VERMONT LAW SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL INC (EIN 23-7251952)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-05-14
IRS object ID
201821349349305547
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-05-14T13:23:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN010523282PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP041041100ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN237251952EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Vermont Law SchoolBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlVERMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8028311000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 96AddressLine1Txt
CitySouth RoyaltonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05068ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonLorraine AtwoodPersonNm
Person TitleVP of FinancePersonTitleTxt
Phone8028311000PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonBarbara J McGuan CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00219457PTIN
Phone2077752387PhoneNum
Preparation2018-05-12PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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I Pv4 Address69.49.157.66IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2018-05-12IPDt
IP Tm14:35:23IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
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Tax2016TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerLorraine AtwoodPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 96AddressLine1Txt
CitySouth RoyaltonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05068ZIPCd
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Gross Receipts$34,479,257GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.vermontlaw.eduWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1973FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDeveloping a generation of leaders to use the power of law to make a difference.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent24VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers180TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$4,711,036PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$26,459,433PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$26,257,291CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$364,671PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$597,419CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$31,535,140PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$32,115,510CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$9,238,001PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$871,800CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$9,491,335PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$9,578,200CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$32,653,967PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$33,456,468CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,118,827PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,340,958CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$42,546,018TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$17,712,847TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$19,417,963TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$25,932,020NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$23,128,055NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWe are committed to developing a generation of leaders who use the power of the law to make a difference in our communities and the world.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$27,898,897ExpenseAmt
Grant$9,841,550GrantAmt
Revenue$26,257,291RevenueAmt
DescVermont Law School provides the best legal and environmental education, with an emphasis on public service. The Environmental Law Center at VLS houses the largest graduate environmental law program in the country, offering master's and LLM programs on campus, online, and in hybrid formats, and is consistently ranked the nation's best by U.S. News and World Report. The school offers experiential opportunities through its Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic, South Royalton Legal Clinic, Food and Agriculture Clinic, Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, Criminal Law Clinic, Energy Clinic, Institute for Energy and the Environment, Center for Applied Human Rights, Environmental Tax Policy Institute, Legislative Clinic, U.S.-Asia Partnerships for Environmental Law, General Practice Program, Dispute Resolution Program, Semester-in-Practice, and JD and Master's Externship Programs. The International and Comparative Law Program enables students to experience a semester abroad or earn a specialized degree from a leading university in France, Spain, England, Canada, or Italy. In 2017, 581 full-time students were enrolled in JD and other advanced degree programs. Vermont Law School awarded 233 JD and other advanced degrees.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document990IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee416EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members25GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member24IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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CitySouth RoyaltonCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (42 entries)

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Mark Mihaly
President/Dean40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$189,299$0$22,582
Christopher Dutton
Chair5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Hanson
Past Vice Chair5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Matasar
Past Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matthew Matule
Past Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George McKann
Past Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kevin Mendik
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Taisey
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Lytton
Past Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne Debevoise Ostby
Secretary5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Ayres
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edna Baugh
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randolph Brock
Past Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Clemons
Past Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Fiske
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Hall
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Sciarrotta
Past Alumni Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Whitney Debevoise
Past Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Glenn Berger
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leslie Cadwell
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Dunkiel
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Colleen Connor
Vice Chair5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harold Jones
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patrick Marass
Past Student Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Constance Neary
Treasurer5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karis North
Alumni Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Cullen
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Catherine MacKenzie
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Caryn Clayman
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Amy Davenport
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joanne Jordan
Alumni Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer Leech
Past Student Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth Miller
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pamela Pescosolido
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Hill
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Byron Kalogerou
Trustee5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lorraine Atwood
VP of Finance40.00Yes (X)$128,166$0$22,278
David Firestone
Professor of Law40.00$155,060$0$14,124Yes (X)
John Echeverria
Professor of Law40.00$142,843$0$13,041Yes (X)
Melissa Scanlan
Professor of Law40.00$152,438$0$12Yes (X)
Laurie Ristino
Professor of Law40.00$149,941$0$9,868Yes (X)
Stephanie Willbanks
Vice Dean for Administration & Student Affairs40.00$149,884$0$13,180Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$95,085TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K33IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

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Business Name Line1Advanced Cleaning ConceptsBusinessNameLine1Txt

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US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 5404AddressLine1Txt
CityWest LebanonCityNm
State AbbreviationNHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP03784ZIPCd
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ServicesCleaningServicesDesc
Compensation$144,721CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$2,859,908GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,400,892AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$88,777NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$5,260,800TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Tuition and Fees611600$25,649,379$25,649,379
Miscellaneous Revenue900099$363,026$363,026
Auxiliary Enterprises900099$244,886$244,886
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Total Program Service Revenue$26,257,291TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$250,844TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$250,844ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$2,353,322SecuritiesAmt
Other$357,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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Securities$2,006,747SecuritiesAmt
Other$357,000OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$346,575SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$346,575TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$346,575ExclusionAmt

