350Vermont

What 350Vermont does

350Vermont is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit climate justice organization founded in 2011 and headquartered in Burlington, Vermont. It organizes Vermonters for clean, affordable energy through a portfolio of campaigns, grassroots organizing, community education, and coalition building. The organization explicitly centers frontline communities — BIPOC Vermonters, low-income ratepayers, youth, and rural populations — and frames climate action as inseparable from social justice, including migrant rights and racial equity through its Solidarity Fund (which redistributes 5% of fundraising appeals to BIPOC-led groups, totalling $21,010.30 since 2020).

The organization operates through a distributed structure of 9 local geographic nodes (including Bennington, Chittenden, Manchester, Rutland, Addison, White River, Montpelier, Families Rise Up, and the Climate Action Collective student group) and 5 statewide teams (Communications, Transportation, Ratepayer Protection, Endorsement, Electricity). Campaign work spans a Just Transition agenda, Peakbusting, Electric Ratepayer Protection legislation (H.753), Thermal Energy Networks, Transportation Justice, and opposition to biomass and peaker plants. Notable 2024-2025 outcomes include passage of TENs legislation, blocking a biomethane plant via 400+ PUC comments, and delivering 950+ transit-funding petition signatures. The organization is supported by 1,034 statewide volunteers and 84 community leaders, with a small staff of organizers led by Organizing Co-Directors Katayoun Lam and Mieke Riddlebarger.

The revenue model is entirely contributed income. FY2025 total inflows were $423,001, comprising Grassroots Fundraising ($141,149), Grants ($179,556), Sponsorships ($13,887), Coalition Support ($17,000), Interest ($6,409), and a budget rollover ($65,000). FY2025 total expenses were $415,938, dominated by payroll ($356,497). The organization has no commercial product, no venture funding, and is affiliated with the global 350.org network but operates as an independent legal entity governed by its own board.

Name

350Vermont

Legal name

350Vermont

Website

https://350vermont.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

350Vermont is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit climate justice organization that mobilizes Vermonters through 9 local nodes, 5 statewide teams, and 1,034 volunteers to advocate for clean affordable energy, ratepayer protection, and just transition policies.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Justice Advocacy and Grassroots Organizing

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Justice & Community Environmental Health (BPAGAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Climate justice organizing
• Grassroots advocacy campaigns
• Environmental nonprofit services
• Community climate action
• Clean energy advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Grassroots Fundraising: Individual donations from community members, including online donations, monthly sustainer programs, and annual fundraising appeals. The organization has a spring goal of $25,000 and relies on community support as its most radical funding source.
2. Grants: Foundation and government grants supporting climate justice organizing work. In 2025, grants totaled $179,556.
3. Business Sponsorships: Vermont businesses sponsor the organization, with flexible options including per-sale donations, percentage of product proceeds, or event sponsorship. The network connects with 8,000+ Vermonters through this program.
4. Coalition Support: Financial support from coalition partnerships for shared campaigns and initiatives. In 2025, coalition support totaled $17,000.
5. Interest and Budget Rollover: Interest income ($6,409 in 2025) and budget rollover from previous fiscal year ($65,000 in 2025).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

350Vermont is a 501(c)3 nonprofit climate justice organization that organizes Vermonters through 9 local nodes and 5 statewide teams to advance clean, affordable energy solutions. It delivers a portfolio of advocacy campaigns (Just Transition, Electric Ratepayer Protection, Peakbusting, Transportation Justice, Don't Burn Our Future), direct-service programs (Weatherization, Thermal Energy Networks), educational trainings, and the Solidarity Fund that redistributes 5% of fundraising to BIPOC-led organizations. Revenue is generated entirely from donations, grants, and sponsorships rather than product or service sales.

