2021-04-12T09:12:58-00:00 2020-12-31 Wisehart Wimette Associates PLC 159 River Road Essex Junction VT 05452 990 2020-01-01 452954564 Salvation Farms Inc SALV 8028884360 PO Box 1174 Morrisville VT 05661 Avram Patt Board President 2021-04-12 true Theresa Snow XXX-XX-XXXX Kirk Wisehart P00533236 8028791055 2021-04-12 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Theresa Snow 49 Portland St Morrisville VT 05661 560354 false X www.salvationfarms.org X 2011 VT See Schedule O 8 8 8 245 0 576783 535671 41677 8181 599 -13196 11409 15909 630468 546565 0 0 254687 283751 0 62481 405547 194728 660234 478479 -29766 68086 381696 516880 8408 11841 373288 505039 X See Schedule O true true 79466 VERMONT COMMODITY PROGRAM VCP - SALVATION FARMS WRAPPED UP ITS FOOD HUB OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES IN WINOOSKI AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2020. THE VCP SERVED AS VERMONTS FIRST ONLY SURPLUS CROP FOOD HUB AND HAD UNIQUALLY MAINTAINED OPERATIONS THROUGH A POST-HARVEST HANDLING AND LIGHT-MANUFACTURING TRAINING PROGRAM. THE TRAINING PROGRAM, ENGAGING INDIVIDUALS FACING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT DID NOT OPERATE IN 2020. PRIOR TO ENDING OPERATIONS, THE VCP HANDLED 22,600 POUNDS OF 3 CROP TYPES. THESE CROPS CAME FROM 2 FARMS AND WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 6 CHARITABLE FOOD SITES. ADDITIONALLY, ROUGHLY 7,000 SERVINGS OF MINIMALLY PROCESSED, FROZEN PRODUCT WAS DISTRIBUTED BY EARLY MARCH TO 9 CHARITABLE FOOD PROGRAM AND TO THE VERMONT FOODBANK FOR DISTRIBUTION INTO ITS NETWORK OF 215 AGENCY ACROSS VERMONT. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUED DISCUSSION. 166388 LAMOILLE VALLEY GLEANING LVG - SALVATION FARMS YEAR-ROUND GLEANING OPERATIONS COSISTED OF WEEKLY GLEANS AND PICK-UPS OF UNSOLD PRODUCE FROM 20 FARMS. A TOTAL OF 49,093 POUNDS OF 41 DIFFERENT CROP TYPES WERE GLEANED BY LVG IN 2020. A TOTAL OF 39 SITES RECEIVED GLEANED CROPS, INCLUDING FOOD SHELVES, MEALS ON WHEELS, REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, YOUTH ELDER PROGRAMS, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITES. MORE THAN 142 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 554 HOURS. 2020 CONTINUED WITH EXPANDED DISTRIBUTION TO SENIOR FEEDING PROGRAMS IN THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM AND WEEKLY SHARES OF GLEANED PRODUCE TO 41 PATIENT FAMILIES. 33885 VERMONT GLEANING COLLECTIVE VGC - A MEMBER-LED COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE, THE VGC MAINTAINED A TOTAL OF SIX MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS IN 2020. IN 2020, THE VGC GLEANED A COMBINED 307,886 POUNDS FROM MORE THAN 126 FARMS. 735 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL 5,646 HOURS. MORE THAN 177 FOOD ACCESS SITES RECEIVED GLEANINGS, INCLUDING THE VERMONT FOODBANK, WHO MAKES FOOD AVAILABLE TO 215 AGENCIES. SALVATION FARMS CONTINUED TO MANAGE AND INVEST IN THE WEB-BASED PLATFORM WE BUILT TO SERVICE THE VGC WWW.VERMONTGLEANINGCOLLECTIVE.ORG. WITH THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SALVATION FARMS GATHERED THE VGC MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS TOGETHER WEEKLY FOR VIRTUAL MEETINGS FOR THE SHARING OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN REAL TIME IN VGC REPRESENTED REGIONS, TO DISCUSS NAVIGATING THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE TOGETHER, AND TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF AGREED UPON COVID INFORMED SAFETY PROTOCALS. 55439 335178 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false false false false X Theresa Snow 8028884360 49 Portland Street Morrisville VT 05661 Theresa Snow Executive Director 056.28 X 57136 0 6502 Avram Pratt Board President 001.00 X X 0 0 0 James Hafferman Vice President 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Maxine Kelly Treasurer 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Jane Macan Secretary 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Sue Buckholz Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Sam Rowley Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Katie Black Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Danly Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Titterton left in 2020 Vice President 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Joe Bossen left in 2020 Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Szalkucki left in 2020 Board Member 001.00 X 0 0 0 57136 6502 false false false 535671 103868 535671 VCP associated fees 541900 1950 1950 Product and consulting fees 541900 1323 1323 Collective fees 541900 4900 4900 Service revenue 541900 8 8 8181 593 593 13789 -13789 -13789 Other income 900099 7309 7309 Contracts 900099 8300 8300 Stipends 900099 300 300 15909 546565 24090 593 