Interaction Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROVIDE TRANSFORMATIVE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN WINDHAM COUNTY (VERMONT) COMMUNITIES. WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD RESILIENCE AND BE A CATALYST FOR CHANGE.
- Income
- $2.5 million
- Spending
- $2.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 3.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 84%
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 87
- Highest pay
- $117,483, executive di
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
Fair: 64 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 31% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 6% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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.
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 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 (5)
- $839,897 spent. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: BALANCED AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE (BARJ) PROGRAM WORKS WITH YOUTH AGES 10 THROUGH 22 WHO HAVE BEEN ADJUDICATED IN FAMILY COURT, ARE ON PROBATION, ARE AT RISK OF A TRUANCY FILING, OR REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OR HAVE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER STATUS. BARJ SERVICES FOCUS ON RESTORATIVE INTERVENTIONS THAT REDUCE AND ELIMINATE FURTHER INVOLVEMENT IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO CHOOSE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. LIFE SKILLS AND HEALTH EDUCATION: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP) CURRICULUM WITH HIGH-RISK YOUTH TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED, EFFECTIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION. PREP CURRICULUM ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WITH TRAINING ON ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY LIFE SKILLS AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. THERAPEUTIC CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES CROSS-SYSTEM CASE MANAGEMENT AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLANS, ENSURING THAT YOUNG ADULTS ENGAGE IN THEIR OWN FUTURES. TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM (TLP) PROGRAM PROVIDES SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO HOMELESS YOUTH AGES 16 TO 21. THE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO SELF- SUFFICIENT LIVING. INTERACTION PROVIDES YOUTH WITH STABLE, SAFE LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS AND SERVICES THAT HELP THEM DEVELOP SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME INDEPENDENT. TRANSITIONING FROM FOSTER CARE PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND INDEPENDENT LIVING CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR YOUTH AGES 15 TO 22 WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN OR WERE FORMERLY IN FOSTER CARE. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SUPPORT LEADING TO EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, AND A NETWORK OF CARING ADULTS. CLINICAL SERVICES INCLUDE SUBSTANCE USE ASSESSMENTS, COUNSELING FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, INTERVENTION AND RECOVERY SERVICES, CLINICAL SUPPORT, SUPERVISION, AND OVERSIGHT FOR ALL INTERACTION STAFF. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT: BALANCED AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE (BARJ) PROGRAM WORKS WITH YOUTH AGES 10 THROUGH 22 WHO HAVE BEEN ADJUDICATED IN FAMILY COURT, ARE ON PROBATION, ARE AT RISK OF A TRUANCY FILING, OR REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT OR HAVE YOUTHFUL OFFENDER STATUS. BARJ SERVICES FOCUS ON RESTORATIVE INTERVENTIONS THAT REDUCE AND ELIMINATE FURTHER INVOLVEMENT IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND ENCOURAGE YOUTH TO CHOOSE HEALTHY BEHAVIORS. LIFE SKILLS AND HEALTH EDUCATION: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP) CURRICULUM WITH HIGH-RISK YOUTH TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED, EFFECTIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION. PREP CURRICULUM ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WITH TRAINING ON ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT, HEALTHY LIFE SKILLS AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS. THERAPEUTIC CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES CROSS-SYSTEM CASE MANAGEMENT AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLANS, ENSURING THAT YOUNG ADULTS ENGAGE IN THEIR OWN FUTURES. TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM (TLP) PROGRAM PROVIDES SHORT-TERM RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO HOMELESS YOUTH AGES 16 TO 21. THE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO SELF- SUFFICIENT LIVING. INTERACTION PROVIDES YOUTH WITH STABLE, SAFE LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS AND SERVICES THAT HELP THEM DEVELOP SKILLS NECESSARY TO BECOME INDEPENDENT. TRANSITIONING FROM FOSTER CARE PROGRAM PROVIDES YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND INDEPENDENT LIVING CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR YOUTH AGES 15 TO 22 WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN OR WERE FORMERLY IN FOSTER CARE. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO SUPPORT LEADING TO EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, AND A NETWORK OF CARING ADULTS. CLINICAL SERVICES INCLUDE SUBSTANCE USE ASSESSMENTS, COUNSELING FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS, INTERVENTION AND RECOVERY SERVICES, CLINICAL SUPPORT, SUPERVISION, AND OVERSIGHT FOR ALL INTERACTION STAFF.
