HUNGER FREE VERMONT: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: HUNGER FREE VERMONT (EIN 03-0336357)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-09-11
IRS object ID: 201932549349300403
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-09-11T07:10:34-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	030280081	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JMM & ASSOCIATES PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	336 WATER TOWER CIR STE 801	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLCHESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05446	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	030336357	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUNGER FREE VERMONT INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HUNG	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8028650255	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	38 EASTWOOD DRIVE SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	SOUTH BURLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05403	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANORE HORTON	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8028650255	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-08-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RANDALL L SARGENT CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00136499	PTIN
Phone	8026555665	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-09-04	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	64.88.174.3	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-09-11	IPDt
IP Tm	07:10:34	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	1AD411E049554EB474F1A76C7C0DE76A84237027	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	9BBA44C6CC3302089FEB233D051BC5EA9D16FD9B	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ANORE HORTON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	38 EASTWOOD DRIVE SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	SOUTH BURLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05403	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,044,158	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.HUNGERFREEVT.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1993	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO END THE INJUSTICE OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION FOR ALL VERMONTERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	17	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	950	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,197,843	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,020,608	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$21,699	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$20,231	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$380	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$569	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$62,048	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,750	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,281,970	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,044,158	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$20,067	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$26,212	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$834,735	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$795,736	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$204,839	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$228,499	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$246,395	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,083,301	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,068,343	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$198,669	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$24,185	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$516,960	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$510,243	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$69,556	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$87,024	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$447,404	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$423,219	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO END THE INJUSTICE OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION FOR ALL VERMONTERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (true)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$197,201	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$4,083	RevenueAmt
Desc	FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVES: 3SQUARESVT: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IMPROVES ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN 3SQUARESVT (KNOWN NATIONALLY AS SNAP) WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE, CONSISTENT, AND DIGNIFIED MEANS TO PREVENT HUNGER IN THE US. HFVT WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM, REMOVE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, AND TRAIN SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO DO APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE ALL THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. IN 2018, HUNGER FREE VERMONT STAFF PROVIDED 15 TRAININGS TO 325 SERVICE PROVIDERS ACROSS VERMONT WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO HELP VERMONTERS APPLY FOR 3SQUARESVT. IN 2001 THERE WERE ONLY 38,558 PARTICIPANTS. LAST YEAR, AN AVERAGE OF 70,000 VERMONTERS PARTICIPATED EACH MONTH, AND OUR STATE IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR REACHING MANY OF THOSE ELIGIBLE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$166,551	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$10,500	RevenueAmt
Desc	CHILD NUTRITION INITIATIVES: SCHOOL AGE: HUNGER FREE VERMONT ASSISTS SCHOOLS, TOWNS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN ESTABLISHING, AND EXPANDING PARTICIPATION IN ALL OF THE FEDERAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO OPERATE. THESE INCLUDE SCHOOL BREAKFAST, SCHOOL LUNCH, AFTERSCHOOL MEALS AND SNACKS, AND SUMMER MEALS. THESE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS PROVIDE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF NUTRITION FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, AND ALSO REDUCE FAMILY FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES MUST SPEND TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THEIR CHILDREN DURING THE WEEK. DURING SCHOOL YEAR 2018-19, HUNGER FREE VERMONT PROVIDED CUSTOMIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 55 UNIQUE VERMONT SUPERVISORY UNIONS, SCHOOLS, OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. BECAUSE OF OUR EFFORTS, 76 SCHOOLS IN VERMONT OFFERED UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS IN 2018, AND VERMONT RANKED 2 IN THE NATION IN REACHING LOW-INCOME STUDENTS THROUGH THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM. EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION: BECAUSE GOOD NUTRITION IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL WHILE A YOUNG CHILD'S BRAIN IS DEVELOPING, HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS HELPING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS BUILD NUTRITION INTO THE CORE OF THEIR PROGRAMS. IN 2018 HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONDUCTED FREE TRAININGS ON NUTRITION TO DIRECTORS AND WORKERS REPRESENTING AT LEAST 37 CHILDCARE CENTERS FROM AROUND THE STATE, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 200 YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$107,780	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$3,850	RevenueAmt
