Lund Family Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Lund helps children thrive by empowering families to break cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse. Lund offers hope and opportunity to families through education, treatment, family support and adoption. The overarching goal of Lund's programs is that every child grows up in a safe, secure, and loving family. Our programs wrap around families to meet them where they are and stay with them during their whole parenting journey. Lund has been helping Vermonters since 1890, and we are committed to being a welcoming, supportive, and helpful environment for children and families when they need us most. Our programs help approximately 5,800 people each year across Vermont.
- Income
- $12.0 million
- Spending
- $11.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 77%
- Reserves
- 5.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 81%
- Employees
- 177
- Volunteers
- 55
- Highest pay
- $162,719, former president/ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 26% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 9% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1577% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 23 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2519 of 19 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $4.8 million spent. Residential Program:Vermont's only residential treatment program where pregnant or birthing parents can live with their child or children while engaging in gender specific, trauma informed, mental health and substance use treatment that is holistic and family centered. Lund's treatment services include life skills education, parenting education, individual, group and family counseling; and medical case management. Parents engage in residential treatment for substance use and mental health disorders with children in residence with them. Parents also work with family engagement specialists to ensure that they are well connected to the necessary resources in the community of their choice, and have a stable and strong grounding in parenting and in their recovery after leaving Lund.
- $2.2 million spent. Child & Family ServicesParent Child Center (PCC): PCCs are a network of 15 community-based non-profit organizations serving all of Vermont. Lund is one of three Parent Child Centers in Chittenden County that provide prevention and early intervention to families with young children through eight core services based on the Strengthening Families protective factors framework. Lund's goal is to help Vermont families get off to a healthy start, promote their well-being and help them build on their family strengths.Home Visiting: Providing families with options on how to engage in home visiting programming helps support the unique needs for the families in our community. At Lund we provide Family Education through a responsive home visiting model and Parent Education through Parents are Teachers a sustainable evidence based home visiting model. Both programs are for families with children under the age of 6 years old and enrolled in Medicaid.Family Education: Family Education is available to families with a child age 6 or under in Lund's residential program, as well as through home visitation with families across Chittenden County. Lund family educators provide guidance, support and information based on what the family needs, with an aim toward promoting the health and development of young children and increasing positive parenting by enhancing parenting skills.Parent Education: Certified Parent Educators focus on understanding each family's specific strengths. The goals that the parent educator and families set together are informed by, but not limited to, the findings of family-centered assessment and child screening. Each goal should focus on one of the three areas of emphasis: parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being.Early Childhood Program: The first five years of a child's life are the foundation for learning and development. Lund's 5-star (highest possible) rated program serves children from birth to 5 years old, five days per week, year round. The program also partners with another nonprofit to provide on-site therapeutic services to children and families in need.The Kids-A-Part Parenting Program aims to reduce the traumatic impact experienced by children during parental incarceration. The program uses best practices that promote safe and healthy contact during parental incarceration; ensures necessary supports are in place for the family; and improves the capacity for our systems to meet with these families. The program includes services within two correctional facilities: Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility (women) and Northern State Correctional Facility (men's). Programming includes enhanced case coordination for incarcerated parents, Parent education for incarcerated parents, opportunities for parents and children to connect (thought video and in person visits, Mom's/Dad's Mail, Storybook), as well as community-based supports for caregivers and children. Lund provides training, education, and consultation about the impact of parental incarceration and best practices for supporting children and families to Vermont Department of Corrections staff, schools, community-based agencies, and other groups to enhance community-wide understanding of the issue.Supervised Visitation and Exchange: Sometimes, children and families need a safe and neutral setting to maintain contact with a non-custodial parent to support safe exchange between caretakers. Lund's Supervised Visitation and Exchange Program provides this opportunity to families in Chittenden County. Our staff work with children, parents and guardians to facilitate safe visitation and exchange, and communicate with family court as necessary to assist in on-going evaluation of visitation.
- $1.9 million spent. Adoption ServicesAdoption Services: Lund is Vermont's oldest and largest nonprofit adoption agency, completing private adoptions for infants and finding forever homes for older children in state custody. Project Family has found forever families for 4,029 children since 2000. During the year, 215 adoptions were finalized, 198 through Project Family, Lund's collaboration with DCF, 10 through Wendy's Wonderful Kids, a signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for adoption, and 7 through Lund's private adoption program.Lund's post-permanence program helps adoptive and guardianship families identify strengths and needs, establish goals and connect with community resources to celebrate milestones and to address challenges that can arise for families whose children have experienced a traumatic start in life. Lund supports adoptive and guardianship families at any time in their lives, regardless of their ability to pay. Discovering Your Roots services help members of the adoption constellation find information and connection to their birth families. Lund partners with the Jockey Being Family Program to give a personalized backpack, blanket and teddy bear to every child on their adoption day. 196 individuals from 143 families received post permanence services. 740 individuals used Lund's Discovering Your Roots services to find information and/or connect with birth families.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1941.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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