VERMONT LAW SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL INC (EIN 23-7251952)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-13
IRS object ID
201901339349302340
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2019-05-13T09:05:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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CityPortlandCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Address Line1PO Box 96AddressLine1Txt
CitySouth RoyaltonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonLorraine AtwoodPersonNm
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Preparer PersonBarbara J McGuan CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Phone2077752387PhoneNum
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IP Address IPAddress

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Gross Receipts$33,576,096GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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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. 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. Our students also can experience a semester abroad or earn a specialized degree from a leading university in France, Spain, England, Canada, or Italy. In 2018, 657 full and part-time (online) students were enrolled in JD and other advanced degree programs. Vermont Law School awarded approximately 230 JD, Master's and LLM degrees in 2018.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Thomas McHenry
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Colleen Connor
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Anne Debevoise Ostby
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Constance Neary
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Richard Ayres
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Glenn Berger
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edna Baugh
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leslie Cadwell
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Caryn Clayman
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Cullen
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amy Davenport
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Dunkiel
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Fiske
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Janice Forgays
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Hill
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harold Jones
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Byron Kalogerou
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Catherine MacKenzie
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Kevin Mendik
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Elizabeth Miller
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pamela Pescosolido
Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joanne Jordan
Alumni Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karis North
Alumni Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer Leech
Student Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Angela Sicker
Student Trustee2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Mihaly
Past President/Dean40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$172,878$0$19,516
Christopher Dutton
Past Chair5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Hall
Past Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Taisey
Past Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lorraine Atwood
VP of Finance40.00Yes (X)$132,534$0$14,207
David Firestone
Professor of Law40.00$154,843$0$15,509Yes (X)
David Mears
Director of Environmental Law Center40.00$157,302$0$696Yes (X)
Laurie Ristino
Professor of Law40.00$144,137$0$5,191Yes (X)
Melissa Scanlan
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Stephanie Willbanks
Vice Dean for Administrati40.00$177,334$0$14,317Yes (X)
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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Program Services$103,151ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Management And General$431,543ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Fundraising$428,463FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$74,541ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Management And General$194,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Program Services$109,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$463,368ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Program Services$101,050ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,772ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Library Resources$698,667$698,667
Food Service$440,027$440,027
Printing & Publications$290,598$53,437$224,633$12,528
Student Activities$186,130$111,398$74,732

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$638,785BOYAmt
EOY$793,346EOYAmt
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EOY$20,807,003EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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EOY$10,165,186EOYAmt

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EOY$435EOYAmt

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EOY$42,455,403EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$957,571BOYAmt
EOY$1,301,303EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$1,620,012BOYAmt
EOY$1,927,466EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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BOY$14,882,508BOYAmt
EOY$17,516,209EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$1,957,872BOYAmt
EOY$2,123,759EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$19,417,963BOYAmt
EOY$22,868,737EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,367,419BOYAmt
EOY$7,875,149EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,164,566BOYAmt
EOY$5,828,688EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,596,070BOYAmt
EOY$5,882,829EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,128,055BOYAmt
EOY$19,586,666EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,546,018BOYAmt
EOY$42,455,403EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$3,453,295ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$380,768NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$468,862PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$19,000OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$19,000TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationVermont Law School engaged a local, Vermont-based lobbying firm to advocate on its behalf with the goal of elevating the school's visibility within the Vermont State government. Specific lobbying activities included the coordination of meetings between state and school officials, the distribution of school-produced information to relevant state employees, and the arrangement of various events involving individuals from both the school and state.ExplanationTxt

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,697,961BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$34,444ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$85,620InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,222,410OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$9,424,375EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,523,394BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$127,286ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$286,670InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,239,389OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,697,961EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,974,463BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,547ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,542,736InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,999,352OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$11,523,394EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.24730BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.55340PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.19930TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$27,885,872OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,224,442DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,661,430BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,838,812OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,326,250DepreciationAmt
Book Value$512,562BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,187,896OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,040,548DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,147,348BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,807,003TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRefundable AdvancesDesc
Amt$2,123,759Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,123,759TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$22,172,111TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$380,769NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$78,266OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$459,035RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$21,713,076RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$60,576InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$10,020,746OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$10,081,322RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$31,794,398TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$25,244,637TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$78,266OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$78,266ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$25,166,371ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$60,576InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$10,020,746OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$10,081,322ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$35,247,693TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 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 Law School's endowment consists of approximately 70 individual funds established for a variety of purposes. Its endowment includes both donor-restricted endowment funds and funds designated by the Board of Trustees to function as endowments. As required by GAAP, net assets associated with endowment funds, including funds designated by the Board of Trustees to function as endowments, are classified and reported based on the existence or absence of donor imposed restrictions.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Expenses 78,266.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Institutional Aid & Scholarships 10,020,746.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Fundraising Expenses 78,266.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Institutional Aid & Scholarships 10,020,746.

