VERMONT LAW SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL INC (EIN 23-7251952)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed
2025-05-12
IRS object ID
202521329349305907
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2025-05-12T15:23:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN010523282PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line12211 Congress StAddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04102ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN237251952EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Vermont Law SchoolBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlVERMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8028311000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 96AddressLine1Txt
CitySouth RoyaltonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05068ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonDaniel BrombergPersonNm
Person TitleDean of Graduate SchoolPersonTitleTxt
Phone8028311000PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonJoseph R ByrnePreparerPersonNm
PTINP01289281PTIN
Phone2077752387PhoneNum
Preparation2025-05-09PreparationDt
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Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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Business Name Line1Vermont Law and Graduate SchoolBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Principal OfficerDaniel BrombergPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 96AddressLine1Txt
CitySouth RoyaltonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05068ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$56,271,972GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.vermontlaw.eduWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1973FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDeveloping a generation of leaders to use the power of law to make a difference.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body24VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent23VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee396TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers200TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$373,822PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$690,805CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$37,340,886PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$41,706,037CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$14,883,183CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses-$4,920,185PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$4,030,698CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$49,119,314TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$24,262,318TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$23,422,489TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$28,239,145NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$25,696,825NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWe are committed to developing a generation of leaders who use the power of the law to make a difference in our communities and the world. Vermont Law and Graduate School's mission statement is: "To educate students in a diverse community that fosters personal growth and that enables them to attain outstanding professional skills and high ethical values with which to serve as lawyers and environmental and other professionals in an increasingly technological and interdependent global society." Our motto is "law for the community and the world."MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$36,941,074ExpenseAmt
Grant$14,883,183GrantAmt
Revenue$31,897,511RevenueAmt
DescVermont Law and Graduate School provides the best legal and environmental education, with an emphasis on public service. The Environmental Law Center at VLGS houses the largest graduate environmental law program in the country, offering Master's and LLM programs on campus, online, and in hybrid formats, and is consistently ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News and World Report. Vermont Law and Graduate School has the premier program in Restorative Justice and houses the National Center on Restorative Justice. The school offers experiential opportunities through its Environmental Advocacy Clinic, South Royalton Legal Clinic, Food and Agriculture Clinic, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, Energy Clinic, Institute for Energy and the Environment, Environmental Tax Policy Institute, U.S.-Asia Partnerships for Environmental Law, Semester-in-Practice, and JD and Master's Externship Programs. In Fall of 2023, 635 full and part-time (both residential and online) students were enrolled in JD and other advanced degree programs. Vermont Law and Graduate School awarded 278 JD, Master's and LLM degrees in 2023.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$36,941,074TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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IRP Document1081IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee396EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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CitySouth RoyaltonCityNm
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Glenn Berger
Chair5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Constance Neary
Vice-Chair5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Cullen
Treasurer5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jessica Olson
Secretary5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen Ball Jr
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kendra Brown
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Caryn Clayman
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Phoebe Cykosky
Student Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amy Davenport
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles E DiLeva
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Holly Groschner
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marion McCollom Hampton
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Johnson
Alumni Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Patrick Kennedy
Alumni Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JB Kittredge
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Lacoste
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth Miller
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ian Montone
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jacob Perkinson
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jill Pfenning
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicole Renna
Student Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Sciarrotta
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Westerman
Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sheppard Guryan
Past Secretary5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Dunkiel
Past Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jessica Dunning
Past Student Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Octavius Henderson
Past Student Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Catherine MacKenzie
Past Trustee5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rodney Smolla
President40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$293,209$0$61,732
Nathaniel Hilber
Vice President Finance/CFO40.000.00Yes (X)$22,225$0$7,422
Lorraine Atwood
Past Vice President Finance40.000.00Yes (X)$126,074$0$35,057
Mary-Beth McCormack
Law School Dean40.000.00$196,997$0$21,427Yes (X)
Laurie Beyranevand
Director, CAFS, Professor of Law40.000.00$163,099$0$38,431Yes (X)
Gregory Allen Johnson
Professor of Law40.000.00$157,557$0$20,060Yes (X)
Jennifer K Rushlow
Dean, School for Environment40.000.00$172,004$0$47,870Yes (X)
Robert Sommo
