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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE 990 TAX RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | DURING BOARD MEETINGS, AT WHICH FINANCIAL AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS OF CONSEQUENCE ARE DISCUSSED AND/OR VOTED ON, THE QUESTION IS ASKED IF ANY BOARD MEMBER OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAVE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE CURRENT TRANSACTIONS AND MATTERS BEING DISCUSSED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED USING DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT OTHER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS IN VERMONT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART VIII, PART 1F | THE STATE OF VERMONT GRANT IS AN ANNUAL GRANT AWARDED TO LEDC FOR A TERM THAT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR LEDC'S FISCAL YEAR, FROM JULY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING JUNE. THE GRANT REQUIRES LEDC TO CONDUCT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ITS MISSION, WHICH ARE GENERALLY PERFORMED EVENLY OVER EACH GRANT TERM. THIS GRANT COMPRISES LEDC'S LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR, AS DISCLOSED IN SCHEDULE B. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED AS GRANT REVENUE IN A GIVEN YEAR FLUCTUATES BASED ON THE DATE ON WHICH THE GRANT IS APPROVED BY THE GRANTOR, WHICH TYPICALLY OCCURS IN JUNE OR JULY. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 8 | PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT: DURING 2006, LEDC WAS AWARDED A $97,178 GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) TO ESTABLISH A REVOLVING LOAN FUND TO MAKE LOANS TO QUALIFYING BUSINESSES. UNDER THE GRANT AGREEMENT, THE USDA RETAINS THE RIGHT TO RECAPTURE FUNDS IF LEDC DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. CONSEQUENTLY, LEDC PREVIOUSLY RECOGNIZED THE GRANT FUNDS AS A LIABILITY. HOWEVER, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IN 2025, MANAGEMENT DETERMINED THAT THE CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT HAD BEEN MET IN A PRIOR YEAR AND THAT THE LIKELIHOOD OF REPAYMENT WAS REMOTE. ACCORDINGLY, LEDC RESTATED ITS NET ASSET BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2024 TO DERECOGNIZE THE LIABILITY. THE NET EFFECT OF THE PRIOR-PERIOD ADJUSTMENT WAS TO INCREASE NET ASSETS BY $97,178 AS OF JUNE 30, 2024. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE SELECTION OR OVERSIGHT PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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