Desc	ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION: COMMUNITY EDUCATION: HUNGER FREE VERMONT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT HUNGER AND EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS HUNGER THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THROUGH THE HUNGER COUNCILS OF VERMONT. THE 10 HUNGER COUNCILS INVOLVE ABOUT 1,000 LOCAL LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO LEARNING ABOUT HUNGER AND IMPROVING COMMUNITY AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY. THE HUNGER COUNCILS COORDINATE EFFORTS AND BUILD STRONG NUTRITION SAFETY NETS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL AND STATEWIDE. THE HUNGER COUNCILS ALSO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEED AND ARE A FORUM FOR HIGHLIGHTING AND ADDRESSING EMERGING CHALLENGES IN COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT IS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING HUNGER: BY EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE LOCAL CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF HUNGER AND PROVIDING TOOLS TO IMPROVE NUTRITION AND REDUCE HUNGER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS ALSO COMMITTED TO BETTER CONNECTING HUNGER AS A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY, HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROVIDERS ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HUNGER AND HEALTH AND IS IMPLEMENTING FOOD INSECURITY SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROTOCOLS IN MEDICAL SETTINGS. ADVOCACY: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS VERMONT'S PRINCIPAL ANTI-HUNGER AUTHORITY AND LEADING FOOD SECURITY POLICY ADVOCATE. HUNGER FREE VERMONT WAS THE PRIMARY FORCE BEHIND ACT 22, WHICH GREATLY INCREASED ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM IN 2003. IN 2008, WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO EXPAND 3SQUARESVT, AND IN 2014, THANKS TO LEGISLATION SUPPORTED BY HUNGER FREE VERMONT, VERMONT BECAME THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO PROVIDE FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. MORE RECENTLY, HUNGER FREE VERMONT'S ADVOCACY HAS LED TO VERMONT BECOMING THE FIRST STATE TO INVEST IN UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS, AND A MAJOR EXPANSION OF THE VERMONT FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM - QUADRUPLING FUNDING AND MAKING THE PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO EARLY CHILDHOOD PROVIDERS. IN 2018, HUNGER FREE VERMONT SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR STATE LEGISLATION THAT MANDATES GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS ANY TIME THERE ARE FEDERAL CHANGES TO THE SNAP PROGRAM. THEY ALSO LEAD THE VERMONT FARM BILL NUTRITION COALITION IN ADVOCATING FOR THE 2018 FARM BILL THAT PROTECTED AND STRENGTHENED FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS LIKE SNAP. VERMONT CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED ACCESS TO ALL FEDERALLY FUNDED FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF VERMONTERS. NUTRITION AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: THE LEARNING KITCHEN: HUNGER FREE VERMONT'S LEARNING KITCHEN CLASSES EMPOWER LOW-INCOME VERMONTERS TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES THROUGH NUTRITION EDUCATION, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND IMPROVING COOKING SKILLS. THE LEARNING KITCHEN STARTED IN 1999 WITH JUST 5 SERIES AND 47 PARTICIPANTS. TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF SERIES SERVING OVER 8,000 VERMONTERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$236,198	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$26,212	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,798	RevenueAmt
Desc	PARTNERSHIP FOR A HUNGER-FREE GRAND ISLE COUNTY: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION COORDINATING A COLLECTIVE IMPACT PARTNERSHIP WITH 10 OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND NORTHWEST VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT CREATIVE PROJECTS TO REDUCE HUNGER AMONG VARIOUS POPULATIONS (CHILDREN, SENIORS, ETC.) IN GRAND ISLE COUNTY. GRAND ISLE COUNTY IS ONE OF THE MOST ISOLATED IN VERMONT, LACKING EVEN ONE FULL-SERVICE GROCERY STORE, AND EXPERIENCES HIGHER LEVELS OF FOOD INSECURITY THAN VERMONT'S STATEWIDE AVERAGE. FIVE DIFFERENT EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS WERE LAUNCHED IN 2017, INCLUDING: PROVIDING FREE TRANSPORTATION AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS FARMERS MARKET; MAILING NUTRITION RESOURCE MATERIALS TO ALL FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN GRAND ISLE SCHOOLS; WORKING WITH MEDICAL PROVIDERS IN GRAND ISLE COUNTY TO SCREEN THEIR PATIENTS FOR HUNGER; DEVELOPING A RESOURCE GUIDE TO HELP TRUSTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS STEER PEOPLE IN NEED TO NUTRITION ASSISTANCE; AND DELIVERING PRODUCE TO MEALS ON WHEELS RECIPIENTS TO INCREASE THEIR CONSUMPTION OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$236,198	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$26,212	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$1,798	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$707,730	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	9	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	17	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (true)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GRETCHEN STERN	PersonNm
Phone	8028650255	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	38 EASTWOOD DRIVE SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	SOUTH BURLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05403	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DARREN ALLEN
BOARD CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAMELA PUTHOOR
VICE CHAIR/S	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF DANNIES
TREASURER/MO	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALISON BELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
