2017-01-20T12:06:28-06:00 2016-09-30 020417217 LEONE MCDONNELL & ROBERTS PA 645 S MAIN STREET WOLFEBORO NH 03894 990 2015-10-01 030216254 CAPSTONE COMMUNITY ACTION INC CAPS 8024791053 20 GABLE PLACE BARRE VT 056412267 RUBIN BENNETT CHAIR 8024791053 2017-01-20 1 JOHN D CALLAHAN JR CPA P00447720 6035691953 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z RUBIN BENNETT 20 GABLE PLACE BARRE VT 056412267 13994586 0 X WWW.CAPSTONEVT.ORG X 1965 VT 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. 12 12 193 259 411592 -60086 13712562 12942357 940775 1028163 16611 14828 45394 0 14715342 13985348 4638894 3015399 0 0 7421415 7666701 0 0 22635 2684341 3228709 14744650 13910809 -29308 74539 9137706 9740612 4153508 4681458 4984198 5059154 X 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. 0 0 4499101 80292 119076 EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENTCAPSTONE HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS PREPARE 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.333 CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN HEAD START AND EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS THAT BENEFITTED 544 ADDITIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS. 16 TEEN PARENTS PARTICIPATED IN OUR FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAMS. 2207717 735477 32625 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, AND RANDOLPH. 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). IN ADDITION TO FOOD SHELVES, LOW-INCOME HOUSING COUNSELING, AND FUEL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, FCSS ALSO HOUSES THE AGENCY'S SUPERVISED VISITATION AND EXCHANGE SERVICE FOR NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS. THE SLOW ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN VERMONT HAS BEEN FELT MOST ACUTELY IN AREAS OF FOOD AND HOUSING WITH STAFF REPORTING MORE COMPLEX HOUSING ISSUES AMONG PARTICIPANTS AND INCREASED FOOD SHELF VISITS. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE HOUSING COUNSELORS ASSIGNED TO OUR FOUR OUTREACH OFFICES IN BARRE, BRADFORD MORRISVILLE, AND RANDOLPH.TWO HOUSING COORDINATOR POSITIONS CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF FORMERLY INCARCERATED VERMONTERS. THE WASHINGTON COUNTY POSITION PRIMARILY SERVES WOMEN, AND THE LAMOILLE COUNTY POSTION PRIMARILY SERVES MEN. AN ADDITIONAL HOUSING COUNSELOR IS FUNDED THROUGH STATE EMERGENCY SHELTER AND COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND.5,339 HOUSEHOLD WERE PROVIDED WITH EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE FROM OUR FOOD SHELVES, 822 INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE HOMELESS OR PRECARIOUSLY HOUSED SECURED HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND SHELTER THROUGH OUR HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAMS.993 HOUSEHOLDS WITH 2,424 INDIVIDUALS USED OUR FUEL AND UTILITY PROGRAMS TO KEEP HEATING THEIR HOMES AND MAINTAIN ELECTRICITY. 3381998 1226830 668338 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.162 HOUSING UNITS WERE WEATHERIZED BENEFITTING 224 INDIVIDUALS.214 INDIVIDUALS WERE COACHED BY OUR EFFICIENCY COACH ON STRATEGIES TO BUTTON UP THEIR HOMES AND REDUCE THEIR HOME HEATING EXPENSES. 2243393 972800 208124 COMMUNITY SERVICESCAPSTONE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF VERMONT'S COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG) AGENCY NETWORK THAT PROVIDES FAMILY DEVELOPMENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. CSBG FUNDS ARE FEDERAL PASS-THROUGH RESOURCES ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE OF VERMONT OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. CSBG IS AN IMPORTANT SOURCE OF BOTH DISCRETIONARY AND PROGRAMMATIC RESOURCES THAT ARE USED TO LEVERAGE OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING, WHICH ENABLES STAFF TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING GOALS: 1) LOW-INCOME PEOPLE BECOME MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT; 2) CONDITIONS IN WHICH LOW-INCOME PEOPLE LIVE ARE IMPROVED; 3) LOW-INCOME PEOPLE OWN A STAKE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES; 4) PARTNERSHIP AMONG SUPPORTERS AND PROVIDERS OF SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE ARE ACHIEVED; 5) AGENCIES INCREASE THEIR CAPACITY TO ACHIEVE RESULTS; AND 6) LOW-INCOME PEOPLE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL BY STRENGTHENING THEIR FAMILY AND OTHER SUPPORT SYSTEMS. 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, CENTRAL VERMONTERS BEGIN ACCRUING SOME OF THEIR EARNED INCOME IN SAVINGS ACCOUTNS WHERE THEIR EFFORTS ARE MATCHED BY $2 FOR EVERY $1 DEPOSITED. WITH ADDITIONAL FEDERAL GRANTS AND STATE OF VERMONT ALLOCATION, THE AGENCY CONTINUES TO ENCOURAGE OTHER VERMONTERS TO BECOME FINANCIALLY LITERATE WHILE THEY ACCRUE 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.225 ENTRPRENEURS RECEIVED COUNSELING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON STARTING OR EXPANDING A BUSINESS THROUGH THE MICRO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.77 CHILD CARE PROVIDERS RECEIVED NUTRITION EDUCATION AND WERE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF SERVING NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND SNACKS TO 755 CHILDREN IN CARE.634 PEOPLE ATTENDED FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS OR RECEIVED ONE-TO-ONE FINANCIAL COUNSELING. 