Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 5,601,693 | 5,878,923 | 7,384,308 | 8,742,222 | 9,365,809 | 36,972,955 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 5,601,693 | 5,878,923 | 7,384,308 | 8,742,222 | 9,365,809 | 36,972,955 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 36,972,955 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 5,601,693 | 5,878,923 | 7,384,308 | 8,742,222 | 9,365,809 | 36,972,955 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,167 | 611 | 5,438 | 302,847 | 307,168 | 617,231 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 37,769,779 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | Food Program - VEAP's Food Program includes a Food Pantry, Summer Youth Food, Student Hunger Collaborative, Special Needs Food Services, Emergency Food Packs, Holiday Hot Meals for seniors and nutrition education and cooking classes. VEAP's Food Programs provide access to healthy foods to nearly 10,000 low-income individuals on a monthly basis. VEAP's food pantry operates under a client choice model meaning clients are able to select the food they know their family can use. Fresh fruits and vegetables as well as shelf-stable and cultural foods are available. In 2015, there were 120,023 visits to VEAP food programs and 3.5 million pounds of food was distributed of which, 40% was fresh fruits and vegetables. In early 2015, VEAP adopted a Healthy Foods Policy affirming our commitment to providing high quality and nutritious food to our neighbors in need. VEAP emphasizes collecting and distributing fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain products, foods low in saturated and trans fats and sodium, lean sources of protein, minimally processed fruits and vegetables and 100% fruit juices. VEAP's Summer Youth Food program provides nutritious, kid-friendly, breakfast and lunch groceries to support low-income families that participate in the free- and reduced-price meal programs in the schools. The Student Hunger Collaborative provides food for the weekend, during the school year, to students who are determined to be a high risk for having no or little food over the weekend. In 2015, the Summer Youth Food program provided 65,300 meals and 4,194 weekend food packs were provided to students in 13 area schools over 27 weeks. The NEAT program (Nutrition Education and Teaching) cooking and nutrition classes are held in VEAP's state-of-the-art commercial and teaching kitchen. In response to client interest on improving their health and making healthy meals for their families, this innovative program is designed to provide information on healthy food choices and meal planning through nutrition education and skill building, in the context of a limited budget. The commercial kitchen is equipped with eight mobile, multi-purpose and two handicap accessible work stations, which provides an opportunity for clients to get hands-on experience in cooking simple, economical and tasty foods. Additionally, the commercial kitchen allows VEAP to repurpose fresh foods that are at the end of their shelf life. In 2015, 1,920 pounds of bananas were repurposed into over 4,300 loaves of banana bread and made available to VEAP clients. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4b | SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM - THE PRIMARY GOAL OF VEAP'S SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND OTHER CRISES THROUGH SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, REFERRALS AND EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT RE-STABILIZE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN CURRENT OR NEW HOUSING. VEAP'S FOUR LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSING, UTILITIES, CAR REPAIRS AND DAY CARE. CLIENTS ALSO RECEIVE RESOURCES AND REFERRALS TO OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THEM MEET THEIR CURRENT NEEDS AND PUT THEM ON THE ROAD TO STABILITY. SOCIAL WORKERS ALSO MEET WITH ALL NEW FOOD CLIENTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION THAT PRECIPITATED THEIR FOOD EMERGENCY. THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS, CLIENTS ARE CONNECTED WITH OTHER VEAP PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP THEM REGAIN STABILITY QUICKLY. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4c | CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM - THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAM INCLUDES TWO PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON FOOD (SEE FOOD PROGRAM) SUMMER YOUTH FOOD, STUDENT HUNGER COLLABORATIVE, AS WELL AS BACK TO SCHOOL, HOLIDAY TOYS AND BIRTHDAY BAG PROGRAMS. VEAP'S ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO HELP STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12 START THE SCHOOL YEAR OFF RIGHT WITH NECESSARY SUPPLIES. IN 2015, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO 3,142 STUDENTS IN GRADE K-12. IN DECEMBER 2015, LOW-INCOME PARENTS MADE THE HOLIDAYS MORE SPECIAL BY SELECTING AND GIVING TOYS, BOOKS, HATS AND MITTENS FOR 4,246 CHILDREN. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | The 990 is first sent to the finance committee for review. After approval, the return is sent to the Board of Directors for their review and approval prior to submission to the Internal Revenue Service. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The Board of Directors and staff of the organization complete a conflict of interest document annually. An actual or potential conflict of interest includes a relationship or transaction that may provide gain or benefit to a director, officer, or employee of VEAP or an affiliated person of such person at the expense of or to the disadvantage of VEAP, or that may affect a director's, officer's, or employee's objective judgment regarding what is in the best interest of VEAP. Directors, officers, and employees must avoid any activities, interests, or relationships that would interfere with their ability to act in the best interests of VEAP. It is the policy of VEAP that the existence of any of the interests shall be disclosed before any transaction is concluded. It shall be the continuing responsibility of the directors, officers, and employees of VEAP to scrutinize their transactions and outside business interests and relationships for potential conflicts and to immediately make such disclosures. Upon knowledge of interest or potential interest, the interested person is expected to disclose the interest and abstain from the decision pending and remove themselves from any action that would influence the situation. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | Compensation for all VEAP paid staff will be reviewed and approved annually in the following manner: 1. A Compensation Committee comprised entirely of independent directors is appointed by the Board of Directors. 2. The Compensation Committee will meet with the CEO and develop and approve a proposed budget for total compensation (including benefits) for all paid staff for the upcoming year. The Compensation Committee will also approve, without the involvement of the CEO, the compensation to be provided to the CEO for the upcoming year as part of the total compensation budget. In addition, the Compensation Committee will approve the specific salaries of all employees as recommended by the Executive Committee. The amount of the budget and the amount of the CEO's compensation will be based on a review of compensation for similar positions at similar organizations using the Bi-annual Minnesota Nonprofit Salary and Benefits Survey. 3. The Compensation Committee will recommend approval of the proposed compensation budget, including the CEO's compensation, to the Executive Committee. The recommended budget will include salary recommendations for all paid positions within VEAP. 4. The Executive Committee will review and recommend approval by the Board of Directors of the compensation budget for the upcoming year, and will provide the Board with a summary of the payroll and salary package. 5. The compensation budget will be approved by the Board. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request. |
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