTEE1$575
RAMSEY LUHRTREASURER2
WILLIAM KEETONTRUSTEE1$575
ABBY WHITEVP FOR ENGAGEMENT40$128,971
LYNN ELLEN SCHIMOLERVP FOR OPERATIONS- OUTGOING40$108,532
TRACY ZSCHAUPRESIDENT AND CEO40$143,186
TYLER MILLERVP FOR LAND ACTIVATION40$101,116
DAVID MORRISEYDIRECTOR OF FINANCE- OUTGOING40$123,140

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

BrattleboroBurlingtonHardwickHinesburgMiddleburyMontpelierPoultneyShelburneSt JohnsburySwantonThetfordWaitsfieldWest Burke

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

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