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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 7,191,304 | 5,632,267 | 5,731,661 | 5,517,498 | 5,044,088 | 29,116,818 |
| 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 | 7,191,304 | 5,632,267 | 5,731,661 | 5,517,498 | 5,044,088 | 29,116,818 |
| 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. | 29,116,818 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 7,191,304 | 5,632,267 | 5,731,661 | 5,517,498 | 5,044,088 | 29,116,818 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,145 | 885 | 43 | 1,383 | 17,638 | 21,094 |
| 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 | 29,137,912 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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 2018 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-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
| a From 2013....... | ||||
| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2013 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2018. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2014...... | ||||
| b Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | ON DECEMBER 18, 2018 THE VITL BOARD VOTED TO UPDATE THE VITL BY-LAWS AS FOLLOWS: 1. ADDED WORDING TO SPECIFY THAT AN UNVOLUNTARILY REMOVED DIRECTOR "WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL TERM". 2. SECTION ON BOARD OF DIRECTOR VACANCIES WAS UPDATED TO REMOVE LANGUAGE RELATED TO A PREVIOUS VERMONT STATUTE REGARDING THE COMPOSITION OF THE VITL BOARD AND TO SPECIFY THE TERM OF A DIRECTOR ELECTED TO FILL A VACANCY PRIOR TO THE ANNUAL MEETING. 3. WORDING WAS ADDED TO ADDRESS COOPERATION WITH STATE OF VERMONT COMMITTEES. 4. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES WERE CLARIFIED TO INCLUDE THE REVIEW OF THE CORPORATION'S BY-LAWS, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD. 5. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE'S RESPONSIBILITIES WERE CLARIFIED TO ADD THE REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION FOR ADOPTION OF VITL'S ANNUAL BUDGET AND TAX RETURN. 6. THE FOLLOWING COMMITTEES WERE REMOVED FROM THE BY-LAWS: GOVERNANCE & NOMINATING COMMITTEE, PROVIDER ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND CONSUMER ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 7. TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES WERE FURTHER CLARIFIED AND STREAMLINED. 8. ADDITIONAL WORDING WAS ADDED TO CLARIFY THE SECTION ON FINANCIALLY DISINTERESTED MAJORITY. 9. MODIFIED THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST SECTION TO REMOVE LANGUAGE LINKING IT TO MAKE IT SUBJECT TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ESTABLISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE OF VERMONT. 10. BY-LAWS WERE MODIFIED TO INCLUDE WORDING IDENTIFYING THE VITL'S PRESIDENT/CEO AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF VITL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 11. REMOVED "VICE PRESIDENT" POSITION FROM THE BY-LAWS. 12. ADDITIONAL WORDING WAS ADDED TO CLARIFY ROLE OF THE "SECRETARY". |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | VITL'S PROCESS TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 IS TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THE DRAFT TO VITL'S FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. THE APPROVED 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD AS AN INFORMATION ITEM PRIOR TO FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | VITL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE BOUND BY VITL'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. PER VITL POLICY, FIN-11, "[E]ACH INTERESTED PERSON SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS THAT SUCH PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THE CORPORATION IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES." IN ADDITION, "[E]ACH INTERESTED PERSON SHALL ALSO PROVIDE ON AN ANNUAL SURVEY FORM A LIST OF IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS, INCLUDING SPOUSE, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, PARENTS, SIBLINGS AND ANY OTHER PERSON WHO LIVES IN HIS/HER HOUSEHOLD, IN ORDER THAT THE CORPORATION MAY HAVE A RECORD OF ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED DISQUALIFIED PERSONS UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE REGULATIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH TAX EXEMPT STATUS REQUIREMENTS FOR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. VITL ALSO REQUIRES NEW EMPLOYEES TO FILL OUT THE SURVEY FORM AS PART OF OUR NEW EMPLOYEE ON-BOARDING PROCESS. VITL'S CEO AND CFO WILL REVIEW ANNUAL STAFF AND NEW EMPLOYEE SURVEY FORMS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD SHALL MAKE PERIODIC REVIEWS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | PER VITL'S COMPENSATION POLICY, BASE COMPENSATION RATES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR EACH POSITION BY THE MANAGER OF THAT POSITION IN CONSULTATION WITH HUMAN RESOURCES AND FINANCE. COMPENSATION WILL BE REASONABLE FOR THE SERVICES RENDERED AND WHEN SETTING COMPENSATION CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO MARKET COMPARABLE DATA, INTERNAL EQUITY, FORMAL TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE CANDIDATE/INCUMBENT. COMPENSATION RATE CHANGES PURSUANT TO A CHANGE IN POSITION DURING THE YEAR WILL BE CONSIDERED AND APPROVED BY THE CEO IN THEIR SOLE DISCRETION. HUMAN RESOURCES WILL RECOMMEND THE BASE COMPENSATION RATES TO THE CEO FOR APPROVAL. THE CEO SHOULD ENSURE THAT COMPENSATION RATE RANGES ARE REVIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY, THAT ALL INDIVIDUAL JOBS ARE MARKET PRICED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS, AND THAT PAY EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS ARE ADMINISTERED IN A FAIR AND EQUITABLE MANNER. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR BOARD DESIGNATED COMMITTEE SHALL SET THE BASE COMPENSATION AND PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR THE CEO. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR BOARD DESIGNATED COMMITTEE SHALL CONDUCT AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF HIS/HER PERFORMANCE AND DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF THE PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE DUE AND MERIT INCREASE BASED ON MARKET COMPARABLE DATA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | VITL MAKES ITS BY-LAWS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE. |
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