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HARRIS & FRANCES BLOCK FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2015

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Organization
HARRIS & FRANCES BLOCK FOUNDATION (EIN 31-1784246)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-14
IRS object ID
201633199349101873
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-14T12:18:04-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tapia & Huckabay PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 38AddressLine1Txt
CityVergennesCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05491ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN311784246EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Harris & Frances Block Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHARRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8024263806PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1c/o Betsy Chodorkoff 491 Ennis HillAddressLine1Txt
CityMarshfieldCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05658ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELIZABETH CHODORKOFFPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8024263806PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWILLIAM S HUCKABAY CPAPreparerPersonNm
Phone8028707086PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$9,825,406FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$450,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$30,158InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$30,158InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$159,101DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$159,101DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Rents Rev And Expnss$278GrossRentsRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Rents Net Invst Incm$278GrossRentsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Rental Income Or Loss$278NetRentalIncomeOrLossAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$719,198NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$3,354,606GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$719,198CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$6,465OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$6,465OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$1,365,200TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$915,200TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$49,000CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$4,900CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$35,500CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$10,742AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$3,106AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$54,788OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$54,788OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$23,098TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$3,236TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,303TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$857DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$3,641TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$3,543TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss$1,071PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$5,940OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$4,064OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$10OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$149,137TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$70,094TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$41,356TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$542,467ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$542,467ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$691,604TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$70,094TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$583,823TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$673,596ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$845,106NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$2,087CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$436CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$436CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$890,845SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$834,097SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$834,097SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl$1,025AcctRcvblAmt
Acct Rcvbl BOY$5,212AcctRcvblBOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOY$1,025AcctRcvblEOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOYFMV$1,025AcctRcvblEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations BOY$443,227USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$747,724USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$747,724USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$6,968,028CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$6,852,105CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$6,852,105CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$925,300CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$562,677CorporateBondsEOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOYFMV$562,677CorporateBondsEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$966,425OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$823,525OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$823,525OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,355LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,565LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$1,647LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$790LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$790LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$3,867OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$3,027OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$3,027OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$10,206,638TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$9,825,406TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$9,825,406TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$8,115AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$3,502AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Deferred Revenue EOY$630DeferredRevenueEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,115TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,132TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY$10,198,523UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY$9,821,274UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$10,198,523TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$9,821,274TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$10,206,638TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$9,825,406TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$10,198,523TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$673,596ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$10,872,119SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$1,050,845OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$9,821,274TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (2 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtDepreciationDepreciationAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtFMV As Of123169FMVAsOf123169AmtAdjusted Basis As Of123169AdjustedBasisAsOf123169AmtExcess FMV Over Adjusted BssExcessFMVOverAdjustedBssAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmtHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDt
Publicly traded securities$3,351,939$0$2,635,408$716,531$0$0$0$716,531
Publicly traded securities - CGD$2,667$0$0$2,667$0$0$0$2,667P2014-12-312015-12-31
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$719,198CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$484,928AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$9,477,624NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.051166DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$450,802AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$7,728,420NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.058330DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$396,427AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$5,345,595NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.074160DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$354,794AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$4,908,849NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.072276DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$281,254AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$5,080,472NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.055360DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.311292TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.062258AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$10,150,852NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$631,972AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$8,451NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$640,423AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$583,823QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$16,902InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$16,902SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$16,902TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$13,400EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Applied To Es Tax$4,000AppliedToEsTaxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$17,400TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Original Return Overpayment-$17,400OriginalReturnOverpaymentAmt
