2025-11-03T09:46:10-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 371579939 VERMONT INTERFAITH POWER AND LIGHT INC VERM 8028290135 PO Box 3095 Burlington VT 054083095 Sam Swanson Treasurer 8026520056 2025-11-03 1 2022 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X VTIPL Ronald McGarvey 162 Lakewood Parkway Burlington VT 05408 93873 0 X www.vtipl.org X 2009 VT Vermont Interfaith Power and Light (VTIPL) supports Vermont faith and spirit communities with education and resources to confront the spiritual crisis posed by the impact of the changing climate on people and other life. VTIPL offers education and funding to help congregations take action to mitigate, adapt, and respond to climate change impacts. 10 10 1 12 0 0 134110 36266 0 3769 17161 20994 0 0 151271 61029 32683 49300 0 0 15100 16776 0 0 3271 2433 9075 50216 75151 101055 -14122 897099 673944 0 0 897099 673944 X Vermont Interfaith Power & Light (VTIPL) works to help members of Vermont's faith and spiritual communities understand that the climate crisis which is threatening the viability of life on earth, is a spiritual crisis. VTIPL conducts educational programs designed to empower members of faith and spiritual communities to advocate for our Earth and future generations. VTIPL offers education and funding to help people of faith and congregations take action to conserve energy, use it efficiently, and increase the use of renewable energy. 1 0 45925 44425 0 Vermont Interfaith Power and Light (VTIPL) offers Christian Churches in Vermont and select counties of New Hampshire, matching grants for energy efficiency improvements in church-owned buildings. This program is funded entirely by restricted donations to the VTIPL Katy Gerke Memorial Fund (KGMF). In 2022 VTIPL awarded seven grants, which totaled $44,425, to five Vermont churches for energy efficiency improvements in their buildings. Virtually all (99%) of the money donated to the KGMF was provided by one major donor, who established this program to honor the memory of his wife. Additional income for the KGMF came from dividends received from financial securities held with KGMF monies. The asset value of the KGMF varies with the changing market value of the securities in which the money in the KGMF are invested. The donor has requested that the money in the KGMF remain fully invested in the stock market. At the request of the donor, this fund is committed exclusively to supporting matching grants for Christian Churches. In 2022, VTIPL launched a new program that supports matching grants for all faith communities, including communities not eligible for grants from the KGMF (see item 4c below). 17529 500 0 The principal VTIPL mission is to help members of all Vermont's faith and spiritual communities understand and address the climate crisis. Almost all volunteer and staff hours are committed to conducting education and and providing a variety of resources for faith communities, while also facilitating communication among Vermont's diverse faith communities to take action to address the climate crisis. This work is funded with unrestricted donations from scores of individuals and congregations. VTIPL emphasizes the need to act locally to support state, regional, and global action to reduce the pace of climate change and to prepare communities for the unavoidable consequences of a changing global climate. Accomplishments: VTIPL produces a monthly newsletter to update faith communities on publications, activities in Vermont, the U.S. and beyond, and on new program initiatives that support faith and spirit communities' efforts to address climate change, while also keeping VTIPL's community apprised of climate and related environmental events and news more broadly. VTIPL monitors and shares news of faith community action elsewhere in the nation and around the globe, partnering with the national Interfaith Power and Light organization. In 2021, VTIPL began to transition from the Covid-19 pandemic which prevented indoor face-to-face meetings and conferences. VTIPL convened a face-to-face statewide conference in April, the first since the fall of 2019, at the Norwich Congregational Church. This Spring Conference addresed the Limits to Growth, Finding Pathways to a Sustainable Future. The conference was conducted during a period when Covid-19 illness was still circulating in the community but with a threat by then mitigated by the availability of vaccines, medication, and persisting masking of conference participants. The conference, attended by about 35 people from across Vermont, offered a keynote presentation on "Reclaiming Our Future from the Fairy-tale of Economics" by Jon Ericson UVM Professor of Sustainability, Science and Policy, and workshops on Fueling our Homes and A Citizens' Toolkit for Creating a Sustainable Community. VTIPL also convened via the Internet a virtual workshop in April to screen and then discuss the film Youth v. Gov, which was organized and led by VTIPL Board member Sylvia Burkman. VTIPL announced in April the first Vermont Green Congregation Award, which included a $500 stipend, awarded to a Vermont faith community for its leadership on addressing climate change. 5713 4375 0 VTIPL has launched a new program, the Ellie Cressey Webster Memorial Fund (ECWMF), modeled on the KGMF (see item 4a), that is designed to provide matching grant funding for carbon emission reducing improvements in the energy use of faith communities not served by the KGMF. In 2022 VTIPL provided the first grants from the ECWMF to two Unitarian Universalist congregations: (1) for an energy audit of one congregation's buildings and (2) for carbon emission reducing heating system improvements in another congregation's buildings. VTIPL now is soliciting additional funding needed to serve a major portion of Vermont's other-than-Christian faith communities, those which are not eligible for KGMF grants. The ECWMF was established by donations from one major donor who has contributed restriicted donations to establish the program to honor the memory of Ellie Cressie Webster. This program like the KGMF program depends entirely on donations specifically directed to support this matching grant program to help congregations reduce their use of carbon emission producing fossil fuels. 