2015-11-16T14:59:10-06:00 2015-06-30 030280081 JMM & ASSOCIATES PC 336 WATER TOWER CIR STE 801 COLCHESTER VT 05446 990 2014-07-01 030369962 MERCY CONNECTIONS INC MERC 8028467063 255 S CHAMPLAIN STREET SUITE 8 BURLINGTON VT 05401 DOLLY FLEMING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8028467063 2015-11-16 true RANDALL L SARGENT CPA P00136499 8026555665 2015-11-16 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z DOLLY FLEMING 255 S CHAMPLAIN STREET SUITE 8 BURLINGTON VT 05401 860103 false X WWW.MERCYCONNECTIONS.ORG X 2001 VT EDUCATIONAL VALUES-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION LIVING THE LEGACY OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY WITH AN ENDURING CONCERN FOR WOMEN. 21 21 16 241 0 487162 612981 80796 73114 48758 118236 1652 1585 618368 805916 3725 0 513617 554558 0 65711 199454 198821 713071 757104 -94703 48812 1268028 1245386 47782 32493 1220246 1212893 X EDUCATIONAL VALUES-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION LIVING THE LEGACY OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY WITH AN ENDURING CONCERN FOR WOMEN. false false 574244 3725 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 200 VOLUNTEERS, 21 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND 14 STAFF PERSONS TO SUPPORT THE DELIVERY OF THREE GENDER-SENSITIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED PROGRAM AREAS: THE WOMEN'S SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM (WSBP); THE EDUCATION AND TRANSITION (E&T) PROGRAMS; AND MENTORING & JUSTICE (M&J) 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 M&J PROGRAMS (EST. IN 2003) HAVE CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED 346 MENTORING PAIRS OF TRAINED MENTORS AND WOMEN RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. 90% OF WOMEN WITH M&J PROGRAM TRAINED MENTORS SUCCESSFULLY REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR POST-INCARCERATION. M&J PROGRAMS ALSO OFFER COURT DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES WHERE 80% OF WOMEN REFERRED FROM THE COURTS HAVE SEEN THEIR CHARGES DROPPED FOR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. E&T PROGRAMS SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE OFTEN BEEN, SADLY, OVERLOOKED, HAVE LOW ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT, AND/OR ARE LIVING IN POVERTY. ANNUALLY, OVER 100 PEOPLE ATTEND AND MANY GO ON TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT, CONTINUED EDUCATION, AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP AND/OR TAKE ON NEW ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 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 2014, 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 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 ABUSE 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. M&J 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. TOTAL INDIVIDUALS SERVED = 347 TOTAL SERVED E&T = 130 TOTAL SERVED WSBP = 67 MENTEES = 63 MENTORS = 87 MENTORING PAIRS SERVED = 32 LEGACY MATCHES; 36 NEW MATCHES IN FY2015 574244 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 7 0 16 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 21 21 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true false false X ALANA SHAW 8028467063 255 S CHAMPLAIN STREET BURLINGTON VT 05401 CHAD T AHERN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 THERESA ALBERGHINI DIPALMA TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LUCILLE BONVOULOIR RSM TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BOSSANGE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA BURKE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARILYN CORMIER TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN H CRABBE JR CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ERICA DEAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TJ DONOVAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA EASTMAN TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA DALTON FELIS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY HURLIE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 HANK LAMBERT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA MACKENZIE VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY MAILLOUX TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNY NAYLOR TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BETTY RAMBUR TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI STUMPFF TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL VALLETT TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE MCCROREY WELLS TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL WEST TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOLLY FLEMING EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 74244 0 11633 74244 11633 false false false 92234 126000 394747 612981 PROGRAM INCOME 611710 73114 73114 73114 22602 22602 140034 44400 95634 95634 95634 9787 92234 9787 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 1585 1585 1585 805916 192935 3725 3725 85740 38583 25722 21435 382559 310278 54639 17642 6638 5648 838 152 42646 33768 6729 2149 36975 27738 6281 2956 5018 5018 5405 5405 13168 11657 1511 9950 9181 327 442 26388 13034 4258 9096 2265 1559 103 603 54790 48259 4393 2138 2160 1514 313 333 1648 794 647 207 6621 5832 531 258 1309 1153 105 51 PROGRAM EXPENSES 51652 51652 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 8548 879 7669 FOOD SUPPLIES 5380 5354 26 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 3000 3000 1519 636 329 554 757104 574244 117149 65711 100627 53989 11262 106291 15150 17500 6127 9300 1800 5969 58534 41809 15853 16725 1117209 1035612 1268028 1245386 47329 31965 453 528 47782 32493 X 82428 113078 83003 45000 1054815 1054815 1220246 1212893 1268028 1245386 48812 -56165 X false true X true false X 410873 467579 423302 487162 520747 2309663 410873 467579 423302 487162 520747 2309663 168046 2141617 68922 22389 21099 29940 22602 164952 2474615 399658 0.86540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1122024 1800 56637 140034 1040427 1074038 204450 155653 811 1122024 1.00000 false false 58534 41809 16725 16725 X 754133 -56165 -56165 810298 5405 -9787 -4382 805916 761486 761486 5405 -9787 -4382 757104 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X MERCY CONNECTIONS, INC. BELIEVES IT HAS ADEQUATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITION TAKEN AND, AS A RESULT, HAS NOT RECORDED ANY LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -9,787 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -9,787 FALL 2014 EVENT 10119 9915 204 204 MAY LUNCHEON 77156 67573 9583 9583 4 14746 14746 102021 92234 9787 9787 9787 FORM 990 MERCY CONNECTIONS, INC. HAS ELECTED TO VOLUNTARILY FILE A FORM 990. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A MENTORING & JUSTICE (M&J) 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 M&J PROGRAMS (EST. IN 2003) HAVE CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED 346 MENTORING PAIRS OF TRAINED MENTORS AND WOMEN RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. 90% OF WOMEN WITH M&J PROGRAM TRAINED MENTORS SUCCESSFULLY REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR POST-INCARCERATION. M&J PROGRAMS ALSO OFFER COURT DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES WHERE 80% OF WOMEN REFERRED FROM THE COURTS HAVE SEEN THEIR CHARGES DROPPED FOR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. E&T PROGRAMS SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE OFTEN BEEN, SADLY, OVERLOOKED, HAVE LOW ACADEMIC ATTAINMENT, AND/OR ARE LIVING IN POVERTY. ANNUALLY, OVER 100 PEOPLE ATTEND AND MANY GO ON TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT, CONTINUED EDUCATION, AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP AND/OR TAKE ON NEW ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 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 2014, 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 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 ABUSE 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. M&J 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. TOTAL INDIVIDUALS SERVED = 347 TOTAL SERVED E&T = 130 TOTAL SERVED WSBP = 67 MENTEES = 63 MENTORS = 87 MENTORING PAIRS SERVED = 32 LEGACY MATCHES; 36 NEW MATCHES IN FY2015 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD OF TRUSTEES PROVIDED A COPY OF FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND DISCLOSE ANY KNOWN OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. ANY BOARD MEMBER DEEMED TO HAVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WOULD REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON THE 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 9,787 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -9,787 US CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS 3211 4TH STREET NE WASHINGTON DC 200171194 530196617 EXEMPTION DC 501 7 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 12000 CASH