0 0 0 0 57136 27271 12021 17844 0 183657 107609 53954 22094 0 18360 14579 1045 2736 24598 13079 7487 4032 0 0 6750 5693 451 606 0 0 25457 20105 2153 3199 0 7568 4069 1286 2213 3413 2573 336 504 0 21577 19777 720 1080 4770 3710 337 723 0 0 0 0 3628 2721 363 544 6191 4817 561 813 Fundraising 6617 887 2 5728 Program expense 3821 2723 1098 Value of crops gleaned 103868 103868 Professional development 1068 1697 104 -733 0 478479 335178 80820 62481 75338 63870 269923 438693 2592 1715 954 1408 1011 2732 55512 47135 25793 8377 6085 85 381696 516880 8408 11841 8408 11841 X 373288 443039 62000 373288 505039 381696 516880 X 68086 63665 X true X false true false X 334099 609077 807652 576783 535671 2863282 334099 609077 807652 576783 535671 2863282 2863282 290 271 384 599 593 2137 14165 30891 40506 53086 24088 162736 3028155 0.94560 0.93970 X Part II Section B Line 10 Amounts represent program service revenue and miscellaneous income noted on Form 990, Part VIII RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 18548 10171 8377 36964 36964 8377 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes Security Deposits X X 2 The Organization annually files an IRS Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt Form Income Tax, tax return in the U.S. federal jurisdiction. The Organization is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax examination by tax authorities for the years prior to 2017. In the normal course of business, the Organization is subject to examination by various taxing authorities. Although the outcome of tax audits is always uncertain, the Organization believes it has taken no uncertain tax positions that could have an effect on its financial statements. X 71744 103868 Fair Market Value true false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 55,439, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 THOUGHT LEADERSHIP WORK - SALVATION FARMS CANCELLED ITS PLANS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC TO HOST THE 2ND VERMONT FARM SURPLUS FORUM TO GATHER TOGETHER VERMONT FOOD SYSTEM EXPERTS. EXTENSIVE PLANNING TO HOST THE INTERNATIONAL GLEANING SYPOSIUM IN LATE APRIL CONTINUED UNTIL THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FORCED THE CANCELATION OF THIS IN-PERSON EVENT. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEGAN SERVING AS A FOUNDING BOARD MEMBER FOR THE NEWLY FORMING NORTH AMERICAN ASSOCATION OF GLEANING ORGANIZATIONS. SALVATION FARMS CONTINUED PROVIDING TECHINCAL ASSISTANCE TO HOPES HARVEST, A RHODE ISLAND BASED GLEANING PROGRAM, AND SECURED COMMITMENTS TO BEGIN PROVIDING TECHINCAL ASSISTANCE TO TWO ADDITIONAL EFFORTS IN 2021. See Schedule O for additional achievements. Form 990, Part III, Line 3 DURING 2020 MOST OF THE VERMONT COMMODITY PROGRAM WAS STOPPED. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a VCP CONTINUED - ADDITIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY SALVATION FARMS IN 2020 INCLUDED THE CHARITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF COVID-19 HUNGER RELIEF RELATED FOOD. IN TOTAL, SALVATION FARMS DISTRIBUTED 1650 USDA FARMERS TO FAMILIES FOOD BOXES A TOTAL OF 26,180 POUNDS OF VERMONT RAISED FOOD, 1415 GALLONS OF SURPLUS VERMONT MILK, AND 1550 POUNDS OF DRIED LENTILS. WHILE SALVATION FARMS MISSION IS NOT ANTI-HUNGER FOCUSED, THE NETWORK ASSOCIATED WITH OUR LAMOILLE VALLEY GLEANING PROGRAM HAD US PERFECTLY POISED TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY SUPPORT TO HUNGER RELIEF EFFORTS THAT WERE RESPONDING TO THE IMPACT RESULTING FROM THE STATES COVID-19 RELATED SHUTDOWN. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d 1 BROKERING SURPLUS PRODUCE - SALVATION FARMS PURCHASED 1600 POUNDS OF SURPLUS PRODUCE FROM 2 FARMS IN 2020, SELLING THESE CROPS TO 3 VERMONT CORRECTIONAL FACILITY MEAL PROGRAMS. 2 CAPACITY BUILDING - SALVATION FARMS CONTINUED IMPLEMENTING A 3-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, SUPPORTED BY FUNDING FROM THE BEN JERRYS FOUNDATION. AS PART OF THE SECOND YEAR OF IMPLEMENTATION TWO CONSULTANTS WERE HIRED TO SUPPORT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT BY USING THE RESULTS BASED ACCOUNTILITY FRAMEWORK, FURTHER DEFINE THE ORGANIZATIONS CULTURE, AND BOARD DEVELOPMENT. ASSESSING, REFINING, AND DOCUMENTING ALL ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES CONTINUED. AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERGENCY SUCCESSION PLAN WAS COMPLETED AND WORK BEGAN ON A COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE THIRD PARTY CPA , AFTERWHICH IT IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy was revised in 2017. Board members openly disclose conflicts of interest during meetings, should they arise. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 63,665 PPP Loan forgiveness received during 2020