2019-03-19T15:52:02-05:00 2018-06-30 030280081 JMM & ASSOCIATES PC 336 WATER TOWER CIR STE 801 COLCHESTER VT 05446 990 2017-07-01 030369962 MERCY CONNECTIONS INC MERC 8028467063 255 SOUTH CHAMPLAIN STREET SUITE 8 BURLINGTON VT 05401 LISA FALCONE STARTING 7118 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8028467063 2019-03-19 true RANDALL L SARGENT CPA P00136499 8026555665 2019-03-19 64.88.174.3 2019-03-19 15:52:02 CD P B93AC70C31DAD525034B788864ABA0EAD35EC709 1AD411E049554EB474F1A76C7C0DE76A84237027 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z LISA FALCONE STARTING 7118 255 SOUTH CHAMPLAIN STREET SUITE 8 BURLINGTON VT 05401 970447 false X WWW.MERCYCONNECTIONS.ORG X 2001 VT MERCY CONNECTIONS IS AN EDUCATIONAL VALUES-DRIVEN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LIVING THE LEGACY OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY, WITH AN ENDURING CONCERN FOR WOMEN. 21 21 17 200 0 603690 691328 63700 72269 60935 80452 19648 6852 747973 850901 2650 8365 0 675572 691324 0 127814 135690 154632 813912 854321 -65939 -3420 1080434 1117740 47616 47130 1032818 1070610 X MERCY CONNECTIONS IS AN EDUCATIONAL VALUES-DRIVEN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LIVING THE LEGACY OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY, WITH AN ENDURING CONCERN FOR WOMEN. BY COMPASSIONATELY NURTURING SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EDUCATION, MENTORING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COMMUNITY, PEOPLE ARE EMPOWERED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT LIFE CHANGES. false false 592764 8365 MERCY CONNECTIONS WAS FOUNDED IN 2001 TO DELIVER HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT SUPPORT PEOPLE MOVING TOWARD GREATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN BURLINGTON, VT. AFTER TRINITY COLLEGE CLOSED, THE SISTERS OF MERCY ESTABLISHED THIS EDUCATIONAL, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. TODAY, DIVERSE POPULATIONS, WHO SEE ENTREPRENEURSHIP, NEW EDUCATION AND/OR NEW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS A SOLUTION, COME TO LEARN, BUILD RESOURCES, AND PLAN FOR GREATER LIFE-SECURITY. WE FOSTER RADICAL HOSPITALITY, WARMLY WELCOMING OVER 300 PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY. OUR MISSION INSPIRES OVER 240 VOLUNTEERS, 21 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND 15 STAFF PERSONS TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF THREE GENDER-SENSITIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED PROGRAMS AREAS: THE WOMEN'S SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM (WSBP); THE EDUCATION AND TRANSITION (E&T) PROGRAMS; AND JUSTICE & MENTORING (J&M) PROGRAMS. IN ALL THREE, PARTICIPANTS RECONNECT WITH THEIR CORE STRENGTHS, DEVELOP LIFE PLANS AND ENGAGE IN HIGH QUALITY, RESULTS-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES. OVER 1800 ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS HAVE GRADUATED FROM WSBP (EST. IN 1989 AT TRINITY COLLEGE). 150 ACTIVE BUSINESSES IN THIS AREA ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY ALUMNI. EACH YEAR ABOUT 25 WSBP STUDENTS COMPLETE BANK READY BUSINESS PLANS. THE J&M PROGRAMS (EST. IN 2003) HAVE CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED OVER 350 MENTORING PAIRS OF TRAINED MENTORS AND WOMEN RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. 95% OF WOMEN WITH J&M PROGRAM-TRAINED MENTORS SUCCESSFULLY REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR POST- INCARCERATION. J&M PROGRAMS ALSO OFFER COURT DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES WHERE 80% OF WOMEN REFERRED FROM THE COURTS HAVE SEEN THEIR CHARGES DROPPED FOR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. J&M PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BUILD THEIR CAPACITY FOR CRIME-FREE LIVES. THE VERMONT WOMEN'S MENTORING PROGRAM (VWMP) OFFERS TRAININGS, MENTOR MATCHING AND SUPPORT TO 35 WOMEN RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY POST-INCARCERATION EACH YEAR, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE VT DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND VERMONT WORKS FOR WOMEN. THIS PROGRAM REINFORCES HEALTHY COMPANIONSHIP, RECREATION, AND PRO-SOCIAL, ORIENTATIONS TO DECREASE CRIMINAL RISK. COURT DIVERSION PROGRAMS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT COURTS, SERVE WOMEN WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN SURVIVAL CRIMES. THEY ARE INVITED TO "START OVER" BY PARTICIPATING IN CURRICULUM-BASED LIFE- PLANNING PROGRAMS AND CHARGES CAN BE DROPPED WITH SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAMS. WSBP STUDENTS MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL ASPIRATIONS. COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS. THREE EXPERIENCED WSBP INSTRUCTORS DELIVER PROVEN, COLLEGE-LEVEL BUSINESS PLANNING CURRICULA TO OVER 25 WOMEN PER YEAR. "GETTING SERIOUS" STUDENTS BEGIN TO CONSIDER BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AND "START UP" STUDENTS BUILD BANK- READY BUSINESS PLANS. IN 2015, WSBP ALSO BEGAN TO OFFER FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE FINANCE CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN AND MERCY MARKETPLACE WORKSHOPS FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERELY FEW RESOURCES. E&T PROGRAMS SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE OFTEN BEEN, SADLY, OVERLOOKED, HAVE LOW ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT, AND/OR ARE LIVING IN POVERTY. ANNUALLY, OVER 150 PEOPLE ATTEND AND MANY GO ON TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT, CONTINUED EDUCATION, AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP AND/OR TAKE ON NEW ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES.E&T PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BUILD HOPE, DETERMINATION AND STRENGTH TO MOVE TOWARD GREATER LIFE SECURITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. MANY HAVE STRUGGLED WITH POVERTY, TRAUMA, DISABILITIES, INJURIES, MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. CAREFULLY DESIGNED E&T PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS SELF-DIRECTED LIFE PLANNING AND ADULT LEARNING THROUGH: FOUR 10-WEEK PRE- WORK CERTIFICATION CLASSES; GED, ADULT DIPLOMA, ESOL & COMPUTER LITERACY TUTORIALS; READING & WRITING PROGRAMS, AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES. 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SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X MERCY CONNECTIONS, INC. IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE 501(C)(3) AS AN INSTITUTION CONTROLLED BY OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES, AND HAS BEEN GRANTED PUBLIC CHARITY STATUS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 27,866 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 27,866 MAY LUNCHEON 110848 89230 21618 12320 7842 JAZZ JAM 33579 24030 9549 788 1951 1500 3465 144427 113260 31167 788 14271 1500 11307 27866 3301 false SCHOLARSHIPS 7 8365 CASH FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MERCY CONNECTIONS IS AN EDUCATIONAL VALUES-DRIVEN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LIVING THE LEGACY OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY, WITH AN ENDURING CONCERN FOR WOMEN. BY COMPASSIONATELY NURTURING SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH EDUCATION, MENTORING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND COMMUNITY, PEOPLE ARE EMPOWERED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT LIFE CHANGES. FORM 990 MERCY CONNECTIONS, INC. HAS ELECTED TO VOLUNTARILY FILE A FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PROGRAMS; AND JUSTICE & MENTORING (J&M) PROGRAMS. IN ALL THREE, PARTICIPANTS RECONNECT WITH THEIR CORE STRENGTHS, DEVELOP LIFE PLANS AND ENGAGE IN HIGH QUALITY, RESULTS-BASED LEARNING ACTIVITIES. OVER 1800 ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS HAVE GRADUATED FROM WSBP (EST. IN 1989 AT TRINITY COLLEGE). 150 ACTIVE BUSINESSES IN THIS AREA ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY ALUMNI. EACH YEAR ABOUT 25 WSBP STUDENTS COMPLETE BANK READY BUSINESS PLANS. THE J&M PROGRAMS (EST. IN 2003) HAVE CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED OVER 350 MENTORING PAIRS OF TRAINED MENTORS AND WOMEN RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. 