Vermont Oxford Network Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF MEDICAL CARE FOR NEWBORN INFANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH A COORDINATED PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
- Income
- $9.5 million
- Spending
- $8.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 67%
- Reserves
- 16.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 81%
- Employees
- 43
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $449,400, ceo, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.8 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 25% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1567% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (medical research, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 6 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 December 31, 2024, 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 (4)
- $1.9 million spent. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT & EDUCATION:NICQ 2023-24 CONTINUES THE SERIES OF INTENSIVE IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVES SPONSORED BY VERMONT OXFORD NETWORK. INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS FROM 48 INSTITUTIONS IN NORTH AMERICA ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND SAFETY OF MEDICAL CARE FOR NEWBORN INFANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY APPLYING THE CONCEPTS FOCUSED ON THREE THEMES OF NEURODEVELOPMENT; PREVENTION, PROTECTION, AND PROMOTION. THE THEMES WILL BE FURTHER SUPPORTED BY INTEGRATING THE FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS FOR NEURODEVELOPMENTAL CARE IMPROVEMENT OF FAMILIES AS PARTNERS, HEALTH EQUITY AND CULTURE INTO THEIR COLLABORATIVE IMPROVEMENT WORK, ADDRESSING: NEUROPROTECTIVE DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORT; NEURODEVELOPMENTAL PREVENTION, PROTECTION AND PROMOTION; INITIAL AND RESPIRATORY NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE; ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES AND PRECISION CARE; AND NEUROSUPPORTIVE CARE FOR THE MICRO-PREMATURE INFANT. THIS PROJECT COMMENCED IN JANUARY 2023 AND CONTINUED THROUGH DECEMBER 2024.INICQ WEBINAR SERIES: INICQ 2024 ALL CARE IS BRAIN CARE - OUR INTERNET-BASED NEWBORN IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVE FOR QUALITY (INICQ) IS A MULTI-CENTER COLLABORATIVE DEDICATED TO EXPLORING EVIDENCE, PURSUING DATA-DRIVEN QI, AND IMPLEMENTING BETTER PRACTICES, TO ENSURE THAT ALL CARE WE PROVIDE BENEFITS THE DEVELOPING BRAIN. WITH THE AIM TO PREVENT INJURY, PROTECT NORMAL MATURATION AND DEVELOPMENT, AND PROMOTE POSITIVE EXPERIENCES AND RELATIONSHIPS, WE SUPPORT TEAMS WITH:1. POTENTIALLY BETTER PRACTICES/CHANGE IDEAS AND CLINICAL EXAMPLES2. MEASUREMENT PLANS AND REPORTING3. FOUNDATIONAL QI RESOURCES4. CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION WITH CARE EXPERTS AND OTHER TEAMS94 MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS USED VON'S STRUCTURED CURRICULUM AND EXPERT FACULTY TO MAKE MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, TEAMS HAD ACCESS TO PARTICIPATE IN COURSES ON QI FOUNDATIONS AND RESPONDING TO NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME.ANNUAL QUALITY CONGRESS- WE DID NOT HAVE AN ANNUAL QUALITY CONGRESS IN 2024
- $220,597 spent. TRIALS:ALL OF THE REVENUE IS FROM THE LAST YEAR OF THE GERBER GRANT ELBW FOLLOW-UP: 18-24 MONTH "FOLLOW-UP" CONTINUES FOR INFANTS BORN WEIGHING LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 1000 GRAMS OR GESTATIONAL AGES LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 27 WEEKS, 6 DAYS. 52 CENTERS PARTICIPATED IN 2024 FOR THE 2021 BIRTH YEAR COHORT. CENTERS RECEIVED REPORTS OF THEIR DATA BY BIRTH YEAR AS WELL AS A NETWORK COHORT REPORT. THE NEW ENGLAND FOLLOW-UP NETWORK (NEFUN) ALSO RECEIVED THEIR OWN GROUP REPORT. NINE NEFUN CENTERS ALSO RECEIVED THEIR 3-6 MONTH DATA COLLECTION PROJECT REPORTS FOR THE 2023 BIRTH YEAR.VON DAYS: IN 2024, THERE WAS ONE VON DAY AUDIT ON ALL CARE IS BRAIN CARE. SEVENTY-FOUR CENTERS PARTICIPATED IN THE VON DAY AUDIT; EACH UNIT WAS EVALUATED. EACH PARTICIPATING CENTER RECEIVED A REPORT OF THEIR AUDIT.COCHRANE NEONATAL REVIEW - VON CONTINUED TO SPONSOR THE COCHRANE NEONATAL GROUP. COCHRANE NEONATAL IS ONE OF OVER 50 COLLABORATIVE REVIEW GROUPS OF COCHRANE. COCHRANE IS AN INTERNATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION, DEDICATED TO MAKING UP-TO-DATE, ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF HEALTHCARE READILY AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE. AS A MEMBER OF COCHRANE, COCHRANE NEONATAL PREPARES AND DISSEMINATES EVIDENCE-BASED, REGULARLY UPDATED SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS OF THE EFFECTS OF THERAPIES IN NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE.