Product overview

350Vermont is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit climate justice organization building a people-powered movement in Vermont. Rather than a traditional tech product, 350Vermont offers a portfolio of organizing programs, campaigns, and initiatives that work together to advance climate justice. Core offerings include Climate Justice Organizing through member-led Local Nodes and Statewide Teams, campaign programs (Just Transition, Peakbusting, Electric Ratepayer Protection, Transportation Justice, Don't Burn Our Future), practical programs (Weatherization, Thermal Energy Networks), educational offerings (Trainings & Workshops), solidarity initiatives (Solidarity Fund, Frontline Stipend Program), and youth organizing (Climate Action Collective). These programs interconnect to build collective power for a just transition away from fossil fuels.

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Brands

• Climate Action Collective: Student-focused group sponsored by 350VT, primarily composed of UVM, Champlain College, and St. Michaels students, dedicated to finding innovative solutions to the climate crisis.
• 350VT Solidarity Fund

Products and services

• Climate Justice Organizing Grassroots organizing work focused on clean, affordable energy solutions that improve the lives of all Vermonters, building power to make real change in the face of the climate crisis.
• Local Nodes and Statewide Teams Member-led local groups and statewide teams carrying out campaigns, events, community conversations, film screenings, trainings, workshops, and actions across Vermont communities.
• Just Transition Campaign Statewide campaign building political will and organizing power to transition Vermont away from fossil fuels toward accessible, low-carbon energy sources through policy advocacy and grassroots organizing.
• Peakbusting Campaign Campaign organizing collective conservation of electricity during peak demand periods to render polluting peaker plants obsolete, part of the No Coal No Gas campaign.
• Electric Ratepayer Protection Campaign Campaign advocating for statewide ratepayer protection program that would lower energy bills for low-income households and make clean energy transition more accessible.
• Weatherization Programs Community weatherization organizing through partnerships with community action agencies, hands-on work parties, and outreach to help homes reduce energy use and costs.
• Thermal Energy Networks Advocacy and organizing for thermal energy networks—shared geothermal heating and cooling systems for neighborhoods and town centers—as clean heating alternatives.
• Transportation Justice Campaign Campaign advocating for sustainable, equitable public transportation systems, currently focused on supporting Green Mountain Transit and expanding transit access statewide.
• Don't Burn Our Future (Biomass Opposition) Campaign fighting expansion of biomass facilities in Burlington and Lyndonville, opposing polluting energy alternatives that harm health, forests, and climate.
• Trainings & Workshops Educational offerings including Climate Justice 101, Racial Justice & Climate Justice, Nonviolent Direct Action, Public Speaking and Story-Telling, Campaign Strategy, and more.
• 350VT Solidarity Fund Fund allocating 5% of annual fundraising appeals to BIPOC-led environmental and social justice organizations in Vermont, totaling $21,010.30 since 2020.
• Frontline Community Stipend Program Program reducing economic barriers for frontline community members to participate in organizing and inform organizational work.
• Climate Action Collective (Students) Student-focused group bringing together UVM, Champlain College, and St. Michaels students to develop innovative climate solutions, sponsored by 350VT.

