CAPSTONE COMMUNITY ACTION INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: CAPSTONE COMMUNITY ACTION INC (EIN 03-0216254)
Tax period: 2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
Filed: 2018-02-05
IRS object ID: 201810369349301011
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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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 D
Schedule I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-02-05T15:50:26-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	020417217	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEONE MCDONNELL & ROBERTS PA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	645 S MAIN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WOLFEBORO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	03894	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	030216254	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CAPSTONE COMMUNITY ACTION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CAPS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8024791053	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 GABLE PLACE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BARRE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	056412267	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RUBIN BENNETT	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8024791053	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-02-05	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JOHN D CALLAHAN JR CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00447720	PTIN
Phone	6035691953	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	65.175.133.241	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-02-05	IPDt
IP Tm	15:50:11	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	CF889E8B3E6BE21AAFBA7A72FCE9CFA7540D12C9	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	0283893D30FE6AAABA63CBC00576D7F47A1E88ED	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RUBIN BENNETT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 GABLE PLACE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BARRE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	056412267	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$14,431,115	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CAPSTONEVT.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1965	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	CAPSTONE COMMUNITY ACTION PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING WITH DIGNITY AND DEVELOPS PARTNERSHIPS TO STRENGTHEN VERMONT COMMUNITIES. OUR COMMITMENT IS: TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING CAUSED BY POVERTY, TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO MOVE OUT OF POVERTY, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR ALL VERMONTERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	202	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$239,767	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$3,524	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$12,942,357	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$13,595,745	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,028,163	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$818,062	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$14,828	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$17,308	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$13,985,348	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$14,431,115	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,015,399	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,305,084	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$7,666,701	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$7,796,881	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$15,289	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,228,709	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,068,931	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$13,910,809	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$14,170,896	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$74,539	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$260,219	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,740,612	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,493,622	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$4,681,458	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$4,174,260	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,059,154	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,319,362	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	CAPSTONE COMMUNITY ACTION PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING WITH DIGNITY AND DEVELOPS PARTNERSHIPS TO STRENGTHEN VERMONT COMMUNITIES. OUR COMMITMENT IS: TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING CAUSED BY POVERTY, TO WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO MOVE OUT OF POVERTY, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR ALL VERMONTERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,676,550	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$232,479	GrantAmt
Revenue	$162,788	RevenueAmt
Desc	EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENTCAPSTONE HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS PREPARE OVER 300 YOUNG CHILDREN FOR FUTURE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND IN LIFE THROUGH THE OEPRATION OF LICENSED CHILD CARE CENTERS, THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND PROVISION OF SERVICES TO FAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES. IN ADDITION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, THE AGENCY PROVIDES PARENT EDUCATION, PARENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, MALE INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES, HEALTH, DENTAL AND NUTRITION SERVICES, DISABILITY SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND RESOURCE AND REFERRAL FOR OTHER NEEDED SOCIAL SERVICES. FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMMING, PARTIALLY FUNDED THROUGH TEEN PARENT EDUCATION, AND PRIVATE GRANTS, IS PROVIDED IN THE HOME AND ON-SITE AT THE AGENCY'S BROOK STREET SCHOOL LEARNING TOGETHER CENTER.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,344,091	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$661,326	GrantAmt
Revenue	$27,172	RevenueAmt
Desc	FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICESFAMILY AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES (FCSS) PROVIDE IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO PEOPLE IN NEED OF FOOD, HOUSING, UTILITIES, AND HOME HEATING FUEL. OFFICES ARE LOCATED IN BARRE, BRADFORD, MORRISVILLE, RANDOLPH AND WAITSFIELD. STAFF MEMBERS ARE TRAINED TO HELP PEOPLE ARTICULATE AND PRIORITIZE THEIR NEEDS, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESOURCES AND SERVICES, AND MAKE REFERRALS TO STATE AGENCIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS (INCLUDING OTHER PROGRAMS WITHIN THE AGENCY). CAPSTONE'S FOOD SHELF IN BARRE IS THE LARGEST IN CENTRAL VERMONT, SERVING OVER 5,000 INDIVIDUALS. IN ADDITION TO FOOD SHELVES, LOW-INCOME HOUSING COUNSELING, AND FUEL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, FSCC ALSO HOUSES THE AGENCY'S SUPERVISED VISITATION AND EXCHANGE SERVICES FOR NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,397,835	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,468,214	GrantAmt
