Vermont Natural Resources Council

The Vermont Natural Resources Council is a non-profit environmental advocacy group headquartered at Montpelier in the U.S. state of Vermont.

At-A-Glance

Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Location: Montpelier, VT View on map
Tax ID: 03-0223731
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $6,944,592 Revenue: $2,198,729 Expenses: $2,503,482

The Vermont Natural Resources Council is a non-profit environmental advocacy group headquartered at Montpelier in the U.S. state of Vermont.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $6,944,592 $2,198,729 $2,503,482 View
2024 $7,270,347 $1,703,581 $1,932,452 View
2023 $7,211,730 $2,091,327 $2,191,220 View
2022 $7,109,604 $2,210,620 $1,822,860 View
2021 $7,716,100 $1,737,886 $1,483,937 View
2020 $6,816,077 $2,226,976 $1,931,735

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 20

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Lauren HierlEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (START 08/24)$120,532
Jamey FidelPROGRAM DIRECTOR$116,360
Jon GrovemanPROGRAM DIRECTOR$115,191
Johanna MillerPROGRAM DIRECTOR$104,824
Brian ShupeEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (END 08/24)$103,294

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $7,618,817
  • Number of Grants: 416
  • Number of Funders: 72

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$177,8002024 The Vermont Community FoundationPROVIDE SUPPORT FOR HIRING A DEI CONSULTANT TO REVIEW FOREST MANAGEMENT OUTREACH GUIDE AND MATERIALS
$170,0002022 The Vermont Community FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE
$156,0002020 The Vermont Community FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE
$125,0002023 Jane's Trust FoundationCOMMUNITY BASED, EQUITY-FOCUSED CLIMATE AND ENERGY WORK IN VERMONT.
$125,0002022 Jane's Trust FoundationCOMMUNITY BASED, EQUITY-FOCUSED CLIMATE AND ENERGY WORK IN VERMONT.
$100,0002021 Jane's Trust FoundationCOMMUNITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
$94,7002023 The Vermont Community FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE
$90,0002020 Jane's Trust FoundationCOMMUNITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
$83,4502021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$81,9812022 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$81,0002020 League of Conservation Voters Education FundENVIROMENTAL EDUCATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, & ENGAGEMENT
$80,9502020 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$78,6902023 Watersheds United Vermont IncDAM REMOVAL
$72,8002024 League of Conservation Voters Education FundENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND NON-PARTISAN ENGAGEMENT
$71,1002023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$63,0002021 League of Conservation Voters Education FundENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, AND ENGAGEMENT
$60,0002020 The Nature ConservancyConservation activities
$56,5002021 The Vermont Community FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE
$53,9002024 One Hive FoundationPROTECT OUT POLLINATORS
$52,0002023 League of Conservation Voters Education FundENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND/OR CAPACITY BUILDING
$52,0002021 High Meadows Fund IncTO PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH STATE, LOCAL AND REGIONAL PU
$52,0002020 High Meadows Fund IncTO PROMOTE COMMUNITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH STATE, LOCAL AND REGIONAL PUBLIC POLICY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ACTION, INTEGRATING PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY INTO THAT WORK.
$50,0002022 M&T Charitable Foundation
$50,0002020 The John Merck FundMoving Beyond Incrementalism to Achieve Bold Climate Progress in Vermont
$50,0002020 Lintilhac Foundation IncMultiple Clean Water,Conservation &clean Energy Goals

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $161,800
  • Number of Grants: 4
  • Number of Recipients: 4

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$5,0002022 Randolph Area Community Development CorporationCOMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE, SMART GROWTH-ORIENTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.