2023-11-13T07:27:06-08:00 2022-12-31 160919630 Johnson Lauder & Savidge LLP 2 Court Street 2nd Floor Binghamton NY 13901 990 2022-01-01 272617454 Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments Inc VOLU 6072058108 PO Box 3104 Binghamton NY 13902 Amelia LoDolce Executive Director 2023-11-13 true Amelia LoDolce 999009999 true Brandon M Sunderlin P01717819 6077238216 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Amelia LoDolce 613783 false X www.vinesgardens.org X 2010 NY The organization is committed to developing a sustainable community food system by bringing together diverse groups of people, with a focus on youth development, to establish community gardens, urban agriculture and community green spaces. The organization strives to develop and beautify urban sites and empower community members of all ages and abilities. 12 12 33 205 0 583650 526625 8196 9084 566 1889 -1805 7548 590607 545146 0 0 301498 278873 0 19370 134221 157976 435719 436849 154888 108297 842143 946069 245939 241568 596204 704501 X The organization is committed to developing a sustainable community food system by bringing together diverse groups of people, with a focus on youth development, to establish community gardens, urban agriculture and community green spaces. The organization strives to develop and beautify urban sites and empower community members of all ages and abilities. false false 216886 429 Urban Farm & Youth Program: The organization's urban farm program provides healthy and affordable food to local residents and combats the pervasiveness of urban blight in the downtown region. The urban farm enjoys healthy partnerships with local restaurants and organizations to support its programming. The urban farm produce is available for sale through VINES Farm Share program. A portion of the produce is purchased and used by several local restaurants and another portion is donated to the Community Hunger Outreach Warehouse (CHOW), which distributes the produce to local food pantries and families in need. As part of this program VINES manages growing space in the Town of Conklin for CHOW, on which VINES grows food for both VINES' & CHOW's programs. In addition, VINES runs a Grow Binghamton Youth Program, which is a year-round youth employment program designed for youth, ages fourteen to twenty-one, to build life skills while growing food for the community. Youth also help run the Build a Garden Program through which youth construct and prepare raised garden beds at people's homes and portable garden bags that allow people to safely grow food at their homes while avoiding lead contamination. 78235 8005 Community Gardens: As of the end of 2022, the organization has twenty-two (22) community gardens; fifteen (15) located in the City of Binghamton, one (1) located in the Village of Johnson City, one (1) located in Endwell, one (1) located in the Town of Vestal, two (2) located in the Village of Endicott, one (1) in the Town of Fenton, and one (1) in the Town of Dickinson. At a community garden, individuals can rent a raised garden bed for their own use for a yearly fee. The garden bed comes built and ready for planting with fertile soil and on-site water as well as access to compost, water, and seeds. 57184 -11183 Farm Share: The organization works with local farms to help individuals eat produce that is harvested in the area through a weekly subscription to a box of produce. As part of the program, the organization offers different size subscriptions, income based discounts, flexible payment plans, and provides weekly education to subscribers. As a result of the discounts offered and the additional contributions and grants received to support the program,the organization shows a loss on the sale of the produce but receives sufficient support for the program to cover the loss. 14791 367096 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false 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 false false false false true 9 0 false 33 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X Amelia LoDolce 6072058108 42 Chenango Street Binghamton NY 139012902 AMELIA LODOLCE Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 51375 0 0 ERICA MINER-CAMP Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY WHEELER Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS CAROOMPAS Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER ALLIN Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA DILLENBECK Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER GUY Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CONNIE BARNES MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BETH BRINGLEY MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AMY SHAPIRO MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AISHA JASPER Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TAMIKA GORDON MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LEVENSON Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 51375 0 false false false 0 88042 7773 250082 180728 2520 526625 Community Gardens 110000 8005 8005 Other minor programs 110000 650 650 Urban Farm and Youth Prog 110000 429 429 9084 1889 1889 0 0 0 0 23719 7773 4988 18731 0 52466 63649 -11183 -11183 0 545146 -2099 1889 0 0 0 0 51375 18295 27435 5645 0 198150 184986 8148 5016 0 10720 7753 2780 187 18628 15311 2477 840 0 0 10250 9148 1102 0 0 0 32019 28517 3502 778 723 30 25 15999 9006 2156 4837 0 0 3781 3452 193 136 2129 1170 959 0 1042 1042 0 0 32601 32601 2775 1180 1256 339 Supplies & Materials 40229 39387 842 Automobile Expense 8555 8270 285 Other Miscellaneous expenses 4931 3694 95 1142 equipment rental 1936 1800 136 951 761 89 101 436849 367096 50383 19370 263862 253542 0 103166 200575 0 0 0 0 0 4838 9477 564248 81773 437369 482475 0 0 0 0 32908 0 842143 946069 13182 15940 232757 225628 245939 241568 X 527127 620368 69077 84133 596204 704501 842143 946069 108297 X true X false true false X 299482 367141 529620 549809 524105 2270157 0 0 299482 367141 529620 549809 524105 2270157 0 2270157 271 391 284 566 1889 3401 0 1398 1398 2274956 315948 0.99790 0.99840 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 164375 164375 193018 37763 155255 106111 44010 62101 100744 100744 482475 REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 209210 PAYROLL LIABILITIES 7553 Accrued Compensated absences 8865 225628 X false Spring FR 26572 7035 19537 3571 26572 7035 19537 3571 3571 15966 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Wellness Wagon: The organization's Wellness Wagon program provides transportation for residents of the North Side of the City of Binghamton to the grocery store, to allow residence the opportunity to purchase healthy fresh produce. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: The organization runs other minor programs from time to time, including the Green Thumb Education Series, an educational series for community members to learn about a variety of gardening and culinary topics through hands-on workshops and related activities. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft of the 990 is provided to the Board of Directers, it is discussed via email or at a board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All staff and board members are required to complete conflict of interest forms, the completed forms are reviewed by the Board Chair and the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Using trade publications the board of directors determined an appropriate compensation for the executive director and key employees based on the size of the organization and location. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.