Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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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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Total |
0 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1,054,839 | 1,480,550 | 1,757,587 | 1,232,820 | 1,853,902 | 7,379,698 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 1,054,839 | 1,480,550 | 1,757,587 | 1,232,820 | 1,853,902 | 7,379,698 |
| 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).. | 273,462 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 7,106,236 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 1,054,839 | 1,480,550 | 1,757,587 | 1,232,820 | 1,853,902 | 7,379,698 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 7,421,126 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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.) | 0 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, 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 2020. 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 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Software ID: | 20011577 |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Pt XI | Line 9 - Increase in beneficial interest in assets held by others. |
| Pt VI, Line 11b | A first draft of the 990 is reviewed by the Finance Director with a final draft circulated to the Board prior to filing. |
| Pt VI, Line 12c | All Board members must complete a "Conflict of Interest Form" annually which is filed with the Board minutes. |
| Pt VI, Line 15a | After a review of comparability data, the Board of Directors approves and documents the Executive Director's compensation and that of other senior management (if any). |
| Pt VI, Line 15b | See above. |
| Pt VI, Line 19 | Forms 990 and 1023 are open to public inspection at the Organization's Burlington, Vermont office and are available by mail upon request. The Organization has never been asked for its governing documents, Board policies, or financial statements and has no official policy related to the release of this information. |
| Other | The Intervale Center is a 33-year old farm and food organization based in Burlington, Vermont with a mission to strengthen community food systems. Founded with the radical vision to reclaim an agriculturally signficant stretch of land for new, community based farm and land enterprises, today, the Center manages a model 360 acre campus in Burlington, delivers agricultural and conservation programming across Vermont, and inspires others across the globe to take action to create a more sustainable food system. |
| Other | The 360 acres along the Winooski River we manage is home to commercial organic farms, community gardens, hiking trails, conservation areas, and a host of Intervale Center-run programs and enterprises. Our impact radiates out as we grow and plant thousands of native trees for watershed restoration, deliver over a million dollars' worth of local food to people in our community, conduct agricultural sector research, engage hundreds of people in the work of transforming our food system, and help other organizations leverage our expertise. Together, these programs and enterprises are uniquely designed to support the development of a food system that provides eaters with nourishing food while supporting viable local farms and a healthy planet. |
| Other | Our statewide farm business development services to beginning, established and transitioning farms across Vermont reach over 100 farms each year and support new innovations in Vermont's farm economy. These engagements included resource matching and coaching and business planning and succession and transition planning with retiring farmers. We operate Vermont Land Link, our state's online land matching tool, growing membership to over 1,200 farmland seekers and managing active farmland listings. We are constantly innovating and seek new initiatives to help build a stronger community food system in Vermont. For example, we provided management, planning and infrastructure development on two parcels owned by the Vermont Land Trust, Brewster Uplands Conservation Trust in Cambridge, and Pine Island Community Farm in Colchester. We are also managing a grass-based beef sector development project have delved deeply into new land management opportunities for a 4,000+ acre Lower Winooski Valley. We are a founding member in the Vermont Farm and Forest Viability Network and serve as co-chair of the Blueprint for Regional Farm Viability's Policy and Development Committee. |
| Other | We operate the Intervale Conservation Nursery, growing thousands of trees and engaging in land stewardship projects that improve water quality, restore land, and combat climate change. Each year we contribute over 30,000 stems to riparian reforestation projects across Vermont while expanding our land stewardship services to include wetland restoration, pollinator production and invasive species management to landowners across Vermont. This has included softwood tree propagation and the development of an herbaceous perennial pollinator product line. In 2020, we also partnered with Patagonia, Ski Rack, Vermont Gas, One Tree Planted and others to restore riparian buffers in the Intervale, along the Mad River in Waitsfield, and along the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail in Jeffersonville. |
| Other | We operate one of Vermont's leading Gleaning and Food Access programs because everyone has the right to healthy local food. We regularly support over 200 families and 15 social service organizations with free, locally sourced fruits and vegetables. We provide this directly to families at community sites, Intervale pickups and through our own pick your own People's Garden, and now through the expanded People's Farm. We also host pop up farmers' markets at locations such as the Vermont Nursing Association Family Room on Allen Street in Burlington in partnership with the Vermont Foodbank and the Winooski Food Shelf. We also serve as the Co-Chair for the Vermont Gleaning Collective and partner very closely with the Vermont Foodbank and Feeding Chittenden to strengthen food access initiatives in Vermont. |
| Other | We operate the Intervale Food Hub, expanding markets for Vermont producers and linking consumers with the very best local food. The Food Hub buys the best Vermont grown and produced food and sells directly to area residents through home delivery and community pickups and serves wholesale markets like University of Vermont and Vermont Foodbank's Vermonters Feeding Vermonters Program. Each year, we work with over 40 farm and food producers to help them have another market. We are also a founding member of the Vermont Food Hub Collaborative and are supporting the development of a new collaborative marketing effort to bring |
| Other | We manage a significant part of Burlington's Intervale, creating safe, accessible and beautiful recreational opportunities for thousands of families. We manage the gateway to the Intervale and steward over 360 acres and dozens of historic and agriculture buildings. We continue to invest in this amazing community asset with recent upgrades across the Intervale campus including improvements to the Picnic Grove, People's Garden, People's Farm, Alan Gottesman Living Memorial Garden, extensive landscaping and wayfinding, and restoration of Burlington's last intact agricultural farmstead. We continue to deepen our partnership with our neighbors and host the City of Burlington 's Tommy Thompson Community Gardens and the Association of Africans Living in Vermont, and we are a founding member of Burlington Wildways Steering Committee. |
| Other | We engage the community in the power of food and share our expertise to inspire the community food movement everywhere. Each year we host our popular events series, Summervale and Wintervale, and support other community events such as cooking classes, Burlington's largest children's fun run, and many other activities to bring people together with the Intervale. We also host an educational food series off site called The Dish in collaboration with City Market. Each year we provide free monthly tours available to the public and host 400-600 students, government officials, partners, and other individuals and entities interested in our wok from around the world. We also host over 500 volunteers each year, as we continue to provide gleaning, Summervale, land stewardship and Nursery volunteer opportunities in our community. The Intervale Center campus is an Archeology District and registered as a Vermont Registry of Historic Places. |
| Other | Much of this work is made possible because of the generous support of our donors. In 2020, nearly 760 donors contributed to our annual fund with the average small gift size of $80. This included 129 new donors, as well as many corporate and foundation partners who play a significant role in supporting our work. |
| Other | The Intervale Center envisions food systems that support joyful, vibrant communities, nourished people, thriving farms and food businesses, and healthy and protected natural resources. |
| Software ID: | 20011577 |
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