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Vermont Interfaith Power and Light Inc

EIN 37-1579939 · Burlington, VT

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceGood81 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

VERMONT INTERFAITH POWER AND LIGHT (VTIPL) WORKS TO HELP MEMBERS OF VERMONT'S FAITH AND SPIRITUAL COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND THAT THE CLIMATE CRISIS WHICH IS THREATENING THE VIABILITY OF LIFE ON EARTH IS A SPIRITUAL CRISIS. VTIPL CONDUCTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO EMPOWER MEMBERS OF FAITH AND SPIRITUAL COMMUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR EARTH AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. VTIPL OFFERS EDUCATION AND FUNDING TO HELP PEOPLE OF FAITH AND CONGREGATIONS TAKE ACTION TO CONSERVE ENERGY, USE IT EFFICIENTLY, AND INCREASE THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Income
$72,423
Spending
$72,324
Spent on programs
94%
Reserves
1.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 66%
Employees
2
Volunteers
15

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: 57 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 0% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 40% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    94% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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

Good: 81 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    10 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no 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.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (3)
  1. $48,296 spent. VTIPL ADMINISTERS A CLIMATE ACTION GRANT PROGRAM THAT OFFERS ALL FAITH AND SPIRIT CONGREGATIONS IN VERMONT MATCHING GRANTS TO HELP THEM FUND PROJECTS WHICH WILL REDUCE THE POLLUTION AND CONTRIBUTES TO CLIMATE CHANGE. THE CLIMATE ACTION GRANT PROGRAM HAS TWO COMPONENTS, ONE SERVING CHRISTIAN CONGREGATIONS, AND ANOTHER SERVING ALL OTHER FAITH AND SPIRIT CONGREGATIONS. BOTH DEPEND ENTIRELY ON DONOR RESTRICTED FUNDS. THE CLIMATE ACTION GRANT PROGRAM FOR CHRISTIAN CHURCHES IS SUPPORTED BY THE KATY GERKE MEMORIAL FUND. IN 2024, VTIPL AWARDED MATCHING GRANTS TO EIGHT CHRISTIAN CHURCHES. THE EIGHT GRANTS TO CHURCHES, WHICH TOTALED 45,798, SUPPORTED CHURCH BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING THAT WILL REDUCE THE CLIMATE POLLUTION PRODUCED BY CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS.
  2. $13,444 spent. THE PRINCIPAL VERMONT INTERFAITH POWER AND LIGHT (VTIPL) MISSION IS TO HELP MEMBERS OF ALL VERMONT'S FAITH AND SPIRITUAL COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS. ALMOST ALL STAFF HOURS AND A LARGE PROPORTION OF VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE COMMITTED TO CONDUCTING EDUCATION AND PROVIDING A VARIETY OF RESOURCES FOR FAITH COMMUNITIES, WHILE ALSO FACILITATING COMMUNICATION AMONG VERMONT'S DIVERSE FAITH COMMUNITIES TO TAKE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS. VTIPL EMPHASIZES THE NEED TO ACT LOCALLY TO SUPPORT STATE, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL ACTION TO REDUCE THE PACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO PREPARE COMMUNITIES FOR THE UNAVOIDABLE CONSEQUENCES OF A CHANGE GLOBAL CLIMATE. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (1) VTIPL PRODUCES A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO UPDATE FAITH COMMUNITIES ON ACTIVITIES IN VERMONT, THE U.S. AND BEYOND, AND ON NEW PROGRAM INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT FAITH AND SPIRITUAL COMMUNITIES' EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, WHILE ALSO KEEPING VTIPL'S COMMUNITY APPRISED OF CLIMATE AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS MORE BROADLY. VTIPL MONITORED AND SHARED NEWS OF FAITH COMMUNITY ACTION ELSEWHERE IN THE NATION AND AROUND THE GLOBE, PARTNERING WITH THE NATIONAL INTERFAITH POWER AND LIGHT ORGANIZATION. (2) VTIPL HELPED CONGREGATIONS SPEAK OUT ON KEY CLIMATE LEGISLATION AND POLICY ISSUES, I.E, ADDRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVESTING FOSSIL FUEL SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, PROMOTING FEDERAL FARM SUPPORT POLICY THAT ADDRESSES CLIMATE IMPACTS OF FARM PRODUCTION, SUPPORTING PUBLIC ACTION TO REDUCE CLIMATE EMISSIONS FROM ALL SOURCES, AND SUPPORTING PASSAGE OF VERMONT LEGISLATION TO HELP LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME VERMONTERS SWITCH FROM FOSSIL FUEL HEATING TO HEATING OPTIONS THAT REDUCE CLIMATE POLLUTION. (3) VTIPL COLLABORATED WITH VERMONT INTERFAITH ACTION TO CONVENE FAITH CLIMATE ACTION DAY AT THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE, WHICH BROUGHT ABOUT 30 VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATIVES FROM VERMONT CONGREGATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR ACTION BY THE LEGISLATURE ON KEY PROPOSALS TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS. (4) VTIPL PARTICIPATED IN THE VERGENNES ENERGY FAIR ALONGSIDE OTHER ENERGY EFFICIENCY ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT WAYS OF LOWERING THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT. (5) VTIPL STARTED A QUARTERLY, VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB AS A CHANCE FOR OUR WIDER COMMUNITY TO READ AND DISCUSS BOOKS ABOUT FAITH AND CLIMATE CHANGE. (6) VTIPL DID A PRESENTATION FOR ALL SOULS INTERFAITH GATHERING IN SHELBURNE, VT, SPEAKING TO CONGREGANTS ABOUT HOW FAITH INFORMS ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES. (7) VTIPL PARTNERED WITH NATIONAL IPL DURING ELECTION SEASON TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY BY VOTING AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO VOTE THEIR FAITH VALUES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. (8) VTIPL PARTICIPATED IN INTERVIEWS FOR A STORY IN THE VERMONT COMMUNITY NEWS SERVICE ABOUT RELIGION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH ALSO WAS PUBLISHED BY VT DIGGER, AN ONLINE NEWSLETTER. THE PRINCIPAL VERMONT INTERFAITH POWER AND LIGHT (VTIPL) MISSION IS TO HELP MEMBERS OF ALL VERMONT'S FAITH AND SPIRITUAL COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS. ALMOST ALL STAFF HOURS AND A LARGE PROPORTION OF VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE COMMITTED TO CONDUCTING EDUCATION AND PROVIDING A VARIETY OF RESOURCES FOR FAITH COMMUNITIES, WHILE ALSO FACILITATING COMMUNICATION AMONG VERMONT'S DIVERSE FAITH COMMUNITIES TO TAKE ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS. VTIPL EMPHASIZES THE NEED TO ACT LOCALLY TO SUPPORT STATE, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL ACTION TO REDUCE THE PACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND TO PREPARE COMMUNITIES FOR THE UNAVOIDABLE CONSEQUENCES OF A CHANGE GLOBAL CLIMATE. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (1) VTIPL PRODUCES A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER TO UPDATE FAITH COMMUNITIES ON ACTIVITIES IN VERMONT, THE U.S. AND BEYOND, AND ON NEW PROGRAM INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT FAITH AND SPIRITUAL COMMUNITIES' EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, WHILE ALSO KEEPING VTIPL'S COMMUNITY APPRISED OF CLIMATE AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL EVENTS MORE BROADLY. VTIPL MONITORED AND SHARED NEWS OF FAITH COMMUNITY ACTION ELSEWHERE IN THE NATION AND AROUND THE GLOBE, PARTNERING WITH THE NATIONAL INTERFAITH POWER AND LIGHT ORGANIZATION. (2) VTIPL HELPED CONGREGATIONS SPEAK OUT ON KEY CLIMATE LEGISLATION AND POLICY ISSUES, I.E, ADDRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF DIVESTING FOSSIL FUEL SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC INVESTMENT PORTFOLIOS, PROMOTING FEDERAL FARM SUPPORT POLICY THAT ADDRESSES CLIMATE IMPACTS OF FARM PRODUCTION, SUPPORTING PUBLIC ACTION TO REDUCE CLIMATE EMISSIONS FROM ALL SOURCES, AND SUPPORTING PASSAGE OF VERMONT LEGISLATION TO HELP LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME VERMONTERS SWITCH FROM FOSSIL FUEL HEATING TO HEATING OPTIONS THAT REDUCE CLIMATE POLLUTION. (3) VTIPL COLLABORATED WITH VERMONT INTERFAITH ACTION TO CONVENE FAITH CLIMATE ACTION DAY AT THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE, WHICH BROUGHT ABOUT 30 VOLUNTEER REPRESENTATIVES FROM VERMONT CONGREGATIONS TO ADVOCATE FOR ACTION BY THE LEGISLATURE ON KEY PROPOSALS TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS. (4) VTIPL PARTICIPATED IN THE VERGENNES ENERGY FAIR ALONGSIDE OTHER ENERGY EFFICIENCY ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT WAYS OF LOWERING THEIR CARBON FOOTPRINT. (5) VTIPL STARTED A QUARTERLY, VIRTUAL BOOK CLUB AS A CHANCE FOR OUR WIDER COMMUNITY TO READ AND DISCUSS BOOKS ABOUT FAITH AND CLIMATE CHANGE. (6) VTIPL DID A PRESENTATION FOR ALL SOULS INTERFAITH GATHERING IN SHELBURNE, VT, SPEAKING TO CONGREGANTS ABOUT HOW FAITH INFORMS ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES. (7) VTIPL PARTNERED WITH NATIONAL IPL DURING ELECTION SEASON TO SUPPORT DEMOCRACY BY VOTING AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO VOTE THEIR FAITH VALUES ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. (8) VTIPL PARTICIPATED IN INTERVIEWS FOR A STORY IN THE VERMONT COMMUNITY NEWS SERVICE ABOUT RELIGION AND THE ENVIRONMENT, WHICH ALSO WAS PUBLISHED BY VT DIGGER, AN ONLINE NEWSLETTER.
  3. $6,530 spent. THE CLIMATE ACTION GRANT PROGRAM FOR NON-CHRISTIAN FAITH AND SPIRIT COMMUNITIES, FUNDED BY THE ELLIE CRESSEY WEBSTER MEMORIAL FUND (ECWMF): VTIPL ADMINISTERS THIS PROGRAM FOR NON-CHRISTIAN CONGREGATIONS. THIS COMPONENT OFFERS HELP TO THE MANY DIFFERENT FAITH AND SPIRIT COMMUNITIES IN VERMONT THAT WANT TO MINIMIZE THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CLIMATE CHANGE. IN 2024, VTIPL PROVIDED A 6,500 MATCHING GRANT TO A VERMONT JEWISH CONGREGATION TO HELP THEM REPLACE THEIR FOSSIL FUELED POWERED HEATING WITH NEW COLD-WEATHER HEAT PUMPS AND A HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER AND TO INSTALL SOLAR-ELECTRIC GENERATION TO SERVE THE ELECTRICITY NEEDS OF THEIR SYNOGOGUE.

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

  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 October 13, 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 December 2024.

    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 September 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 October 21, 2026.

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