Homeshare Vermont Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE SCREENING AND MATCHING SERVICE AND ONGOING SUPPORT ONCE PEOPLE DECIDE TO HOMESHARE. THIS ALLOWS ELDERS AND OTHER PEOPLE TO STAY AT HOME WHILE HELPING PEOPLE FIND AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE.
- Income
- $886,757
- Spending
- $766,184
- Spent on programs
- 91%
- Reserves
- 43.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 56%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 24
- Highest pay
- $90,407, 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
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 43.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 41% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1591% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 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 94% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2514 of 14 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 (1)
- $698,342 spent. HOMESHARE VERMONT HELPS THE STATE OF VERMONT MEET TWO IMPORTANT GOALS BY ASSISTING OUR AGING NEIGHBORS TO AGE AT HOME SAFELY, WHILE HELPING OTHERS FIND AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE. WE PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE FOR THOSE TWO GROUPS WITH ONGOING SUPPORT. WHILE THERE ARE NO AGE OR INCOME RESTRICTIONS FOR HOMESHARING, MOST PEOPLE SHARING THEIR HOMES (HOSTS) ARE ELDERS OR PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY WHILE MOST PEOPLE LOOKING FOR HOUSING (GUESTS) CAN'T AFFORD MARKET RENTS. FOR HOSTS, HOMESHARING DECREASES SOCIAL ISOLATION, DELAYS OR PREVENTS NURSING HOME MOVES IN ADDITION TO HELPING OUT IN MYRIAD OTHER WAYS INCLUDING MORE MANAGEABLE HOME UPKEEP, BETTER NUTRITION AND THE PEACE OF MIND OF ANOTHER PERSON'S PRESENCE. FOR GUESTS, HOMESHARING CAN BE A LIFELINE FOR FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE HEADED FOR HOMELESSNESS, IT CAN HELP THEM INTEGRATE INTO A NEW COMMUNITY AND IT CAN ALLOW THEM TO ACCEPT A JOB IN A TOWN THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE WITHOUT AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTION. MOST OF OUR PARTICIPANTS (70% OF HOSTS AND 92% OF GUESTS) ARE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. OUR FY2025 OUTCOMES REPORT INDICATE THAT OUR CLIENTS REALLY DO VALUE THE SERVICE WE PROVIDE, 80% REPORT FEELING HAPPIER, 79% FELT SAFER AND LESS LONELY, 71% REPORT ENJOYING THEIR HOME MORE AND 55% WORRY LESS ABOUT MONEY. IN FY 2025 HOMESHARE SERVED 990 VERMONTERS AND OUR MATCHED PARTICIPANTS SAVED A TOTAL OF 1,441,370. HOMESHARE GUESTS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 37,989 HOURS OF ASSISTANCE TO SENIORS AND OTHERS. THIS REPRESENTS A SAVINGS OF OVER 560,700 FOR THOSE SHARING THEIR HOME AND THEIR FAMILIES IF THEY HAD TO HIRE HELP (BASED ON BLS ESTIMATES). BY SHARING THEIR HOMES, LOW INCOME SENIORS AND OTHERS RECEIVED OVER 395,300 IN RENTAL INCOME TO HELP THEM MAKE ENDS MEET. THE AVERAGE RENT IN A HOMESHARING MATCH WAS 379 WITH 30% OF GUESTS PAYING 0 RENT. USING THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN MARKET RENTS AND ACTUAL HOMESHARE AGREEMENT RENTS, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT HOMESHARE GUESTS SAVED OVER 880,670 IN RENTAL EXPENSES (BASED ON FMR DATA FROM HUD). HOMESHARE VERMONT IS POISED TO EXPAND OUR SERVICE AREA IN FY26 TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL FOUR COUNTIES AND REACH MORE VERMONTERS THAN ANY TIME IN OUR 43-YEAR HISTORY. HOMESHARE VERMONT HELPS THE STATE OF VERMONT MEET TWO IMPORTANT GOALS BY ASSISTING OUR AGING NEIGHBORS TO AGE AT HOME SAFELY, WHILE HELPING OTHERS FIND AN AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE. WE PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE FOR THOSE TWO GROUPS WITH ONGOING SUPPORT. WHILE THERE ARE NO AGE OR INCOME RESTRICTIONS FOR HOMESHARING, MOST PEOPLE SHARING THEIR HOMES (HOSTS) ARE ELDERS OR PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY WHILE MOST PEOPLE LOOKING FOR HOUSING (GUESTS) CAN'T AFFORD MARKET RENTS. FOR HOSTS, HOMESHARING DECREASES SOCIAL ISOLATION, DELAYS OR PREVENTS NURSING HOME MOVES IN ADDITION TO HELPING OUT IN MYRIAD OTHER WAYS INCLUDING MORE MANAGEABLE HOME UPKEEP, BETTER NUTRITION AND THE PEACE OF MIND OF ANOTHER PERSON'S PRESENCE. FOR GUESTS, HOMESHARING CAN BE A LIFELINE FOR FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE HEADED FOR HOMELESSNESS, IT CAN HELP THEM INTEGRATE INTO A NEW COMMUNITY AND IT CAN ALLOW THEM TO ACCEPT A JOB IN A TOWN THAT THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE WITHOUT AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTION. MOST OF OUR PARTICIPANTS (70% OF HOSTS AND 92% OF GUESTS) ARE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. OUR FY2025 OUTCOMES REPORT INDICATE THAT OUR CLIENTS REALLY DO VALUE THE SERVICE WE PROVIDE, 80% REPORT FEELING HAPPIER, 79% FELT SAFER AND LESS LONELY, 71% REPORT ENJOYING THEIR HOME MORE AND 55% WORRY LESS ABOUT MONEY. IN FY 2025 HOMESHARE SERVED 990 VERMONTERS AND OUR MATCHED PARTICIPANTS SAVED A TOTAL OF 1,441,370. HOMESHARE GUESTS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 37,989 HOURS OF ASSISTANCE TO SENIORS AND OTHERS. THIS REPRESENTS A SAVINGS OF OVER 560,700 FOR THOSE SHARING THEIR HOME AND THEIR FAMILIES IF THEY HAD TO HIRE HELP (BASED ON BLS ESTIMATES). BY SHARING THEIR HOMES, LOW INCOME SENIORS AND OTHERS RECEIVED OVER 395,300 IN RENTAL INCOME TO HELP THEM MAKE ENDS MEET. THE AVERAGE RENT IN A HOMESHARING MATCH WAS 379 WITH 30% OF GUESTS PAYING 0 RENT. USING THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN MARKET RENTS AND ACTUAL HOMESHARE AGREEMENT RENTS, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT HOMESHARE GUESTS SAVED OVER 880,670 IN RENTAL EXPENSES (BASED ON FMR DATA FROM HUD). HOMESHARE VERMONT IS POISED TO EXPAND OUR SERVICE AREA IN FY26 TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL FOUR COUNTIES AND REACH MORE VERMONTERS THAN ANY TIME IN OUR 43-YEAR HISTORY.
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 January 2005.
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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