HUNGER FREE VERMONT: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
HUNGER FREE VERMONT (EIN 03-0336357)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-12
IRS object ID
201813169349300106
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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DescCHILD NUTRITION 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. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION IN 2017, HUNGER FREE VERMONT STAFF ADDED TRAINING IN HELPING FAMILIES APPLY FOR 3SQUARESVT TO OUR SCHOOL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MENU, AND DELIVERED ONE STATEWIDE WEBINAR IN WHICH 30 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED. MATERIALS LINKING SCHOOL MEALS AND 3SQUARESVT WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. DURING SCHOOL YEAR 2017-18, HUNGER FREE VERMONT PROVIDED CUSTOMIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 55 UNIQUE VERMONT SCHOOLS, AND TO 4 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. OVER 680 CHILDREN WERE ACCESSING AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM BY THE END OF THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR, AS COMPARED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. 88% OF THE SCHOOL- BASED AND SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS HUNGER FREE VERMONT HELPED START IN THE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR WERE STILL OPERATING AT THE END OF THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR. 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 ACCESS NUTRITION. IN 2017 HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONDUCTED FREE TRAININGS ON NUTRITION TO DIRECTORS AND WORKERS REPRESENTING AT LEAST 39 CHILDCARE CENTERS FROM EVERY COUNTY OF THE STATE, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1,200 YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.Desc

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DescADULT NUTRITION 3SQUARESVT: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IMPROVES ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN 3SQUARESVT (FORMERLY THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM) WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE, CONSISTENT, AND DIGNIFIED MEANS TO PREVENT HUNGER. 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 2001 THERE WERE ONLY 38,558 PARTICIPANTS. TODAY AN AVERAGE OF 74,000 VERMONTERS PARTICIPATE EACH MONTH, AND OUR STATE IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR REACHING MANY OF THOSE ELIGIBLE.Desc

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DescEDUCATION AND ADVOCACY 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. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR MORE INFORMATION 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, AND MORE RECENTLY SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO EXPAND 3SQUARESVT AND TO BECOME THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO PROVIDE FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND TO INVEST IN UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS. IN 2017, HUNGER FREE VERMONT SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO EXPAND THE VT FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM TO BE AVAILABLE TO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND TO INCLUDE WORK THAT ADDRESS CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED ACCESS TO ALL FEDERALLY FUNDED FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF VERMONTERS.Desc

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DescNUTRITION 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. PARTNERSHIP FOR A HUNGER-FREE GRAND ISLE COUNTY HUNGER FREE VERMONT BECAME THE LEAD ORGANIZATION COORDINATING A NEW 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 EXPERIENCE 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. NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL PLANNING IN 2015 THRU 2016, THROUGH FUNDING PROVIDED TO HUNGER FREE VERMONT, SIX LEADERS IN THE ANTI-HUNGER FIELD BEGAN CONVENING TO FIND STRENGTH AND ALIGNMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER ACROSS THEIR SIX SMALL STATES. TOGETHER, THESE LEADERS CONTRIBUTED TO A COMPACT TO SHARE THEIR VISION AND ASK THAT ADVOCATES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL, STATE, AND CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES SIGN ON. THIS PROJECT NO LONGER RECEIVED DESIGNATED FUNDING IN 2017, BUT HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONTINUED TO FACILITATE THE USE OF THE COMPACT ACROSS NEW ENGLAND.Desc
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KEN WHITE
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Total$7,500TotalAmt
Program Services$4,680ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,713FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,891TotalAmt
Program Services$3,688ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$843ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,360FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES$15,116$15,116
MISCELLANEOUS$4,677$18$4,588$71

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,083,301TotalAmt
Program Services$681,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$163,449ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$238,532FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,439BOYAmt
EOY$191,545EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,756BOYAmt
EOY$63,589EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,647BOYAmt
EOY$249,299EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,064BOYAmt
EOY$7,866EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$85,358LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$80,697LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,162BOYAmt
EOY$4,661EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$335,068BOYAmt
EOY$516,960EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,333BOYAmt
EOY$29,556EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,000BOYAmt
EOY$40,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,333BOYAmt
EOY$69,556EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,935BOYAmt
EOY$201,379EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,800BOYAmt
EOY$246,025EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$248,735BOYAmt
EOY$447,404EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$335,068BOYAmt
EOY$516,960EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$198,669ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$852,075CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,085,779CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,009,548CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$914,462CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,197,843CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,059,707TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$852,075CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,085,779CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,009,548CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$914,462CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,197,843CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,059,707TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$198,074SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,861,633PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,030CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,170CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,103CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$87CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$380CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,770TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$62,048CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$62,048TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$5,132,525TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$44,110GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.94720PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98480PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation62,048ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementYes (true)PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$535DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesfalseOtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$535TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIN 2017, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN LIMITED ALLOWABLE LOBBYING ACTIVITIES THAT INCLUDED SUPPORTING THE INTRODUCTION OF A BILL TO BRING GREATER TRANSPARENCY TO STATE-LEVEL DECISION MAKING REGARDING CHANGES TO SNAP, SUPPORTING EFFORTS BY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR THE STATE FARM TO SCHOOL GRANTS PROGRAM, AND SUPPORTING EFFORTS BY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$49,086BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,672InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,805OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$730AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$52,223EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$53,572OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$49,001DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,571BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$31,786OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$31,696DepreciationAmt
Book Value$90BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,661TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,281,970TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,281,970RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,281,970TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,083,301TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,083,301ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,083,301TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationHUNGER 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