Past VP, Enrollment and Marketing40.000.00$314,188$0$28,895Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

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Spotless & Tidy Cleaners LLC
15B Harlow Hill RoadRandolphVT05060Cleaning Services$222,480
Synchopatico LLC
50 West 96th St 16BNew YorkNY10025Marketing Services$179,600
Tunbridge Solar LLC
156 Clarksville RdSo RoyaltonVT05068Solar Services$153,944
Junas Ravlin LLC
PO Box 1053ShelburneVT05482Media Relations$151,865
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$5,261,437GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,856,284AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$134,178NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,117,721TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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Tuition and Fees611600$31,235,991$31,235,991
Miscellaneous Revenue900099$549,695$549,695
Auxiliary Enterprises900099$111,825$111,825
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Total Program Service Revenue$31,897,511TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Exclusion$613,536ExclusionAmt

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Securities$14,643,204SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$14,565,935SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$77,269SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Exclusion$77,269ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$690,805ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$1,052,033TotalAmt
Program Services$1,052,033ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$13,722,586TotalAmt
Program Services$13,722,586ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$108,564TotalAmt
Program Services$108,564ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$545,719TotalAmt
Management And General$545,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$15,470,231TotalAmt
Program Services$12,317,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,625,026ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$527,313FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$426,382ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,110ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,860FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Program Services$1,811,844ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$504,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110,957FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$893,369ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$222,404ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,244FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$48,051TotalAmt
Management And General$48,051ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$40,677TotalAmt
Management And General$40,677ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$67,605TotalAmt
Management And General$67,605ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,216TotalAmt
Management And General$81,216ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$1,524,715ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$650,902ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,654FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$960,079TotalAmt
Program Services$147,190ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$812,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$420,502TotalAmt
Program Services$171,725ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$199,273ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,504FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$722,848TotalAmt
Program Services$600,785ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$116,085ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,978FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$918,790ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$214,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,267FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$653,419ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$71,465ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,192FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Program Services$491,795ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,121FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$427,337TotalAmt
Program Services$383,973ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,364ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$980,707TotalAmt
Program Services$776,776ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$189,578ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,353FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$386,616TotalAmt
Management And General$386,616ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Other Expenses$975,826$396,288$526,113$53,425
Library Resources$467,420$467,420
Student Activities$201,644$75,528$126,116
Food Service$190,953$190,953

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$36,941,074ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,815,793ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$979,868FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$634BOYAmt
EOY$634EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$3,666,438EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$4,900,966BOYAmt
EOY$4,396,591EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$505,502BOYAmt
EOY$506,006EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$725,878BOYAmt
EOY$644,375EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,338,767BOYAmt
EOY$1,222,473EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$19,168,333LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,876,068BOYAmt
EOY$17,591,992EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$17,791,561BOYAmt
EOY$20,454,314EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$753,607BOYAmt
EOY$636,057EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$436BOYAmt
EOY$434EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,501,463BOYAmt
EOY$49,119,314EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$1,137,457BOYAmt
EOY$1,537,431EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,739,317BOYAmt
EOY$3,145,819EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,897,656BOYAmt
EOY$17,553,671EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,487,888BOYAmt
EOY$1,185,568EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,262,318BOYAmt
EOY$23,422,489EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,689,894BOYAmt
EOY$6,293,784EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,549,251BOYAmt
EOY$19,403,041EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,239,145BOYAmt
EOY$25,696,825EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,501,463BOYAmt
