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FRIENDS OF VERNON CENTER INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $101K · expenses $99K · assets $523K

EIN
81-5329814
Address
567 GOVERNOR HUNT RD, VERNON, VT 05354-9484
Website
WWW.GOVERNORHUNT.ORG
NTEE code
A80
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2019
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Mission

THE MISSION OF FRIENDS OF VERNON CENTER INC. IS TO ENVISION, PLAN, AND PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A VILLAGE CENTER IN VERNON, VERMONT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE TOWN'S RESIDENTS AND VISITORS; AND TO PRESERVE AND CARE FOR VERNON'S HISTORIC GOVERNOR HUNT HOUSE. THE FRIENDS OF VERNON CENTER SEEKS TO PROMOTE THE GOVERNOR HUNT HOUSE AND THE ATTACHED COMMUNITY CENTER AND GROUNDS AS GATHERING PLACES FOR ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER COMMUNITY SPIRIT, HONOR OUR COMMUNITY HERITAGE, AND SUPPORT CREATIVE WAYS TO ENHANCE AND SERVE THE WELL-BEING OF THE RESIDENTS OF VERNON, NOW AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 22 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

22 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Beth Armington PRESIDENT2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Bryan Armington TREASURER2022-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Maddy Arms BOARD MEMBER2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jean Carr BOARD MEMBER2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Carnes Josh BOARD MEMBER2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Kathy Korb SECRETARY2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Susan Miller BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 1
Donald Rosinski BOARD MEMBER2025 1 $0 reported 1
Amy Tirroski VICE PRESIDE2025 2 $0 reported 1
Carroll Karen (former) BOARD MEMBER2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Martin Langeveld (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Arlene Palmiter (former) PRESIDENT2022-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Tom Rappaport (former) VICE PRESIDE2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Roger Rulewich (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Sandra Rulewich (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2024 Not reported $0 reported 1
Margaret Shipman (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Bill Gilbert (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Ken Bloom (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Deborah Berryere (former) BOARD MEMBER2022 3 $0 reported 1
Ken Nokes (former) BOARD MEMBER2022 3 $0 reported 1
Karen Gilbert (former) BOARD MEMBER2020 2 $0 reported 1
Art Miller (former) BOARD MEMBER2020 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETH ARMINGTON PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
BRYAN ARMINGTON TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
MADDY ARMS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JEAN CARR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CARNES JOSH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY KORB SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
SUSAN MILLER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
DONALD ROSINSKI BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
AMY TIRROSKI VICE PRESIDE2 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETH ARMINGTON BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BRYAN ARMINGTON TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
MADDY ARMS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JEAN CARR BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CARNES JOSH BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CARROLL KAREN BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
KATHY KORB SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
MARTIN LANGEVELD BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
ARLENE PALMITER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
TOM RAPPAPORT VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
ROGER RULEWICH BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
SANDRA RULEWICH BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETH ARMINGTON BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
BRYAN ARMINGTON TREASURER- $0$0$0 $01
MADDY ARMS BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JEAN CARR BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
KATHY KORB SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
ARLENE PALMITER PRESIDENT- $0$0$0 $01
TOM RAPPAPORT VICE PRESIDE- $0$0$0 $01
ROGER RULEWICH BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
SANDRA RULEWICH BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 15 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARGARET SHIPMAN BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
SANDRA RULEWICH BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
ROGER RULEWICH BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
TOM RAPPAPORT VICE PRESIDE3 $0-- $01
MARTIN LANGEVELD PRESIDENT15 $0-- $01
KATHY KORB SECRETARY3 $0-- $01
BILL GILBERT BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
JEAN CARR BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
KEN BLOOM BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
MADDY ARMS BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
BETH ARMINGTON BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
BRYAN ARMINGTON TREASURER3 $0-- $01
DEBORAH BERRYERE BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
KEN NOKES BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
ARLENE PALMITER BOARD MEMBER3 $0-- $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETH ARMINGTON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MADDY ARMS BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KEN BLOOM BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JEAN CARR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
BILL GILBERT BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY KORB TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
MARTIN LANGEVELD PRESIDENT8 $0$0$0 $01
TOM RAPPAPORT VICE PRESIDE2 $0$0$0 $01
ROGER RULEWICH SECRETARY2 $0$0$0 $01
SANDRA RULEWICH BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MARGARET SHIPMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 13 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETH ARMINGTON BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
MADDY ARMS BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
KEN BLOOM BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
JEAN CARR BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
BILL GILBERT BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN GILBERT BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01
KATHY KORB TREASURER10 $0$0$0 $01
MARTIN LANGEVELD PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
ART MILLER BOARD MEMBER10 $0$0$0 $01
TOM RAPPAPORT VICE PRESIDE10 $0$0$0 $01
ROGER RULEWICH SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
SANDRA RULEWICH BOARD MEMBER5 $0$0$0 $01
MARGARET SHIPMAN BOARD MEMBER2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$101,452$98,788 $522,824$522,824 $96,527$0 -010
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$196,112$213,722 $520,387$520,387 $191,156$0 -05
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$231,406$138,002 $537,506$537,506 $231,060$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,611$90,511 $451,262$443,940 $68,600- ---
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,036$28,873 $465,840$465,840 $21,166$0 -0-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$489,669$22,419 $473,677$473,677 $489,669$0 -0-

