VERMONT LOW INCOME TRUST FOR ELECTRICITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
VERMONT LOW INCOME TRUST FOR ELECTRICITY INC (EIN 45-5403701)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-05-14
IRS object ID
202411359349301446
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-05-14T07:47:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN030327374PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1McSoley McCoy & CoBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1118 Tilley Drive Ste 202AddressLine1Txt
CitySouth BurlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05403ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN455403701EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Vermont Low Income Trust forBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Electricity IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVERMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8027934330PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line152 State St PO Box 1072AddressLine1Txt
CityMontpelierCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP056011072ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAnthony KleinPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone8027934330PhoneNum
Signature2024-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstAnthonyPersonFirstNm
Person LastKleinPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonColleen MontgomeryPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00038392PTIN
Phone8026581808PhoneNum
Preparation2024-05-13PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGabrielle MalinaPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line152 State St/ PO Box 1072AddressLine1Txt
CityMontpelierCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP056011072ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,051,940GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.vlite.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVTLegalDomicileStateCd
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Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,034,669PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,051,940CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$89,160PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$95,732CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,531,710PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$768,383CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$497,041PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$283,557CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$10,644,565TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$10,462,749TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,113,264TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$632,365TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionAdvancement of the public good though funding energy projects and initiatives that serve low income Vermonters and further energy policies consistent with Vermont's Comprehensive Energy Plan.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$207,120ExpenseAmt
Grant$207,120GrantAmt
DescEfficiency/ Low Income ProgramsVLITE provided funding for programs through Neighborworks of Western Vermont, the Vermont Office of Economic Opportunity and Vermont Electric Coop.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$465,531ExpenseAmt
Grant$465,531GrantAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$672,651TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document8IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Gabrielle MalinaBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8027934330PhoneNum

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Address Line152 State St/ PO Box 1072AddressLine1Txt
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State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP056011072ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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Richard Rubin
Vice President3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$1,000$0$0
Hal Cohen
Secretary3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$1,000$0$0
Sarah Hofmann
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$1,400$0$0
Peter Walke
Director1.00Yes (X)$600$0$0
Anthony Klein
President4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$1,400$0$0
Larry Lackey
Director1.00Yes (X)$1,000$0$0
Amy Shollenberger
Director1.00Yes (X)$600$0$0
Gabrielle Malina
Executive Dir.1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$18,055ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,033,885RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$18,055ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$672,651TotalAmt
Program Services$672,651ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,100TotalAmt
Management And General$72,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,870TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,000TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,070TotalAmt
Management And General$1,070ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$900TotalAmt
Management And General$900ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$275TotalAmt
Management And General$275ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,244TotalAmt
Management And General$8,244ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

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DescMeeting ExpensesDesc
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$13,903BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,640,362BOYAmt
EOY$1,472,449EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,990,300BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,644,565BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$1,113,264BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,113,264BOYAmt
EOY$632,365EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,531,301BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,531,301BOYAmt
EOY$9,830,384EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,644,565BOYAmt
EOY$10,462,749EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$283,557ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$15,526PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$8,990,300BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$8,990,300TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Vermont Energy Education Program
79 River StMontpelierVT05602455591876501(c)(3)$40,000$0Low Income/Efficiency Program
Office of Economic Opportunity
280 State DriveWaterburyVT05671036000274Government$12,500$0Low Income/Efficiency Program
Agritech Institute for Small Farms Inc (DBA The Strolling of the Heifers)
PO Box 693BrattleboroVT05302020638820501(c)(3)$65,531$0Comprehensive Energy
Capstone Community Action
20 Gable PlaceBarreVT05641030216254501(c)(3)$140,000$0Low Income/Efficiency Program
Champlain Housing Trust
88 King StreetBurlingtonVT05401222536446501(c)(3)$150,000$0Comprehensive Energy
Randolph Area Community Development
21 North Main StreetRandolphVT05060030337709501(c)(3)$150,000$0Comprehensive Energy
Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
58 East State StreetMontpelierVT05602030311984Government$10,000$0Low Income/Efficiency Program
Wheelpad L3C
14 Castle Hill RoadWilmingtonVT05363474380068$100,000$0Comprehensive Energy

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:The Organization requires progress and final reports from awardees, and withholds a portion of the grant, when appropriate, to ensure compliance.
Part IV- Additional Supplemental InformationThe Board of Directors selects and approves all grant awards.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThere are no subcommittees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bLine 11b Explanation - Executive Director will review before signing
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBoard members required to disclose conflicts; Board discussion re: conflicts
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Copies of documents may be requested from the Organization's executive director.

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