Essex County Gift Deed (Charitable Organization Grantee) Form

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Essex County Gift Deed (Charitable Organization Grantee) Form

Essex County Gift Deed (Charitable Organization Grantee) Form

Fill in the blank Gift Deed (Charitable Organization Grantee) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.

Document Last Validated 7/16/2026
Essex County Gift Deed (Charitable Organization Grantee) Guide

Essex County Gift Deed (Charitable Organization Grantee) Guide

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Essex County Completed Example of the Gift Deed (Charitable Organization Grantee) Document

Essex County Completed Example of the Gift Deed (Charitable Organization Grantee) Document

Example of a properly completed Vermont Gift Deed (Charitable Organization Grantee) document for reference.

Document Last Validated 8/5/2026

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Important: Your property must be located in Essex County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

Where to Record Your Documents

Unified Towns & Gores Office

Address:
233 Rt 105 in Ferdinand / Mail: PO Box 417
Island Pond, Vermont 05846

Hours: M 8:00 to 4:00 & Tu - F 8:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 723-5900

Town Clerk of Bloomfield

Address:
27 Schoolhouse Rd in Bloomfield / Mail: PO Box 336
North Stratford, New Hampshire 03590

Hours: Tu & Th 9:00 - 3:00 and by appointment

Phone: (802) 962-5191

Town Clerk of Brighton

Address:
49 Mill St Ext / PO Box 377
Brighton (Island Pond), Vermont 05846

Hours: M-F 8:00 - 3:30

Phone: (802) 723-4405

Town Clerk of Brunswick

Address:
994 VT Rte 102
Brunswick, Vermont 05905

Hours: M-F by appt (call first) & Th 4:00 - 6:00

Phone: (802) 962-5514

Town Clerk of Canaan

Address:
318 Christian Hill / PO Box 159
Canaan, Vermont 05903

Hours: M - F 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 266-3370

Town Clerk of Concord

Address:
374 Main St / PO Box 317
Concord, Vermont 05824

Hours: M, Th, F 9:00 to 3:00 & Tu 12:00 to 6:00

Phone: (802) 695-2220

Town Clerk of East Haven

Address:
64 Community Bldg Rd / PO Box 10
East Haven, Vermont 05837

Hours: Tu 1:00 to 6:00 & Th 8:00 to 1:00 and by appt

Phone: (802) 467-3772

Town Clerk of Granby

Address:
9005 Granby Rd / PO Box 56
Granby, Vermont 05840

Hours: by appointment

Phone: (802) 328-3611

Town Clerk of Guildhall

Address:
13 Courthouse Dr / PO Box 10
Guildhall, Vermont 05905

Hours: Tu 9:00 - 3:00 & Th. 12:00 - 6:00

Phone: (802) 676-3797

Town Clerk of Lemington

Address:
2549 River Rd (VT 102)
Lemington, Vermont 05903

Hours: Wed 2:30 - 5:30

Phone: (802) 277-4814

Town Clerk of Lunenburg

Address:
9 W Main St / PO Box 54
Lunenburg, Vermont 05906

Hours: M - F 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 3:00; Summer: closed at noon

Phone: (802) 892-5959

Town Clerk of Maidstone

Address:
508 State Rte 102 / PO Box 118
Guildhall, Vermont 05905

Hours: M & Th 9:00 - 3:00 or by appt

Phone: (802) 676-3210

Town Clerk of Norton

Address:
12 VT Route 114 E / PO Box 33
Norton, Vermont 05907

Hours: Tu 10:00 - 4:00; Th 10:00 - 12:00; F 1:00 - 5:00; last Sat/mth 10:00 - 12:00

Phone: (802) 822-9935

Town Clerk of Victory

Address:
102 Radar Rd, Victory / PO Box 609
North Concord, Vermont 05858

Hours: Tu & Th 10:00 to 3:00; other days by appt (695-3355)

Phone: (802) 328-2400

Recording Tips for Essex County:
  • Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
  • Documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper
  • Recording fees may differ from what's posted online - verify current rates
  • Ask about their eRecording option for future transactions
  • Ask about accepted payment methods when you call ahead

Cities and Jurisdictions in Essex County

Properties in any of these areas use Essex County forms:

  • Averill
  • Beecher Falls
  • Canaan
  • Concord
  • East Haven
  • Gilman
  • Granby
  • Guildhall
  • Island Pond
  • Lunenburg
  • North Concord
  • Norton

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Essex County

How do I get my forms?

Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Essex County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.

Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Essex County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Essex County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.

Can I reuse these forms?

Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in Essex County you only need to order once.

What do I need to use these forms?

The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.

Are there any recurring fees?

No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

How much does it cost to record in Essex County?

Recording fees in Essex County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 723-5900 for current fees.

Questions answered? Let's get started!

A Vermont gift deed with a charitable organization grantee names a nonprofit, rather than a relative, on the receiving side: one owner conveys Vermont real property to a nonprofit corporation, religious society, school, or land trust, without monetary consideration, and the deed states the gift character of the transfer on its face. This form prepares that conveyance, sometimes searched as a deed of gift or a deed to donate property, under Chapter 5 of Title 27 of the Vermont Statutes, with a grantee block written for an organization, a gift declaration in place of a purchase price, and Vermont's traditional express covenants of title.

A donation that still files a transfer tax return

Vermont taxes transfers by deed under 32 V.S.A. Chapter 231 and values a gift, or a transfer for nominal or no consideration, at the fair market value of the property transferred. The town clerk is barred by Section 9608 from recording a deed evidencing a transfer without a complete Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return, so the return travels with this deed even though no money changes hands. Two exemptions in Section 9603 reach organizations qualifying under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, both conditioned on stated purposes centered on preserving farmland or open space land; a charitable gift outside those conditions is taxed on fair market value at the general combined rate of 1.47 percent. The return, a Vermont Department of Taxes form prepared separately and not included in this package, is filed either way, with any exemption number entered on it.

The organization in the grantee block

The form recites exactly one individual grantor and one organization grantee. The grantee section identifies the organization by its registered legal name, its entity type and state of formation, and its mailing address, with room for a federal tax status description where the parties include one. An owner donating a wooded parcel to a land trust, a parishioner deeding a lot to a religious society, and a family placing open land with a conservation nonprofit present the single grantor, organization grantee pattern this deed recites. Property held by two owners, by spouses as tenants by the entirety, or by a trustee presents a different grantor configuration than the one this form is set up to carry.

Covenants that travel with a gift

Vermont has no statutory short form deed with implied covenants, so a Vermont deed warrants only what it says. This form carries the traditional Vermont warranty covenants in express words: that the grantor is the sole owner with good right and title to convey, that the property is free from every encumbrance except as stated in the deed, and that the grantor will warrant and defend the property against the lawful claims of all persons. The encumbrance section defines the exceptions, listing the recorded easements, restrictions, and other matters the covenants do not reach.

One grantor, with a joinder block for a spouse

Vermont's homestead statute, 27 V.S.A. Section 141, leaves a married owner's deed inoperative as to the homestead when the owner's spouse does not join in executing and acknowledging it. The form carries a dedicated joinder signature block and a second acknowledgment certificate for that spouse; where no spouse joins, the blocks remain blank. Each certificate carries the notary's printed name and commission number lines that 26 V.S.A. Section 5367 describes for paper records, and the acknowledgment before a notary public is the execution formality Vermont requires, with no witness signatures on an ordinary deed.

Recording with the town clerk

Vermont records deeds with the clerk of the town or city where the land lies, not at a county office, at $15.00 per page plus $15.00 for the transfer tax return. A deed that refers to a survey prepared or revised after July 1, 1988 is recorded only with the survey attached or a citation to the volume and page where the survey is recorded. Once acknowledged and recorded, the deed holds the estate against the world under 27 V.S.A. Section 342.

The package contains the gift deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing the entire document filled in for a realistic Stowe, Vermont fact pattern, and a plain language guide that describes every numbered section, the signing formalities, and the recording process. The materials describe Vermont law in general terms and are not legal advice.

Important: Your property must be located in Essex County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

This Gift Deed (Charitable Organization Grantee) meets all recording requirements specific to Essex County.

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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Essex County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.

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