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$26,257,291RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$597,419ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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Total$312,616TotalAmt
Program Services$312,616ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,232,505TotalAmt
Program Services$9,232,505ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$296,429TotalAmt
Program Services$296,429ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$362,325TotalAmt
Management And General$362,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Total$11,645,087TotalAmt
Program Services$9,954,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,230,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$460,557FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$1,181,172TotalAmt
Program Services$983,098ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$148,470ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,604FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$848,134TotalAmt
Program Services$680,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133,741ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,315FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total$61,408TotalAmt
Management And General$61,408ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$58,062TotalAmt
Management And General$58,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$63,268TotalAmt
Management And General$63,268ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,010TotalAmt
Management And General$20,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,138TotalAmt
Management And General$58,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$1,357,774TotalAmt
Program Services$1,326,847ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,244FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$596,444TotalAmt
Program Services$120,200ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$476,244ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$247,616TotalAmt
Program Services$92,881ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$129,103ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,632FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$394,172TotalAmt
Program Services$213,248ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$177,275ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,649FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$688,945TotalAmt
Program Services$567,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$112,664ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,510FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$513,867TotalAmt
Program Services$421,625ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,542FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$316,938TotalAmt
Program Services$252,848ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,797ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,293FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$536,103TotalAmt
Program Services$475,113ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,990ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$919,172TotalAmt
Program Services$728,036ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$177,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,453FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$614,226TotalAmt
Program Services$406,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$208,192ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Library Resources$710,337$677,319$32,650$368
Food Service$374,570$374,570
Printing & Publications$256,619$39,000$200,761$16,858
Student Activities$173,365$98,810$74,555

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$1,617,166TotalAmt
Program Services$1,020,340ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$449,051ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$147,775FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,456,468TotalAmt
Program Services$27,898,897ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,685,771ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$871,800FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,870,288BOYAmt
EOY$2,630,173EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,451,668BOYAmt
EOY$267,330EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,561,909BOYAmt
EOY$4,422,472EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$602,449BOYAmt
EOY$556,766EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,962,389BOYAmt
EOY$2,674,768EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$957,085BOYAmt
EOY$638,785EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$35,598,769LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$14,092,176LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,151,139BOYAmt
EOY$21,506,593EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,730,505BOYAmt
EOY$9,848,696EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$357,435BOYAmt
EOY$435EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,644,867BOYAmt
EOY$42,546,018EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,557,847BOYAmt
EOY$957,571EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,923,796BOYAmt
EOY$1,620,012EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,273,332BOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$14,882,508EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,957,872BOYAmt
EOY$1,957,872EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,712,847BOYAmt
EOY$19,417,963EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,101,935BOYAmt
EOY$11,367,419EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,233,091BOYAmt
EOY$6,164,566EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,596,994BOYAmt
EOY$5,596,070EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,932,020BOYAmt
EOY$23,128,055EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,644,867BOYAmt
EOY$42,546,018EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,340,958ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$463,774NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,926,781OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$20,010OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$20,010TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,424,375BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$994,430InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$494,626OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$924AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$9,923,255EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,974,463BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,547ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,542,736InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,999,352OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$11,523,394EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,174,393BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$88,029ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,075,613InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$363,572OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$11,974,463EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.25480BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.55840PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.18680TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$485,663OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$485,663BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$27,242,759OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,602,318DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,640,441BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,804,451OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,176,060DepreciationAmt
Book Value$628,391BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,065,896OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,313,798DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,752,098BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$21,506,593TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRefundable AdvancesDesc
Amt$1,957,872Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,957,872TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,288,641TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$463,774NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$463,774RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$22,824,867RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$58,138InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$9,232,505OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$9,290,643RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$32,115,510TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,075,650TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$24,075,650ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$58,138InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$9,322,680OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$9,380,818ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$33,456,468TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a:The collection, which consists of library books, periodicals and related material, was acquired through purchases and contributions since the Law School's inception and is not recognized as an asset on the statement of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recorded as decreases in unrestricted net assets in the year in which the items are acquired, or as decreases in temporarily or permanently restricted net assets if the assets used to purchase the items are restricted by donors. Contributed collection items are not reflected in the financial statements. Proceeds from deaccessions or insurance recoveries are reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset classes.
