HUNGER FREE VERMONT: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: HUNGER FREE VERMONT (EIN 03-0336357)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-10-12
IRS object ID: 201722859349300817
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-10-12T10:30:37-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	030280081	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JMM & ASSOCIATES PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	336 WATER TOWER CIR STE 801	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLCHESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05446	ZIPCd

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

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	030336357	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUNGER FREE VERMONT INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HUNG	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8028650255	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	38 EASTWOOD DRIVE SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	SOUTH BURLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05403	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARISSA PARISI	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8028650255	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-08-14	SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RANDALL L SARGENT CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00136499	PTIN
Phone	8026555665	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-08-26	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
At Submission Creation Device Id	B7EDB12B6B8D1A92AFC28057B8D0AB8EAB25E41A	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	D8FDA2CCD9F2F7D728C6F4C253C9BB3F32F9CE8B	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	MARISSA PARISI	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	38 EASTWOOD DRIVE SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	SOUTH BURLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05403	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$923,935	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.HUNGERFREEVT.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1993	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO END THE INJUSTICE OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION FOR ALL VERMONTERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	21	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	950	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,009,548	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$914,462	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$2,552	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$9,086	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$6,426	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$87	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,227	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$300	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,021,753	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$923,935	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$816,775	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$764,076	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$218,778	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$262,743	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$251,075	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,079,518	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,015,151	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$57,765	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$91,216	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$433,464	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$335,068	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$93,513	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$86,333	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$339,951	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$248,735	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO END THE INJUSTICE OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION FOR ALL VERMONTERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$185,457	ExpenseAmt
Desc	CHILD NUTRITION SCHOOL AGE: HUNGER FREE VERMONT ASSISTS SCHOOLS, TOWNS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN ESTABLISHING, AND EXPANDING PARTICIPATION IN ALL OF THE FEDERAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO OPERATE. THESE INCLUDE SCHOOL BREAKFAST, SCHOOL LUNCH, AFTERSCHOOL MEALS AND SNACKS, AND SUMMER MEALS. THESE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS PROVIDE A RELIABLE SOURCE OF NUTRITION FOR SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN, AND ALSO REDUCE FAMILY FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF MONEY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES MUST SPEND TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THEIR CHILDREN DURING THE WEEK. DURING SCHOOL YEAR 2016-17, HUNGER FREE VERMONT PROVIDED CUSTOMIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO NEARLY 100 VERMONT SCHOOLS, AND TO 15 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. OVER 2,500 CHILDREN WERE ACCESSING AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM BY THE END OF THE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR, AS COMPARED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION: BECAUSE GOOD NUTRITION IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL WHILE A YOUNG CHILD'S BRAIN IS DEVELOPING, HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS HELPING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ACCESS THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP). THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT TO CHILD CARE CENTERS AND HOME-BASED CARE FOR PROVIDING MEALS AND SNACKS. AS OF JUNE 2017, 189 CHILD CARE CENTERS AND 461 HOMES PARTICIPATE IN CACFP, BRINGING IN OVER 5.6 MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR TO VERMONT.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$96,982	ExpenseAmt
Desc	NUTRITION AND EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH THE LEARNING KITCHEN: HUNGER FREE VERMONT'S LEARNING KITCHEN CLASSES EMPOWER LOW-INCOME VERMONTERS TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES THROUGH NUTRITION EDUCATION, EMPHASIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND IMPROVING COOKING SKILLS. THE LEARNING KITCHEN STARTED IN 1999 WITH JUST 5 SERIES AND 47 PARTICIPANTS. TO DATE THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF SERIES SERVING OVER 7,000 VERMONTERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$130,943	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ADULT NUTRITION 3SQUARESVT: HUNGER FREE VERMONT IMPROVES ACCESS TO AND PARTICIPATION IN 3SQUARESVT (FORMERLY THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM) WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST RELIABLE, CONSISTENT, AND DIGNIFIED MEANS TO PREVENT HUNGER. HFVT WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE PROGRAM, REMOVE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, AND TRAIN SERVICE PROVIDERS WHO DO APPLICATION ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE ALL THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. IN 2001 THERE WERE ONLY 38,558 PARTICIPANTS. TODAY THERE ARE OVER 87,000 PARTICIPANTS IN VERMONT, AND OUR STATE IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR REACHING MANY OF THOSE ELIGIBLE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$170,601	ExpenseAmt
