VERMONT LAW SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
VERMONT LAW SCHOOL INC (EIN 23-7251952)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2013-05-15
IRS object ID
201331359349306443
Schema version
2011v1.5
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2013-05-15T14:06:45-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN010523282EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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Business Name Line1Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker LLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line11000 Elm Street 15th FloorAddressLine1
CityManchesterCity
StateNHState
ZIP Code03101ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN237251952EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1Vermont Law SchoolBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlVERMNameControl
Phone8028311000Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 96AddressLine1
CitySouth RoyaltonCity
StateVTState
ZIP Code05068ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameLorraine AtwoodName
TitleVP of Finance & AdministrationTitle
Phone8028311000Phone
Date Signed2013-05-15DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameRachel Williamson CPAName
PTINP00186614PTIN
Phone6036697337Phone
Date Prepared2013-05-15DatePrepared
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Tax Year2011TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonLorraine AtwoodNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

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CitySouth RoyaltonCity
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ZIP Code05068ZIPCode
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Year Formation1973YearFormation
State Legal DomicileVTStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTo educate students in a diverse community that fosters personal growth and that enables them to attain outstanding professional skills and high ethical values with which to serve as lawyers and environmental and other professionals in an increasingly technological and interdependent global society.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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DescriptionVermont Law School seeks to provide the best in legal and environmental education. The school offers exceptional opportunities through its Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic, South Royalton Legal Clinic, Institute for Energy and the Environment, Land Use Clinic, Environmental Tax Policy Institute, U.S.-China Partnership for Environmental Law, General Practice Program, Environmental Law Center, Semester in Practice, and Dispute Resolution Program. The International and Comparative Law Programs enable students to experience a semester abroad or earn a specialized degree from a leading university in France, Spain, England, Canada, or Italy. The law school hosted over 150 symposia speakers, and other presentations during the academic year. In 2012, 711 full-time students were enrolled in JD and other advanced degree programs. Vermont Law School awarded 206 JD and other advanced degrees.Description
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Land Land

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Total Expenses35991882TotalExpenses
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Revenue Subtotal28106459RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included71566InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included8421954OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt8493520RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99036599979TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt27498362TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal27498362ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included271566InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included8421954OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt8493520ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99035991882TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Description of Intended Use of Endowment Funds: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 XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Institutional Aid & Scholarships 7,518,181. Purchase of Collection Items 631,254. Other Non-Operating Expenses 272,519.
Part XIII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Other Non-Operating Expenses 272,519. Institutional Aid & Scholarships 7,518,181. Purchase of Collection Items 631,254.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt1NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc1PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media1PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records1MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records1MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc1MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations1MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights0DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships0DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies0DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received1GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked0GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc75501ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Explanation of Nondiscriminatory Policy PublicationSchedule E, Part I, Line 3The School's non-discrimination policy is published in brochures and advertising materials.
Explanation of Government Financial AssistanceSchedule 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 Maintained1GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEast Asia and the PacificRegion
Number Of Offices0NumberOfOffices
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConducted
Specific Services ProvidedLegal EducationSpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures222269TotalExpenditures
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices0SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees0SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Offices0ContNumberOfOffices
Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices0TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent222269SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent222269TotalAmountSpent

Grants To Orgs Outside US GrantsToOrgsOutsideUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEast Asia and the PacificRegion
Purpose Of GrantLegal TrainingPurposeOfGrant
Amount Of Cash Grant222269AmountOfCashGrant
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWire TransferMannerOfCashDisbursement
Amount Of Non Cash Assistance0AmountOfNonCashAssistance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of501c3 Orgs1TotalNumberOf501c3Orgs
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp0OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierProcedure for Monitoring Grants Outside the U.S.:Identifier
ExplanationSchedule F, Part I, Line 2: The 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.Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Woodrow Wilson International Center of ScholarsBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11300 Pennsylvania Ave NWAddressLine1
CityWashingtonCity
StateDCState
ZIP Code20004ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient521067541EINOfRecipient
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant48710AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of GrantAssist with the China Program activities both in the United States and China.PurposeOfGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of GrantScholarships and other student aidTypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients379NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant7518181AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierProcedure for Monitoring Grants in the U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePart I, Line 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSchedule I, Part I, Line 2: The 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.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelXFirstClassOrCharterTravel
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments1AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (8 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
Geoffrey B Shields
30271700038100196000120610338188000
Lorraine Atwood
127644040000616010920088560152036000
Gilbert Kujovich
115479049004038100138740139450196112000
Jason Czarnezki
11874408791702090103190107510227940000
Stephanie T Farrior
12462803444801290013379091650182910000
Michael Dworkin
12873605583201284012776062220204850000
John Echeverria
13422401980601234012194056530173111000
Patrick Parenteau
12684402425001718010665064650169942000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
Part I, Line 1aOne of the grants that the Law School received allowed for business class when travel time to the destination exceeds 14 hours.
Part I, Line 7Bonuses 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.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI (2 entries)

Issuer EINIssuerEINCUSIP NumberCUSIPNumberDate IssuedDateIssuedIssue PriceIssuePriceDescription Of PurposeDescriptionOfPurposeDefeasedDefeasedOn Behalf Of IssuerOnBehalfOfIssuerPool FinancingPoolFinancing
Vermont Educational and Health Buiding Financing
2371546679241603Z52003-06-193940000Finance Building and Equipment000
Vermont Educational and Health Buiding Financing
2371546672011-03-2410750000Finance Building and Equipment000

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII (2 entries)

Amount RetiredAmountRetiredTotal ProceedsTotalProceedsRefunding EscrowRefundingEscrowIssuance Costs From ProceedsIssuanceCostsFromProceedsCapital ExpendituresCapitalExpendituresYear Of Subst CompletionYearOfSubstCompletionCurrent RefundingCurrentRefundingAdvance RefundingAdvanceRefundingFinal Allocation MadeFinalAllocationMadeAdequate Books And Recds MaintaindAdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind
48500039400001795000144460200054020031011
235000107500001895771056042320111011

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII (2 entries)

Owning Bond Financed PropertyOwningBondFinancedPropertyAny Lease ArrangementsAnyLeaseArrangementsMngment Cntrct Bond Financd PrprtyMngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprtyAny Research AgreementsAnyResearchAgreementsPost Issuance Compliance ProcdrsPostIssuanceComplianceProcdrs
00001
00001

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV (2 entries)

Form8038 T FiledForm8038TFiledVariable Rate IssueVariableRateIssueHedge Identified In Books And RecdsHedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecdsGross Proceeds Invested In GICGrossProceedsInvestedInGICGross Proceeds InvestedGrossProceedsInvestedException To RebateExceptionToRebate
000000
000000

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions4NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990183620NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesMedian PriceMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Copies of the final return 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 Director of Human Resources 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 XI, line 5:Net unrealized losses on investments: -159,422.Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances:
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThe organization has not changed its oversight or selection process during the year.

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