COLLEEN BROWN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CATHY DAVIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA HELMHOLZ-ADAMS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY LEVINE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICOLE ROHRIG
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL SIROTKIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN TUNNICLIFFE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEN WHITE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MISSE AXELROD TERM ENDED
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER ANDREWS TERM ENDED
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA CARLSMITH TERM ENDED
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN WAXLER TERM ENDED
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANORE HORTON
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00		Yes (X)	$80,795	$0	$4,040

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$80,795	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$4,040	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Government Grants	$241,795	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$778,813	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$1,426	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,020,608	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONFERENCES/STIPENDS/OTHER	Desc
Business	611430	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$20,231	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$20,231	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$20,231	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$569	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$569	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,750	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,750	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,750	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,044,158	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$22,981	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$569	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,212	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,212	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,835	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,749	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,816	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,270	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$551,734	TotalAmt
Program Services	$367,979	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70,453	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$113,302	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,468	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,721	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,237	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,510	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,130	TotalAmt
Program Services	$59,320	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,962	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,848	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,569	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,205	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,449	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,915	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59	TotalAmt
Management And General	$59	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,512	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,993	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$6,519	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,230	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,230	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,264	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,679	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,078	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,507	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,309	TotalAmt
Program Services	$513	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,541	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$255	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,285	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,613	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,579	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,093	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,053	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,807	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$341	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$587	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,837	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,231	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,826	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$780	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,248	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,484	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$382	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$382	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,856	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,905	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,090	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$861	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES	$43,121	$43,089	$32
MISCELLANEOUS	$3,621		$3,611	$10

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,068,343	TotalAmt
Program Services	$707,730	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$155,774	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$204,839	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$191,545	BOYAmt
EOY	$269,690	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,589	BOYAmt
EOY	$69,159	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$249,299	BOYAmt
EOY	$168,981	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,866	BOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$85,358	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$82,945	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,661	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,413	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$516,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$510,243	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,556	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,024	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$69,556	BOYAmt
EOY	$87,024	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$201,379	BOYAmt
EOY	$170,177	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$246,025	BOYAmt
