2023-11-13T13:12:10-06:00 2022-12-31 561394660 NELSON & COMPANY PA PO BOX 52179 DURHAM NC 27717 990 2022-01-01 871543337 VITAL IMPACTS VITA 3713171721 400 W BROADWAY ST STE 101-243 MISSOULA MT 59802 AMI VITALE ED/PRESIDENT 3476402048 2023-11-10 1 AMI VITALE 999009999 0 JENNIFER P CREDLE P00117909 9194908585 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z AMI VITALE 400 W BROADWAY ST STE 101-243 MISSOULA MT 59802 1457160 0 X WWW.VITALIMPACTS.ORG X 2021 MT VITAL IMPACTS IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AND GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE PROTECTING PEOPLE, WILDLIFE AND HABITATS. 5 5 2 0 0 0 43000 343015 0 50 0 1 429357 692397 472357 1035463 0 0 0 0 24184 5020 0 65 654 20463 1106243 44647 1111328 427710 -75865 442574 361537 14864 9692 427710 351845 X VITAL IMPACTS IS A 501(C)(3) WOMEN-LED, NON-PROFIT WHICH USES ART AND STORYTELLING TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE PROTECTING OUR PLANET.WE HAVE BROUGHT TOGETHER TODAY'S MOST COMPELLING ENVIRONMENTAL ARTISTS WHO HAVE COME TOGETHER TO RALLY AROUND A CAUSE - INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. THEIR AWARD-WINNING IMAGERY BRINGS TO LIFE THE BIODIVERSITY CRISIS AND THE PEOPLE AND PROGRAMS WORKING TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.FINE ART PRINT SALES AND DONATIONS ARE SUPPORTING GRASSROOTS CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, OUR EDUCATIONAL SPEAKERS SERIES, AND OUR MENTORING AND GRANT PROGRAM THAT IS FOSTERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATIONISTS. WE WORK WITH BOTH THE MOST ESTABLISHED ARTISTS IN THE WORLD BUT ARE ALSO PARTICULARLY COMMITTED TO AMPLIFYING EMERGING TALENT TO FOSTER AND SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHERS AND STORYTELLERS. 0 0 1106653 692447 PRINT SALESIN 2022, WE CONCLUDED OUR INAUGURAL PRINT SALE, LAUNCHED A FLASH SALE IN RESPONSE TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE IN SUPPORT OF THOSE TRAPPED IN HUMANITARIAN CONFLICT, RAN A PRINT SALE IN SUPPORT OF OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY, AND LAUNCHED A SALE IN SUPPORT OF TOMORROW'S ENVIRONMENTALISTS.WE WERE ABLE TO PARLAY OUR GENEROUS STARTUP GRANT OF $25,000 INTO MORE THAN $2,000,000 THROUGH THE SALE OF FINE ART PRINTS AND FUNDRAISING. WE PASSED THESE PROFITS ON TO UNIQUE CONSERVATION AND HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS AROUND THE GLOBE INCLUDING JANE GOODALL'S ROOTS AND SHOOTS PROGRAM, BIG LIFE FOUNDATION, GREAT PLAINS CONSERVATION'S PROJECT RANGER, SEALEGACY, OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY, AND DIRECT RELIEF.IN 2022, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE OVER A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS IN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO WAR-TORN REGIONS, SUPPORT THE SALARIES AND EQUIPMENT OF 60 RANGERS, CREATE A MONITORING PROGRAM FOR PANGOLINS, FUND A SALMON ACTION PLATFORM, FINANCE TWO NEW FILMS, CREATE A YEARLONG STORYTELLING MENTORSHIP FOR 40 KENYAN CONSERVATIONISTS AND MORE.THROUGH OUR INAUGURAL AND HOLIDAY SALES, WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO PROVIDE GENEROUS ROYALTY PAYMENTS TO THE PHOTOGRAPHS WHO TELL THESE STORIES, ENABLING THEM TO CONTINUE CAPTURING THE IDEAS, PLACES, PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE THAT WILL MOVE US ALL TO ACTION. MENTORSHIPS AND GRANTSIN SPRING 2022, VITAL IMPACTS CREATED A YEAR-LONG VISUAL STORYTELLING MENTORSHIP PROGRAM FOR 40 KENYAN CONSERVATIONISTS WHO ARE WORKING TO PROTECT ENDANGERED WILDLIFE AND THEIR THREATENED TERRESTRIAL AND OCEAN HABITATS IN KENYA. WHICH STORES ARE INCLUDED, WHAT IS EMPHASIZED AND WHAT IS IGNORED DEPEND ON THE NARRATORS THEMSELVES. WE BELIEVE THAT A DIVERSITY OF VOICES IS CRITICAL