Revenue	$510,965	RevenueAmt
Desc	WEATHERIZATIONCAPSTONE'S WEATHERIZATION TEAM CONDUCTS HOME ENERGY AUDITS FOR INCOME ELIGIBLE CENTRAL VERMONT HOUSEHOLDS. THE WEATHERIZATION TEAM AND PARTNERING CONTRACTORS FOLLOW UP WITH COST SAVINGS MEASURES SUCH AS ADDED INSULATION, DRAFT REDUCTION, HEATING SYSTEM EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS, INSTALLATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING, HOT WATER HEATER REPLACEMENT OR INSULATION, AND MORE. IN ADDITION, THIS PROGRAM OFFERS EMERGENCY HEATING SYSTEM REPLACEMNTS OR REPAIRS TO ENSURE PROPER SAFETY AND FUNCTIONING OF HOME HEATING SYSTEMS. 3E THERMAL (FORMERLY VERMONT FUEL EFFICIENCY PARTNERSHIP) CONTINUES TO WORK WITH OWNERS OF MULTI-UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO IMPROVE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY, COMFORT AND SAFETY OF THOSE OCCUPYING THEIR RENTAL UNITS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,069,089	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$943,065	GrantAmt
Revenue	$123,940	RevenueAmt
Desc	HOUSINGCAPSTONE PROVIDES NINE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS IN TWO BUILDINGS (HUD SECTION 8) IN RANDOLPH, VERMONT CALLED PROSPECT FOREST HOMES. THIS GROUP OF FUNDS HOLDS THE PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT USED TO PROVIDE THESE HOUSING UNITS.COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTTHE AGENCY'S MICRO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ASSISTS LOW TO MODERATE INCOME VERMONTERS INTERESTED IN IMPROVING THEIR ECONOMIC OUTLOOK THROUGH SELF-EMPLOYMENT. THE AGENCY OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE TRAININGS IN BUSINESS BASICS. INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING IS PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS IN AREAS OF BUSINESS PLAN DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING, FINANCE, MANAGING EMPLOYESS, AND MUCH MORE.TANGIBLE ASSETS IS THE AGENCY'S MATCHED SAVINGS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY PROGRAM. AFTER COMPLETING A COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL LITERACY CURRICULUM, VERMONTERS BEGIN ACCRUING SOME OF THEIR EARNED INCOME IN SAVINGS ACCOUNTS WHERE THEIR EFFORTS ARE MATCHED BY $2 FOR EVERY $1 DEPOSITED, ACCRUING ASSETS FOR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, OR HOME OWNERSHIP.THE AGENCY'S CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CCFP) WORKS WITH CARE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE HEALTHY, NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND SNACKS TO THE CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE. WE HELP APPROVED PROVIDERS ACCESS CCFP MEAL AND SNACK REIMBURSEMENTS THROUGH THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTCAPSTONE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VERMONT FOOD BANK, ESTABLISHED A COMMUNITY KITCHEN ACADEMY TO TRAIN UNEMPLOYED/UNDEREMPLOYED VERMONTERS FOR CAREERS IN THE FOOD SERVICES SECTOR. STUDENTS COMPLETE A RIGOROUS 12-WEEK COURSE OF BOOK LEARNING, PRACTICAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, MENU PLANNING, RECIPE DEVELOPMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT READINESS. STUDENTS ACHIEVE SERVSAFE CERTIFICATION, AN ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY CREDENTIAL, AND MANY RECEIVE UP TO NINE COLLEGE CREDITS THROUGH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF VERMONT. THIS PAST YEAR, 27 STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN ACADEMY AND 96% OF CKA GRADUATES WERE PLACED SUCCESSFULLY IN EMPLOYMENT. CKA STUDENT PREPARED THE EQUIVALENT OF 34,855 MEALS TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH CAPSTONE'S FOOD SHELF. CAPSTONE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTTHE CAPSTONE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, A STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS PURCHASING QUALITY CARS AND MAKING CAR REPAIRS BY HELPING THEM IDENTIFY THEIR VEHICLE NEEDS AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON CREDIT ISSUES, FINDING AND TEST DRIVING CARS, AND MAINTENANCE ISSUES. CAPSTONE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT STAFF OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF REPAIR ESTIMATES AND OFTEN HELPS CONSUMERS PRIORITIZE REPAIRS TO BETTER SUIT THEIR FINANCES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$2,069,089	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$943,065	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$123,940	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$12,487,565	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	325	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	202	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	0	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COLLEEN LAFONT	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8024791053	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	20 GABLE PLACE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BARRE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05641	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LORI BELDING
PAST PRESIDENT	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RUBIN BENNETT
CHAIR	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROB MILLER
TREASURER	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROSAIRE BISSON
SECRETARY	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVE PAPPAS
VICE CHAIR	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JON VALSANGIACOMO
PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTAT	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER WALLACE
PUBLIC SECTOR REPRESENTATI	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONNA SHERLAW
PARTICIPANT SECTOR REPRESE	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAY ISAKSON
PARTICIPANT SECTOR REPRESE	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACK TIGHE
PARTICIPANT SECTOR REPRESE	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL KIMBALL
PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTAT	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
COLLEEN LAFONT
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	40.00		Yes (X)	$68,093	$0	$1,832
DAN HOXWORTH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$131,905	$0	$6,196
CHRISTINE JOHNSON
DEPUTY DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$30,329	$0	$423
SARAH MCMULLEN
DEPUTY DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$86,833	$0	$1,000
SHARON BERNARD
FORMER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	40.00		Yes (X)	$23,477	$0	$1,672

