Net Zero Vermont Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Prioritizing actions to more walkable communities.
- Income
- $138,501
- Spending
- $102,636
- Reserves
- 7.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 66%
- Highest pay
- $23,000, executive dir.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 26% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (1)
- $63,111 spent. Applied for and managed at least four grants, with outcomes resulting in matching grant funds to sponsorship and trolley revenues by more than 50%. Advanced (TDM) transportation demand management projects in the areas of community engagement, planning, technical assistance in walkable communities, marketing and incentives in collaboration with business and community-based partners involving ten plus Vermont municipalities: Burlington, South Burlington, Winooski, Williston, Essex, St. Albans, Middlebury, Barre, Bristol, and Vergennes). Added capacity and amplified the impact of partner service organizations (i.e., family resource centers, transit agencies, regional planning commissions, energy committees, area food shelves and pantries, planning projects, senior living facilities, community groups, health and wellness through institutions HR departments, active mobility groups, professional and volunteer advocates/organizations; and technical assistance to businesses and decision-makers representing State of Vermont, regions, businesses and municipalities. 1080 trolleys distributed in 2024 with trolley sales averaging $41.50/trolley. Collected and synthesized trolley user transportation and travel behavior data. Walk resource maps for several communities used to help educate people about their travel, food, walking resource and service options; these walking maps were used for engaging people. Improved general public health and wellness through transportation tools, education, and incentives--to help people more readily access food and public transit, improve active and shared mobility habits, and encourage people to walk and enjoy their community, social interaction and improved transportation efficiency options. Organizational strategic planning underway to explore how increased collaboration with Vermont Clean Communities Coalition could complement and accelerate the mission and vision of Net Zero Vermont, Inc.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 November 2010.
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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