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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

VERMONT LAW SCHOOL

EIN 23-7251952 · Education (B53Z)

What they do

We Are Committed to Developing A Generation of Leaders Who Use The Power of The Law to Make A Difference In Our Communities and The World. Vermont Law and Graduate Schools Mission Statement Is: "To Educate Students In A Diverse Community That Fosters Personal Growth and That Enables Them to Attain Outstanding Professional Skills and High Ethical Values With Which to Serve As Lawyers and Environmental and Other Professionals In An Increasingly Technological and Interdependent Global Society." Our Motto is "law for The Community and The World."

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Of every $100 spent, about $81.80 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders38 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

72.23%of revenue went to mission work81.8% of expenses · Program services
2.08%of revenue went to fundraising2.4% of expenses
$88.26spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
13.95%of revenue went to management and office costs15.8% of expenses
$1.17in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
36.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$54,384,992
Mission workProgram services$39,279,72272.23% of revenue81.8% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$7,589,22513.95% of revenue15.8% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$1,130,7232.08% of revenue2.4% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$6,385,32211.74% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$47,999,67088.26% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 81.8% mission · 15.8% management · 2.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.26% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 80.8% mission · 17.1% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.66% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 80.5% mission · 17.9% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.18% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 82.7% mission · 15.3% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.94% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 81.7% mission · 16.2% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.69% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 83.3% mission · 14.6% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.00% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 83.5% mission · 14.2% management · 2.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.00% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 83.5% mission · 14.3% management · 2.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.86% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$54,384,992
Expenses$47,999,670
Annual surplus $6,385,322 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$39,279,722 · 81.8% of expenses
Management and office costs$7,589,225 · 15.8% of expenses
Fundraising$1,130,723 · 2.4% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$54,384,992
Expenses$47,999,670
Assets$56,256,364
Income$71,539,472
Contributions$19,759,520
Mission work (program services)$39,279,722
Fundraising$1,130,723
Grants given$4,776,413
Average grant$136,469
Management and general$7,589,225
Stocks and bonds$17,264,318
Accounting fees$59,365
Investing fees$90,320
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
RODNEY SMOLLAPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $369,654Base $301,246 · Other $68,408
DANIEL BROMBERGDEAN OF GRADUATE SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $236,149Base $189,825 · Other $46,324
MARY-BETH MCCORMACKDEAN OF LAW SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $231,299Base $205,582 · Other $25,717
KIMBERLY HARRISVP OF PEOPLE AND OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $214,907Base $166,775 · Other $48,132
LISA LANCEVP OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS · 40 hrs/week $202,218Base $177,377 · Other $24,841
JENNIFER RUSHLOWDEAN OF SCHOOL FOR THE ENVIRONMENT · 40 hrs/week $200,517Base $151,831 · Other $48,686
LAURIE BEYRANEVANDDIR OF CAFS, PROFESSOR OF LAW · 40 hrs/week $199,145Base $157,310 · Other $41,835
DAVE CELONEVICE PRESIDENT OF OARD · 40 hrs/week $193,650Base $173,715 · Other $19,935
GREG JOHNSONDIR. OF LWP/PROFESSOR OF LAW · 40 hrs/week $179,467Base $158,404 · Other $21,063
NATHANIEL HILBERPAST VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE · 40 hrs/week $159,887Base $135,532 · Other $24,355
ROB WEBBERINTERIM CFO · 40 hrs/week $6,034

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (38)

RODNEY SMOLLAPRESIDENT

DANIEL BROMBERGDEAN OF GRADUATE SCHOOL

MARY-BETH MCCORMACKDEAN OF LAW SCHOOL

KIMBERLY HARRISVP OF PEOPLE AND OPERATIONS

LISA LANCEVP OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

JENNIFER RUSHLOWDEAN OF SCHOOL FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

LAURIE BEYRANEVANDDIR OF CAFS, PROFESSOR OF LAW

DAVE CELONEVICE PRESIDENT OF OARD

GREG JOHNSONDIR. OF LWP/PROFESSOR OF LAW

NATHANIEL HILBERPAST VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE

ROB WEBBERINTERIM CFO

RICHARD JOHNSONALUMNI TRUSTEE

MARION MCCOLLOM HAMPTONTRUSTEE

MARK SCIARROTTATRUSTEE

NICOLE RENNASTUDENT TRUSTEE

PHOEBE CYKOSKYSTUDENT TRUSTEE

JOHN WESTERMANTRUSTEE

SCOTT CULLENTREASURER

STEPHEN BALL JRTRUSTEE

SUSAN LACOSTETRUSTEE

WILLIAM REYNOLDSTRUSTEE

J PATRICK KENNEDYALUMNI TRUSTEE

CARYN CLAYMANTRUSTEE

CHARLES E DILEVATRUSTEE

CONSTANCE NEARYVICE-CHAIR

ELIZABETH MILLERPAST TRUSTEE

FERNADO SOTELINOTRUSTEE

GLENN BERGERCHAIR

HOLLY GROSCHNERTRUSTEE

IAN MONTONETRUSTEE

KENDRA BROWNTRUSTEE

JACLYN BRILLINGTRUSTEE

JACOB PERKINSONTRUSTEE

JB KITTREDGEPAST TRUSTEE

JESSICA OLSONSECRETARY

JILL PFENNINGPAST TRUSTEE

AMY DAVENPORTPAST TRUSTEE

KAREN MCANDREWTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1974
Location
PO BOX 96, S ROYALTON, VT 05068-0096
County
Windsor
In care of
Daniel Bromberg
Primary officer
Daniel Bromberg, Interim Co-President

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
BERRY DUNN MCNEIL & PARKER LLC
NTEE classification
Education (B53Z)
Grant-giving organization
Yes

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