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $105,250 in all, tax years 2021 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THOMAS THOMPSON TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF VERNON CENTER INC” 2022-2023 2$50,000 2023$25,000
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PRESERVATION TRUST OF VERMONT INC Public charity Exact 2021 1$50,000 2021$50,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$5,250 2023$5,250
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990 · $98,788 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)FACILITY MANAGER $18,585$18,585-- 18.8%
Occupancy $15,462$15,462-- 15.7%
Other (as described)STORM WINDOWS $15,366$15,366-- 15.6%
Depreciation and depletion $14,384$14,384-- 14.6%
All other expenses $12,434$12,434-- 12.6%
Other (as described)PHASE II REPAIR $6,440$6,440-- 6.5%
Insurance $5,830$5,830-- 5.9%
Other (as described)EXTERIRO PAINTING ;LIGHT $4,357$4,357-- 4.4%
Advertising and promotion $3,416$577-$2,839 3.5%
Office expenses $2,054$2,054-- 2.1%
Fees: accounting $460-$460- 0.5%
Total$98,788100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $213,722 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)EXTERIRO PAINTING ;LIGHT $75,779$75,779-- 35.5%
All other expenses $33,888$32,076-$1,812 15.9%
Occupancy $27,268$27,268-- 12.8%
Other (as described)FACILITY MANAGER $20,059$20,059-- 9.4%
Other (as described)KITCHEN BATH REPAIR $18,057$18,057-- 8.4%
Other (as described)PHASE II REPAIR $14,518$14,518-- 6.8%
Depreciation and depletion $14,258$14,258-- 6.7%
Insurance $5,575$5,575-- 2.6%
Office expenses $2,508$2,304$204- 1.2%
Advertising and promotion $1,372$1,372-- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $440-$440- 0.2%
Total$213,722100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $138,002 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)HVAC $52,694$52,694-- 38.2%
Other (as described)KITCHEN BATH REPAIR $21,341$21,341-- 15.5%
All other expenses $15,598$13,231$397$1,970 11.3%
Depreciation and depletion $11,797$11,797-- 8.5%
Other (as described)PHASE II EXTERIOR REPAIR $11,491$11,491-- 8.3%
Occupancy $8,353$8,353-- 6.1%
Other (as described)FACILITY MANAGER $7,172$7,172-- 5.2%
Insurance $5,340$5,340-- 3.9%
Office expenses $3,194$3,044$150- 2.3%
Advertising and promotion $518$518-- 0.4%
Fees: accounting $375-$375- 0.3%
Interest $84$84-- 0.1%
Travel or entertainment for public officials $45$45-- 0.0%
Total$138,002100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $90,511 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $79,305 87.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,017 11.1%
Fees to independent contractors $1,105 1.2%
Printing, publications, postage $84 0.1%
Total$90,511100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $28,873 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Depreciation and depletion $10,902$10,902-- 37.8%
Occupancy $7,031$7,031-- 24.4%
Insurance $5,960$5,960-- 20.6%
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $2,453$2,453-- 8.5%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL/ FEASIBILITY $832$832-- 2.9%
Fees: accounting $573-$573- 2.0%
Other (as described)ENERGY AUDIT $440$440-- 1.5%
Office expenses $372$372-- 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $295$295-- 1.0%
Travel or entertainment for public officials $18$18-- 0.1%
Other (as described)FINANCE CHARGE -$3--$3- -0.0%
Total$28,873100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $22,419 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Insurance $9,198$9,198-- 41.0%
Depreciation and depletion $8,175$8,175-- 36.5%
Other (as described)IN-KIND DONATIONS--SUPPLI $1,752-$1,752- 7.8%
Advertising and promotion $1,500$1,500-- 6.7%
Office expenses $894$894-- 4.0%
Occupancy $868$868-- 3.9%
Other (as described)WEBSITE $32-$32- 0.1%
Total$22,419100%

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