EOY	$253,042	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$447,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$423,219	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$516,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$510,243	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$24,185	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,085,779	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,009,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$914,462	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,197,843	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,020,608	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,228,240	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,085,779	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,009,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$914,462	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,197,843	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,020,608	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,228,240	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$290,030	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,938,210	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,170	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,103	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$87	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$380	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$569	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,309	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$62,048	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$62,048	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$5,295,597	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$67,091	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.93250	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.94720	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, LINE 10	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	62,048	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$392	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$392	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN 2018, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN LIMITED ALLOWABLE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDED SUPPORTING THE PASSAGE OF A BILL TO BRING GREATER TRANSPARENCY TO STATE-LEVEL DECISION-MAKING.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,784	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,784	OtherExpendituresAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$51,699	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$1,581	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$51,496	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,784	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$52,223	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,674	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,359	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$839	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$51,699	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$53,572	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$51,166	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,406	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$31,786	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$31,779	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,413	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,044,158	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,044,158	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,044,158	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,068,343	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,068,343	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,068,343	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	HUNGER FREE VERMONT INC. BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WINDHAM NORTHEAST SUPERVISORY UNION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	25 CHERRY STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BELLOWS FALLS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	030223665	RecipientEIN
Cash Grant	$5,126	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	SUMMER MEALS PROJECT	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING GRANT FUNDS: FOR ANY REGRANTING FUNDS, RECIPIENTS MUST SUBMIT AN ITEMIZED INVOICE TO HFVT SHOWING THE EXPENSES INCURRED, AND HUNGER FREE VERMONT REIMBURSES THE FUNDS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2	IN THE SECOND HALF OF 2018, WE BEGAN WHAT WE EXPECT TO BE A MULTI-YEAR UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS CAMPAIGN. WE RECEIVED FUNDING FROM A BUSINESS AND A LONG-TIME INDIVIDUAL DONOR TO DEVELOP A CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR MAKING UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS AVAILABLE FOR EVERY VERMONT SCHOOL. THE FUNDS PAID FOR STAFF TIME, A CONTRACTED GRAPHIC DESIGNER, AND FOR A CONTRACT WITH ACTION CIRCLES TO CONSULT WITH US TO DEVELOP CAMPAIGN MESSAGING AND A CAMPAIGN PLAN. OUR WORK WITH ACTION CIRCLES CONTINUES INTO 2019.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A	FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVES: 3SQUARESVT: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IMPROVES ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN 3SQUARESVT (KNOWN NATIONALLY AS SNAP) WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE, CONSISTENT, AND DIGNIFIED MEANS TO PREVENT HUNGER IN THE US. HFVT WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM, REMOVE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, AND TRAIN SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO DO APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE ALL THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. IN 2018, HUNGER FREE VERMONT STAFF PROVIDED 15 TRAININGS TO 325 SERVICE PROVIDERS ACROSS VERMONT WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT HOW TO HELP VERMONTERS APPLY FOR 3SQUARESVT. IN 2001 THERE WERE ONLY 38,558 PARTICIPANTS. LAST YEAR, AN AVERAGE OF 70,000 VERMONTERS PARTICIPATED EACH MONTH, AND OUR STATE IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR REACHING MANY OF THOSE ELIGIBLE.