- $1.6 million spent. DATABASE/MEMBERSHIP SERVICES:MEMBERSHIP: IN 2024 THERE WERE 1214 ACTIVE MEMBERS IN THE DATABASE. MEMBERSHIP IN THE NETWORK FOR THE VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT DATABASE (UP TO 1500 GRAMS) COST $6700 IN 2023. THE 2023 FEE FOR THE EXPANDED DATABASE (ALL NICU ADMISSIONS) MEMBERSHIP WAS BASED ON HOSPITAL SIZE (AHA DATA). SMALL HOSPITALS WERE $6700 PER YEAR, MEDIUM HOSPITALS WERE $8300 PER YEAR AND LARGE OR CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS WERE $9900 PER YEAR. MEMBERSHIP ENTITLED MEMBERS TO YEARLY REPORTS FROM THE DATABASE, ACCESS TO THE INTERNET REPORTING SYSTEM AND PARTICIPATION IN CLINICAL TRIALS.SCIENTIFIC STUDIES OF THE QUALITY OF CARE CARRIED OUT IN INTENSIVE CARE NURSERIES INCLUDED PREPARATION OF REPORTS ON RESULTS. IN 2025 WE PUBLISHED THE VERMONT OXFORD NETWORK ANNUAL DATABASE SUMMARY FOR 2024, A DETAILED COMPENDIUM DESCRIBING THE PRACTICES AND OUTCOMES AT 1105 NEONATAL UNITS CARING FOR VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS AND THE VERMONT OXFORD NETWORK 2024 EXPANDED DATABASE SUMMARY DESCRIBING THE PRACTICES AND OUTCOMES OF ALL NICU INFANTS REGARDLESS OF BIRTH WEIGHT AT 589 UNITS PARTICIPATING IN THE EXPANDED DATABASE. THE NIGHTINGALE INTERNET REPORTING SYSTEM WAS PROVIDED TO MEMBERS. IT ALLOWS CONFIDENTIAL PASSWORD PROTECTED ACCESS TO HOSPITAL SPECIFIC REPORTS AND NETWORK COMPARISON DATA.
- $2.0 million spent. GLOBAL NEONATOLOGY:GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE VON DEVELOPS PARTNERSHIPS AND SUPPORTS HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE WORLD WITH TRAINING AND RESEARCH THAT ADDRESSES THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND CONSTRAINTS OF RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTINGS. VON PARTNERED WITH LEADERS IN RWANDA TO DEVELOP A CURRICULUM FOR THE FIRST NATIONAL NEONATOLOGY FELLOWSHIP IN RWANDA. FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF THIS CURRICULUM AND RECRUITMENT OF STAFF, THE RWANDA NEONATAL PERINATAL MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP STARTED SPRING 2024. WE SUPPORT THIS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM BY COORDINATING VIRTUAL LECTURES AND IN PERSON VOLUNTEER TRIPS GIVEN BY VON VOLUNTEERS, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING ADMINISTRATIVELY. IN 2022, WE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TO USE THIS THE VON GLOBAL NEONATAL DATABASE PLATFORM TO FORM THE FOUNDATION OF OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AFRICAN NEONATAL ASSOCIATION, CREATING THE AFRICAN NEONATAL NETWORK, IN FIVE AFRICAN COUNTRIES. IN 2025, WE RECEIVED A GRANT AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE AFRICAN NEONATAL NETWORK GRANT, TO ASSESS PROBIOTIC IMPLEMENTATION IN THREE OF THE FIVE AFRICAN NEONATAL NETWORK COUNTRIES. SPECIFICALLY, TO ASSESS THE CURRENT STATE OF PROBIOTICS AND FEASIBILITY PER WHO GUIDELINES THROUGH A MONITORED IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH IN EARLY ADOPTING FACILITIES. IN 2024, WE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TO SERVE AS THE DATA COORDINATING CENTER FOR AN AFRICAN LED RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TWO DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATION TECHNIQUES OF SURFACTANT IN PRETERM NEONATES. WE CONTINUED TO COLLABORATE AND PROMOTE THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF COLLEAGUES IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES THROUGH RESEARCH PROJECTS AND COLLABORATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 December 2024.
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 June 1995.
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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