Crows Path Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To use a relationship-centered approach to promote foster create and support direct hands-on opportunities for people of all ages to connect to wildness; and in doing so foster a multi-generational community in the Chittenden County dedicated to building relationships to human and more than human ecosystems.
- Income
- $679,886
- Spending
- $605,511
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 82%
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $20,224, staff representative to the board
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 44% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 December 31, 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 (4)
- $31,635 spent. Our mission at The Wilds is to cultivate a deep and long-lasting connection to wildness. Through immersive story-telling creative and open play art using natural materials nature-based games and hands-on experience with the rhythms and cycles of the natural world across the seasons we guide children into their own unique personal and expansive connection to the wild world we live in. Program runs 8:15am-3:15pm Monday through Friday with space for 17 kids on each day.
- $20,110 spent. The Field School is a space where kiddos in grades 1-8 can immerse themselves in the creative expanse of the wild world. Our classroom consists of more than 100 acres of forest meadow shoreline and marsh on land adjacent to Lake Champlain in Burlington Vermont. Our curriculum is emergent based on the passions of the staff the evolving interest of each kid and the seasonal events unfolding under a canopy of maples and hickories. Each day brings new adventures and opportunities for learning and discovering.
- $6,100 spent. Themed summer camps that center around art swimming exploring carving archery or playing in the mud. Three camp offerings each week; each camp runs 9am-3:30pm and serves approximately 15 kids. Camps are based out of Rock Point in Burlington or Red Rocks or Wheeler Park in South Burlington.
- $429,581 spent. Other staff expenses program expenses etc.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2019 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2019.
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 2025.
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 July 2020.
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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