VERMONT LAW SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL INC (EIN 23-7251952)
Tax period
2020-07-01 to 2021-06-30
Filed
2022-05-16
IRS object ID
202231369349302453
Schema version
2020v4.2
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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Return2022-05-16T08:16:12-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Line1PO Box 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP041041100ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLorraine AtwoodPersonNm
Person TitleVice President of FinancePersonTitleTxt
Phone8028311000PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstLorrainePersonFirstNm
Person LastAtwoodPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMelissa Magoon CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01712842PTIN
Phone2077752387PhoneNum
Preparation2022-05-03PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerLorraine AtwoodPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 96AddressLine1Txt
CitySouth RoyaltonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05068ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$40,368,003GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Employee436TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers175TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Program Service Revenue$31,246,425PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$29,718,562CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$473,565PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,257,695CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$36,537,054PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$38,901,463CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$12,030,141PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$11,849,054CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$725,680CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$7,925,946CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$34,343,469PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$34,502,853CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,193,585PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,398,610CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$48,711,455TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$51,359,031TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$24,962,250TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$22,251,974TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$23,749,205NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$29,107,057NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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 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$28,185,532ExpenseAmt
Grant$11,849,053GrantAmt
Revenue$29,718,562RevenueAmt
DescVermont Law School provides the best legal and environmental education, with an emphasis on public service. The Environmental Law Center at VLS 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 School has the premier program in Restorative Justice and houses the National Center on Restorative Justice. The school offers experiential opportunities through its Environmental and Natural Resources Law 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 2021, 629 full and part-time (both residential and online) students were enrolled in JD and other advanced degree programs. Vermont Law School awarded 298 JD, Master's and LLM degrees in 2021.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$28,185,532TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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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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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document89IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee436EmployeeCnt
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
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member23IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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
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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

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone8028311209PhoneNum

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Address Line1PO Box 96AddressLine1Txt
CitySouth RoyaltonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (34 entries)

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Thomas McHenry
Past President/Dean40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$163,448$0$5,456
Glenn Berger
Chair5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Constance Neary
Vice-Chair5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amy Davenport
Secretary5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Cullen
Treasurer5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Ayres
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Dunkiel
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen Ball
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Olaseni A Bello Jr
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Caryn Clayman
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles E DiLeva
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Janice Forgays
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sheppard Guryan
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JB Kittredge
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Catherine MacKenzie
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Marion McCollom Hampton
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth Miller
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jessica L Olson
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jill Pfenning
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Sciarrotta
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Erika Gerstenberger
Student Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Fito Andre
Student Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Johnson
Alumni Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karis North
Alumni Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Mendik
Past Treasurer5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jonathan Kaufelt
Past Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jacob B Perkinson
Past Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary-Beth McCormack
Interim President and Dean40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$132,250$0$14,794
Lorraine Atwood
Vice President of Finance40.00Yes (X)$129,171$0$35,328
Melissa Scanlan
Professor of Law Visitorship40.00$183,450$0$3,867Yes (X)
John Miller Jr
VP Enrollment Management40.00$165,594$0$15,705Yes (X)
Jennifer Rushlow
Professor/Associate Dean Env Prog40.00$156,581$0$1,739Yes (X)
Kevin Jones
Professor/Director IEE40.00$145,039$0$23,567Yes (X)
Joseph Brennan
Professor/Director of ASP40.00$141,952$0$8,934Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$109,390TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K25IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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Spotless & Tidy Cleaners LLC
15B Harlow Hill RoadRandolphVT05060Campus Cleaning$203,690
Tunbridge Solar
156 Clarksville RoadSouth RoyaltonVT05068Renewable Energy Partner$138,772
Dinse PC
PO Box 988BurlingtonVT05402Legal Services$108,155
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$6,600,051GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,325,155AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$45,354NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,925,206TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and Fees611600$29,557,360$29,557,360
Miscellaneous Revenue900099$158,056$158,056
Auxiliary Enterprises900099$3,146$3,146
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$29,718,562TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$1,236,479TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,236,479ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,487,756SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,466,540SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$21,216SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$21,216TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$21,216ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$38,901,463TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$29,718,562RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,257,695ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$315,653TotalAmt
Program Services$315,653ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,442,801TotalAmt
Program Services$11,442,801ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,600TotalAmt
Program Services$90,600ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$480,446TotalAmt
Management And General$480,446ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$11,657,157TotalAmt
Program Services$9,867,628ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,394,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$395,270FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,664TotalAmt
Program Services$125,305ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,730ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,629FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$1,513,061TotalAmt
Program Services$1,214,330ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$224,802ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73,929FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$913,525TotalAmt
Program Services$711,380ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$158,836ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,309FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,788TotalAmt
Program Services$7,400ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$126,388ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,467TotalAmt
Management And General$59,467ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$12,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,540TotalAmt
Management And General$57,540ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$999,597TotalAmt
Program Services$393,413ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$498,366ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$107,818FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$710,603TotalAmt
Program Services$72,061ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$638,542ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$384,365TotalAmt
Program Services$118,602ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$222,359ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,404FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,484,416TotalAmt
Program Services$770,768ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$703,413ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,235FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$704,644TotalAmt
Program Services$609,899ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81,837ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,908FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,558TotalAmt
Program Services$11,361ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$536ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$661FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,008TotalAmt
Program Services$57,148ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,712ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$148FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,226TotalAmt
Program Services$85,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,818FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$903,506TotalAmt
Program Services$782,022ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,933ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,551FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$754,304TotalAmt
Program Services$518,406ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$235,898ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Other Expenses$1,020,802$525,479$495,323
Library Resources$463,218$463,218
Food Service$44,950$44,950
Student Activities$32,954$2,174$30,780