Desc	EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY COMMUNITY EDUCATION: HUNGER FREE VERMONT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT HUNGER AND EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS HUNGER THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THROUGH THE HUNGER COUNCILS OF VERMONT. THE 10 HUNGER COUNCILS INVOLVE OVER 900 LOCAL LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO LEARNING ABOUT HUNGER AND IMPROVING COMMUNITY AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY. THE HUNGER COUNCILS COORDINATE EFFORTS AND BUILD STRONG NUTRITION SAFETY NETS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL AND STATEWIDE. THIS PROJECT IS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING HUNGER: BY EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE LOCAL CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF HUNGER AND PROVIDING TOOLS TO IMPROVE NUTRITION AND REDUCE HUNGER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS ALSO COMMITTED TO BETTER CONNECTING HUNGER AS A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY, HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROVIDERS ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HUNGER AND HEALTH AND IS IMPLEMENTING FOOD INSECURITY SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROTOCOLS IN MEDICAL SETTINGS. ADVOCACY: HUNGER FREE VERMONT HAS EVOLVED INTO VERMONT'S PRINCIPAL ANTI- HUNGER AUTHORITY AND LEADING NUTRITION POLICY ADVOCATE. HUNGER FREE VERMONT WAS THE PRIMARY FORCE BEHIND ACT 22, WHICH GREATLY INCREASED ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM IN 2003. MORE RECENTLY, HUNGER FREE VERMONT SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO EXPAND 3SQUARESVT AND TO BECOME THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO PROVIDE FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND TO INVEST IN UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS. HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED ACCESS TO ALL FEDERALLY FUNDED FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS. NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL PLANNING IN 2015 THRU 2016, THROUGH FUNDING PROVIDED TO HUNGER FREE VERMONT, SIX LEADERS IN THE ANTI-HUNGER FIELD BEGAN CONVENING TO FIND STRENGTH AND ALIGNMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER ACROSS THEIR SIX SMALL STATES. TOGETHER, THESE LEADERS CONTRIBUTED TO A COMPACT TO SHARE THEIR VISION AND ASK THAT ADVOCATES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL, STATE, AND CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES SIGN ON. IN THIS REGION SO RICH IN HISTORY, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND COMMUNITY, THE PROBLEM OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION HAS BECOME AN EPIDEMIC, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 1 IN 8 HOUSEHOLDS REPORTING FOOD INSECURITY. OF THE 14.7 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN NEW ENGLAND, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION LIVE IN FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS AND 500,000 OF THOSE ARE CHILDREN. THE HIGH COST OF UTILITIES, HOUSING, AND TRANSPORTATION PUT BASIC HUMAN NEEDS OUT OF REACH FOR MANY RESIDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE ENTIRE U.S. IS EXPERIENCING A RAPIDLY GROWING SENIOR POPULATION WITH 10,000 "BABY BOOMERS" RETIRING EVERY DAY IN THE U.S., THE POPULATION IN NEW ENGLAND IS OLDER THAN MOST OTHER GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS. BY 2030, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 28% OF NEW ENGLAND RESIDENTS WILL BE 60 OR OLDER. HUNGER IS ONE OF THE GREATEST INJUSTICES FACING NEW ENGLANDERS TODAY. AT THE SAME TIME THIS REGION IS RICH WITH ASSETS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM: 20% OF NEW ENGLAND'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES SERVE ON THE CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CAUCUS; NEW ENGLAND HAS OUTSTANDING FOOD SECURITY ADVOCATES IN EACH STATE; STRONG PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR WELL-RUN PROGRAMS THAT SERVE BASIC NEEDS; AND A STRONG SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY ACROSS STATE LINES WITHIN THE REGION. HUNGER FREE VERMONT STEERED THIS PARTNERSHIP, SCHEDULED AND FACILITATED REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE OTHER LEADERS, AND SPEARHEADED THE DRAFTING OF THE COMPACT AND CREATION OF A WEBSITE FOR OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$170,601	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$583,983	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (true)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	Yes (true)	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	21	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	false	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GRETCHEN STERN	PersonNm
Phone	8028650255	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	38 EASTWOOD DRIVE SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	SOUTH BURLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05403	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SYLVIA GEIGER
BOARD CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMY LEVINE
VICE CHAIR/S	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL MACUGA
TREASURER/MO	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DARREN ALLEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER ANDREWS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALISON BELL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
COLLEEN BROWN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA CARLSMITH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JIM GLAZIER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE MARINELLI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAMELA PUTHOOR
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL SIROTKIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM TORTI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN TUNNICLIFFE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN WAXLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NATE HIBLER TERM ENDED
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN ALLEN TERM ENDED
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HENRY HUSTON TERM ENDED
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAYSON M BOYERS TERM ENDED
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARISSA PARISI
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00		Yes (X)	$76,830	$0	$11,065

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$76,830	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$11,065	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Government Grants	$199,942	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$714,520	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$28,902	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$914,462	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONFERENCES	Desc
Business	611430	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$9,086	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$9,086	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$9,086	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$87	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$87	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Total Revenue Column	$300	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$300	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$300	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$923,935	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$9,386	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$87	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,895	TotalAmt
Program Services	$52,737	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,821	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,337	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$543,110	TotalAmt
