Center for Health and Learning Ltd
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, POLICY DEVELOPMENTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 92%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $119,727, executive dir.
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
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 10% 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 2 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: 94 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 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
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
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 (7)
- $398,918 spent. Vermont Department of Mental Health (DMH): CHL partnered with the Vermont Department of Mental Health through their suicide prevention grant to support the development of systemic and sustainable infrastructure in Vermont focused on best practices for the prevention of suicide. Provided training in effective suicide prevention practices; promoted public awareness through messaging that suicide is a matter of public health and is preventable; led the development of public and private policies; expanded the implementation of a Zero Suicide approach in Vermont through training and education within mental health and healthcare organizations. CHL offered a Zero Suicide Institute for all project partners which included a full day of interactive training and breakout projects to help each organization develop more skills in implementing Zero Suicide model across their organization and into their respective communities. CHL also facilitated the training 80 clinicians in CAMS (Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality); 86 people were trained to use the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (CSSRS), a tool that is used for screening and assessment of people who present with suicidal thoughts or behaviors, conducted Umatter suicide awareness and skills trainings SPAST) with over 100 people trained in our public offerings and additional people trained through other SPAST trainings coordinated through different grants or fee for service offerings; conducted Introduction to Zero Suicide trainings and also began to offer Counseling on Access to Lethal Means (CALM) trainings for both clinicians and any interested person, with a total of 95 people trained in CALM. CHL also supported the activities of the Vermont Suicide Prevention Center and the Vermont Suicide Prevention Coalition. CHL held 4 Coalition meetings in 2024 with 131 people attending.Distributed over 10,000 wallet cards with suicide prevention resources. Planned and delivered a virtual Vermont Suicide Prevention Symposium with over 200 attendees. Also supported the activities of the Vermont Suicide Prevention Center and the Vermont Suicide Prevention Coalition.Distributed over 10,000 wallet cards with suicide prevention resources. Planned and delivered a virtual Vermont Suicide Prevention Symposium with over 200 attendees. Also supported the activities of the Vermont Suicide Prevention Center and the Vermont Suicide Prevention Coalition.
- $379,934 spent. Vermont Department of Health: CHL administered a suicide prevention stakeholder survey and analyzed the results as a part of a large Center for Disease Control Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Grant. They developed a suicide prevention inventory and treatment guide, available on the CHL website. CHL also provided 8 Umatter SPAST trainings to over 175 professionals from Vermont Legal Services, SASH, University of Vermont Health Network and V4A (a statewide group supporting older Vermonters). CHL continued to support Postvention efforts across the state, and was charged with disseminating packets to various groups to be used in suicide death related follow up. CHL facilitated a two-part Connect Postvention training with NAMI-NH which was attended by 58 professionals involved in Postvention supports. CHL conducted two trainings related to health equity, including Cultural Sensitivity and Bias Awareness Learning and an Alternatives to Suicide four-part training with 38 people in attendance.
- $57,954 spent. Vermont Department of Mental Health (DMH) and Vermont Agency of Education: CHL worked with DMH and AOE to continue to implement the SAMHSA AWARE grant with three school districts in Vermont, CHL provided coordination, training, workshops, and technical assistance to the three LEA regions on suicide prevention and protocol development through trainings, technical assistance, assessment and evaluation throughout the year. CHL offered three Umatter for Schools trainings for AWARE school and mental health agency staff to help create suicide safe schools in their respective districts. 89 staff were trained in this four-module series which develops a professionals understanding of suicide prevention awareness in schools, promotes suicide prevention protocols for school staff to follow with a student who may be struggles, and shares information about suicide prevention related curriculum that school staff can use with students to help them have the social and emotional skill set to manage stressors they may experience related to their or a friends mental health. CHL also worked with the AWARE project leadership and other project partners to better coordinate our collective efforts to make schools involved with the AWARE grant better prepared to meet the mental health needs of students and staff.
- $24,332 spent. Vermont Agency of Education: Worked with the Vermont School Supervisory Unions and their Designated Mental Health Agencies to provide training on Umatter for suicide prevention to youth, families, schools and communities, increasing participants' knowledge of youth mental health, suicide risk factors, and trauma informed practices and developing and fostering positive interpersonal relationships with interagency partners, peers, families and local school staff. Training opportunities include: Umatter Awareness and Skills Training, and Umatter for Schools.
- $24,331 spent. Vermont Department of Health Department of Substance Abuse Prevention (DSU): Provided logistical support for a multi-part training on Motivational Interviewing. 15 participants attended the training. Provided support to trainings related to intervention, treatment, recovery, and health equity skills. Designed and facilitated statewide professional development trainings for community-level prevention staff.
- $24,331 spent. Vermont Department of Health: CHL administered a suicide prevention stakeholder survey and analyzed the results as a part of a large Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Grant. They developed a suicide prevention inventory and treatment guide, available on the CHL website. CHL also provided over 40 trainings to 917 people on suicide prevention and lethal means safety. CHL developed a comprehensive packet of information related to postvention, and conducted a number of trainings related to health equity.Vermont Department of Health CHL conducted a number of Umatter Suicide Prevention Awareness and Skills Training, and established a Youth Zero Suicide Academy and Community of Practice prioritizing 4 Vermont counties as a part of the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Grant. CHL also promoted lethal means safety as a public health strategy to schools and other youth-serving organizations.
- $6,544 spent. Fanny Holt Ames & Edna Louise Holt Fund: Implemented final of a three-year Umatter Suicide Prevention program in the Bellows Falls, Vermont School District. Provided a focused set of professional development trainings, designed to promote mental health wellness and reduce suicide. This included a number of school personnel attending a training to develop and expand policies, protocols, and procedures around suicide. A web based family focused portal was updated.
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 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 December 2024.
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 December 1998.
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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