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Community Resilience Organizations

EIN 47-4647183 · Burlington, VT

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair55 out of 100GovernanceGood76 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS (CROS) IS A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING HUB AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER. WE PROVIDE RESOURCES AND FRAMEWORKS TO HELP COMMUNITIES BUILD LOCAL AND REGIONAL RESILIENCE.

Income
$446,201
Spending
$638,492
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
5.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 48%
Employees
9
Volunteers
100
Highest pay
$43,134, co-director

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

Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 43% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 47% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    86% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 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

Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    4 of 6 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.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

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

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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 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)
  1. $244,710 spent. CONSCIOUS HOMESTEAD FUND (CHF) IS A BRANCH OF THE CONSCIOUS HOMESTEAD URBAN FARM AND WHOLENESS RETREAT. CONSCIOUS HOMESTEAD IS COMMITTED TO CO-CREATING A SPACE THAT IS ROOTED IN HEALING OUR ANCESTRAL CONNECTION TO THE LAND WHILE CENTERING WHOLENESS AND LIBERATION. WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT THIS MAGICFULL SPACE IS AVAILABLE AS A RETREAT DEDICATED TO THE REST, NOURISHMENT AND EMPOWERMENT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
  2. $137,430 spent. COMMUNITY RESILIENCE ORGANIZATIONS (CROS) IS A GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING HUB AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER. WE ARE A FISCAL SPONSOR; A CONNECTOR OF COMMUNITY CARE AND RESILIENCE NETWORKS; AND A CONVENER OF TARGETED COALITION ORGANIZING. OUR WORK AND THAT OF OUR FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS BRINGS INTO VIEW A VISION OF A SAFE AND THRIVING FUTURE FOR VERMONT. IN 2025, CROS COMPLETED AND RELEASED A RESILIENCE HUB TOOLKIT TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING LOCAL METHODS FOR DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE. WE FISCALLY SPONSORED 11 PROJECTS THIS YEAR.
  3. $82,885 spent. THE VERMONT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE (VT-EJ) NETWORK BRIDGES OVERBURDENED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH DECISION-MAKERS AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL, FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS AND CREATING CONTINUITY BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND GOVERNMENT, INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, AND SUPPORTING CONTEXT-SENSITIVE COMMUNICATION. THE VT-EJ NETWORK STRATEGICALLY BUILDS ON WORK ADDRESSING LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND DEVELOPS ALLIANCES BETWEEN GRASSROOTS GROUPS IN A HORIZONTAL STRUCTURE. THIS NETWORKED APPROACH ALLOWS US TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN SETTING PRIORITIES AND ESTABLISHING PRACTICES FOR BUILDING CONSENSUS AND ALIGNMENT. THESE PRACTICES CONTRIBUTE TO COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AS WELL AS INFORM OUR AGENCY ALLIES.
  4. $86,253 spent. CROS' FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECTS ARE SMALL-SCALE, COMMUNITY-LED EFFORTS THAT CONDUCT MISSION-ALIGNED ACTIVITIES.

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

  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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since November 2015.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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