Program Services	$326,804	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$93,524	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$122,782	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,416	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,746	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,397	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,273	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,871	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,444	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,877	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,550	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,784	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,809	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,445	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,530	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,048	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,048	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,120	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,891	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,153	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,076	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,421	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,175	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$146	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,100	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,568	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,455	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,696	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,417	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$686	TotalAmt
Management And General	$671	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,206	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,811	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,254	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,141	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,283	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,973	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$92	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$218	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,151	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,180	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$413	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$558	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,502	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,296	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,847	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,359	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,629	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,273	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$485	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES	$20,867	$20,739	$78	$50
PROGRAM STIPENDS	$10,650	$10,650
MISCELLANEOUS	$6,944		$5,057	$1,887

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,015,151	TotalAmt
Program Services	$583,983	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$212,390	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$218,778	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$163,036	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,439	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$111,925	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,597	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$125,001	BOYAmt
EOY	$190,647	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,982	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,064	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$117,910	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$105,748	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,664	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,162	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,856	BOYAmt
EOY	$63,159	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$433,464	BOYAmt
EOY	$335,068	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$68,513	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,333	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$28,000	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,000	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$93,513	BOYAmt
EOY	$86,333	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$225,746	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,935	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$112,421	BOYAmt
EOY	$152,800	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,784	BOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$339,951	BOYAmt
EOY	$248,735	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$433,464	BOYAmt
EOY	$335,068	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$91,216	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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	$861,718	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$852,075	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,085,779	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,009,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$914,462	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,723,582	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$861,718	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$852,075	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,085,779	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,009,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$914,462	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,723,582	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$44,966	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,678,616	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$16,887	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,030	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,170	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,103	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$87	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$27,277	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,750,859	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$22,411	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98480	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.91370	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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$2,653	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$2,653	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SUPPORTING LEGISLATION AT THE VERMONT STATEHOUSE THAT ADVANCES THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONS. IN 2016 WE WORKED ON INCREASING FARM TO SCHOOL FUNDING FOR UNIVERSAL FREE SCHOOL MEALS AND UPGRADING THE STATE'S TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$49,086	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$7,672	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$3,805	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$730	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$52,223	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$49,347	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$5,439	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$5,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$700	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$49,086	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$86,124	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$76,594	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$9,530	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$31,786	