Overpayment$498OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$498AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateVTOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Addresswww.blockfound.orgWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tapia & Huckabay PCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8028707086PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 Main Street Suite B211AddressLine1Txt
CityVergennesCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05491ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnYes (true)FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (true)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
NANCY M SLUYS
197 Minglewood RoadWestfieldNC27053President1.00$3,000$0$0
BETSY M CHODORKOFF
491 Ennis Hill RoadMarshfieldVT05658Treasurer30.00$43,000$0$0
DIANE MAURER SCHATZ
2261 Jasmine StreetDenverCO80207Secretary1.00$3,000$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$9,253,789AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$1,050,117AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$1,527FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$10,305,433TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$10,305,433AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$154,581CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$10,150,852NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$507,543MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$507,543MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$16,902TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$16,902TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$490,641DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$490,641DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$490,641DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$583,823ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$583,823QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$583,823AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$490,641DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$31,412ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$113,972ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$130,925ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$70,981ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$24,441ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$371,731TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$583,823QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$490,641AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$93,182RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$464,913TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$31,412ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$433,501ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$113,972ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$130,925ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$70,981ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$24,441ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$93,182ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerNONEContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (54 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
350 Colorado
2861 Ellison PlaceBoulderCO80304PCleadershipLocal teams anddevelopment$10,000
350 Vermont
255 South Champlain Street Suite 11BurlingtonVT05401PCand capacityLocal organizingbuilding$10,000
Advocates for a Safe Water System
309 Fayette AvenueFayettevilleWV25840PCdevelopmentLeadershipprogram$4,000
Allegany JAM
450 North Main StreetSpartaNC28675PCMusic education$14,640
Appalachian Voices
812 East High StreetCharlottesvilleVA22902PCand Clean EnergyClean Power PlanCampaign$15,000
BALE Building a Local Economy
PO Box 211South RoyaltonVT05658PCEconomy" speaker"Why Build a Localseries$4,350
Blue Ridge Discovery Center
12627 Wilson HighwayMouth Of WilsonVA24363PCeducationEnvironmental$20,000
Blue Ridge Discovery Center
253 Little Bighorn LaneMouth Of WilsonVA24363PCdevelopmentProfessional$2,000
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
PO Box 88Glendale SpringsNC28629PCEnvironmentalTurning the TideJustice Campaign$15,000
Chestnut Creek School of the Arts
100 North Main StreetGalaxVA24333PCAppalachianGalax JuniorMusicians$5,000
Citizens Awareness Network
PO Box 83Shelburne FallsMA01370PCClean energy$10,000
Composting Association of Vermont
PO Box 112TroyVT05868PCfor statewideDeveloping policyrecycling$8,000
Cross Vermont Trail Association
29 Main StreetMontpelierVT05601PCTrail communityCross Vermontinvolvement$5,000
Dogwood Alliance
PO Box 7645AshevilleNC28802PCFuel campaignForests Aren't$15,000
Elm Hill Inc
PO Box 248PlainfieldVT05667PCto SchoolMaple Hill Farm$8,597
Fair Share Education Fund
218 D Street Suite 205WashingtonDC20003PCHunger in ColoradoEnd Childhoodcampaign$10,000
Gedakina Inc
PO Box 2363AmherstMA01004PCprogramNatures Garden$10,000
Global Greengrants Fund
2840 Wilderness Place Suite ABoulderCO80301PCand operatingNiger Deltareserve$15,000
Governors Institute of Vermont
4049 Williston Road 4South BurlingtonVT05403PCand Youth ActivismCurrent IssuesInstitute$5,000
Greyston Foundation
21 Park AvenueYonkersNY10703PCGardensYonkers Community$4,000
Institute for Policy Studies
1112 16th Street NW Suite 600WashingtonDC20036PCOther Words$10,000
Institute for Social Ecology
PO Box 93PlainfieldVT05667PCClimate Justice$12,000
Intervale Center
180 Intervale RoadBurlingtonVT05401PCGleaning Project$10,000
Junior Appalachaian Musicians Inc
PO Box 44IndependenceVA24348PCROOTS$15,000
Lambi Fund of Haiti
1050 Connecticut Ave NW 10th FlWashingtonDC20036PCDevelopmentSustainableProgram$15,000
Migrant Justice
294 North Winooski AvenueBurlingtonVT05401PCWheelock MountainCapacity building-Farm$15,000
New England Grassroots Environment Fund
PO Box 611NewmarketNH03857PCfor CentralCommunity HarvestVermont$4,000
New England Grassroots Environment Fund
PO Box 611NewmarketNH03857PCand Small GrantsGeneral SupportPool$15,000
North Carolina Public Interest Research Group
112 South Blount Street Suite 102RaleighNC27601PCaround FoodOrganizingIssues$15,000
Peace and Justice Center
60 Lake Street Suite 1CBurlingtonVT05401PCFilm andCost of WarSpeaker Series$5,000
Planned Parenthood of NNE
128 Lakeside Avenue Suite 301BurlingtonVT05401PCYouth & General SupportVermont Chapter-Maine Chapter-Education$15,000
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
7155 East 38th AvenueDenverCO80207PCfor Teens &Safe Sex EducationEmergency Support$10,000
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic
1704 Battleground AvenueGreensboroNC27408PCeducation inTeen reproductiveAlleghany County$10,000
Refugee and Immigrant Fund
32-13 37th StreetAstoriaNY11103PCRecovery ProgramUrban Farm$10,000
Rutland Area Farm and Food Link
PO Box 284RutlandVT05702PCThe Glean Team$9,376
Salvation Farms
PO Box 1174MorrisvilleVT05661PCGleaningStatewideCooperative$10,000
Sierra Club Foundation
85 Second Street Suite 750San FranciscoCA94105PCGas ProjectColorado Oil &$10,000
Sierra Club Foundation
85 Second Street Suite 750San FranciscoCA94105PCDominion Campaign,New Power for OldVirginia Chapter$15,000
Sterling College
16 Sterling DriveCraftsburyVT05827PCSustainable AgricultureRian Fried Center forand Food Systems$5,000
Sustainable Energy Resources Group
432 Ulman RoadThetfordVT05075PCand retrofitsEnergy auditsin Upper Valley$8,500
The Chesapeake Climate Action Network
6930 Carroll Avenue Suite 720Takoma ParkMD20912PCCampaignClean Energy$15,000
The North Branch Nature Center
713 Elm StreetMontpelierVT05602PCProjectECO - Twinfield$10,000
Toxic Action Center
141 Main Street Suite 6MontpelierVT05602PCAssistance ProgramCommunity$10,000
University of Vermont
85 South Prospect StreetBurlingtonVT05405PCCloser toHuertas,Home Project$5,000
Vermont Community Foundation
3 Court StreetMiddleburyVT05753PCFunders NetworkVermont Food$3,000
Vermont Community Garden Network
12 North Street Suite 5BurlingtonVT05401PCand OutreachGarden Education$7,500
Vermont Council on Rural Development
43 State StreetMontpelierVT05602PCEconomy InitiativeClimate Change$15,000
Vermont Natural Resources Council
9 Bailey AvenueMontpelierVT05602PCand ClimateCommunity EnergyAction Project$20,000
Vermont River Conservancy
29 Main StreetMontpelierVT05602PCUnitedWatershed$2,000
Vermont Works for Women
32 Mallets Bay AvenueWinooskiVT05404PCFood ServiceFRESHTraining Program$10,000
Virginia Organizing
703 Concord AvenueCharlottesvilleVA22903PCClinch Coalition$5,000
Vermont Public Interest Research Group Ed Fund
141 Main StreetMontpelierVT05602PCTax CampaignCarbon Pollution$15,000
Western Colorado Congress
134 N 6th StreetGrand JunctionCO81501PCClimate change &Resource Extraction/Farm & Food$15,000
(no name)
Pass throughPartnershipcontributions$504
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$542,467TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$30,158ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$159,101ExclusionAmt

Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd Prop NetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$278ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$719,198ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (2 entries)

DescDescExclusionExclusionCdExclusionExclusionAmt
Ordinary gains from Partnerships1$6,211
Other partnership gains1$254

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$915,200ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$915,200TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonTHE ESTATE OF CAROL MAURERContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15578 Alkire StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityArvadaCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80002ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$450,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Wallace W. Tapia, PC Accounting/Tax$180$54
Tapia & Huckabay, PC Accounting/Tax$10,175$3,052
PayData Payroll service$387

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp (4 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescAcquiredAcquiredDtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtPrior Year DepreciationPriorYearDepreciationAmtComputation MethodComputationMethodTxtLifeLifeRtCurrent Year ExpenseCurrentYearExpenseAmt
Laptop computer2009-12-04$2,440$2,440SL5.00
Laptop computer2010-09-29$962$962SL3.00
Laptop computer2012-02-04$2,373$2,043SL3.00$330
Mac computer2014-07-18$1,580$263SL3.00$527

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
AssetSecuritiesAssetDesc
Gross Sales Price$3,354,606GrossSalesPriceAmt
Basis$2,635,408BasisAmt
Total Net$719,198TotalNetAmt

Investments Corp Bonds Schedule InvestmentsCorpBondsSchedule

Investments Corporate Bonds InvestmentsCorporateBondsGrp (7 entries)

BondBondNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Amgen Incorporated 2.5% 100,000$101,119$101,119
Ayers Brook Goat Dairy L3C 3% Note$104,288$104,288
Carrot Project 25,000$26,040$26,040
High Mowing Organic Seeds 3% Note$50,000$50,000
International Finance Corporation 200,000$198,331$198,331
SUN Initiative Financing, LLC II 25,000$25,000$25,000
Vermont Natural Coatings, Inc. 50,000$57,899$57,899

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (34 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
AGL Resources Inc. 3,950$252,050$252,050
Amgen Incorporated 1,300$211,029$211,029
Apple Inc. 2,485$261,571$261,571
Automatic Data Processing Inc. 2,700$228,744$228,744
Bar Harbor Bankshares, Inc. 6,160$212,027$212,027
Baxalta Incorporated 2,550$99,527$99,527
Charles Schwab Corporation 7,100$233,803$233,803
Cisco Systems, Inc. 8,150$221,313$221,313
Connecticut Water Service, Inc. 6,160$234,142$234,142
Cooperative Regions of Organic Producer Pools Cl E 500$25,000$25,000
EMC Corporation 6,900$177,192$177,192
Exactech, Inc. 21,733$394,454$394,454
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 4,700$211,970$211,970
Genuine Parts Company 1,700$146,013$146,013
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2,900$293,451$293,451
Herman Miller, Inc. 6,900$198,030$198,030
Intuit Inc. 3,400$328,100$328,100
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 4,600$207,138$207,138
Johnson & Johnson 1,935$198,763$198,763
Koninklijke Ahold N.V. 10,400$219,804$219,804
McCormick & Company 2,800$239,568$239,568
McKesson Corporation 1,100$216,953$216,953
Merchants Bancshares, Inc. 5,400$170,046$170,046
Patterson Companies, Inc. 5,350$241,873$241,873
Stryker Corporation 2,300$213,762$213,762
SunCommon 75,000$75,000$75,000
Symantec Corporation 6,550$137,550$137,550
Telus Corporation 4,600$127,190$127,190
Tennant Company 3,300$185,658$185,658
Unilever 6,840$296,309$296,309
United Natural Foods, Incorporated 3,800$149,568$149,568
Utah Medical Products, Inc. 3,512$205,592$205,592
Vermont Smoke & Cure 28,750$103,787$103,787
Wabtec Corporation 1,900$135,128$135,128

Investments Govt Obligations Sch InvestmentsGovtObligationsSch

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
US Govt Obligations Book Vl EOY$747,724USGovtObligationsBookVlEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$747,724USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (11 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. 14,300$270,556$270,556
HCP, Inc. REIT 20$765$765
Income & Impact Fund, LLC$101,447$101,447
Liberty Property Trust REIT 5,000$155,250$155,250
Northeast Kingdom Tasting Center, LLC$49,735$49,735
Patient Capital Collaborative '11, LP$20,313$20,313
PowerShares Global Clean Energy ETF 5,900$67,378$67,378
The Lyme Forest Fund III TE LP$41,564$41,564
The Lyme Forest Fund IV TE LP$50,921$50,921
Vermont Community Loan Fund 1% Note Due 07-15-20$30,000$30,000
VSJF Flexible Capital Fund, L3C$35,596$35,596

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemComputer equipmentCategoryOrItemTxt
Cost Or Other Basis$7,355CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Accumulated Depreciation$6,565AccumulatedDepreciationAmt
Book Value$790BookValueAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAccrued InterestDesc
BOY Book Value$3,867BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$3,027EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$3,027EOYFMVAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAccrued InterestDesc
BOY Book Value$3,867BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$3,027EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$3,027EOYFMVAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAccrued InterestDesc
BOY Book Value$3,867BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$3,027EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$3,027EOYFMVAmt

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMarket value change on investmentsDesc
Amt$1,050,845Amt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (4 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Investment expenses$4,274$4,064
Miscellaneous$93
Office expenses$1,023$10
Website$550

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Ordinary gain from Partnerships$6,211$6,211
Other income$254$254

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryClean Yield Investment ManagementCategoryTxt
Amt$54,788Amt
Net Investment Income$54,788NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Excise taxes$16,902
Foreign taxes$2,907$2,907
Payroll taxes$3,289$329$2,303