TY 2019 Form 990EZ

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Application pending

C Name of organization
Vermont Association for Justice

Number and street (or P. O. box, if mail is not delivered to street address)1 Kennedy Drive U52
Room/suite

City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code So Burlington, VT05403

D Employer identification number

03-0318206

E Telephone number

(802) 495-5816

F Group Exemption
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Part ⅢStatement of Program Service Accomplishments (see the instructions for Part III) Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part III . .	Expenses (Required for section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations; optional for others.)
What is the organization's primary exempt purpose? Mission statement: The Vermont Association for Justice (VTAJ) works to promote a fair and effective civil justice system and protects the rights of those injured by the misconduct or negligence of others. We support the continuing education, professionalism, and legal practices of our attorney, paralegal and other members.
Describe the organization’s program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. In a clear and concise manner, describe the services provided, the number of persons benefited, and other relevant information for each program title.
28 Annual Conference - 101 ParticipantsFull Day Educational and social conference for all attorneys. Practical Evidence and Trial Skills for Lawyers. Tips from Judges, Ethics, Experts, and the effective use of hearsay. Keynote speaker US Congressman Peter Welch. 6 CLE Credit hours. (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...		28a
29 Continuing Legal Education Services - 109 participants.Two Workers Compensation sessions. Practical solutions to workers compensations and employments issues for claimants attorneys. One Seminar Expert Testimony.A full day educational seminar on everything related to experts including a panel of Vermont Judges.One Seminar on Consumer LawA full day educational seminar including an overview of State and Federal Restraints on Debt Collection, The Fair Credit Reporting Act, A Primer on Automobile Fraud, Debt Collection Defense, Mortgage Servicer Litigation, and Representing the Student Loan Borrower (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...		29a
30 (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...		30a
31 Other program services (describe in Schedule O) ................ (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here...	31a
32 Total program service expenses (add lines 28a through 31a)..........	32

(a) Name and title	(b) Average hours per week devoted to position	(c) Reportable compensation (Forms W-2/1099-MISC) (if not paid, enter -0-)	(d) Health benefits, contributions to employee benefit plans, and deferred compensation
Andrew Delaney Secretary	1.00	0
Carey Rose President	1.00	0
Michele Patton Director	1.00	0
Christopher Maley Director	1.00	0
James Levins President-Elect	1.00	0
David Mickenberg Director	1.00	0
Emily Joselson Director	1.00	0
Kristin Ross Director	1.00	0
Richard Rubin Director	1.00	0
Lawrence Slason Director	1.00	0
Adam Powers Parliamentarian	1.00	0
David Silver Director	1.00	0
Karl Anderson Director	1.00	0
D James Mackall Director	1.00	0
Kelly Massicotte Treasurer	1.00	0
David Pollock Director	1.00	0
Todd Schlossberg Director	1.00	0
Jerome F O'Neill Director	1.00	0
Nancy C Wick Executive Dir.	1.00	17,436	2,258
Amy Caldwell Executive Dir.	1.00	29,719

Yes

Did the organization engage in lobbying activities or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part II .......................

Is the organization a school as described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)? If "Yes," complete Schedule E ..

49a

Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?......

49a

If "Yes," was the related organization a section 527 organization?................

49b

Complete this table for the organization's five highest compensated employees (other than officers, directors, trustees and key employees) who each received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization. If there is none, enter "None."

(a) Name and title of each employee	(b) Average hours per week devoted to position	(c) Reportable compensation (Forms W-2/1099-MISC)	(d) Health benefits, contributions to employee benefit plans, and deferred compensation	(e) Estimated amount of other compensation
NONE

Total number of other employees paid over $100,000 ............. bullet

Complete this table for the organization's five highest compensated independent contractors who each received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization. If there is none, enter "None."

(a) Name and business address of each independent contractor	(b) Type of service	(c) Compensation
NONE


Name of organization Vermont Association for Justice	Employer identification number 03-0318206
Part I Contributors	Contributors (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
RESTRICTED	,	$ RESTRICTED	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)


Name of organization Vermont Association for Justice	Employer identification number 03-0318206
Part II	Noncash Property (see instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2019)

Return Reference	Explanation
Other Expenses.1001	Advertising and Promotion $43
Other Expenses.1002	Office Expenses $6138
Other Expenses.1005	Travel $186
Other Expenses.1007	Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $11433
Other Expenses.1012	Insurance $838
Other Expenses.1	Credit Card fees $3775
Other Expenses.2	Web Hosting $2265
Other Expenses.3	CLE Expenses $1264
Other Expenses.4	Internet Expense $876
Other Expenses.5	Misc Expenses $561
Other Expenses.6	VTAJ Membership Fees $525
Other Expenses.7	Membership Renewal Fees $463
Other Expenses.8	Payroll Fees $283
Other Expenses.9	Board Expense $158
Other Expenses.10	Rounding $-1
Other Expenses.11	Reconciliation Discrepancies $-2956
Total Liabilities.1	Deferred revenue - Beginning $1887 Deferred revenue - Ending $18950

