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Sterling College

CRAFTSBURY CM, VT

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Total revenue

$9.1M

Total expenses

$8.8M

Net assets

$6.5M

Grants received

$11.3M

116 grants

EIN

030197728

Tax year

2023

Mission

Sterling college is deeply committed to its mission of advancing ecological thinking and action. As a premier, environmentally focused liberal arts college, we are steadfast in our dedication to education, sustainability, and the well-being of both the planet and its inhabitants. Our emphasis on experiential learning and real-world application has made us a leader in fostering talent dedicated to correcting environmental degradation. To fulfill this vision, we are actively seeking qualified applicants who share our commitment to environmental stewardship, experiential pedagogy, interdisciplinary education, and community enrichment.

Programs

3 programs

Revitalized marketing and recruitment efforts as we recover from the pandemic and continue to provide health and counseling services to students.

Expenses: $387K

Provided dining services, housing, and working farm opportunities for students.

Expenses: $394K

Costs to operate and maintain facilities, includes a library for the continued education and use of students. Restructured our budget to better align known revenues and expenses. Building long-term sustainable partnerships with values aligned state and regional partners, employers and funding entities.

Expenses: $38K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$5.4M
Program service revenue$3.5M
Investment income$162K
Other revenue$44K
Total revenue$9.1M

Expenses

Grants paid$3.3M
Salaries & benefits$2.4M
Fundraising$201K
Other expenses$3.0M
Total expenses$8.8M
Total assets$8.7M
Net assets$6.5M