EOY$49,119,314EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$4,030,698ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,488,378NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,817,064CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,925,206CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,204,047CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,461,999CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,117,721CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,526,037TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,817,064CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,925,206CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,204,047CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,461,999CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,117,721CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,526,037TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,651,164SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$35,874,873PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$216,311CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,236,479CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$297,902CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$330,634CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$613,536CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,694,862TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$46,220,899TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$150,581,284GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.77620PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72410PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,143,467BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$33,039ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,760,253InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$479,284OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$13,457,475EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,163,503BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$105,212ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,324,786InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$450,034OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$12,143,467EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,580,248BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$299,831ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,297,903InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$418,673OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$11,163,503EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,848,580BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$85,411ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,085,974InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$439,717OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$12,580,248EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,873,344BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$90,372ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$369,548InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$484,684OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,848,580EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.20646BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.49254PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.30100TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$485,663OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$485,663BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$28,218,433OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,051,354DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,167,079BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,150,581OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,441,252DepreciationAmt
Book Value$709,329BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,905,648OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,675,727DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,229,921BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$17,591,992TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Refundable Advances$533,647
Operating Lease Liabilities$651,921
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,185,568TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a:The collection, which consists of library books, periodicals and related material was acquired through purchases and contributions since the School's inception and is not recognized as an asset on the statements of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recorded as decreases in net assets without donor restrictions in the year in which the items are acquired, and as reclassifications from net assets with donor restrictions if the assets used to purchase the items are restricted by donors. Contributed collection items are not reflected in the consolidated financial statements. Proceeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries are reflected as increases in net assets.
Part III, Line 4:The collection consists of library books, periodicals and related material used by the students and faculty for scholarly research.
Part V, Line 4:The school's 2024 endowment consists of approximately 75 individual funds established for general support, scholarship, loan repayment assistance, and other purposes.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3The School's non-discrimination policy is published on the website and in brochures and advertising materials.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The Law School receives financial assistance from the Department of Education to offset the tuition costs for students. The funding that the Law School receives is in the form of Federal Work Study and Federal Family Education Loan.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,00Grants to Recipients$73,113
North America00Grants to Recipients$35,451
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,01Program Services$28,850Overseeing project
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,01Program Services$4,347Admissions Recruitment
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees2SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$141,761SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$141,761TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
East Asia and the PacificLegal Education$50,301Wire Transfer$0
East Asia and the PacificProvide Training$22,812Wire Transfer$0
North AmericaResearch and Data analysis$22,500Wire Transfer$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceDisaster ReliefTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionNorth AmericaRegionTxt
Recipient1RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$12,951CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWire TransferMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Director of the program works closely with the recipient of the funds to coordinate activities/training essential for program effectiveness that will be paid for by a grant. The recipient submits receipts to substantiate the grant related purpose and amount of every expense paid to the recipient. Under the supervision of the Director the request for funds is compiled and translated if necessary. The Director approves the final submission with accompanying receipts which is then submitted to the business office. The business office performs additional review and codes the receipts to the proper accounts. The funds are then forwarded to the recipient. All payments of $10,000 or greater require two authorized signors before the funds are released. The Program Administrator confirms receipt of the funds with the recipient.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
University of Vermont
217 Waterman BuildingBurlingtonVT05405066811191501(c)(3)$506,914$0To be part of the cooperative agreement with DOJ to establish a Center for Restorative Justice at VLS - $333,904To lead a network of engaged researchers and foster innovation to further the impact of restorative justice education and practice - $173,010
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala ParkSan DiegoCA92110952544535501(c)(3)$412,127$0To be part of the cooperative agreement with DOJ to establish a Center for Restorative Justice at VLS - $141,445To collaborate to manage the National Center on Restorative Justice - $265,313To develop a model undergraduate certificate in RJ - $5,369
NOFA VT
14 Pleasant StreetRichmondVT05477223260420501(c)(3)$9,462$0Collaborate on developing and promoting the Farmers Market Legal Tool kit
National Farm To School Network
1012 Torney AvenueSan FranciscoCA94129943213100501(c)(3)$12,072$0To update handbook including state by state summaries of every enacted, defeated or still pending farm to school bill.
