VERMONT INDEPENDENT MEDIA INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: VERMONT INDEPENDENT MEDIA INC (EIN 20-2140604)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-07-18
IRS object ID: 201141999349300519
Schema version: 2010v3.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-07-18T14:01:49-00:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	202140604	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Vermont Independent Media Inc	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	VERM	NameControl
Phone	8022466397	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 1212	AddressLine1
City	Brattleboro	City
State	VT	State
ZIP Code	053021212	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Robert Rottenberg	Name
Title	Treasurer	Title
Date Signed	2011-07-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Menda Waters	Name
Phone	4134985746	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-07-11	DatePrepared
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	Robert Rottenberg	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	17 Bullock St	AddressLine1
City	Brattleboro	City
State	VT	State
ZIP Code	05301	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	214804	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.commonsnews.com	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2005	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	VT	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	Promotion of public media literacy and local, citizen-driven media Promotion of public media literacy and local, citizen-driven media	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	9	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	9	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	5	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	4	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	66126	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	110841	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	42442	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	103466	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	42	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	29	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	468	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	108610	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	214804	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	18539	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	138098	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	112692	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	103294	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	131231	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	241392	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-22621	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-26588	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	6627	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	7949	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	2584	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	30494	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	4043	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-22545	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	Promotion of public media literacy and local, citizen-driven media	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	194752	Expense
Revenue	103466	Revenue
Description	Publication of The Commons, a free, locally-produced newspaper. The Commons encourages local participation in reporting and debating local news gives a voice to the citizens of Windham County. During 2010, The Commons changed from monthly to weekly publication.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	21672	Expense
Revenue	5000	Revenue
Description	Media Mentoring Project offers free journalism media literacy workshops to the citizens of Windham County. Media Mentoring Project also consults with area schools interested in launching or improving student newspapers.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	216424	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	true	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	12	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	5	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	9	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	9	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Winifred Mixon	NamePerson
Telephone Number	8022466397	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	139 Main Street	AddressLine1
City	Brattleboro	City
State	VT	State
ZIP Code	05301	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
Barbara Evans
President	012.00	X	X	0	0	0
Barry Aleshnick
Vice President	008.00	X	X	0	0	0
Curtiss Reed
Secretary	001.00	X	X	0	0	0
Robert Rottenberg
Treasurer	005.00	X	X	0	0	0
Alan Dann
Board Member	001.00	X		0	0	0
Dan DeWalt
Board Member	001.00	X		0	0	0
Peter Seares
Board Member	001.00	X		0	0	0
Jane Noyes
Board Member	001.00	X		0	0	0
John Nirenberg
Board Member	001.00	X		0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	110841	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	110841	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Advertising in The Commons	Description
Business Code	511110	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	103466	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	103466	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	103466	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	29	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$29	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Vendor refunds	Description
Business Code	511110	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	468	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$468	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	468	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	214804	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	103466	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$497	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	124989	Total
Program Services	116077	ProgramServices
Management And General	8912	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3548	Total
Program Services	3548	ProgramServices

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9561	Total
Program Services	8879	ProgramServices
Management And General	682	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8547	Total
Management And General	8547	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising		FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	36340	Total
Program Services	35821	ProgramServices
Management And General	519	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1329	Total
Program Services	1329	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4295	Total
Program Services	3194	ProgramServices
Management And General	1101	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2958	Total
Program Services	2826	ProgramServices
Management And General	132	ManagementAndGeneral

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6970	Total
Program Services	6200	ProgramServices
Management And General	770	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	443	Total
Management And General	443	ManagementAndGeneral

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1837	Total
Management And General	1837	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1112	Total
Program Services	389	ProgramServices
Management And General	723	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	Program ServicesProgramServices
Bank charges	389	389
Dues, fees adjustments	1304	592	712
Training recruitment	334	321	13
Production expenses	29899		29899
Distribution expenses	7537		7537

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	241392	Total
Program Services	216424	ProgramServices
Management And General	24968	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	808	BOY
EOY	173	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	11251	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	3475	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5819	BOY
EOY	7776	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6627	BOY
EOY	7949	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	22586	EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1950	BOY
EOY	3700	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	634	BOY
EOY	4208	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2584	BOY
EOY	30494	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4043	BOY
EOY	-22545	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4043	BOY
EOY	-22545	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6627	BOY
EOY	7949	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-26588	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.00000	PublicSupportPertcentage170

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	32086	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	57320	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	55039	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	66126	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	110840	CurrentTaxYear
Total	321411	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	14704	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	22230	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	34816	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	42442	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	103466	CurrentTaxYear
Total	217658	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	46790	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	79550	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	89855	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	108568	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	214306	CurrentTaxYear
Total	539069	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	42500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	41600	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	87880	CurrentTaxYear
Total	171980	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	42500	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	41600	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	87880	CurrentTaxYear
Total	171980	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	367089	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	141	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	311	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	410	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	42	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	29	CurrentTaxYear
Total	933	Total

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	141	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	311	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	410	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	42	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	29	CurrentTaxYear
Total	933	Total

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	468	CurrentTaxYear
Total	468	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	46931	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	79861	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	90265	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	108610	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	214803	CurrentTaxYear
Total	540470	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.67920	PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage	0.00170	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509
Facts And Circumstances Test	Part III Line 12 Other income of 468 represents refund of prior year expenses	FactsAndCircumstancesTest

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	11251	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	3475	Depreciation
Book Value	7776	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	7776	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	Accrued payroll taxes	Description
Amount	$4,208	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	4208	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loan Table LoanTable (2 entries)

Purpose Of LoanPurposeOfLoan	Loan To OrganizationLoanToOrganization	Original PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmount	Balance DueBalanceDue	DefaultDefault	Approved By BoardApprovedByBoard	Written AgreementWrittenAgreement
Dan DeWalt
general operating expenses	X	$1,700	1700	false	true	false
Robert Rottenberg
general operating expenses	X	$1,000	1000	false	true	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	2700	TotalBalanceDue

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990 Part VI	11b	Form 990 is reviewed by VT Independent Medias bookkeeper and their treasurer. The treasurer authorizes electronic filing of form 990.
Form 990 Part VI	19	VT Independent Media provides financial statements and copies of form 990 by either hard copy or PDF, depending on the preference of the requestor of the documents.