Quantifiable outcome

• 214 new supporters joined in 2025; 84 community leaders active in node and team leadership roles
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Vermont Community Thermal Energy NetworkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner350VT partnered with Vermont Community Thermal Energy Networks to successfully pass TENs legislation in 2024. This partnership enabled local organizing groups including the White River Node to bring thermal energy networks to their communities as a way to share heating and cooling, reducing energy use by capturing waste heat from nearby buildings.
• SlingshotcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Slingshot to educate community members about the proposed biomethane plant in Lyndon. Over 400 petition signatures were acquired and 12 public comments submitted to the PUC, successfully preventing the energy company (VRGS) from receiving an expedited approval process.
• NoCoalNoGas Campaign (350NH/Climate Disobedience Center)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner350VT works with 350NH and the Climate Disobedience Center on the No Coal No Gas campaign to organize people around peaker plant issues. The campaign shut down the Bow coal plant and is working to shut down all peaker plants in New England. 350VT offers this opportunity to volunteers and nodes as a way to make meaningful change while building organizing skills.
• Migrant Justice VermontcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner350VT joined Migrant Justice in supporting the Milk with Dignity campaign for farmworker rights. The organizations partner on Know Your Rights trainings, rapid response, and solidarity actions. Migrant Justice was a 2025 Solidarity Fund recipient ($1,265).
• The Root Social Justice CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVermont BIPOC-led social justice organization and 2025 Solidarity Fund recipient ($4,008). 350VT prioritizes the Solidarity Fund to support BIPOC-led environmental and social justice groups.
• Vermont Environmental Justice NetworkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsored the Don't Burn Our Future demonstration at power plants in August 2024 with over 65 Vermonters participating in rallies at three oil-burning peaker plants.
• Transportation 4 Vermont (T4VT) CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner350VT's Transportation Team participates in this coalition working to protect and expand public transit. The coalition delivered a petition with 950+ signatures to the legislature asking for public transportation funding.
• Community Action Agencies (CVOEO, Capstone Community Action)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with community action agencies to support weatherization programs. 350VT nodes help with hands-on weatherization projects, outreach, and education. Helped with nine home weatherization projects in three counties serving over 100 households.
• Vermont Interfaith Power and LightminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoard member Richard Butz from Vermont Interfaith Power and Light shared stories of people struggling with utility costs at H.753 testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure.
• Window DressersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner350VT nodes partner with Window Dressers, a program that brings community volunteers together to produce low-cost insulating window inserts available on a pay-what-you-can scale.
• Vermont Law School and Town of RoyaltoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner350VT's White River Node is working with Vermont Law School and the Town of Royalton on a thermal energy network for the village of South Royalton.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC): Vermont's largest environmental policy and advocacy organization. Both groups pursue state-level environmental and energy policy outcomes, though VNRC is more policy-analytic and 350VT more grassroots-organizing-driven.
• Climate Disobedience Center: A New England climate-action group co-organizing the No Coal No Gas campaign with 350VT and 350NH, focused on direct action and civil disobedience against fossil fuel infrastructure.
• Vermont Interfaith Power and Light: A Vermont faith-based climate and energy-affordability advocacy organization with overlapping focus on ratepayer protection, weatherization, and energy burden — explicitly cited as a 350VT coalition partner.
• 350.org: The global parent network of the 350 climate-justice movement. 350Vermont is an independent 501(c)(3) affiliate, sharing the same climate-justice framing, brand, and grassroots organizing model at the state level.
• Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG): A statewide Vermont advocacy organization engaging on environmental, energy, and consumer issues through grassroots mobilization and legislative advocacy — overlapping substantially with 350VT's member-driven model.
• 350 New Hampshire: A sister 350 state affiliate that 350Vermont actively collaborates with on the No Coal No Gas campaign. Operates with the same grassroots organizing playbook across state lines in New England.

Others

• Migrant Justice Vermont: A Vermont-based farmworker rights organization and 350VT coalition partner. Listed as a 2025 Solidarity Fund recipient, illustrating 350VT's intersectional model of resourcing BIPOC-led allied organizing.

Broad incumbents

• Conservation Law Foundation (CLF): A New England-based environmental advocacy organization that uses legal and policy strategies on climate, energy, and environmental justice issues overlapping with 350VT's energy and ratepayer-protection work.
• Sierra Club Vermont Chapter: A regional chapter of the national Sierra Club, working on overlapping climate, energy, and conservation advocacy in Vermont. A larger and more established player with broader issue scope than 350VT's climate-justice focus.

Emerging players

• Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT): A Vermont organization advancing organic agriculture and just food systems. Overlaps with 350VT on just-transition, biomass opposition, and rural community resilience, though from a different sector angle.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/350Vermont
• Instagraminstagram.com/350vt
• Facebookfacebook.com/350Vermont
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/350vermont

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Profiles7 records

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