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Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity
Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity reported $36.9 million in revenue and $38.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.64 went to program services, $9.73 to management and general costs and $0.63 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.7% of the total. Government grants made up 86.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $178,219 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 69% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $38MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $37M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$11.48 $4.2M
- Government grants$86.19 $32M
- Program service revenue$1.22 $449K
- Investment income$1.11 $410K
Other revenue was negative: −$16,303. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.6% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.7% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 86.2% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.2% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $178,219 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.47% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 3.9 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCvoeo provided a wide variety of vital services to over 23,000 people and well over 12,000 families during the past year. Additionally, thousands of volunteer hours were donated to cvoeo programs and agency programs engaged in over five hundred partnerships with outside entities (businesses, non-profits, faith-based organizations, school districts, post-secondary institutions, etc.). Three community action offices in middlebury, burlington and st. Albans provided crisis intervention in several areas including crisis fuel, warmth support, housing financial assistance, housing services…
There were 144 children served in our head start program and 160 children in our early head start program. There were 2,026 home visits. Eighty-six percent (86%) of our 4-year-old preschoolers were meeting or exceeding expectations tied to kindergarten readiness in the domains of language and cognitive development
Over this past year cvoeo has continued to expand its food programs throughout the Champlain Valley through our feeding Champlain Valley program which is the largest food shelf and charitable food provider in the state. We secured funding to renovate burlington food shelf and community resource center, adding expanded space on the first floor and a second floor. Those renovations will be completed in early february 2026. The health roots collaborative is one of feeding Champlain Valley's programs providing cvoeo with the opportunity to connect with over one hundred local farmers to source…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 55.00 hrs/week | $147,153 | $0 | $31,066 | $178,219 |
| DEPUTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $134,012 | $0 | $33,136 | $167,148 |
| FISCAL DIRECTOR Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $133,011 | $0 | $33,429 | $166,440 |
| HEAD START PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 45.00 hrs/week | $128,648 | $0 | $15,106 | $143,754 |
| CONTROLLER Highest compensated employee, 45.00 hrs/week | $105,311 | $0 | $33,429 | $138,740 |
| HEAD START ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $104,900 | $0 | $31,794 | $136,694 |
| HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $107,319 | $0 | $15,106 | $122,425 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $357K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5360
- Volunteers Part I, line 6451
Private foundation grants it received
7 private foundations reported grants to Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity totaling $192K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity spent in FY2025, $89.64 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity reported that 89.6% of its $38.0 million in expenses went to program services, 9.7% to management and general and 0.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $178,219, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity get its money?
Of $36.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 97.7% came from contributions and grants (including 86.2% from government grants) and 1.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 03-0216837 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202621489349300857 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202501649349301375 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202421159349300832 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202310869349300766 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202231029349301238 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202120429349301237 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 03-0216837: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.