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 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 FFEL.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEast Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedLegal EducationSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$103,151RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$103,151SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$103,151TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEast Asia and the PacificRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantLegal TrainingPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$103,151CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWire TransferMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
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. The Program Administrator confirms receipts of the fund with the recipient. If deemed necessary, Vermont Law School may carry out an on-site monitoring visit for general training, reviewing of the recipient's procedures, and informing the recipient of grant requirements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Alumni ReunionEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$15,065GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$15,065GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$8,494RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$29,032FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$6,794EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$15,380OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total71OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$3,380GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$3,380GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$526RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$15,874FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$2,010EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$156OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$18,445GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$18,445GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$9,020RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$44,906FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$8,804EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$15,536OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$78,266DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$59,821NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
NOFA Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
14 Pleasant StreetRichmondVT05477223260420501(c)(3)$13,605Assist the school's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems with stakeholder outreach, data collection activities, and assist CAFS with development of deliverables for the Farmers' Market project on a national and regional scale.
Farmer's Market Coalition
1661 West AvenueMiami BeachFL33139204993020501(c)(3)$35,386Assist the law school's Center for Agriculture and Food Studies with stakeholder outreach, data collection activities, and assist CAFS with development of deliverables for the Farmers' Market project on a national and regional scale.
University of Connecticut
436 Whitney Road Ext 1133StorrsCT06269060772160501(c)(3)$39,815Assist the law school's Center for Agriculture and Food Studies with legal research and the creation of resources around local food policies.
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
875 Summit AvenueSaint PaulMN55105411896367501(c)(3)$143,957Assist the law school with legal research and drafting of the report on a national food policy.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarships and other student aidGrantTypeTxt
Recipient550RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$10,020,746NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceThe Scholarships and other student aid are credited to the recipients' 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 A-133 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. The funds are then forwarded to the recipient. If deemed necessary, VLS may carry out an on site monitoring visit for general training, reviewing of the recipient's procedures/records and informing the recipient of grant requirements.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 (5 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
Mark Mihaly
Past President/Dean$164,570$0$2,250$0$6,058$0$657$0$18,859$0$192,394$0$0$0
David Firestone
Professor of Law$131,517$0$20,601$0$2,725$0$634$0$14,875$0$170,352$0$0$0
David Mears
Director of Environmental Law Center$156,250$0$500$0$552$0$696$0$0$0$157,998$0$0$0
Melissa Scanlan
Professor of Law$151,941$0$2,500$0$450$0$697$0$59$0$155,647$0$0$0
Stephanie Willbanks
Vice Dean for Administrati$153,024$0$20,500$0$3,810$0$764$0$13,553$0$191,651$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
Contribution20ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$338,589NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe 990, excluding certain Schedule B Contributors, is first reviewed and approved by the audit committee. After approval 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 12cAll individuals covered by this policy shall complete and file a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees annually by October 1. In the period between the filing of the annual statements, if an individual covered by this policy believes that he or she may have a conflict of interest with respect to this policy or any particular transaction, he or she shall promptly and fully disclose the potential conflict to the Secretary. The Secretary will accumulate all disclosure statements and furnish them to the Conflict of Interest Review Committee. This three-member committee is comprised of the Chair of the Board of Trustees, the Chair of the Audit Committee, and a Trustee to be named by the Chair of the Board of Trustees. The Secretary will be responsible for ensuring compliance with this policy and shall report to the Conflict of Interest Review Committee those individuals failing to furnish an annual statement.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation for the Dean at Vermont Law School is set and reviewed by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. The Committee reviews comparison data in setting the salaries. The 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).
Form 990, Part XI, Line 8: Prior Period AdjustmentDuring 2018, the Department of Education (ED) provided guidance on the calculation of the federal portion that will be repaid to ED as the Perkins Loan Program winds down. While recording the effects of this guidance, management noted different amounts should have been included in refundable advances - U.S. government grants as of June 30, 2017 and 2016 based on the formula provided by the ED. The restatement resulted in a decrease in unrestricted net assets of $468,862 for the period ending June 30, 2017.

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$371,420TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$16,997,723EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Vermont Law SchoolBusinessNameLine1Txt

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