2017-10-12T10:30:37-04:00 2016-12-31 030280081 JMM & ASSOCIATES PC 336 WATER TOWER CIR STE 801 COLCHESTER VT 05446 990 2016-01-01 030336357 HUNGER FREE VERMONT INC HUNG 8028650255 38 EASTWOOD DRIVE SUITE 100 SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403 MARISSA PARISI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8028650255 2017-08-14 RANDALL L SARGENT CPA P00136499 8026555665 2017-08-26 B7EDB12B6B8D1A92AFC28057B8D0AB8EAB25E41A D8FDA2CCD9F2F7D728C6F4C253C9BB3F32F9CE8B 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z MARISSA PARISI 38 EASTWOOD DRIVE SUITE 100 SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403 923935 false X WWW.HUNGERFREEVT.ORG X 1993 VT TO END THE INJUSTICE OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION FOR ALL VERMONTERS. 15 15 21 950 0 1009548 914462 2552 9086 6426 87 3227 300 1021753 923935 0 0 816775 764076 0 218778 262743 251075 1079518 1015151 -57765 -91216 433464 335068 93513 86333 339951 248735 X TO END THE INJUSTICE OF HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION FOR ALL VERMONTERS. false false 185457 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. 96982 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. 130943 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. 170601 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. 170601 583983 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false true 2 0 21 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false X X X GRETCHEN STERN 8028650255 38 EASTWOOD DRIVE SUITE 100 SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403 SYLVIA GEIGER BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY LEVINE VICE CHAIR/S 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL MACUGA TREASURER/MO 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DARREN ALLEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ANDREWS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALISON BELL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA CARLSMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM GLAZIER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE MARINELLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA PUTHOOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL SIROTKIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM TORTI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN TUNNICLIFFE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN WAXLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATE HIBLER TERM ENDED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN ALLEN TERM ENDED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY HUSTON TERM ENDED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAYSON M BOYERS TERM ENDED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARISSA PARISI EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 76830 0 11065 76830 11065 false false false 199942 714520 28902 914462 CONFERENCES 611430 9086 9086 9086 87 87 MISCELLANEOUS 300 300 300 923935 9386 87 87895 52737 15821 19337 543110 326804 93524 122782 14416 8746 2397 3273 67871 44444 6877 16550 50784 30809 8445 11530 15048 15048 30120 10891 18153 1076 3421 1175 146 2100 27568 3455 5696 18417 686 671 15 103206 48811 36254 18141 16283 15973 92 218 2151 1180 413 558 10502 6296 1847 2359 3629 1273 1871 485 PROGRAM EXPENSES 20867 20739 78 50 PROGRAM STIPENDS 10650 10650 MISCELLANEOUS 6944 5057 1887 1015151 583983 212390 218778 163036 36439 111925 27597 125001 190647 10982 5064 117910 105748 20664 12162 1856 63159 433464 335068 68513 58333 28000 25000 93513 86333 X 225746 95935 112421 152800 1784 339951 248735 433464 335068 -91216 X false true X true false X 861718 852075 1085779 1009548 914462 4723582 861718 852075 1085779 1009548 914462 4723582 44966 4678616 16887 6030 3170 1103 87 27277 4750859 22411 0.98480 0.91370 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false true false false false false true 2653 false false 2653 false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 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. 1784 1784 51699 1581 51496 1784 52223 2674 2359 839 51699 49086 7672 3805 730 52223 49347 5439 5000 700 49086 false false 86124 76594 9530 31786 29154 2632 12162 X 923935 923935 923935 1015151 1015151 1015151 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X 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. BOARD MEMBER SHORT TERM LOAN false SCHEDULE L, PART V 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. X SUPPLIES 27 28902 MARKET VALUE false true false 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.