- $527,738 spent. PREVENTION COALITIONS: INTERACTION, INC. COLLABORATES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION INCLUDING BUILDING A POSITIVE COMMUNITY (BAPC), DEERFIELD VALLEY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP (DVCP) AND WEST RIVER VALLEY THRIVES (WRVT) TO SUPPORT A COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT TO PROMOTE WELLNESS AND PREVENT THE USE OR MISUSE OF SUBSTANCES, PRIMARILY BY YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGHOUT WINDHAM COUNTY.
- $427,695 spent. BRATTLEBORO COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTER (BCJC) AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: CIRCLES OF SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY (COSA) GATHER THREE TO FOUR VOLUNTEERS AROUND A PERSON RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PRISON TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE CHALLENGING TRANSITION BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AFTER INCARCERATION. THE PEER-LED COSA PROVIDES A WAY FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED COSA PROGRAM GRADUATES TO GATHER WITH EACH OTHER FOR MUTUAL SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. JUSTICE ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM RECEIVES REFERRALS BY THE POLICE OR STATE'S ATTORNEY FOR INCIDENTS SUCH AS NOISE VIOLATIONS, UNLAWFUL TRESPASS, UNLAWFUL MISCHIEF, AND OTHER OFFENSES BEFORE SOMEONE IS CHARGED WITH A CRIME. REPARATIVE BOARD PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A GROUP OF FOUR TO FIVE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO MEET MONTHLY WITH THOSE WHO HAVE COMMITTED OR BEEN IMPACTED BY CRIMES SUCH AS RETAIL THEFT, LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT OR DISORDERLY CONDUCT. INDIVIDUALS ARE REFERRED TO A REPARATIVE BOARD DIRECTLY FROM THE COURT OR AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION. BRATTLEBORO COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTER (BCJC) AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: CIRCLES OF SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY (COSA) GATHER THREE TO FOUR VOLUNTEERS AROUND A PERSON RECENTLY RELEASED FROM PRISON TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE CHALLENGING TRANSITION BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AFTER INCARCERATION. THE PEER-LED COSA PROVIDES A WAY FOR FORMERLY INCARCERATED COSA PROGRAM GRADUATES TO GATHER WITH EACH OTHER FOR MUTUAL SUPPORT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. JUSTICE ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM RECEIVES REFERRALS BY THE POLICE OR STATE'S ATTORNEY FOR INCIDENTS SUCH AS NOISE VIOLATIONS, UNLAWFUL TRESPASS, UNLAWFUL MISCHIEF, AND OTHER OFFENSES BEFORE SOMEONE IS CHARGED WITH A CRIME. REPARATIVE BOARD PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A GROUP OF FOUR TO FIVE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WHO MEET MONTHLY WITH THOSE WHO HAVE COMMITTED OR BEEN IMPACTED BY CRIMES SUCH AS RETAIL THEFT, LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT OR DISORDERLY CONDUCT. INDIVIDUALS ARE REFERRED TO A REPARATIVE BOARD DIRECTLY FROM THE COURT OR AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION.
- $470,292 spent. WINDHAM COUNTY COURT DIVERSION: ADULT AND JUVENILE COURT DIVERSION IS A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE APPROACH. IT IS A PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE ACTIONS THAT LED TO THEIR BEING CITED FOR A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. ALL CASES ARE REFERRED BY THE OFFICE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: YOUTH-LED BUSINESS CONSISTS OF A YOUTH-LED BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS SCREEN PRINTING COMPANY, DEMOGRAPHIX, THAT PROMOTES JOB SKILLS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY PRODUCING PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ON FABRIC AND PAPER. YOUTH HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE BUSINESS.
- WINDHAM COUNTY COURT DIVERSION: ADULT AND JUVENILE COURT DIVERSION IS A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE APPROACH. IT IS A PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ABLE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE ACTIONS THAT LED TO THEIR BEING CITED FOR A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. ALL CASES ARE REFERRED BY THE OFFICE OF THE STATE'S ATTORNEY. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: YOUTH-LED BUSINESS CONSISTS OF A YOUTH-LED BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS SCREEN PRINTING COMPANY, DEMOGRAPHIX, THAT PROMOTES JOB SKILLS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP BY PRODUCING PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ON FABRIC AND PAPER. YOUTH HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN EVERY ASPECT OF THE BUSINESS.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1983.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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