People

18 listed

NameRoleCompensation

LORI COLLINS-HALL

COO

Board

$176K

40 hrs/wk

SCOTT THOMAS

PRESIDENT

Board

$105K

40 hrs/wk

ELLEN FALDUTO

TREASURER

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

WENDY KOENIG

SECRETARY

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

ERIC BECKER

TRUSTEE/FORM

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

CATHY BERRY

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

PETER CHEHAYL

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER JANEWAY

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

BILL JARVIS

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ALLISON HOOPER

CHAIR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

HELEN OUELLETTE

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ALAN ROSS

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JO D SAFFEIR

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

PETER SMITH

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

CHIEF DON STEVENS

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

MICHAEL TESSLER

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

STEVEN THURSTON OLIVER

TRUSTEE

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

SHERILYN PETERSON

VICE CHAIR

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

DEAN DORTON

ACCOUNTING

$138K

Grants received

Showing 116 of 116

FromAmountPurposeYear
NOVO FOUNDATION
$500K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
NOVO FOUNDATION
$500K
ECO GATHER
2024
LARSEN FUND
$45K
ANNUAL FUND $25,000 / KELLY FUND $20,000
2024
THE DABA FUND
$30K
OPERATING FUND GRANT
2024
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$25K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
THE MARK AND SUZANNAH SCHROEDER
$25K
GRANT TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S GENERAL FUND.
2024
Maine Community Foundation Inc
$13K
Education
2024
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
CHRISTINA HEROY FOUNDATION
$1K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
ENDEAVOR FOUNDATION INC
$1.7M
ENHANCING STUDENT LEARNING AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH CAMPUS WELLNESS, STUDENT WELL-BEING AND MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES
2023
ENDEAVOR FOUNDATION INC
$1M
REIMAGINING AND SUSTAINING STERLING
2023
NOVO FOUNDATION
$500K
PROJECT SUPPORT: THE WENDELL BERRY FARMING PROGRAM
2023
NOVO FOUNDATION
$250K
PROJECT SUPPORT: ECOGATHER
2023
THE DABA FUND
$150K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
NOVO FOUNDATION
$100K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
NOVO FOUNDATION
$100K
PROJECT SUPPORT: THE WENDELL BERRY FARMING PROGRAM OF STERLING COLLEGE
2023
LARSEN FUND
$45K
ANNUAL FUND $25,000; KELLY FUND $20,000
2023
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$29K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
THE BROOKHILL FOUNDATION
$25K
BERRY CENTER - Farm and Forest Institute
2023
THE MARK AND SUZANNAH SCHROEDER
$25K
GRANT TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S GENERAL FUND.
2023
THE DABA FUND
$25K
WENDELL BERRY FARMING PROGRAM
2023
Maine Community Foundation Inc
$15K
Undergraduate Colleges
2023
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
BLITTERSDORF FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
$5K
GRANT TO STERLING FUND - PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
2023
Tabell Family Foundation
$5K
General
2023
THE R B ANNIS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$5K
CHARITABLE
2023
KEYSTONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$2K
GENERAL
2023
THE CHRISTOPHER REYNOLDS FOUNDATION INC
$2K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
GRAMPY'S CHARITIES
$1K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2023
The Morris & Bessie Altman Foundation
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
Fieldstone Foundation Inc
$100
Operations budget assistance
2023
NOVO FOUNDATION
$600K
PROJECT SUPPORT: THE WENDELL BERRY FARMING PROGRAM
2022
NOVO FOUNDATION
$600K
PROJECT SUPPORT: THE WENDELL BERRY FARMING PROGRAM
2022
NOVO FOUNDATION
$500K
PROJECT SUPPORT: DAVID FLEMING'S SURVIVING THE FUTURE CURRICULUM & FILM
2022
NOVO FOUNDATION
$500K
PROJECT SUPPORT: DAVID FLEMING'S SURVIVING THE FUTURE CURRICULUM & FILM
2022
ENDEAVOR FOUNDATION INC
$205K
WILDERNESS FIELD PROGRAM
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$156K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
THE DABA FUND
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
LARSEN FUND
$60K
ANNUAL FUND $20,000 / $40,000 KELLY FUND
2022
ENDEAVOR FOUNDATION INC
$50K
STORYTELLING FOR RECRUITMENT
2022
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$48K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$30K
EDUCATION
2022
THE DABA FUND
$25K
WENDELL BERRY FARMING PROGRAM
2022
W L LYONS BROWN FOUNDATION
$25K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2022
THE MARK AND SUZANNAH SCHROEDER
$25K
GRANT TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S GENERAL FUND.
2022
THE BROOKHILL FOUNDATION
$25K
WENDELL BERRY FARMING PROGRAM
2022
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF
$20K
B42 UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE (4-YEAR)
2022
Charleigh Charitable Trust
$20K
CHARITABLE
2022
Maine Community Foundation Inc
$17K
Undergraduate Colleges
2022
THE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$14K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
LYDIA B STOKES FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$9K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
V V COOKE FOUNDATION CORPORATION
$2K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
GRAMPY'S CHARITIES
$1K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2022
The Morris & Bessie Altman Foundation
$750
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
THE R B ANNIS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$240K
CHARITABLE
2021
THE DABA FUND
$125K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
DAVIS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$60K
Improving Student Success Using Data-Informed Strategies - Year 2
2021
LARSEN FUND
$50K
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
2021
LARSEN FUND
$50K
ANNUAL FUND
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$32K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$32K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$30K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$30K
SNAFU ABENAKIS COLLEGE PROGRAM
2021
RICHARD DAVID STUTZKE FOUNDATION
$25K
BA ECOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP
2021
W L LYONS BROWN FOUNDATION
$25K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2021
THE BROOKHILL FOUNDATION
$25K
WENDELL BERRY FARMING PROGRAM
2021
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$15K
EDUCATION
2021
LYDIA B STOKES FOUNDATION
$10K
General Support
2021
Charleigh Charitable Trust
$10K
CHARITABLE
2021
Tabell Family Foundation
$3K
General
2021
KEYSTONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$1K
GENERAL
2021
GRAMPY'S CHARITIES
$1K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2021
NOVO FOUNDATION
$500K
PROJECT SUPPORT: DAVID FLEMING'S SURVIVING THE FUTURE CURRICULUM & FILM
2020
THE DABA FUND
$400K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
PETER ALFOND FOUNDATION
$223K
COMMUNITY HEALTH & WELLNESS
2020
THE R B ANNIS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$100K
CHARITABLE
2020
NOVO FOUNDATION
$100K
THE WENDELL BERRY FARMING PROGRAM OF STERLING COLLEGE
2020
ENDEAVOR FOUNDATION INC
$88K
CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL DEI AND ANTI-RACISM ACTIVITIES
2020
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$70K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
ENDEAVOR FOUNDATION INC
$52K
THE WENDELL BERRY FARMING PROGRAM
2020
LARSEN FUND
$50K
KELLY FUND
2020
THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$50K
BERRY CENTER SUPPORT
2020
ENDEAVOR FOUNDATION INC
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$50K
BERRY CENTER SUPPORT
2020
LARSEN FUND
$50K
ANNUAL FUND
2020
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$32K
Unrestricted
2020
THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$30K
LOW INCOME SCHOLARSHIPS
2020
DAVIS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$25K
Technology Upgrades for Remote and Hybrid Instruction
2020
THE BROOKHILL FOUNDATION
$25K
WENDELL BERRY FARMING PROGRAM
2020
W L LYONS BROWN FOUNDATION
$25K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2020
THE MARK AND SUZANNAH SCHROEDER
$25K
GRANT TO SUPPORT THE COLLEGE'S GENERAL FUND.
2020
Maine Community Foundation Inc
$15K
Undergraduate Colleges
2020
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$11K
EDUCATION
2020
LYDIA B STOKES FOUNDATION
$10K
Rian Fried Center
2020
The Garfield Foundation
$10K
EXEMPT PURPOSES
2020
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION
$6K
PROGRAMS
2020
TIAA CHARITABLE INC
$5K
Annual Suuport
2020
THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
FRANK AND BRINNA SANDS FOUNDATION
$3K
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
2020
The Morris & Bessie Altman Foundation
$2K
General
2020
GRAMPY'S CHARITIES
$1K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2020
LARSEN FUND
$50K
ANNUAL FUND
2019
LARSEN FUND
$50K
KELLY FUND
2019
THE SANDY RIVER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$20K
LOW INCOME SCHOLARSHIPS
2019
LYDIA B STOKES FOUNDATION
$10K
Rian Fried Center
2019
GRAMPY'S CHARITIES
$1K
UNRESTRICTED DONATION
2019
FRANK AND BRINNA SANDS FOUNDATION
$250
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT
2019
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$78K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$37K
Unrestricted
2018
KEYSTONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$8K
GENERAL
2018
Tabell Family Foundation
$5K
General
2018
THE ED NEF FOUNDATION
$500
EDUCATIONAL
2018
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$32K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
LYDIA B STOKES FOUNDATION
$24K
Wendel BerryFarming Program
2017

Funded by

$11.3M from 37 funders · 116 grants · 2017–2024

Novo Foundation

$4.8M · 12 grants · 2020–2024

Endeavor Foundation Inc

$3.1M · 7 grants · 2020–2023

The Daba Fund

$880K · 7 grants · 2020–2024

Larsen Fund

$450K · 9 grants · 2019–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$402K · 6 grants · 2017–2022

The R B Annis Educational Foundation

$345K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Peter Alfond Foundation

$223K · 1 grant · 2020

Network For Good

$202K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Details

EIN030197728
NTEE codeB42Z
Subsection03
Ruling date1960-04
Formed1958
Employees103
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