About VT4VT
Vermonters
for Vermont.
VT4VT is an independent Vermont-focused news, research, and public-information initiative operated by Fort Aldrich Incorporated, a Vermont-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
01 / Our work
Clear information for ordinary Vermonters.
VT4VT reports on the issues that shape life across our state.
Our work focuses on property taxes, municipal government, education funding, land-use policy, housing, legislation, Vermont's rural communities, and government accountability.
Our goal is to make complicated government decisions and public data understandable and accessible to ordinary Vermonters.
02 / Vermont issues
Focused on what affects Vermonters.
Our coverage follows the policies, institutions, and decisions that reach Vermont homes, towns, schools, working lands, and wallets.
Property taxes
Municipal government
Education funding
Land-use policy
Housing
Legislation
Rural communities
Government accountability
Public information
03 / Primary sources
Records first.
Our reporting emphasizes public records and primary sources.
We work directly from the documents and data produced by public institutions. VT4VT also conducts anonymous statewide surveys to identify issues affecting Vermont residents and property owners and to help guide further public-record research.
- Municipal grand lists
- Tax rates
- State reports
- Legislation
- Court decisions
- Government budgets
04 / Statewide database
Building a clearer picture of Vermont.
VT4VT is building an independent statewide database of Vermont property assessments, reassessments, tax rates, public policy, and municipal information.
Bringing these records together makes it easier to see patterns across towns, compare public decisions, and understand how statewide policy affects local communities.
05 / Our organization
A Vermont nonprofit initiative.
VT4VT is a program of Fort Aldrich Incorporated, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Fort Aldrich Incorporated is dedicated to service, stewardship, truth, and community.
Service / Stewardship / Truth / Community
Worth Protecting.
Damn Right.