Champlain Islands Celebration of the Arts Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Island Arts provides creative artistic opportunities and performances for visitors and residents of the Champlain Islands through community outreach, classes, galleries and concerts in the iconic red barn. Community support ranging from student scholarships to artistic performances providing unique artistic cultural opportunities.
- Income
- $163,467
- Spending
- $72,537
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 12.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 36%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 56% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 81 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
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (2)
- $15,031 spent. 4a - Through our Island Arts Academy we sponsor scholarships for all Grand Isle County residents. When available, rental of musical instruments for all our Grand Isle County elementary school age children. We work in partnership with the youth focused theater groups such as Full Circle Theater Collaborative (two weeks of rehearsals with four performances), The Very Merry Theatre, and the LCATV week long Youth Film Camp, bringing opportunities to the youth in Grand Isle and surrounding areas to explore acting and film making. We offered weekly classes in Tai Chi, Folk Dancing and Meditation & Yoga as well as offering classes for Birding, Singing, Card Making and the Alexander Technique. Our programs are supported in part through appropriations from the five Towns that make up Grand Isle County in VT. For more information visit www.islandarts.org.
- $47,061 spent. Events and Fundraisers presented by Island Arts in 2025, our forty-first anniversary, with scholarships offered to our Grand Isle County VT residents. Public performances presented: Sohyun Anh- a classical music recital on a grand piano. Mango Jam VT & barn dance, Alexander String Quartet, Ken Burns piano music lecture, The Dixie Six, Haiduck & Heckendorn, Vermont Jazz Ensemble, Marsh Lights, Skylark, Ken Clark Organ Trio Jorge Garcia Herranz piano. We partnered with the Vermont Astronomical Society offering a free family event night of star gazing with a Spontaneous Evening Under the Stars at the Orchard Hill Observatory in Alburgh VT. We conducted successful Book Sales and a Silent Auction. For more information visit www.islandarts.org.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 November 6, 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 December 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 1989.
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 November 4, 2026.
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