95% OF WOMEN WITH J&M PROGRAM-TRAINED MENTORS SUCCESSFULLY REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR POST- INCARCERATION. J&M PROGRAMS ALSO OFFER COURT DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES WHERE 80% OF WOMEN REFERRED FROM THE COURTS HAVE SEEN THEIR CHARGES DROPPED FOR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. J&M PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BUILD THEIR CAPACITY FOR CRIME-FREE LIVES. THE VERMONT WOMEN'S MENTORING PROGRAM (VWMP) OFFERS TRAININGS, MENTOR MATCHING AND SUPPORT TO 35 WOMEN RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY POST-INCARCERATION EACH YEAR, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE VT DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND VERMONT WORKS FOR WOMEN. THIS PROGRAM REINFORCES HEALTHY COMPANIONSHIP, RECREATION, AND PRO-SOCIAL, ORIENTATIONS TO DECREASE CRIMINAL RISK. COURT DIVERSION PROGRAMS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT COURTS, SERVE WOMEN WHO HAVE ENGAGED IN SURVIVAL CRIMES. THEY ARE INVITED TO "START OVER" BY PARTICIPATING IN CURRICULUM-BASED LIFE- PLANNING PROGRAMS AND CHARGES CAN BE DROPPED WITH SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAMS. WSBP STUDENTS MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL ASPIRATIONS. COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS. THREE EXPERIENCED WSBP INSTRUCTORS DELIVER PROVEN, COLLEGE-LEVEL BUSINESS PLANNING CURRICULA TO OVER 25 WOMEN PER YEAR. "GETTING SERIOUS" STUDENTS BEGIN TO CONSIDER BUSINESS OWNERSHIP AND "START UP" STUDENTS BUILD BANK- READY BUSINESS PLANS. IN 2015, WSBP ALSO BEGAN TO OFFER FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THE FINANCE CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN AND MERCY MARKETPLACE WORKSHOPS FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERELY FEW RESOURCES. E&T PROGRAMS SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE OFTEN BEEN, SADLY, OVERLOOKED, HAVE LOW ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT, AND/OR ARE LIVING IN POVERTY. ANNUALLY, OVER 150 PEOPLE ATTEND AND MANY GO ON TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT, CONTINUED EDUCATION, AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP AND/OR TAKE ON NEW ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES.E&T PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BUILD HOPE, DETERMINATION AND STRENGTH TO MOVE TOWARD GREATER LIFE SECURITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. MANY HAVE STRUGGLED WITH POVERTY, TRAUMA, DISABILITIES, INJURIES, MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. CAREFULLY DESIGNED E&T PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS SELF-DIRECTED LIFE PLANNING AND ADULT LEARNING THROUGH: FOUR 10-WEEK PRE- WORK CERTIFICATION CLASSES; GED, ADULT DIPLOMA, ESOL & COMPUTER LITERACY TUTORIALS; READING & WRITING PROGRAMS, AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES. SUPPORT GROUPS, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS AND A WEEKLY LUNCHEON PREPARED BY VOLUNTEERS ARE OFFERED TO REINFORCE A SENSE OF BELONGING AND SUPPORT AS PEOPLE MAKE SIGNIFICANT LIFE CHANGES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. A COPY OF THE REVIEWED FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH YEAR, THE BOARD IS ASKED TO REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF ANY BOARD MEMBER HAS A CONFLICT, THEY WOULD REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON THAT SPECIFIC MATTER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 27,866 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -27,866 SISTERS OF MERCY NE COMMUNITY 15 HIGLAND VIEW ROAD CUMBERLAND RI 02864 861164387 EXEMPTION RI 501 1 N/A false US CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS 3211 4TH STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 20017 530119661 EXEMPTION DC 501 1 N/A false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false SISTERS OF MERCY NE MINISTRY C 8000 CASH