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTERBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1133 FAIRFIELD STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityST ALBANSCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05454ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN030266986RecipientEIN
IRC Section501C3IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$6,380CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantTO PROVIDE FOODPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL GRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A PROJECT AGREEMENT FORM. THE FORM INCLUDES ITEMS SUCH AS WORKPLAN AND A BUDGET. THE WORKPLAN INCLUDES A SECTION FOR COMPLETION DATES OF ALL ACTIVITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2HFVT BEGAN A COLLABORATIVE IMPACT PROJECT IN GRAND ISLE COUNTY, FUNDED BY UVM MEDICAL CENTER. THIS INVOLVED WORKING WITH LOCAL AGENCIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO HELP INCREASE FOOD ACCESS IN GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3HFVT COMPLETED ITS WORK WITH THE NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL PLANNING INITIATIVES. THOUGH STAFF STILL COLLABORATES WITH PARTNERS ON OCCASION, WE ARE NO LONGER ACTIVELY CONDUCTING MEETINGS AND OUTREACH.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4AIN 2017, HUNGER FREE VERMONT STAFF ADDED TRAINING IN HELPING FAMILIES APPLY FOR 3SQUARESVT TO OUR SCHOOL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MENU, AND DELIVERED ONE STATEWIDE WEBINAR IN WHICH 30 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATED. MATERIALS LINKING SCHOOL MEALS AND 3SQUARESVT WERE ALSO PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS. DURING SCHOOL YEAR 2017-18, HUNGER FREE VERMONT PROVIDED CUSTOMIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 55 UNIQUE VERMONT SCHOOLS, AND TO 4 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. OVER 680 CHILDREN WERE ACCESSING AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM BY THE END OF THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR, AS COMPARED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. 88% OF THE SCHOOL- BASED AND SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS HUNGER FREE VERMONT HELPED START IN THE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR WERE STILL OPERATING AT THE END OF THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR. 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 ACCESS NUTRITION. IN 2017 HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONDUCTED FREE TRAININGS ON NUTRITION TO DIRECTORS AND WORKERS REPRESENTING AT LEAST 39 CHILDCARE CENTERS FROM EVERY COUNTY OF THE STATE, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1,200 YOUNG CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4CTHIS 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, AND MORE RECENTLY SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO EXPAND 3SQUARESVT AND TO BECOME THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO PROVIDE FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND TO INVEST IN UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS. IN 2017, HUNGER FREE VERMONT SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO EXPAND THE VT FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM TO BE AVAILABLE TO CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND TO INCLUDE WORK THAT ADDRESS CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS. HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED ACCESS TO ALL FEDERALLY FUNDED FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC SECURITY OF VERMONTERS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DNUTRITION 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. PARTNERSHIP FOR A HUNGER-FREE GRAND ISLE COUNTY HUNGER FREE VERMONT BECAME THE LEAD ORGANIZATION COORDINATING A NEW 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 EXPERIENCE 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. NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL PLANNING IN 2015 THRU 2016, THROUGH FUNDING PROVIDED TO HUNGER FREE VERMONT, SIX LEADERS IN THE ANTI-HUNGER FIELD BEGAN CONVENING TO FIND STRENGTH AND ALIGNMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER ACROSS THEIR SIX SMALL STATES. TOGETHER, THESE LEADERS CONTRIBUTED TO A COMPACT TO SHARE THEIR VISION AND ASK THAT ADVOCATES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL, STATE, AND CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES SIGN ON. THIS PROJECT NO LONGER RECEIVED DESIGNATED FUNDING IN 2017, BUT HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONTINUED TO FACILITATE THE USE OF THE COMPACT ACROSS NEW ENGLAND.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4THE BYLAWS WERE UPDATED AS FOLLOWS: PREVIOUSLY, A QUORUM CONSISTED OF A MAJORITY OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE NEW BYLAWS STATE "A QUORUM SHALL CONSIST OF AT LEAST THREE-QUARTERS OF THE DIRECTORS CURRENTLY SERVING." DIRECTORS NOW NEED TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND ALL BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS. LACK OF ATTENDANCE, AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IS JUST CAUSE FOR REMOVAL FROM THE BOARD. THE VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY ROLES WERE COMBINED IN THE NEW BYLAWS. THE VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY SHALL ACT IN THE PLACE OF THE PRESIDENT IN THE EVENT OF THE PRESIDENT'S ABSENCE, INABILITY OR REFUSAL TO ACT, AND SHALL EXERCISE AND DISCHARGE ANY OTHER DUTIES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DESIGNATES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR, AND MONITORING OFFICER REVIEW THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE BOARD AND STAFF DISCUSS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND REVIEW ANY SCENARIO WHICH POTENTIALLY CAUSES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR STAFF OR BOARD. ALL BOARD MEMBERS REVIEWED AND RE-SIGNED THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN 2017.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE 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.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BKEY EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFTER REVIEWING LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS AND AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

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