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Vermont Information Technology Leaders Inc

EIN 20-3131747 · S Burlington, VT

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood89 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

VITL'S MISSION IS TO SECURELY AGGREGATE, STANDARDIZE, AND SHARE THE DATA NEEDED TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTHCARE FOR VERMONTERS. IN SERVICE OF THIS MISSION, VITL OPERATES THE VERMONT HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE, WHICH ENABLES THE SECURE ELECTRONIC SHARING OF HEALTH-RELATED INFORMATION ACROSS HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS IN VERMONT.VITL'S VISION IS TO BE A LEADER IN COLLABORATIVELY DELIVERING ACTIONABLE DATA THAT LEADS TO BETTER HEALTH.VITL'S WORK INCLUDES DELIVERING DATA NOT ONLY TO CLINICIANS AT THE POINT OF CARE, BUT ALSO TO HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, PAYERS AND OTHERS ENGAGED IN REFORMING THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE IN VERMONT.

Income
$11.1 million
Spending
$10.4 million
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
8.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 97%
Employees
35
Volunteers
10
Highest pay
$236,095, ceo

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: 89 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 8.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 23% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 11% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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 44% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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)
  1. $8.9 million spent. VITL IS THE LEGISLATIVELY DESIGNATED OPERATOR OF THE VERMONT HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE ("VHIE"). AS DEFINED BY THE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL COORDINATOR OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE (HIE) ALLOWS DOCTORS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS, OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO APPROPRIATELY ACCESS AND SECURELY SHARE A PATIENT'S VITAL MEDICAL INFORMATION ELECTRONICALLY IMPROVING THE SPEED, QUALITY, SAFETY AND COST OF PATIENT CARE.THE VHIE RECEIVES DATA FROM, AND PROVIDES DATA TO, HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF VERMONT, INCLUDING PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE PRACTICES, HOSPITALS, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS, LABORATORIES, PAYERS, PUBLIC HEALTH, AND OTHERS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, THE VITL ACCESS CLINICAL PORTAL WAS QUERIED OVER 260,000 TIMES AND THE VHIE DELIVERED OVER 1.3 MILLION LAB, RADIOLOGY AND TRANSCRIBED REPORTS TO THE ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMS OF VERMONT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THE VITL TEAM CONTINUED FOCUSED EFFORTS TO EDUCATE HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS ABOUT HOW THEY CAN ACCESS PATIENT DATA STEWARDED BY VITL, AND ONBOARDED PROVIDERS TO USE THE VITL'S PROVIDER PORTAL TO ACCESS COMPREHENSIVE PATIENT RECORDS. IN ITS EFFORTS TO EXPAND ITS REACH AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE HEALTH OF VERMONTERS, VITL CREATED 39 NEW DATA COLLECTION INTERFACES AND 24 NEW RESULTS DELIVERY INTERFACES DURING THE YEAR. THE VITL TEAM ALSO BEGAN COLLECTING NEW DATA TYPES. DURING THE YEAR, VITL CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO SUPPORT IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES, INCLUDING COMPLETING A PROJECT THAT ENABLES AUTOMATED INTEGRATION OF KEY VITL DATA ELEMENTS INTO WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN PROGRAM'S (WIC) SYSTEM TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR ON-SITE VISITS BY WIC CLIENTS.FINALLY, THE VITL TEAM CONTINUED EFFORTS TO EDUCATE PATIENTS ABOUT HOW THEIR HEALTH DATA IS SHARED BY VITL, AND TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE CHOICES THEY HAVE AROUND HOW THEIR DATA IS SHARED.

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2009.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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