TO DEVELOPING A NUANCED UNDERSTANDING OF OUR WORLD. WE SHARE THE WORK OF OUR COLLABORATORS ON OUR PLATFORMS AND IN GLOBAL MEDIA. WE CONNECT THOSE WHO ARE CLOSEST TO CRITICAL CONSERVATION WITH FUNDING AND MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES.IN FALL 2022, WE LAUNCHED THE VITAL IMPACTS ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY GRANTS AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO BE AWARDED IN 2023. THE PURPOSE OF OUR GRANTS AND MENTORSHIPS IS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE VISUAL STORYTELLERS TO CREATE A LONG-TERM DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHO ARE WORKING TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE.TWO GRANTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 ARE TO BE AWARDED TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DOCUMENTARY PROJECT ON THE WORK OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL STORY OVER THE COURSE OF TWELVE MONTHS. THE PURPOSE OF OUR GRANTS IS TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE VISUAL STORYTELLERS TO CREATE A LONG-TERM DOCUMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES WHO ARE WORKING TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE."OUR HOPE IS THAT THESE GRANTS AND MENTORING PROGRAMS WILL FOSTER AND SUPPORT OTHER WAYS OF SEEING," SAYS VITAL IMPACTS FOUNDER AMI VITALE. "WE WANT TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND SPACE AT THIS CRITICAL MOMENT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STORYTELLERS TO EXPLORE THE MOST COMPLEX ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITH ORIGINALITY AND NUANCE."WE CREATE 1-ON-1 MENTORSHIPS, PAIRING 50 EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS WITH LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL STORYTELLERS AND PHOTO EDITORS. MENTORSHIP PAIRS WILL MEET ONE-ON-ONE FOR SIX SESSIONS OVER A 12-MONTH PERIOD TO HELP RECIPIENTS DEVELOP THEIR PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECT AND HELP CONNECT YOU TO OUTLETS TO GET THE WORK PUBLISHED.THEY ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND OUR MONTHLY VITAL IMPACTS LECTURE SERIES THAT WE HOPE WILL BE BOTH INSPIRATIONAL AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHERS, EDITORS, AND SCIENTISTS AROUND THE WORLD. ALL APPLICANTS TO THE GRANTS AND MENTORSHIPS WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX AND EVER-CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE AND STRENGTHEN THE BONDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. 1106653 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 X EILEEN MIGNONI 5408184966 11769 N SHORE DRIVE RESTON VA 20190 X AMY SCARFONE TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 4650 0 0 AMI VITALE ED/PRESIDENT 30.00 0.00 X X 48693 0 0 ANASTASIA KHOO SECRETARY 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 NADIA ALLAUDIN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WANJIKU KINUTHIA DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EILEEN MIGNONI CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER 33.63 0.00 X 52005 0 0 105348 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 343015 343015 GRANT APPLICATION FEES 561000 50 50 50 1 1 1114094 421697 692397 692397 1035463 692447 0 1 4663 1229 3091 343 357 94 237 26 2106 1980 126 373 373 65 65 36793 36793 692 616 76 6512 6407 102 3 14250 13926 324 REVENUE SHARING EXPENSE 1043883 1043883 0 MISCELLANEOUS 1173 891 65 217 SUPPLIES 461 461 1111328 1106653 4021 654 440041 353886 5118 2533 2533 442574 361537 14864 1725 0 7967 14864 9692 X 0 0 0 0 427710 351845 427710 351845 442574 361537 -75865 0 X 0 0 0 X 43000 343015 386015 495320 1146648 1641968 538320 1489663 2027983 0 0 0 2027983 1 1 1 1 538320 1489664 2027984 