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,502,853TotalAmt
Program Services$28,185,532ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,591,641ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$725,680FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,685,933BOYAmt
EOY$4,060,159EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,849,899BOYAmt
EOY$13,648,350EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,076,786BOYAmt
EOY$1,592,713EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$988,421BOYAmt
EOY$838,762EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,242,131BOYAmt
EOY$916,675EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$779,567BOYAmt
EOY$1,021,340EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$35,756,576LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$17,060,666LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,117,518BOYAmt
EOY$18,695,910EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$8,970,765BOYAmt
EOY$10,584,687EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$435BOYAmt
EOY$435EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,711,455BOYAmt
EOY$51,359,031EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,464,081BOYAmt
EOY$1,571,892EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,527,841BOYAmt
EOY$2,442,183EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,398,615BOYAmt
EOY$17,320,083EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,571,713BOYAmt
EOY$917,816EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,962,250BOYAmt
EOY$22,251,974EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,391,790BOYAmt
EOY$15,462,515EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,357,415BOYAmt
EOY$13,644,542EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,749,205BOYAmt
EOY$29,107,057EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,711,455BOYAmt
EOY$51,359,031EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,398,610ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$959,242NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,529,760BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$184,574ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$621,770InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$462,760OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,873,344EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,923,255BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$285,580ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$797,935InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$477,010OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,529,760EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,424,375BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$994,430InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$494,626OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$924AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$9,923,255EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.20241BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.49183PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.30576TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$27,949,542OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,072,620DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,876,922BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,022,994OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,463,210DepreciationAmt
Book Value$559,784BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,298,377OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,524,836DepreciationAmt
Book Value$773,541BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$18,695,910TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRefundable AdvancesDesc
Amt$917,816Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$917,816TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,360,364TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$959,242NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$959,242RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$27,401,122RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$57,540InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$11,442,801OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$11,500,341RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$38,901,463TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,002,512TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$23,002,512ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$57,540InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$11,442,801OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$11,500,341ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$34,502,853TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 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 Law School's inception and is not recognized as an asset on the statement of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recorded as decreases in unrestricted net assets in the year in which the items are acquired, or as decreases in temporarily or permanently restricted net assets if the assets used to purchase the items are restricted by donors. Contributed collection items are not reflected in the financial statements. Proceeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries are reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset classes.
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 2021 endowment consists of approximately 70 individual funds established for general support, scholarship, loan repayment assistance, and other purposes.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Institutional Aid & Scholarships 11,442,801.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Institutional Aid & Scholarships 11,442,801.