Return Reference

Explanation

Other Expenses.1001

Advertising and Promotion $43

Other Expenses.1002

Office Expenses $6138

Other Expenses.1005

Travel $186

Other Expenses.1007

Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $11433

Other Expenses.1012

Insurance $838

Other Expenses.1

Credit Card fees $3775

Other Expenses.2

Web Hosting $2265

Other Expenses.3

CLE Expenses $1264

Other Expenses.4

Internet Expense $876

Other Expenses.5

Misc Expenses $561

Other Expenses.6

VTAJ Membership Fees $525

Other Expenses.7

Membership Renewal Fees $463

Other Expenses.8

Payroll Fees $283

Other Expenses.9

Board Expense $158

Other Expenses.10

Rounding $-1

Other Expenses.11

Reconciliation Discrepancies $-2956

Total Liabilities.1

Deferred revenue - Beginning $1887 Deferred revenue - Ending $18950

1	Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received ....................	1	19,640
2	Program service revenue including government fees and contracts ................	2	108,964
3	Membership dues and assessments .............................	3	58,939
4	Investment income ....................................	4	1,254
5a	Gross amount from sale of assets other than inventory .......	5a
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses ............	5b	0
c	Gain or (loss) from sale of assets other than inventory (Subtract line 5b from line 5a) ......	5c
6	Gaming and fundraising events
a	Gross income from gaming (attach Schedule G if greater than $15,000)	6a
b	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ of contributions from fundraising events reported on line 1) (attach Schedule G if the			sum of such gross income and contributions exceeds $15,000) ..	6b	0
c	Less: direct expenses from gaming and fundraising events ...	6c	0
d	Net income or (loss) from gaming and fundraising events (add lines 6a and 6b and subtract line 6c)	6d
7a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances ......	7a
b	Less: cost of goods sold .............	7b	0
c	Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory (Subtract line 7b from line 7a) .........	7c
8	Other revenue (describe in Schedule O) ....................	8
9	Total revenue. Add lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5c, 6d, 7c, and 8 ..............	9	188,797

18	Excess or (deficit) for the year (Subtract line 17 from line 9) ............	18	43,843
19	Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (from line 27, column (A)) (must agree with
	end-of-year figure reported on prior year’s return) .................	19	206,020
20	Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain in Schedule O) ...........	20	-4,514
21	Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 18 through 20 ..........	21	245,349

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	Type or print name and title

Software ID:	19009920
Software Version:	2019v5.0

Software ID:	19009920
Software Version:	2019v5.0

10	Grants and similar amounts paid (list in Schedule O) ................	10
11	Benefits paid to or for members ......................	11
12	Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits ................	12	53,364
13	Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors ............	13	59,289
14	Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance ...................	14	6,450
15	Printing, publications, postage, and shipping ...................	15
16	Other expenses (describe in Schedule O) ...................	16	25,851
17	Total expenses. Add lines 10 through 16 .................	17	144,954


Name of organization Vermont Association for Justice			Employer identification number 03-0318206
Part III Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry. For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) $ Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.

Limits on Lobbying Expenditures (The term "expenditures" means amounts paid or incurred.)		(b) Affiliated group totals
1a	Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grass roots lobbying) ......................
b	Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) ........................
c	Total lobbying expenditures (add lines 1a and 1b) ............................................................
d	Other exempt purpose expenditures ...............................................................................
e	Total exempt purpose expenditures (add lines 1c and 1d) ..................................................
f	Lobbying nontaxable amount. Enter the amount from the following table in both columns.
	If the amount on line 1e, column (a) or (b) is:The lobbying nontaxable amount is:
	Not over $500,00020% of the amount on line 1e.
	Over $500,000 but not over $1,000,000$100,000 plus 15% of the excess over $500,000.
	Over $1,000,000 but not over $1,500,000$175,000 plus 10% of the excess over $1,000,000.
	Over $1,500,000 but not over $17,000,000$225,000 plus 5% of the excess over $1,500,000.
	Over $17,000,000$1,000,000.

g	Grassroots nontaxable amount (enter 25% of line 1f) .................................................
h	Subtract line 1g from line 1a. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................
i	Subtract line 1f from line 1c. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................................................
j	If there is an amount other than zero on either line 1h or line 1i, did the organization file Form 4720 reporting section 4911 tax for this year? ...................................................................................................................	Yes No

4-Year Averaging Period Under Section 501(h) (Some organizations that made a section 501(h) election do not have to complete all of the five columns below. See the separate instructions for lines 2a through 2f.)
Lobbying Expenditures During 4-Year Averaging Period
	Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)	(a) 2016	(b) 2017	(c) 2018	(d) 2019	(e) Total

2a	Lobbying nontaxable amount

b	Lobbying ceiling amount (150% of line 2a, column(e))

c	Total lobbying expenditures

d	Grassroots nontaxable amount

e	Grassroots ceiling amount (150% of line 2d, column (e))

f	Grassroots lobbying expenditures