Vermont Specialty Foods Association
Vermont Specialty Foods Association's network
8 people1 organisationi8 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allie Lerch | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Amelia Rappaport | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Bill Kunhert | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Calley Hastings | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Cassandra Larae-Perez | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mark Elvidge | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mimi Buttenheim | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Steve Redmond | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Karin Cioffi | Executive Dir. | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karin Cioffi | Executive Dir. | 40 | $67k | $6k | |
| Calley Hastings | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Elvidge | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Allie Lerch | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mimi Buttenheim | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bill Kunhert | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amelia Rappaport | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cassandra Larae-Perez | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Redmond | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Vermont Specialty Foods Association
- EIN
- 030309219
- Address
- Po Box 237, E Montpelier, VT, 05651-0237
- State
- Vermont
- Mission
- The Vermont Specialty Food Association is the leading information resource for all specialty food and beverage producers, service providers, and industry professionals. We support the growth of specialty food and beverage businesses and the Vermont industry through education, promotion, and statewide and national collaboration. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S41 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 2 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1985
- Principal officer
- Karin Cioffi (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2007
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsCalley Hastings
≥7years on the filingsMark Elvidge
≥6years on the filingsBill Kunhert
≥6years on the filingsMimi Buttenheim
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $18k
- Total liabilities
- $44k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $27k
- Contributions and grants received
- $12k
- Program service revenue
- $91k
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 8