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 Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,01Program ServicesLegal Education$78,242
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium01Program ServicesLegal Education$12,358
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees2SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$90,600SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$90,600TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
East Asia and the PacificLegal Training$17,260Wire Transfer
East Asia and the PacificLegal Training$10,618Wire Transfer
East Asia and the PacificLegal Training$44,017Wire Transfer
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
AMT - Monthly StipendEast Asia and the Pacific1$6,347Wire Transfer
GCET Conference Proceeds and ExpensesEurope (Including Iceland & Greenland)1$7,358Wire Transfer
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 (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:The 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.
Part III Accounting Method:

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 GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
University of Connecticut
436 Whitney Road Ext 1133StorrsCT06269060772160501(C)(3)$39,786Assist the Law Schools Center for Agriculture and food Studies with legal research and the creation ofresources around local food policies.
Farmer's Market Coalition
1661 West AvenueMiami BeachFL33139204993020501(C)(3)$5,477Assist the law schools center for agricultute and food studies with stakeholder outreach.
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
875 Summit AvenueSaint PaulMN55105411896367501(C)(3)$154,394Assist the law shool with legal research and drafting of the report on a national food policy
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College
217 Waterman Building 85 SouthBurlingtonVT05405030179440501(C)(3)$29,899To be part of the cooperative agreement with the DOJ to establish a Center for Restorative Justice at VLSProspect St
National Farm to SchoolTides Center
PMB 104 770 W Byrn Mawr Ave SuiteChicagoIL60631943213100501(C)(3)$15,489Produce two updated reports of farm to school legislation covering 50 states that will be disseminated widely to policy makers and farm to school advocates.1300
Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety University of Vermont & State Ag
Morris Hall Suite 103 146 UniversitBurlingtonVT05405030179440501(C)(3)$70,608To have stakeholders gain clarity related to legal questions about the food safety modernization act Produce Safety RulePlace
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org6Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
Scholarships and other student aid623$0$11,332,071FMVThe Scholarships and other student aid are credited to the recipients' account
Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds437$110,730

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 VLS 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 VLS 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 VLS Program Administrator confirms receipt of funds.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
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
Melissa Scanlan
Professor of Law Visitorship$182,977$0$0$0$473$0$3,664$0$203$0$187,317$0$0$0
John Miller Jr
VP Enrollment Management$160,381$0$5,000$0$213$0$2,539$0$13,166$0$181,299$0$0$0
Thomas McHenry
Past President/Dean$154,491$0$5,000$0$3,957$0$4,178$0$1,278$0$168,904$0$0$0
Kevin Jones
Professor/Director IEE$141,512$0$2,500$0$1,027$0$2,390$0$21,177$0$168,606$0$0$0
Lorraine Atwood
Vice President of Finance$122,608$0$5,000$0$1,563$0$2,677$0$32,651$0$164,499$0$0$0
Jennifer Rushlow
Professor/Associate Dean Env Prog$151,368$0$5,000$0$213$0$1,739$0$0$0$158,320$0$0$0
Joseph Brennan
Professor/Director of ASP$138,806$0$3,000$0$146$0$2,162$0$6,772$0$150,886$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBonuses 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.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$45,354NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 32b:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationVLS uses Doyle and Loughman Wealth Managmeent Group of Wells Fargo Advisors for Stock Donations. All stock donations are sent to Wells Fargo. They notify VLS of stock donations and then VLS orders liquidation.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe 990, excluding certain Schedule B Contributors, is first reviewed by the audit committee. After review by the audit committee, copies of the final return, excluding certain Schedule B Contributors, 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 Organziation 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$98,889TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$16,828,802EndOfYearAssetsAmt

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 Unitrusts (2)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)
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 UnitrustBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeSTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$84,622InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationDistribution ReceivedMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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