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Southwestern Vermont Healthcare Foundation

Bennington, VT · EIN 45-3362785 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization, Type I
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Southwestern Vermont Healthcare Foundation reported $6.0 million in revenue and $1.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $78.20 went to program services, $21.80 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 88.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $806,849 (PRESIDENT/CEO SVHC). Revenue rose 2% 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 $1.9M

For context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 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 $6.0M

Other revenue was negative: −$396K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
78.2%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
21.8%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%0.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.00
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
88.2%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$806,849$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
43.21%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
246.06.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 1188.9%

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 expense
$1.5M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $625K · revenue $5.9M

Providing financial support for Southwestern Vermont health care corporation, its successors, subsidiaries and affiliates. The svhc foundation exists to actively fundraise through campaigns which exclusively support svhc and its entities. Funds are raised for programming, equipment, staff training and professional development, continuing education, and capital projects

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
PRESIDENT/CEO SVHC
Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$665,360$141,489$806,849
CFO/TREASURER
Officer, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$381,669$3,790$385,459
V.P. SVHC FOUNDATION
Key employee, 24.00 hrs/week
$0$278,031$73,300$351,331
FORMER OFFICER
Former, 1.00 hrs/week
$0$273,404$201$273,605

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Southwestern Vermont Healthcare Foundation (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$5.0M$10M$15M$20MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$6.0M$1.9M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$6.0M$1.9M78.2%$38M$806,849
FY2024 ⓘ$12M$1.2M86.0%$33M$1,084,408
FY2023 ⓘ$4.3M$2.2M90.4%$25M$1,747,038
FY2022 ⓘ$7.7M$1.9M87.6%$25M$949,147
FY2021 ⓘ$8.0M$1.8M87.2%$34M$858,402
FY2020 ⓘ$5.8M$1.8M90.2%$28M$823,675

Governance 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–1b11 · 10 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 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • 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 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 610

Private foundation grants it received

10 private foundations reported grants to Southwestern Vermont Healthcare Foundation totaling $141K 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.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from Southwestern Vermont Healthcare Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Southwestern Vermont Healthcare Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Southwestern Vermont Healthcare Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Southwestern Vermont Healthcare Foundation reported that 78.2% of its $1.9 million in expenses went to program services, 21.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Southwestern Vermont Healthcare Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Southwestern Vermont Healthcare Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $806,849, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO SVHC (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Southwestern Vermont Healthcare Foundation get its money?

Of $6.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 88.2% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Southwestern Vermont Healthcare Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 45-3362785 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization, type i), 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 202602189349302000 · read the filing
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202522249349302502 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202442279349302679 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202342409349300134 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202242139349300889 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202132009349300123 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 45-3362785: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.