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$340,637	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$11,123	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$11,369,627	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,226,118	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$13,595,745	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
WEATHERIZATION	230000	$504,412	$264,645	$239,767
HOUSING RENTALS	624200	$106,362	$106,362
COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT	624200	$14,358	$14,358

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$192,930	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$192,930	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$818,062	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,505	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$10,505	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$6,803	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$6,803	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,803	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,803	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,431,115	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$585,098	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$239,767	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$10,505	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,305,084	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,305,084	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$428,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$428,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,353,721	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,790,631	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$553,027	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,063	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$137,006	TotalAmt
Program Services	$125,394	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,607	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,443,462	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,214,366	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$229,051	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$45	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$434,192	TotalAmt
Program Services	$362,478	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$71,701	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,016	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,016	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$33,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$80,325	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,072	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$78,253	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$732,928	TotalAmt
Program Services	$666,747	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$66,181	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$239,058	TotalAmt
Program Services	$222,020	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,606	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$432	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,401	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,260	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,141	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$85,129	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,129	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$147,305	TotalAmt
Program Services	$147,305	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$76,847	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,032	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,815	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONTRACTUAL	$707,472	$691,472	$16,000
OTHER	$528,761	$497,719	$28,714	$2,328
SUPPLIES	$200,646	$129,075	$70,595	$976
TELEPHONE	$90,742	$80,683	$10,059

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$116,301	TotalAmt
Program Services	$90,098	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,776	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,427	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,170,896	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,487,565	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,668,042	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,289	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,114	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,335	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,648,709	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,383,308	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$660,808	BOYAmt
EOY	$728,912	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$440,366	BOYAmt
EOY	$382,105	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$117,752	BOYAmt
EOY	$133,540	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$93,167	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,878	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$7,585,573	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,958,074	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,626,398	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,627,499	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$500	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,878	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$149,798	BOYAmt
EOY	$112,167	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,740,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,493,622	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,132,516	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,248,144	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,095,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$548,959	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,324,119	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,263,864	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$128,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$113,293	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,681,458	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,174,260	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,492,574	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,565,867	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,566,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,753,495	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,059,154	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,319,362	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,740,612	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,493,622	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$260,219	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$11	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	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 (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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	$15,264,370	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,558,990	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,712,562	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,942,357	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,595,745	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$69,074,024	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$15,264,370	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,558,990	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,712,562	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,942,357	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,595,745	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$69,074,024	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$69,074,024	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,897	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,434	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,068	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,176	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,505	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$47,080	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$45,394	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$45,394	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$69,166,498	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99870	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99800	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$209,818	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$209,818	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$6,862,672	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,623,896	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,238,776	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$513,083	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$334,178	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$178,905	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$5,627,499	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
SECURITY DEPOSITS	$2,702
TANGIBLE ASSETS DEFERRED REVENUE	$110,591

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$113,293	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$14,424,312	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$14,424,312	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$6,803	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$6,803	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$14,431,115	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$14,170,896	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$14,170,896	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$14,170,896	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part X, Line 2:

ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION NO. 740, "ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES," ESTABLISHED THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD FOR RECOGNIZING, AND A SYSTEM FOR MEASURING, THE BENEFITS OF TAX RETURN POSITIONS IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CAPSTONE HAS ANALYZED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITION TAKEN ON ITS INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEARS (2013 THROUGH 2016), FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTATION, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT NO ADDITIONAL PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS NECESSARY IN CAPSTONE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:

GAIN ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS AND INSURANCE PROCEEDS

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR CHILDREN IN DAYCARE HOMES	1879	$823,664
CHILDCARE REIMBURSEMENTS	44	$232,479
SAVING MATCH TO PARTICIPANTS IN ASSETS FOR INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM	114	$119,401
EMERGENCY FUEL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE	5000	$661,326
WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS	754	$1,468,214

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Cars And Other Vehicles CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$55,500	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	INFORMAL APPRAISAL	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 AND REVIEWS IT DURING THE MEETING WITH THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS UPDATED AND SIGNED BY EACH BOARD MEMBER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a	A COMMITTEE RESEARCHES COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA AND REPORTS TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.