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B	CHILD NUTRITION INITIATIVES: SCHOOL AGE: HUNGER FREE VERMONT ASSISTS SCHOOLS, TOWNS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN ESTABLISHING, AND EXPANDING PARTICIPATION IN ALL OF THE FEDERAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO OPERATE. THESE INCLUDE SCHOOL BREAKFAST, SCHOOL LUNCH, AFTERSCHOOL MEALS AND SNACKS, AND SUMMER MEALS. THESE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS PROVIDE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF NUTRITION FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, AND ALSO REDUCE FAMILY FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES MUST SPEND TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THEIR CHILDREN DURING THE WEEK. DURING SCHOOL YEAR 2018-19, HUNGER FREE VERMONT PROVIDED CUSTOMIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 55 UNIQUE VERMONT SUPERVISORY UNIONS, SCHOOLS, OR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. BECAUSE OF OUR EFFORTS, 76 SCHOOLS IN VERMONT OFFERED UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS IN 2018, AND VERMONT RANKED 2 IN THE NATION IN REACHING LOW-INCOME STUDENTS THROUGH THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM. EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION: BECAUSE GOOD NUTRITION IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL WHILE A YOUNG CHILD'S BRAIN IS DEVELOPING, HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS HELPING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS BUILD NUTRITION INTO THE CORE OF THEIR PROGRAMS. IN 2018 HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONDUCTED FREE TRAININGS ON NUTRITION TO DIRECTORS AND WORKERS REPRESENTING AT LEAST 37 CHILDCARE CENTERS FROM AROUND THE STATE, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 200 YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C	ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION: COMMUNITY EDUCATION: HUNGER FREE VERMONT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT HUNGER AND EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS HUNGER THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THROUGH THE HUNGER COUNCILS OF VERMONT. THE 10 HUNGER COUNCILS INVOLVE ABOUT 1,000 LOCAL LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO LEARNING ABOUT HUNGER AND IMPROVING COMMUNITY AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY. THE HUNGER COUNCILS COORDINATE EFFORTS AND BUILD STRONG NUTRITION SAFETY NETS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL AND STATEWIDE. THE HUNGER COUNCILS ALSO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY NEED AND ARE A FORUM FOR HIGHLIGHTING AND ADDRESSING EMERGING CHALLENGES IN COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT IS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING HUNGER: BY EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE LOCAL CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF HUNGER AND PROVIDING TOOLS TO IMPROVE NUTRITION AND REDUCE HUNGER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS ALSO COMMITTED TO BETTER CONNECTING HUNGER AS A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY, HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROVIDERS ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HUNGER AND HEALTH AND IS IMPLEMENTING FOOD INSECURITY SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROTOCOLS IN MEDICAL SETTINGS. ADVOCACY: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS VERMONT'S PRINCIPAL ANTI-HUNGER AUTHORITY AND LEADING FOOD SECURITY POLICY ADVOCATE. HUNGER FREE VERMONT WAS THE PRIMARY FORCE BEHIND ACT 22, WHICH GREATLY INCREASED ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM IN 2003. IN 2008, WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO EXPAND 3SQUARESVT, AND IN 2014, THANKS TO LEGISLATION SUPPORTED BY HUNGER FREE VERMONT, VERMONT BECAME THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO PROVIDE FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. MORE RECENTLY, HUNGER FREE VERMONT'S ADVOCACY HAS LED TO VERMONT BECOMING THE FIRST STATE TO INVEST IN UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS, AND A MAJOR EXPANSION OF THE VERMONT FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM - QUADRUPLING FUNDING AND MAKING THE PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO EARLY CHILDHOOD PROVIDERS. IN 2018, HUNGER FREE VERMONT SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR STATE LEGISLATION THAT MANDATES GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS ANY TIME THERE ARE FEDERAL CHANGES TO THE SNAP PROGRAM. THEY ALSO LEAD THE VERMONT FARM BILL NUTRITION COALITION IN ADVOCATING FOR THE 2018 FARM BILL THAT PROTECTED AND STRENGTHENED FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS LIKE SNAP. VERMONT CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED ACCESS TO ALL FEDERALLY FUNDED FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF VERMONTERS. NUTRITION AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH: THE LEARNING KITCHEN: HUNGER FREE VERMONT'S LEARNING KITCHEN CLASSES EMPOWER LOW-INCOME VERMONTERS TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES THROUGH NUTRITION EDUCATION, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND IMPROVING COOKING SKILLS. THE LEARNING KITCHEN STARTED IN 1999 WITH JUST 5 SERIES AND 47 PARTICIPANTS. TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF SERIES SERVING OVER 8,000 VERMONTERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	PARTNERSHIP FOR A HUNGER-FREE GRAND ISLE COUNTY: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS THE LEAD ORGANIZATION COORDINATING A COLLECTIVE IMPACT PARTNERSHIP WITH 10 OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND NORTHWEST VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT CREATIVE PROJECTS TO REDUCE HUNGER AMONG VARIOUS POPULATIONS (CHILDREN, SENIORS, ETC.) IN GRAND ISLE COUNTY. GRAND ISLE COUNTY IS ONE OF THE MOST ISOLATED IN VERMONT, LACKING EVEN ONE FULL-SERVICE GROCERY STORE, AND EXPERIENCES HIGHER LEVELS OF FOOD INSECURITY THAN VERMONT'S STATEWIDE AVERAGE. FIVE DIFFERENT EXPERIMENTAL PROJECTS WERE LAUNCHED IN 2017, INCLUDING: PROVIDING FREE TRANSPORTATION AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE TO ACCESS THE CHAMPLAIN ISLANDS FARMERS MARKET; MAILING NUTRITION RESOURCE MATERIALS TO ALL FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN GRAND ISLE SCHOOLS; WORKING WITH MEDICAL PROVIDERS IN GRAND ISLE COUNTY TO SCREEN THEIR PATIENTS FOR HUNGER; DEVELOPING A RESOURCE GUIDE TO HELP TRUSTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS STEER PEOPLE IN NEED TO NUTRITION ASSISTANCE; AND DELIVERING PRODUCE TO MEALS ON WHEELS RECIPIENTS TO INCREASE THEIR CONSUMPTION OF FRESH VEGETABLES AND FRUITS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4	THE BOARD ADOPTED A NEW JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR, AND MONITORING OFFICER REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE BOARD AND STAFF DISCUSS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REVIEW ANY SCENARIO WHICH POTENTIALLY CAUSES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR STAFF OR BOARD.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DETERMINES IF AN INCREASE IN COMPENSATION IS WARRANTED. THE COMPENSATION IS INCREASED USING THE SAME DECOMPRESSION CALCULATION USED FOR ALL STAFF. BECAUSE A NEW ACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THEN A NEW PERMANENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WERE HIRED IN 2018, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY WAS SET USING THE SAME DECOMPRESSION CALCULATION USED FOR ALL STAFF, BASED UPON THE BASE RATE FOR THE POSITION AND TENURE IN THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.