Agrarian Trust
PO Box 195WeareNH03281475508054501(c)(3)$57,482$0Produce 3 case studies and community outreach by producing 4 webinars.
Wake Forest
1834 Wake Forest Road PO Box 7206WinstonSalemNC27109560532138501(c)(3)$50,076$0Produce two case studies for the Farmland Access Legal Toolkit and produce brief of legal issues facing heirs property owners to advance state policy work.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarships and other student aidGrantTypeTxt
Recipient571RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$13,722,586NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceThe scholarships and other student aid are credited to the recipients' student accountNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Business office reviews the recipient's Form 990 and Uniform Guidance audit report if available. The Director of the program at VLGS works closely with the recipient of the funds that will be paid by the grant to coordinate activities/training essential for program effectiveness. The recipient submits invoices to VLGS which are reviewed and approved by the Program Director to substantiate the grant related purpose. The invoice is then forwarded to the business office for review and coding to the proper accounts. All payments of $10,000 or greater require two authorized signors before the funds are released. The funds are then forwarded to the recipient and VLGS Program Administrator confirms receipt of funds.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Rodney Smolla
President$293,209$0$0$0$0$0$12,092$0$49,640$0$354,941$0$0$0
Robert Sommo
Past VP, Enrollment and Marketing$93,767$0$10,400$0$210,021$0$4,056$0$24,839$0$343,083$0$0$0
Jennifer K Rushlow
Dean, School for Environment$162,004$0$10,000$0$0$0$7,070$0$40,800$0$219,874$0$0$0
Mary-Beth McCormack
Law School Dean$186,997$0$10,000$0$0$0$7,535$0$13,892$0$218,424$0$0$0
Laurie Beyranevand
Director, CAFS, Professor of Law$109,399$0$0$0$53,700$0$6,771$0$31,660$0$201,530$0$0$0
Gregory Allen Johnson
Professor of Law$115,057$0$0$0$42,500$0$6,323$0$13,737$0$177,617$0$0$0
Lorraine Atwood
Past Vice President Finance$102,495$0$10,000$0$13,579$0$4,633$0$30,424$0$161,131$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 4aRobert Sommo, Past VP, Enrollment and Marketing, received a severance payment in the amount of $206,417 during calendar year 2023.
Part I, Line 7Bonuses are given for exceptional performance. Sometimes they are set out at the beginning of the year in a reconfirmation letter which describes the criteria for achieving the bonus as well as the potential amount. They may also be given during the year or at annual performance review time. In either situation, consideration is given to budget limitations, the person's position, title and compensation, historical trends and market best practices.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$134,178NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMedian Value of StockMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe 990 is first reviewed by the audit committee. After review by the audit committee, copies of the final return will be submitted electronically to the full Board prior to the filing date.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Organization's Executive Assistant to the President and Dean is responsible for accumulating all disclosures and furnishing them to the Board Chair.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The President and Dean has a contract which sets an initial salary. Salaries for employees are informed by an internal job-content evaluation that establishes the relative worth and pay structure of the position as compared to other positions at the institution. The Director of Human Resources may from time-to-time use the services of third-party or commercial surveys.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Organization makes its Governing Documents, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Financial Statements available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part X, Line 10: Land, Buildings, and EquipmentSection 1.263(a)-3(n) Election: Vermont Law School PO Box 96, South Royalton, VT 05068 EIN 23-7251952 Vermont Law School is electing to capitalize repair and maintenance costs under Regulation Section 1.263(a)-3(n).

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VLS Campus Holdings LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 96AddressLine1Txt
CitySouth RoyaltonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05068ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN813188365EIN
Primary ActivitiesReal Estate HoldingPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateVTLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$428,489TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$17,036,149EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Vermont Law SchoolBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Charitable Remainder Unitrust (1)BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesTrustPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateVTLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Vermont Law SchoolBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeTEntityTypeTxt
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Charitable Remainder Unitrust (1)BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeSTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$148,216InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFMVMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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