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US nonprofit · EIN 030371819 · Montpelier, VTiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 030371819) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 30 September 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2024.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Planting Hope Inc's network

6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

6 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.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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Cynthia GauthierBoard Member2018
8 yrs
Donald DevoilCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Emily SloanCo-Chair, Board of Directors2018
8 yrs
Heidemarie Holmes-HeissBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Jed LowyBoard Member2019
7 yrs
Paul AngellTreasurer, Board of Directors2018
8 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.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Beth MerrillExecutive Director, Board Membersince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Emily SloanCo-Chair, Board of Directors0.25$0
Paul AngellTreasurer, Board of Directors0.1$0
Donald DeVoilSecretary0$0
Beth MerrillExecutive Director, Board Member0.25$0
Cynthia GauthierBoard Member0$0
Jed LowyBoard Member0$0
Heidemarie Holmes-HeissBoard Member0$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Planting Hope Inc
EIN
030371819
Address
52 Ridge St Unit 1, Montpelier, VT, 05602-4441
State
Vermont
Activity (NTEE)
P20 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
1 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 February 2002
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Beth Merrill (Form 990-N, tax year 2024)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsCynthia Gauthier
≥8years on the filingsDonald Devoil
≥8years on the filingsEmily Sloan
≥8years on the filingsPaul Angell

Latest return

year to 30 September 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$5k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$5k

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$9k$11kDeficit $2k
2022$28k$39kDeficit $11k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.