Vermont Elks Charities Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237216424
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Williamstown, VT, USA
Phone
8022720275
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$674,987
Expenses
$562,891
Assets
$2,385,694
Liabilities
$38,444

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DANIEL PLOOF (PRESIDENT)
  • NATHAN WOOD (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • RANDALL COREY (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • TODD BENOIT (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • CAROLYN RAVENNA (CAMP DIRECTOR): $50,446 total reported compensation
  • BRIAN GUARA (SECRETARY): $23,150 total reported compensation
  • PATRICIA RISTAU (TREASURER): $2,500 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To operate a summer camp for people with disabilities

What it reported doing in 2025

Conduct Vermont hoop shoot free throw contest and soccer shoot for boys and girls ages 7-13 as part of a national contest sponsored by the benevelant and protective order of elks as youth activities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 97% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 79
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 71
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 74.9%; rating input score 75
  • Program expense ratio: 87.9%; rating input score 88
  • Fundraising efficiency: $44.09 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 85.7%; rating input score 86; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16.6%; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.24; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 13.5%; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 74.9% of revenue deployed · 87.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 21 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $495K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $50K · 21 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 28/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 55/100.