0 0 0 69167 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X Ronald McGarvey 8028654424 PO Box 3095 Burlington VT 054083095 X Betsy Hardy Board of Directors Member 6 0 X 0 0 0 Dr Rebecca Gould Board of Directors Member 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Ronald McGarvey President, Board of Directors 15 0 X X 0 0 0 Reverand Dr Nancy Wright Vice President Board of Directors 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Amy May Secretary Board of Directors 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Sam Swanson Treasurer Board of Directors 13.5 0 X X 0 0 0 Sylvia Burkman Board of Directors Member 0.25 0 X 0 0 0 Reverand Sister Laurian Seeber Board of Directors Member 0.25 0 X 0 0 0 Reverand Richard Hibbert Board of Directors, Member 3 0 X 0 0 0 Richard Butz Board of Directors, Member 1.5 0 X 0 0 0 Harris Webster Board of Directors, Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36266 0 36266 2022 Spring Conference 813110 3769 3769 0 0 0 0 0 0 3769 8408 0 0 8408 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45430 0 32844 0 12586 0 12586 12586 0 0 0 0 61029 16355 0 8408 49300 49300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15624 12499 1563 1562 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1152 922 115 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 457 0 278 179 0 0 0 0 2378 500 610 1268 1467 1173 147 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 612 612 0 0 0 0 0 0 1322 1322 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KGMF and ECWMF admin 2839 2839 0 0 0 0 0 0 75151 69167 2713 3271 20253 33523 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 876846 640421 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 897099 673944 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9753 10940 887346 663004 897099 673944 897099 673944 -14122 -209033 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 41089 172360 187540 202110 36366 639465 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41089 172360 187540 202110 36366 639465 518386 121079 2183 4979 5968 7557 8408 29095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 58 668618 4666 0.18109 0.17151 X The organization has received significant donations from larger donors for memorial funds in recent years, which has caused the public support percentage to drop. These large restricted donations are committed entirely to providing matching grants to Vermont community faith organizations to assist their efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of their energy use and their energy bills. The organization carries out a regular fund-raising program soliciting donations from public sources, faith communities, and individual donors to support the education and outreach that remains a core mission of the organization. These regular fund raising activities support more than 90 percent of the organization's operating expenses, exclusive of the grants awarded annually to Vermont faith community organizations. Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income Detail = $58.00 miscellaneous income adjustment RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 Saint Michael's Episcopal Church 16 Bradley Avenue Brattleboro VT 05819 030179427 26169 0 This is a grant made with funds from the Katy Gerke Memorial Fund to support efforts to reduce carbon emissions in church buildings. This grant required a matching contribution from the grantee. The funds were provided to St. Michael's Episcopal Church to conduct an energy audit of church buildings and later to carry out building weatherization that included insulation improvements and building sealing. Zion Episcopal Church 5167 Main Street Manchester Center VT 05255 036004157 8819 0 This is a grant made with funds from the Katy Gerke Memorial Fund to support efforts to reduce carbon emissions in church buildings. This grant required a matching contribution from the grantee. The funds were provided to Zion Episcopal Church to conduct an energy audit of church buildings and later to carry out building weatherization that included insulation improvements and upgrading the heating system. Ascension Lutheran Church 95 Allen Road South Burlington VT 05403 030329426 7092 0 This is a grant made with funds from the Katy Gerke Memorial Fund to support efforts to reduce carbon emissions in church buildings. This grant required a matching contribution from the grantee. The funds were provided to Ascension Lutheran Church to conduct an increase the ceiling insulation in the main part of the church building. 7 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 VTIPL publishes grant criteria and provides application forms on its website (www.vtipl.org). Grant applications are reviewed by a subcommittee of the Board of Directors, and grants decided by the Board. Recipients are required to follow specific procedures, to commit to providing records related to grant use and impact for Board review. Form 990, Header, Line B The amended Form 990 for 2022 (1) corrects errors in reporting income (Part VIII) and in the reconciliation of net assets (Part XI); (2) corrects omissions and errors in Schedule A, including the calculation of the percentage of total support provided by public support (Schedule A, Section C, Part III, lines 15 and 16), and (3) provides a missing Schedule B to report donations from two individuals that should have been identified in the original Form 990 filing for 2022. Form 990, Part III, Line 2 In 2022 VTIPL began offering matching grants from the Ellie Cressey Webster Memorial Fund (ECWMF) to congregations not eligible to receive grants from the Katy Gerke Memorial Fund (KGMF). The matching grants support energy efficiency improvements in congregation-owned buildings. The KGMF offers grants only to Christian congregations; the ECWMF now offers matching grants for non-Christian congregations. VTIPL began development of the new ECWMF in 2021 when VTIPL received an initial donation with additional pledges of additional donations. In 2022 VTIPL issued the first two matching grants from the ECWMF and continued efforts to obtain additional donations to support this new program.. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The Board of Directors has the power to hire staff and elect new Directors to the Board of Directors. The process the Board follows to carry out this responsibility is prescribed in the organization by-laws. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 for 2022 has been submitted to the Board of Directors for review. After reviewing the draft Form 990 and making any changes recommended by the Board, the Board has voted to direct the Board Treasurer to submit the final version to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board member and staff are required to disclose any conflicts of interest for any issue considered by the Board. After the disclosing any potential conflict the Board decides whether to request that the member facing the conflict of interest should recuse themselves from considering that issue or decision. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These policies are available to the public upon request to the Board President or individual members of the Board of Directors.