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$29,154	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,632	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$12,162	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$923,935	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$923,935	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$923,935	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,015,151	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,015,151	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,015,151	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	HUNGER FREE VERMONT INC. BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	BOARD MEMBER	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	SHORT TERM LOAN	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE L, PART V	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	IN NOVEMBER 2015, HUNGER FREE VERMONT, INC. BORROWED 25,000 FROM AN ORGANIZATION OF WHICH A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS AN OFFICER. AMOUNTS OUTSTANDING UNDER SHORT-TERM NOTES PAYABLE WAS 25,000 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015. THE NOTE WAS REPAID IN JANUARY 2016.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Desc	SUPPLIES	Desc
Contribution	27	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$28,902	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A	CHILDREN WERE ACCESSING AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM BY THE END OF THE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR, AS COMPARED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION: BECAUSE GOOD NUTRITION IS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL WHILE A YOUNG CHILD'S BRAIN IS DEVELOPING, HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS HELPING CHILD CARE PROVIDERS ACCESS THE CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP). THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES REIMBURSEMENT TO CHILD CARE CENTERS AND HOME-BASED CARE FOR PROVIDING MEALS AND SNACKS. AS OF JUNE 2017, 189 CHILD CARE CENTERS AND 461 HOMES PARTICIPATE IN CACFP, BRINGING IN OVER 5.6 MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR TO VERMONT.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY COMMUNITY EDUCATION: HUNGER FREE VERMONT RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT HUNGER AND EMPOWERS COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS HUNGER THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THROUGH THE HUNGER COUNCILS OF VERMONT. THE 10 HUNGER COUNCILS INVOLVE OVER 900 LOCAL LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO LEARNING ABOUT HUNGER AND IMPROVING COMMUNITY AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY. THE HUNGER COUNCILS COORDINATE EFFORTS AND BUILD STRONG NUTRITION SAFETY NETS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL AND STATEWIDE. THIS PROJECT IS A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESSING HUNGER: BY EDUCATING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT THE LOCAL CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF HUNGER AND PROVIDING TOOLS TO IMPROVE NUTRITION AND REDUCE HUNGER IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS ALSO COMMITTED TO BETTER CONNECTING HUNGER AS A SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH WITHIN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY, HUNGER FREE VERMONT IS EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROVIDERS ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HUNGER AND HEALTH AND IS IMPLEMENTING FOOD INSECURITY SCREENING AND REFERRAL PROTOCOLS IN MEDICAL SETTINGS. ADVOCACY: HUNGER FREE VERMONT HAS EVOLVED INTO VERMONT'S PRINCIPAL ANTI- HUNGER AUTHORITY AND LEADING NUTRITION POLICY ADVOCATE. HUNGER FREE VERMONT WAS THE PRIMARY FORCE BEHIND ACT 22, WHICH GREATLY INCREASED ACCESS TO THE SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM IN 2003. MORE RECENTLY, HUNGER FREE VERMONT SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED TO EXPAND 3SQUARESVT AND TO BECOME THE FIRST STATE IN THE NATION TO PROVIDE FREE SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL LOW-INCOME STUDENTS AND TO INVEST IN UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS. HUNGER FREE VERMONT CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE FOR IMPROVED ACCESS TO ALL FEDERALLY FUNDED FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS. NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL PLANNING IN 2015 THRU 2016, THROUGH FUNDING PROVIDED TO HUNGER FREE VERMONT, SIX LEADERS IN THE ANTI-HUNGER FIELD BEGAN CONVENING TO FIND STRENGTH AND ALIGNMENT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER ACROSS THEIR SIX SMALL STATES. TOGETHER, THESE LEADERS CONTRIBUTED TO A COMPACT TO SHARE THEIR VISION AND ASK THAT ADVOCATES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL, STATE, AND CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES SIGN ON. IN THIS REGION SO RICH IN HISTORY, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND COMMUNITY, THE PROBLEM OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION HAS BECOME AN EPIDEMIC, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 1 IN 8 HOUSEHOLDS REPORTING FOOD INSECURITY. OF THE 14.7 MILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN NEW ENGLAND, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILLION LIVE IN FOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDS AND 500,000 OF THOSE ARE CHILDREN. THE HIGH COST OF UTILITIES, HOUSING, AND TRANSPORTATION PUT BASIC HUMAN NEEDS OUT OF REACH FOR MANY RESIDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE THE ENTIRE U.S. IS EXPERIENCING A RAPIDLY GROWING SENIOR POPULATION WITH 10,000 "BABY BOOMERS" RETIRING EVERY DAY IN THE U.S., THE POPULATION IN NEW ENGLAND IS OLDER THAN MOST OTHER GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS. BY 2030, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 28% OF NEW ENGLAND RESIDENTS WILL BE 60 OR OLDER. HUNGER IS ONE OF THE GREATEST INJUSTICES FACING NEW ENGLANDERS TODAY. AT THE SAME TIME THIS REGION IS RICH WITH ASSETS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM: 20% OF NEW ENGLAND'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES SERVE ON THE CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CAUCUS; NEW ENGLAND HAS OUTSTANDING FOOD SECURITY ADVOCATES IN EACH STATE; STRONG PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR WELL-RUN PROGRAMS THAT SERVE BASIC NEEDS; AND A STRONG SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY ACROSS STATE LINES WITHIN THE REGION. HUNGER FREE VERMONT STEERED THIS PARTNERSHIP, SCHEDULED AND FACILITATED REGULAR MEETINGS WITH THE OTHER LEADERS, AND SPEARHEADED THE DRAFTING OF THE COMPACT AND CREATION OF A WEBSITE FOR OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, BOARD CHAIR, AND MONITORING OFFICER REVIEW THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS RESIGNED AND REVIEWED EVERY YEAR AT THE BOARD MEETINGS. WE ALSO HAVE AN ELECTION YEAR POLICY WHICH IS REVIEWED WHEN APPROPRIATE. BOARD MEMBERS THAT IDENTIFY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE ASKED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM PORTIONS OF THE MEETING WHERE A CONFLICT ARISES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DECIDED ON BY THE BOARD EACH YEAR AFTER A SATISFACTORY 360 REVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION IS INCREASED USING THE SAME DECOMPRESSION CALCULATION USED FOR ALL STAFF.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	KEY EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFTER REVIEWING LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS AND AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.