Part III, Line 4:The collection consists of library books, periodicals and related material used by the students and faculty for scholarly research.
Part V, Line 4:The Law School's endowment consists of approximately 70 individual funds established for a variety of purposes. Its endowment includes both donor-restricted endowment funds and funds designated by the Board of Trustees to function as endowments. As required by GAAP, net assets associated with endowment funds, including funds designated by the Board of Trustees to function as endowments, are classified and reported based on the existence or absence of donor imposed restrictions.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Institutional Aid & Scholarships 9,232,505.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Institutional Aid & Scholarships 9,232,505. Non-Operating Dean Search 90,175.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp RecsYes (1)MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships RecsYes (1)MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule E, Part I, Line 3The School's non-discrimination policy is published in brochures and advertising materials.
Schedule E, Part I, Line 6The Law School receives financial assistance from the Department of Education to offset the tuition costs for students. The funding that the Law School receives is in the form of Federal Work Study, FFEL and Perkins funding.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEast Asia and the Pacific - Australia, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedLegal EducationSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$296,429RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$296,429SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$296,429TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEast Asia and the PacificRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantLegal TrainingPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$296,429CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWire Transfer and Cash DisbursementsMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Director of the program works closely with the recipient of the funds to coordinate activities/training essential for program effectiveness that will be paid for by a grant. The recipient submits receipts to substantiate the grant related purpose and amount of every expense paid to the recipient. Under the supervision of the Director the request for funds is compiled and translated if necessary. The Director approves the final submission with accompanying receipts which is then submitted to the business office. The business office performs additional review and codes the receipts to the proper accounts. The funds are then forwarded to the recipient. The Program Administrator confirms receipts of the fund with the recipient. If deemed necessary, Vermont Law School may carry out an on-site monitoring visit for general training, reviewing of the recipient's procedures, and informing the recipient of grant requirements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
NOFA Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont
14 Pleasant StreetRichmondVT05477223260420501(c)(3)$9,334Assist the school's Center for Agriculture and Food Systems with stakeholder outreach, data collection activities, and assist CAFS with development of deliverables for the Farmers' Market project on a national and regional scale.
Farmer's Market Coalition
1661 West AvenueMiami BeachFL33139204993020501(c)(3)$19,684Assist the law school's Center for Agriculture and Food Studies with stakeholder outreach, data collection activities, and assist CAFS with development of deliverables for the Farmers' Market project on a national and regional scale.
University of Connecticut
436 Whitney Road Ext 1133StorrsCT06269060772160501(c)(3)$52,082Assist the law school's Center for Agriculture and Food Studies with legal research and the creation of resources around local food policies.
Harvard Law School
PO Box 415649BostonMA02241042103580501(c)(3)$51,096Assist the law school's Center for Agriculture and Food Studies with legal research and the creation of resources around local food policies.