33 CENTRAL VERMONTERS SAVED TOWARDS AN ASSET THAT WILL PROVIDE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC SECURITY - A FIRST-TIME HOME, EDUCATION, OR BUSINESS. FOR THE 2015 TAX SEASON (JANUARY TO APRIL 2016) CAPSTONE'S VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) PROGRAM PREPARED 1,276 TAX RETURNS. FEDERAL REFUNDS TOTALED $1,080,475, AND STATE REFUNDS TOTALED $370,883. WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WITH THE HELP OF IRS CERTIFIED VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED NUMEROUS HOURS.CAPSTONE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTTHE CAPSTONE TRANSPORTATION PROJECT, A STATEWIDE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION, ASSISTS INDIVDUALS 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.431 VERMONTERS BENEFITTED FROM TRANSPORTATION EDUCATION, ADVICE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTCAPSTONE CONTINUES TO OPERATE AS A VOLUNTEER WORK PLACEMENT SITE FOR VERMONT'S REACH UP PROGRAM. VOLUNTEERS TYPICALLY WORK IN OUR FOOD SHELF HELPING TO RESTOCK SHELVES AND ASSIST PARTICIPANTS.IN 2013, CAPSTONE, 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 13-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. 34 STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE COMMUNITY KITCHEN ACADEMY (CKA)90% OF CKA GRADUATES (ACROSS THE BARRE AND BURLINGTON SITES) ARE PLACED SUCCESSFULLY IN EMPLOYMENT; CKA STUDENTS PREPARED THE EQUIVALENT OF 36,437 MEALS TO BE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH CAPSTONE'S FOOD SHELF. 2243393 972800 208124 12332209 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 310 0 1 193 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 VT X COLLEEN LAFONT 8024791053 20 GABLE PLACE BARRE VT 05641 LORI BELDING PAST PRESIDENT 0.00 X X 0 0 0 RUBIN BENNETT CHAIR 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ROB MILLER TREASURER 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSAIRE BISSON SECRETARY 0.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE PAPPAS VICE CHAIR 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JON VALSANGIACOMO PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTAT 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER WALLACE PUBLIC SECTOR REPRESENTATI 0.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA SHERLAW PARTICIPANT SECTOR REPRESE 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAY ISAKSON PARTICIPANT SECTOR REPRESE 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA GENTLEY PARTICIPANT SECTOR REPRESE 0.00 X 0 0 0 BILL KIMBALL PRIVATE SECTOR REPRESENTAT 0.00 X 0 0 0 HAL COHEN FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 38501 0 0 COLLEEN LAFONT INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 58452 0 1816 SHARON BERNARD FORMER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 77277 0 7906 DAN HOXWORTH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 49225 0 2971 CHRISTINE JOHNSON DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH MCMULLEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 95749 0 2930 319204 0 15623 0 0 0 0 0 12658885 283472 12942357 WEATHERIZATION 230000 668338 256746 411592 HOUSING RENTALS 624200 147744 147744 COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 624200 56082 56082 155999 155999 1028163 9176 9176 14890 9238 5652 5652 5652 13985348 616571 411592 14828 3015399 3015399 344690 344690 5304325 4743290 559243 1792 108051 98431 9610 10 1488714 1262495 226097 122 420921 354581 66305 35 3447 3447 35000 35000 81901 4236 77665 740468 676632 63436 400 210474 201187 8565 722 20730 18950 1780 88231 88231 147830 147830 95803 75489 20314 CONTRACTUAL 684203 683228 975 OTHER 669838 642589 11606 15643 SUPPLIES 277670 180201 97074 395 TELEPHONE 88218 78772 9446 84896 60668 20712 3516 13910809 12332209 1555965 22635 4574 3114 1986269 2648709 558549 660808 407226 440366 102073 117752 63002 93167 7330715 1704317 5858759 5626398 7712 500 149542 149798 9137706 9740612 1101531 1132516 498031 1095916 2414881 2324119 139065 128907 4153508 4681458 X 3281663 3492574 1702535 1566580 4984198 5059154 9137706 9740612 74539 417 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 20122870 15264370 13558990 13712562 12942357 75601149 20122870 15264370 13558990 13712562 12942357 75601149 75601149 5125 9897 8434 9068 9176 41700 66144 45394 111538 75754387 0.99800 0.99810 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 209818 209818 6689698 1388400 5301298 431199 315917 115282 5626398 SECURITY DEPOSITS 2496 TANGIBLE ASSETS DEFERRED REVENUE 126411 128907 X 13985765 417 417 13985348 0 13985348 13910809 0 13910809 0 13910809 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 (2012 THROUGH 2015), FOR THE PURPOSES OF IMPLEMENTATION, AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT NO ADDITIONAL PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS NECESSARY IN CAPSTONE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 0 BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR CHILDREN IN DAYCARE HOMES 755 890143 CHILDCARE REIMBURSEMENTS 333 80292 SAVING MATCH TO PARTICIPANTS IN ASSETS FOR INDEPENDENCE PROGRAM 33 82657 EMERGENCY FUEL AND OTHER ASSISTANCE 5339 735477 WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS 438 1226830 X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 3 A COMMITTEE RESEARCHES COMPENSATION FOR SIMILAR POSITION IN THE LOCAL AREA AND REPORTS TO THE ENTIRE BOARD Part I, Line 4a HAL COHEN - RECEIVED SEVERANCE COMPENSATION IN JANUARY 2015 OF 27,712 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 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.