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 CREDIT CARDS 7967 7967 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 WE BELIEVE THERE IS A STRONG CONNECTION BETWEEN VISUAL IMAGERY AND EMPATHY. WHILE SCIENCE AND RESEARCH ARE CRITICAL TO UNDERSTANDING THE PLANET AND ALL THE LIFE WE COEXIST WITH, PHOTOGRAPHY CAN OFTEN REACH PEOPLE IN OTHER PROFOUND WAYS. WHEN WE SEE SOMETHING, IT HELPS US TO CONNECT OUR BRAINS AND HEARTS TO FEEL LOVE AND COMPASSION FOR OTHER LIVING BEINGS. AS PHOTOGRAPHERS, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO INFORM AND INFLUENCE CHANGE, BUT PRESSING THE SHUTTER IS JUST THE START. FOR AN IMAGE TO HAVE SIGNIFICANCE, IT NEEDS TO TELL A STORY AND REACH PEOPLE. WITH OUR PRINT SALES, WE CAN DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE CAUSES THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO US WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING THE PHOTOGRAPHERS WHO CAPTURE THE WORLD. OUR GOAL IS TO AMPLIFY MORE STORIES, EQUIP EVEN MORE STORYTELLERS TO BRING US THESE CRITICAL STORIES. TO THIS END, WE MENTOR AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STORYTELLERS. WE KNOW THE IMPACT OF CAPTURING PEOPLES' IMAGINATIONS ON A GLOBAL SCALE. IN THAT RESPECT, OUR MISSION IS TO SHIFT THE MAKEUP OF THE JOURNALISM COMMUNITY AND ENSURE THAT OUR INDUSTRY'S CHIEF STORYTELLERS ARE AS DIVERSE AS THE COMMUNITIES THEY REPRESENT. WHO GETS TO TAKE THE PHOTOS AND TELL THE STORIES MATTERS. WHICH IMAGES ARE INCLUDED, WHAT'S EMPHASIZED AND WHAT'S IGNORED DEPEND ON THE NARRATORS THEMSELVES. WE ARE WORKING TO FOSTER A NEW GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STORYTELLERS WHO INSPIRE US TO CARE ABOUT ONE ANOTHER AND OUR PLANET. VITAL IMPACTS EXISTS TO EMPOWER THESE UP-AND-COMING CHANGING MAKERS WITH THE TRAINING, EXPERIENCE, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT THEY NEED TO TELL THE MOST IMPORTANT STORIES OF OUR TIME. DRAWING ON OUR DECADES IN JOURNALISM, WE CREATE A SAFE AND NUTURING SPACE FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS AND OTHER STORYTELLERS FROM COMMUNITIES AROUND THE GLOBE HOW TO DOCUMENT THE STORIES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, AND HOW TO SHARE THOSE IMAGES AND NARRATIVES IN COMPELLING WAYS. BECAUSE OF OUR WORK, THERE ARE MORE STORYTELLERS IN MORE PARTS OF THE WORLD COMMUNICATING THE THREATS TO OUR PLANET, AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THEM. THERE IS URGENCY IN OUR MISSION. WE WANT TO EMPOWER MORE PEOPLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, USING PHOTOGRAPHY TO ENGAGE AND BECOME POWERFUL STORYTELLERS FOR THE PLANET. EVERY SINGLE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE IS IN NEED OF ARTFUL, INFORMED STORYTELLING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B COPIES OF THE 990 WERE SENT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED WITH THE GOVERNING BODY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND A COPY OF THE 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990 PART VII - COMPENSATION AMI VITALE RECEIVES COMPENSATION FROM VITAL IMPACTS FOR TWO DIFFERENT WORK AREAS. SHE IS PAID A BELOW MARKET HOURLY RATE FOR HER ADMINISTRATIVE WORK WITH VITAL IMPACTS. SHE IS ALSO PAID A BELOW MARKET RATE FOR HER CREATIVE WORK. IN 2022, AMI RECEIVED $48,692.07 FOR ADMINISTRATIVE WORK. IN ADDITION, AMI ALSO RECEIVED ROYALTIES OF $17,041.41 FROM HER PRINT SALES AT THE SAME RATE AS THE OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS RECEIVE FOR PRINT SALES. AMI VITALE'S ADMINISTRATIVE COMPENSATION IN 2022 WAS LARGER THAN USUAL BECAUSE IT INCLUDED PAYMENT FOR HER ADMINISTRATIVE WORK UNDERTAKEN IN BOTH 2021 AND 2022. PAYMENT FOR WORK DONE IN 2021 TOTALED $38,385.57. PAYMENT FOR WORK DONE IN 2022 TOTALED $10,306.50.