2020-11-13T11:24:37-06:00 2019-12-31 Fiondella Milone & LaSaracina LLP 300 Winding Brook Drive Glastonbury CT 06033 990 2019-01-01 061309318 Gifts of Love Inc % ACCOUNTING RESOURCES INC GIFT 8606762323 PO Box 463 Avon CT 06001 RYAN PETTENGILL Executive Director 8606762323 2020-11-15 true Amber D Tucker Director P01593305 8606573651 209.6.152.200 06054820203185000003 2020-11-13 P 16CD78CB02929E771114A8330405A9283E2564B7 16CD78CB02929E771114A8330405A9283E2564B7 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z RYAN PETTENGILL PO Box 463 Avon CT 06001 2118620 false X giftsoflovect.org X 1989 CT To reduce financial crises for working individuals & families in the Greater Hartford area with offering sho- rt-term programs and education that support & improve sustainability. 14 14 36 400 -24556 -10772 1663009 1861261 147885 198837 77 774 36953 940 1847924 2061812 0 0 0 0 596996 497453 0 0 103345 1243208 1041144 1840204 1538597 7720 523215 1142646 1606134 259779 200052 882867 1406082 TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO WORKING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING A TEMPORARY FINANCIAL CRISIS SO THEY CAN ACHIEVE OR MAINTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY PROVIDING BASIC-NEEDS-FOOD, CLOTHING, FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLDITEMS, HEATING ASSISTANCE AND OFFERING LIFE-SKILL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FARM OF SIMSBURY'S FARM-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WE EDUCATE THE COMMINITY ABOUT FOOD SYSTEMS, HUNGER, SUSTAINABLE FARMING, SOUND NUTRITIONAL CHOICES AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES. false false 361284 198837 EDUCATION PROGRAM: WE PROVIDE SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR GRADES 1, 3 AND 4TH GRADES. OUR LARGEST PROGRAM IS OUR 4TH GRADE INTERDISTRICT PROGRAM CALLED GROWING TOGETHER. THE GROWING TOGETHER PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER CLASSES FROM HARTFORD AND SIMSBURY TO REDUCE RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISOLATION AND PROMOTE HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. EACH FIELD TRIP PAIRS A CLASS FROM HARTFORD WITH ONE FROM SIMSBURY ALL TRIPS TAKE PLACE AT THE COMMUNITY FARM OF SIMSBURY EACH OF THE 28 PARTICIPATING CLASSES (14 CLASSES FROM EACH DISTRICT) WILL VISIT THE FARM FOUR TIMES THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR, TWICE IN THE FALL AND TWICE IN THE SPRING ALL LESSONS ARE TIED TO THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE COMMON CORE SCIENCE STANDARDS AND THE CURRENT CT SCIENCE CURRICULUM STANDARDS FOR 4TH GRADE. THE OTHER PROGRAMS AS WELL AS OUR SUMMER CAMPS FOCUS ON WHERE FOOD COMES FROM AND WHAT HELPS PLANT GROUPS. THE STUDENTS ACTUAL BEGIN WITH SEEDLINGS AND END WITH A FIELD TRIP WHERE THE STUDENTS TRANSPLANT THEIR PLANT INTO GARDENS WHERE THE FOOD IN GROWN FOR OUR FOOD PANTRIES. 662523 Food & Nutrition: The families Gift of Love, Inc. serves are that of the working poor and inividuals or families in crisis that need temporary assistance. The organization maintains a complete food pantry that includes organic fresh produce grown at our farm. The farm also provides produce to the town of Simsbury social services to the poor of the town where the farm is located. 167413 Special Programs: Special programs includes our household goods, clothing, furniture, back to school supplies, holiday gift program and our weekend backpack program. The weekend backpack program consist of providing backpacks on Fridays for families with easy to prepare foods, juice and snacks to be used by the family over the weekend and the snacks for the children throughout the week. 1191220 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true 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 6 0 true 36 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X ACCOUNTING RESOURCES INC 8606593955 100 WESTERN BLVD Glastonbury CT 06033 SUSAN PRIBYSON executive director 35.0 0.0 X 98003 0 0 RICHARD FORTIER director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Rob Walz Treasurer 2.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 MAURA FITZGERALD President 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 MARK COSLETT Director, resigned in 2019 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DOYLE director 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY BORN director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 KATE VAN VALKENBURG secretary 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE PALMS director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN BESSETTE director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ERIC SCHWERZMANN director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 LYDIA TEDONE director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Freda Turner Vice President 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Curtis Williams Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Seshu Badrinath Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Melissa Sevilla Director (resigned 2019) 0.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Stephanie Risi Director 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 98003 0 0 0 false false false 0 23891 23741 1813629 674833 1861261 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 611710 198837 198837 198837 774 774 0 0 15260 39816 -24556 0 -24556 -24556 0 38269 23891 16992 21277 21277 0 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 4219 4219 4219 2061812 198837 -24556 26270 0 0 0 0 0 0 497453 275105 131606 90742 0 0 0 0 0 44665 44665 0 0 0 0 10398 8174 1685 539 36594 11633 22122 2839 0 0 15266 7175 8074 17 0 0 0 0 0 68222 65326 2896 21949 7310 13123 1516 PROGRAM EXPENSES 770465 770465 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 26500 11687 14778 35 UTILITIES 24915 20636 3610 669 POSTAGE 3363 1495 1039 829 18807 12214 434 6159 1538597 1191220 244032 103345 49196 58557 60179 646919 120212 95787 79410 17489 0 0 0 0 0 0 40295 48744 644 6353 1318576 586291 792710 732285 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1142646 1606134 66435 34599 0 0 1500 10000 0 0 0 0 0 0 189844 153953 0 0 2000 1500 259779 200052 X 709438 1238448 173429 167634 882867 1406082 1142646 1606134 523215 X false true X true false X 1616486 1693254 1832157 1663009 1917538 8722444 132246 102274 93629 147885 198837 674871 0 0 0 1748732 1795528 1925786 1810894 2116375 9397315 12400 18165 41488 13810 85863 22962 822652 845614 12400 18165 41488 22962 836462 931477 8465838 217 303 181 77 774 1552 0 217 303 181 77 774 1552 -1428 -969 208 -11745 -13934 500 500 1747521 1794862 1926675 1810971 2105404 9385433 0.90202 0.98853 0.00016 0.00063 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1026919 462995 563924 256103 91474 164629 35554 31822 3732 732285 0 SECURITY DEPOSITS 1500 1500 X 2136628 35000 39816 74816 2061812 2061812 1613413 35000 39816 74816 1538597 1538597 Sch D,Part XI, Line 2d Rental expenses $ 39,816 Sch D, Part XII, Line 2d Rental expenses $ 39,816 Sch D, Part X, LIne 2 GOL has received an exemption from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. GOL is required to make the appropriate tax payments on any income considered unrelated to its exempt purpose. Management of the Organization evaluates all significant tax positions required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, management does not believe that it has taken any tax position that would require the recording of any additional tax liability nor does it believe that there are any unrealized tax benefits that would either increase of decrease within the next twelve months. GOLs income tax returns are subject to examination by the appropriate taxing jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, GOLs federal and state tax returns generally remain open for examination for years after December 31, 2016. Gala 35950 23891 12059 9979 Farm to Table 7945 7945 4804 2 18265 18265 2209 62160 23891 38269 16992 16992 21277 X 611231 FMV X 218 53941 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS SALARY ANNUALLY AND DOCUMENTS IN WRITING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 DISTRIBUTED AS REQUESTED.