2020-04-25T09:04:03-07:00 2019-12-31 030288632 DOWNEY PIECIAK FITZGERALD & CO PC 10 PARK PLACE BRATTLEBORO VT 053012882 990 2019-01-01 475042006 RETREAT FARM LTD RETR 8024902270 45 FARMHOUSE SQUARE BRATTLEBORO VT 05301 ARTHUR SCHMIDT President 2020-04-17 true Joseph S Pieciak Jr CPA P00746957 8022571307 2019 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z ARTHUR SCHMIDT 45 FARMHOUSE SQUARE BRATTLEBORO VT 05301 1044369 false X N/A X 2015 VT Preserving the Retreat Farm's historically, culturally, and environmentally significant lands and buildings and advancing a healthier, more resourceful greater Brattleboro community. 7 4 30 29 0 1003923 788512 108749 90311 444 2239 31630 119516 1144746 1000578 0 0 519210 724086 0 83908 430793 484107 950003 1208193 194743 -207615 5747581 5548342 58 8434 5747523 5539908 Through education, recreation and stewardship, Retreat Farm uses our 500 acres of conserved woods, fields, trails, and waters to connect people to one another and the land. false false 897258 RESTORATION - THE FORESTS, FARMLANDS, TRAILS, WATERWAYS, HISTORIC BARNS, AND GROUNDS OF THE FARM ARE INCREASINGLY CENTRAL TO THE HEALTH AND LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY. WE BELIEVE THIS UNIQUE PROPERTY HAS TWO VITAL FUNCTIONSCONNECTING PEOPLE TO THE LAND AND CONNECTING PEOPLE TO ONE ANOTHER. AS WE RESTORE THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS OF THE FARM, 37,328 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN BUILDING THE INVALUABLE CONNECTIONS THAT ENRICH THEIR LIVES, THE COMMUNITY, AND THE ENTIRE REGION IN 2019 AT RETREAT FARM. EDUCATION IN OUR CORNERSTONE CHILDRENS FARM AND FOREST PROGRAM, NEARLY 20,000 CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS CONNECTED WITH ANIMALS IN THE BARN, LEAPT IN THE FOREST PLAYGROUND, PICKED VEGGIES AND FLOWERS, AND PRACTICED READING DURING A STORYBOOK WALK. THE NUMBER OF GROUPS LEARNING ON THE FARM DOUBLED WITH 168 SCHOOL VISITS AND THE CONTINUATION OF OUR YEAR LONG PROGRAMS WITH ST. MICHAEL'S SCHOOL AND HORIZON EARLY LEARNING, TOTALING OVER 5,300 SERVICE HOURS. IN OUR PILOT YEAR AS A SUMMER MEALS SITE, WE SERVED OVER 700 LUNCHES, COMPLEMENTED BY FRESH-FROM-THE-GARDEN TASTE TESTS AND ENRICHING FARM EXPERIENCES. OUR NEW COMMUNITY GARDEN PROVIDED NOURISHMENT AND FRESH FOOD FOR 12 FAMILIES. COMMUNITY GATHERINGS - THE FAST-GROWING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN OUR COMMUNITY GATHERINGS DEMONSTRATES THE IMPACT OF SHARED EXPERIENCES AND THE UNMATCHED ATMOSPHERE OF FARMHOUSE SQUARE. THROUGH OUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING RETREAT FARM AN ACCESSIBLE, DIVERSE, AND MULTICULTURAL SPACE FOR ALL VISITORS TO ENJOY, ATTENDANCE DOUBLED TO JUST UNDER 18,000 PEOPLE, WITH OVER 80% OF OUR PROGRAMMING OFFERED FOR FREE OR AT LOW COST. THE BACKDROP OF THE FARM SERVED AS INSPIRATION FOR SANDGLASS THEATERS PUPPETS IN PARADISE, THREE EVENINGS OF MUSIC FROM THE BRATTLEBORO MUSIC CENTER AND PERFORMANCES FROM NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR CIRCUS ARTS AND NEW ENGLAND YOUTH THEATER. 897258 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 14 0 true 30 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 4 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true false false false X X ARTHUR SCHMIDT 8024902270 45 FARMHOUSE SQUARE BRATTLEBORO VT 05301 X ARTHUR SCHMIDT President 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL DEMPSEY Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE SANDS Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE BONIN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VERN GRUBINGER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARA NEWMARK Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM RANSOM Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 17760 770752 788512 ADMISSION FEE 713990 62396 62396 Membership Dues & Assessments 21051 21051 OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE 6864 6864 90311 2239 2239 0 0 2900 2900 2900 2900 0 81590 81590 81590 0 78817 43791 35026 35026 0 1000578 69260 142806 0 0 0 0 0 0 654615 530577 65980 58058 0 17915 13925 1757 2233 51556 36624 8875 6057 0 0 33980 33980 0 0 0 34364 30364 4000 0 31214 4474 25287 1453 0 0 77861 8588 69238 35 11620 6701 4352 567 0 0 0 0 113993 105198 8795 0 GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND SUPPLI 68538 66805 1733 EDUCATION PROGRAM 61100 58858 2242 MARKETING 30160 25610 1915 2635 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 21277 9534 5115 6628 0 1208193 897258 227027 83908 352087 146358 665111 692256 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5001194 332056 4661175 4669138 0 0 0 0 69208 40590 5747581 5548342 58 8434 58 8434 X 5747523 5489948 49960 5747523 5539908 5747581 5548342 -207615 X X false true X false false X 1001000 5426100 504836 1004938 788512 8725386 0 0 1001000 5426100 504836 1004938 788512 8725386 0 8725386 241 613 685 444 2239 4222 0 3492 31630 9764 44886 8774494 0.99440 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 977050 977050 2450336 187774 2262562 421165 28254 392911 79841 26795 53046 1072802 89233 983569 4669138 1000578 1000578 1000578 1208193 1208193 1208193 false VARIOUS FUNDRAISERS 81590 81590 81590 81590 81590 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO BOARD MEMBERS AND REVIEWED BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY FILL OUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM WHICH ARE THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD AND ACTION IS TAKEN, IF NECESSARY. NO CONFLICTS HAVE ARISEN TO DATE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANICAL STATEMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. SOUTH SECTOR FARM LLC 350 LINDEN STREET BRATTLEBORO VT 05301 475042006 LAND HOLDING VT 29060 RETREAT FARM LTD false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false