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
875 Summit AvenueSaint PaulMN55105411896367501(c)(3)$144,915Assist the law school with legal research and drafting of the report on a national food policy.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarships and other student aidGrantTypeTxt
Recipient511RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$0CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$9,232,505NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceThe Scholarships and other student aid are in the form of tuition discounts applied to the recipients' accountNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Business office reviews the recipient's Form 990 and A-133 audit report if available. The Director of the program at VLS works closely with the recipient of the funds that will be paid by the grant to coordinate activities/training essential for program effectiveness. The recipient submits invoices to VLS which are reviewed and approved by the Program Director to substantiate the grant related purpose. The invoice is then forwarded to the business office for review and coding to the proper accounts. The funds are then forwarded to the recipient. If deemed necessary, VLS may carry out an on site monitoring visit for general training, reviewing of the recipient's procedures/records and informing the recipient of grant requirements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Mark Mihaly
President/Dean$185,489$0$0$0$3,810$0$0$0$22,582$0$211,881$0$0$0
Lorraine Atwood
VP of Finance$127,015$0$0$0$1,151$0$0$0$22,278$0$150,444$0$0$0
David Firestone
Professor of Law$130,514$0$20,000$0$4,546$0$0$0$14,124$0$169,184$0$0$0
John Echeverria
Professor of Law$134,799$0$6,224$0$1,820$0$0$0$13,041$0$155,884$0$0$0
Melissa Scanlan
Professor of Law$151,988$0$0$0$450$0$0$0$12$0$152,450$0$0$0
Laurie Ristino
Professor of Law$137,279$0$12,000$0$662$0$0$0$9,868$0$159,809$0$0$0
Stephanie Willbanks
Vice Dean for Administration & Stude$146,074$0$0$0$3,810$0$0$0$13,180$0$163,064$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBonuses are given for exceptional performance. Sometimes they are set out at the beginning of the year in a reconfirmation letter which describes the criteria for achieving the bonus as well as the potential amount. They may also be given during the year or at annual performance review time. In either situation, consideration is given to budget limitations, the person's position, title and compensation, historical trends and market best practices.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution12ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$88,777NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Anne Debevoise Ostby (Trustee) and Whitney Debevoise (Trustee) have a family relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe 990, excluding certain Schedule B Contributors, is first reviewed and approved by the audit committee. After approval by the audit committee, copies of the final return, excluding certain Schedule B Contributors, will be submitted electronically to the full Board prior to the filing date.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAll individuals covered by this policy shall complete and file a Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees annually by October 1. In the period between the filing of the annual statements, if an individual covered by this policy believes that he or she may have a conflict of interest with respect to this policy or any particular transaction, he or she shall promptly and fully disclose the potential conflict to the Secretary. The Secretary will accumulate all disclosure statements and furnish them to the Conflict of Interest Review Committee. This three-member committee is comprised of the Chair of the Board of Trustees, the Chair of the Audit Committee, and a Trustee to be named by the Chair of the Board of Trustees. The Secretary will be responsible for ensuring compliance with this policy and shall report to the Conflict of Interest Review Committee those individuals failing to furnish an annual statement.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation for the Dean at Vermont Law School is set and reviewed by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. The Committee reviews comparison data in setting the salaries. The President and Dean has a contract which sets an initial salary. Salaries for employees are informed by market comparability studies done by the Human Resources & Payroll Manager using the service of a third party and multiple commercial surveys. The annual increase for the President and Dean is reviewed by the Executive Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Organziation makes its Governing Documents, Conflict of Interest Policy, and Financial Statements available to the public upon request.
Form 990, Part X, Line 10: Land, Buildings, and EquipmentSection 1.263(a)-3(n) Election: Vermont Law School PO Box 96, South Royalton, VT 05068 EIN 23-7251952 Vermont Law School is electing to capitalize repair and maintenance costs under Regulation Section 1.263(a)-3(n).
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Loss on early extinguishment of LT Debt -1,926,781.

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