Better Business Bureau Report for
Vermont Works for Women

Better Business Bureau Report issued May 2009
Better Business Bureau Report expires May 2011


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Vermont Works for Women
Address: 32 Malletts Bay Avenue
  Winooski, VT 05404
Phone: 802-655-8900
Web Address: www.vtworksforwomen.org
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1987, Vermont
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to help women and girls explore, pursue and excel in nontraditional careers that pay a liveable wage".

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Vermont Works for Women (VWW) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

Vermont Works for Women provides Modular Home Building training for Women in Correctional Facilities, an Annual "Women Can Do" conference for high school girls in the state of Vermont, "Rosie's Girls" summer camps for middle school girls in Essex and Barre, Vermont, 9 week training programs including "Step Up to Law Enforcement" and "Step Up to Carpentry and Painting", and consulting services to schools.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, Vermont Works for Women's program expenses were:

  
Total Program Services 774,208
Total Program Expenses: $774,208
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Tiffany Bluemle, Executive Director
Compensation*:
 $36,717

Highest Paid Executive: Jayne Sheridan,Deputy Director
Compensation*: $59,387

Chair of the Board: Mary Claire Carroll
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Self Employed

Co-Chair of the Board : Amy Judd

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Self Employed Carpenter

Board Size: 12

Paid Staff Size: 12

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals
Fund raising costs were 7% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $545,398, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on Vermont Works for Women's audited financial statements for the year ended June, 30 2008.

Source of Funds  
Direct Public Support 508,488
Program Service Revenue 461,133
In-Kind Contributions 36,910
Interest on savings 3,789
Total Income $1,010,320


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 93%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 3% 

Total income   $1,010,320
  Program expenses $774,208
  Fund raising expenses 35,904
  Administrative expenses 28,473
 
Total expenses   $838,585
Income in Excess of Expenses   171,735
Beginning net assets   139,105
Ending net assets   310,840
Total liabilities   177,719
Total assets   $488,559


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