2017-11-30T15:38:18-05:00 2017-06-30 030280081 JMM & ASSOCIATES PC 336 WATER TOWER CIR STE 801 COLCHESTER VT 05446 990 2016-07-01 030349736 VERMONT SUSTAINABLE JOBS FUND INC VERM 8028281260 3 PITKIN COURT SUITE 301E MONTPELIER VT 05602 ELLEN KAHLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8028285320 2017-11-15 true RANDALL L SARGENT CPA P00136499 8026555665 2017-11-30 D8FDA2CCD9F2F7D728C6F4C253C9BB3F32F9CE8B D8FDA2CCD9F2F7D728C6F4C253C9BB3F32F9CE8B 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z ELLEN KAHLER 3 PITKIN COURT SUITE 301E MONTPELIER VT 05601 1512525 false X WWW.VSJF.ORG X 1995 VT THE VERMONT SUSTAINABLE JOBS FUND (VSJF) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO NURTURING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF VERMONT'S ECONOMY. VSJF PROVIDES BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, VALUE CHAIN FACILITATION, NETWORK DEVELOPMENT, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEM, FOREST PRODUCT, WASTE MANAGEMENT, RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SECTORS. LOCATED IN MONTPELIER, VERMONT, VSJF WAS CREATED BY THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE IN 1955 TO PARTNER WITH STATE GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESSES, AND NONPROFITS TO BUILD A THRIVING ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ECOLOGICAL FUTURE FOR VERMONT. 11 11 11 13 0 1500527 1040659 188211 290530 -15019 181336 0 1673719 1512525 286794 96797 0 720384 765113 0 7900 411304 439729 1418482 1301639 255237 210886 1606376 1774130 48001 94869 1558375 1679261 X THE VERMONT SUSTAINABLE JOBS FUND (VSJF) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO NURTURING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF VERMONT'S ECONOMY. VSJF PROVIDES BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, VALUE CHAIN FACILITATION, NETWORK DEVELOPMENT, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEM, FOREST PRODUCT, WASTE MANAGEMENT, RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SECTORS. LOCATED IN MONTPELIER, VERMONT, VSJF WAS CREATED BY THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE IN 1955 TO PARTNER WITH STATE GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESSES, AND NONPROFITS TO BUILD A THRIVING ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ECOLOGICAL FUTURE FOR VERMONT. true true 601595 87840 FARM TO PLATE IS VERMONT'S FOOD SYSTEM PLAN BEING IMPLEMENTED STATEWIDE TO INCREASE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND JOBS IN VERMONT'S FARM AND FOOD SECTOR AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHY LOCAL FOOD FOR ALL VERMONTERS. THE TEN YEAR FARM TO PLATE STRATEGIC PLAN (2011-2020) TO CREATE A VIABLE, SUSTAINABLE, AND RESILIENT FOOD SYSTEM TO PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE OUR FOOD, IS BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE FARM TO PLATE NETWORK-OVER 350 FARM AND FOOD SECTOR BUSINESSES, NON-PROFITS, INSTITUTIONS, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FROM ACROSS THE STATE. FARM TO PLATE IS A PROGRAM THAT WAS INITIATED BY THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE IN 2009, AND IS ADMINISTERED BY THE VERMONT SUSTAINABLE JOBS FUND. 115982 THE VERMONT SUSTAINABLE JOBS FUND LAUNCHED THE VERMONT FOREST PRODUCTS PROGRAM IN 2016 TO HELP SUPPORT AND PROMOTE VERMONT'S FOREST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF VALUE CHAIN INVESTMENT STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INDUSTRY. THE PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE VERMONT SUSTAINABLE JOBS FUND, THE VERMONT WORKING LANDS ENTERPRISE INITIATIVE, AND THE NORTHERN FOREST CENTER. 106526 THE FLEXIBLE CAPITAL FUND, L3C (FLEX FUND) IS A MISSION-BASED, FOR PROFIT INVESTMENT FUND LAUNCHED IN 2011 THAT PROVIDES FLEXIBLE RISK CAPITAL TO INNOVATIVE GROWTH STAGE COMPANIES IN VERMONT'S FOOD SYSTEM, FORESTRY AND CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SECTORS. THE VERMONT SUSTAINABLE JOBS FUND SERVES AS THE FLEX FUND'S MANAGER, AND THROUGH CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENT PROVIDES FUND MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO THE FLEX FUND ON A FEE FOR SERVICE BASIS. DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY AND GOVERNANCE FOR THE FLEX FUND IS DONE SOLELY THROUGH THE FLEX FUND'S BOARD OF MANAGERS. 174930 8957 OTHER PROGRAMS OF THE VERMONT SUSTAINABLE JOBS FUND INCLUDE: THE VERMONT CLIMATE ECONOMY BUSINESS NETWORK IS BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS COLLABORATION, AND PROVIDING TARGETED EXPERTISE TO DEVELOP AND GROW VERMONT BUSINESSES WHOSE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AIM TO PREPARE FOR, MITIGATE AGAINST, OR ADAPT TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THE VERMONT AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (VADP) SUPPORTS THE GROWTH AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY ENTERPRISES BASED IN VERMONT. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES VENTURE COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF BUSINESSES IN ORDER TO SERVE AN EXPANDING MARKET FOR VERMONT FOOD AND FOREST PRODUCTS. VADP PARTNERS WITH THE VERMONT HOUSING AND CONSERVATION BOARD'S FARM AND FOREST VIABILITY PROGRAM ON THIS EFFORT. THE VERMONT BIOENERGY INITIATIVE CONNECTS DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE AND LOCAL RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION FOR ON-FARM AND COMMUNITY USE BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN EMERGING AREAS OF BIOENERGY INCLUDING BIODIESEL PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION FOR HEATING AND TRANSPORTATION, OIL CROPS FOR ON-FARM BIODIESEL AND FEED, GRASS FOR HEATING, AND ALGAE PRODUCTION FOR BIOFUELS AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT. THIS EIGHT-YEAR-LONG PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED AT THE END OF 2016 (FY17). 174930 8957 999033 true true false true false false false false false false true false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false true 24 0 11 true false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false true true X X ANTHONY MENNONA 8028281260 3 PITKIN COURT SUITE 301E MONTPELIER VT 05602 NICK RICHARDSON CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILL STEVENS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CAIRN CROSS SECRETARY/TR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA COHEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA GILBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATE HAUSMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLY MARTIN SEVERINGHAUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BILL MURRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHUCK ROSS UNTIL DEC 2016 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JARED DUVAL UNTIL DEC 2016 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TED BRADY AS OF JAN 2017 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANSON TEBBETTS AS OF JAN 2017 DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN SCHEU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN KAHLER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 93036 0 10596 93036 10596 false false false 477940 562719 1040659 FEES FOR SERVICE 541900 248067 248067 FARM TO PLATE GATHERING 541900 42463 42463 290530 181336 181336 1512525 471866 X 96797 96797 103911 37408 60268 6235 546066 451687 93377 1002 12345 9628 2729 -12 51340 38769 12436 135 51451 39116 11808 527 2411 2411 11350 11350 3000 3000 175886 151660 24226 16301 11968 4333 33579 21906 11673 15336 7913 7423 39220 2700 36520 41723 40385 1325 13 90661 86096 4565 5230 5230 5032 5032 1301639 999033 294706 7900 26 240026 609108 337915 232500 260828 23667 19484 53261 43252 15241 10009 725834 905868 1606376 1774130 48001 57029 37840 48001 94869 X 914462 1093511 643913 585750 1558375 1679261 1606376 1774130 210886 -90000 X false true X true false X 2540454 1486974 1403250 1500527 1040659 7971864 2540454 1486974 1403250 1500527 1040659 7971864 754133 7217731 2803 9276 391937 -15019 181336 570333 8542197 796367 0.84500 0.90610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false true 3000 false false false 3000 false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 VSJF PAID 1,500 TO VERMONT LAND TRUST TO SECURE ONGOING FUNDING FOR THE WORKING LANDS ENTERPRISE FUND. VSJF ALSO PAID 1,500 TO VERMONT COUNCIL ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PUBLIC MEDIA & PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS OF THE CLIMATE ECONOMY ACTION TEAM. 14632 8792 5840 38629 34460 4169 10009 INVESTMENT IN FLEX FUND 905868 C 905868 X 1512525 1512525 1512525 1301639 1301639 1301639 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES 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. true FARM TO PLATE CHAIRS 3 PITKIN COURT SUITE 301E MONTPELIER VT 05602 030349736 63750 CASH THE INTERVALE CENTER 180 INTERVALE ROAD BURLINGTON VT 05401 030329656 501 14000 CASH SHELBURNE FARMS 1611 HARBOR ROAD SHELBURNE VT 05482 030229347 501 6540 CASH 2 1 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 A FILE IS MAINTAINED FOR EACH GRANTEE CONTAINING ALL GRANT DOCUMENTS. VSJF STAFF CONTACTS THE GRANTEE ON A REGULAR BASIS TO MONITOR PROGRESS OF THE GRANT'S OBJECTIVES. FOR ALL SIGNIFICANT GRANTS, VSJF STAFF VISIT THE SITE TO FURTHER MONITOR PERFORMANCE. THE GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A REPORT TO VSJF AT THE END OF THE GRANT TERM AND VSJF FOLLOWS UP WITH THE GRANTEE TO EVALUATE THE PROGRESS. VSJF FLEXIBLE CAPITAL FUND L3C DIRECTORS 105000 MANAGEMENT FEE false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE VERMONT SUSTAINABLE JOBS FUND (VSJF) IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO NURTURING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF VERMONT'S ECONOMY. VSJF PROVIDES BUSINESS ASSISTANCE, VALUE CHAIN FACILITATION, NETWORK DEVELOPMENT, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING IN AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEM, FOREST PRODUCT, WASTE MANAGEMENT, RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY SECTORS. LOCATED IN MONTPELIER, VERMONT, VSJF WAS CREATED BY THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE IN 1955 TO PARTNER WITH STATE GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR BUSINESSES, AND NONPROFITS TO BUILD A THRIVING ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND ECOLOGICAL FUTURE FOR VERMONT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 IN FY17, THE FOREST PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM & CLIMATE ECONOMY BUSINESS NETWORK WERE ADDED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 BY THE END OF FY17, VSJF HAD ENDED IT'S VT BIOENERGY INITIATIVE PROGRAM AREA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAMS OF THE VERMONT SUSTAINABLE JOBS FUND INCLUDE: THE VERMONT CLIMATE ECONOMY BUSINESS NETWORK IS BUILDING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS COLLABORATION, AND PROVIDING TARGETED EXPERTISE TO DEVELOP AND GROW VERMONT BUSINESSES WHOSE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AIM TO PREPARE FOR, MITIGATE AGAINST, OR ADAPT TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THE VERMONT AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (VADP) SUPPORTS THE GROWTH AND LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY ENTERPRISES BASED IN VERMONT. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES VENTURE COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF BUSINESSES IN ORDER TO SERVE AN EXPANDING MARKET FOR VERMONT FOOD AND FOREST PRODUCTS. VADP PARTNERS WITH THE VERMONT HOUSING AND CONSERVATION BOARD'S FARM AND FOREST VIABILITY PROGRAM ON THIS EFFORT. THE VERMONT BIOENERGY INITIATIVE CONNECTS DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURE AND LOCAL RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION FOR ON-FARM AND COMMUNITY USE BY SUPPORTING RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN EMERGING AREAS OF BIOENERGY INCLUDING BIODIESEL PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION FOR HEATING AND TRANSPORTATION, OIL CROPS FOR ON-FARM BIODIESEL AND FEED, GRASS FOR HEATING, AND ALGAE PRODUCTION FOR BIOFUELS AND WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT. THIS EIGHT-YEAR-LONG PROGRAM WAS COMPLETED AT THE END OF 2016 (FY17). FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED AND REVIEWS IT FOR ACCURACY. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NOTIFIED THAT, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW A COPY OF FORM 990 ONCE FILED, IT IS AVAILABLE TO THEM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF REVIEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND COMPLETE AN ANNUAL SURVEY FORM. ONCE THE FORMS ARE COMPLETED, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THEM FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH IS CHAIRED BY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE. WRITTEN EVALUATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE ARE SOLICITED FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ALL STAFF MEMBERS AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS. THESE REVIEWS ARE THEN AGGREGATED AND TALLIED. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN CONSIDERS WHETHER THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE MERITS A SIMPLE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT AND/OR SOME MERIT INCREASE. THE COMMITTEE ALSO CONSIDERS WHAT THE BUDGET FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR CAN ACCOMMODATE AND WHAT THE SALARY LEVELS WILL BE IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR FOR THE OTHER STAFF MEMBERS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE SPACING BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE NEXT HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEE. EVERY FEW YEARS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S CURRENT SALARY IN COMPARISON WITH THE SALARIES OF OTHER STATE OFFICIALS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE AND LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE FORM 990 IS POSTED TO GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G FARM TO PLATE - OTHER SVCS 141,350 0 0 FOREST PRODUCTS 5,435 0 0 FLEXIBLE CAPITAL FUND 150 0 0 OTHER 4,725 24,226 0 TOTAL 151,660 24,226 0 ENERGY ACTION NETWORK 17 STATE STREET SUITE 205 MONTPELIER VT 05602 455424161 ENERGY VT 501 7 N/A false VSJF FLEXIBLE CAPITAL FUND L3C 3 PITKIN COURT SUITE 301E MONTPELIER VT 05602 273708251 LENDING VT VSJF RELATED 39 39 false true 0.39400 false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false VSJF FLEXIBLE CAPITAL FUND L3C L 153978 ACTUAL COST