2024-04-05T07:22:48-07:00 2023-05-31 274516447 Quist & Associates LLC PO Box 372 Occoquan VA 22125 990EZ 2022-06-01 980660433 Vicenza Community Club VICE 7034088161 CMR 427 Box 120 APO AE 09630 Aisley Gash Treasurer 2024-04-05 true Aisley Gash 999009999 true Elizabeth Quist P01269026 7035971370 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X www.vccitaly.org X X 71811 X 71811 0 0 0 0 71811 33990 15373 1573 20012 70948 863 71731 72594 71731 72594 71731 72594 71731 72594 Vicenza Community Club's mission is to support worthwile multi-year charitable projects and charitable needs in the Vicenza, Italy military community by providing educational, cultural, creative and social opportunities for its members and the local military community. VCC continued to operate its thrift shop and hold community events for members, which generated revenue for scholarships and community enrichment grants. Community and Member Events: VCC hosts regular monthly luncheon events, the majority of which are open to the local military community. The lunches are designed to bring community together and foster a robust network of support while living overseas. CIAO Conference: Womens' conference hosted by VCC as a community support function offering multiple days of personal and professional development seminars to women in the military and local Vicenza, Italy community. 12158 Thrift Store: VCC operates a Thrift Store selling low-cost donated items on the US Army Garrison Vicenza, Italy military base as a service to the Vicenza military community. The Thrift Store is open year-round. The Thrift Store furthers the Vicenza Community Club's exempt purpose by providing low-cost donated merchandise to members of the military community and certian host nation charities. The Thrift Store also raises funds to support the charitable grants and scholarships that VCC provides to the organizations in the military community and military spouses and dependents. 24801 Grant Programs: The Community Enrichment Grant program provides funding to organizations in need to funds to provide charitable, educational or military community related services. The Community Enrichment Grant activity is conducted year-round with an open, rolling monthly application available to community members to apply for financial grants. VCC supports Survivors Outreach Services, military units, military soldier and family readiness groups, local schools, military support organizations and many other local groups who share VCC's passion for improving the Vicenza military community. In addition, VCC chooses monthly philanthropy projects to support. The Bright Eyes Program Grant provides grants to children of active duty military members for the cost of one or more pairs of eyeglasses up to $150 per school year. The Bright Eyes Program Grant is conducted on a rolling basis. Both grant programs are funded by the amounts raised through selling donated goods at the Thrift Store and fundraisers earmarked for philanthropy and community interest. In FY23, there were 6 Bright Eyes grant recipients totaling $900. Additionally, 13 grants were given to local non-profit organizations, totaling $15,590. 16490 16490 Scholarships: VCC provides two scholarships - the Manetti Scholarship and the Fondi Scholarship - to students applying for admission to or enrolled in an accredited educational institution. The application period opens in February or March of each year. The amount of each scholarship ranges from $500 to $4,000, depending on annual available funds. The scholarships further VCC's exempt purpose by supporting its educational and charitable purposes of providing funds to deserving scholarship recipients in the military community to assist in paying for higher education. The scholarship program is funded by the amounts raised in selling donated goods in the Thrift Store and other fundraisers earmarked for philanthropy and community interest. In FY23, there were 8 recipients of scholarship awards, totaling $17,500. 17500 17500 70949 Karen Graves President 10.00 0 Donna Jones Vice President 15.00 0 Angie Perry Director 8.00 0 Holly Baker Vice President 15.00 0 Aishley Gash Treasurer 15.00 0 Lyndsee Baldwin Secretary 10.00 0 Stephanie Grady Director 8.00 0 Taylor Talbott Director 10.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false WY Aisley Gash CMR 427 Box 120 APO AE Europe IT 09630-0002 7034088161 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 9933 7092 1445 2048 1861 22379 103669 66139 68974 89497 69950 398229 0 0 0 113602 73231 70419 91545 71811 420608 0 0 420608 0 0 0 0 113602 73231 70419 91545 71811 420608 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.1 | Donee's Name: Scholarships | Cash Amount Given: $17500 Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.2 | Donee's Name: Community Grants | Cash Amount Given: $16490 Other Expenses.1002 Office Expenses $1219 Other Expenses.1003 Information Technology $6905 Other Expenses.1007 Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $7229 Other Expenses.1012 Insurance $3904 Other Expenses.1 Taxes & Licenses $755