2026-06-03T12:37:50-05:00 2025-12-31 030327374 MCSOLEY MCCOY & CO 118 TILLEY DRIVE STE 202 SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403 990 2025-01-01 874165704 SUSU COMMUNITY FARM INC SUSU 8022758723 94 RIVER ROAD NEWFANE VT 05345 AMBER ARNOLD AUTHORIZED TAX OFFICER 8022758723 2026-05-27 1 CONNIE FELLION P01875413 8026581808 2026-05-27 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AMBER ARNOLD 94 RIVER ROAD NEWFANE VT 05345 667649 0 X WWW.SUSUCOMMUNITYFARM.ORG X 2021 VT SUSU COMMUNITY FARM IS AN AFROINDIGENOUS STEWARDED FARM IN SOUTHERN VERMONT. WE OFFER LIFE AFFIRMING SPACES FOR BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR TO THRIVE, INCLUDING THROUGH THE DONATION OF FOOD AND OFFERING OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. 9 6 7 43 0 0 706331 640044 14066 16085 22701 8350 5168 3170 748266 667649 0 0 0 0 682024 604679 0 0 226824 574976 421467 1257000 1026146 -508734 -358497 1475366 1137838 31943 49358 1443423 1088480 X SUSU COMMUNITY FARM IS AN AFROINDIGENOUS STEWARDED FARM IN SOUTHERN VERMONT. WE OFFER LIFE AFFIRMING SPACES FOR BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR TO THRIVE, INCLUDING THROUGH THE DONATION OF FOOD AND OFFERING OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING. 0 0 442599 11710 SEE SCHEDULE OBOX OF RESILIENCE CSA - THE BOX OF RESILIENCE CSA PROVIDED 35 SHARES OF LOCALLY GROWN, CULTURALLY RELEVANT AFRICAN AND DISPORIC PRODUCE EACH WEEK FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER. THESE SHARES REACHED NEARLY 100 FAMILIES FROM GLOBAL MAJORITY IN WINDHAM COUNTY, VERMONT AND WERE DISTRIBUTED AT NO COST. OVER 18 WEEKS, THIS TOTALED 630 BOXES OF FOOD, INCLUDING FRESH PRODUCE, MEDICINAL HERBS, AND KITCHEN STAPLES LIKE EGGS AND BREAD. THE PROGRAM ADDRESSES FOOD INSECURITY WHILE STRENGTHENING CONNECTIONS TO CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT FOODS AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN ALIGNMENT WITH SUSU'S VALUES OF COMMUNITY AND SOLIDARITY, THE CSA PROGRAM ALSO SOURCED FOOD FROM LOCAL FARMS AND PRODUCERS, ENSURING EACH SHARE WAS DIVERSE AND COMMUNITY-ROOTED. THIS APPROACH CONTRIBUTED TO A SOLIDARITY ECONOMY AND STRENGTHENED RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD GROWERS.THE PROGRAM WAS SUPPORTED BY EXPANDED FARM INFRASTRUCTURE. A NEW HALF-ACRE OF GROWING SPACE INCREASED PRODUCTION CAPACITY TO MEET RISING DEMAND. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS WERE INSTALLED TO ENSURE CONSISTENT WATERING DESPITE FLUCTUATING WEATHER CONDITIONS.A CENTRAL FOCUS WAS RESTORING AND ENRICHING SOIL HEALTH BY BRINGING FALLOW FIELDS BACK INTO PRODUCTION USING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES. ADDITIONAL LAND STEWARDSHIP INCLUDED REMOVING DEAD TREES THAT POSED RISKS TO GARDENS AND BUILDINGS, HELPING PROTECT THE FARM'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY.OVERALL, THE BOX OF RESILIENCE CSA EXPENDED FOOD ACCESS WHILE ADVANCING COMMUNITY HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE, LAND-BASED APPROACH TO FOOD JUSTICE. 104688 7545 SEE SCHEDULE OTRAUMA CONSCIOUS SCHOOL OF LIBERATION - THIS PROGRAM BROUGHT COMMUNITY MEMBERS ONTO THE LAND FOR INTERACTIVE, EMBODIED EXPERIENCES THAT SUPPORT COLLECTIVE HEALING AND GROWTH. IT ENGAGES TRAUMA AS A PATHWAY FOR IDENTIFYING AND TRANSFORMING BIASES THAT HINDER THRIVING, MULTIRACIAL COMMUNITIES. OFFERINGS INCLUDE BOTH LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM INITIATIVES SUCH AS:UNBODYING WHITE SUPREMACY - A HEALING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO CONFRONT AND DISMANTLE THE IMPACTS OF WHITE SUPREMACY ON INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH EMBODIED PRACTICES, DIALOGUE, AND GROUP WORK, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE HOW INTERNALIZED BIAS AND SYSTEMIC OPRESSION SHOW UP IN THE BODY AND MIND. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE HEALING, HELPING PARTICIPANTS UNLEARN HARMFUL PATTERNS AND BUILD MORE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, AND THRIVING MULTIRACIAL COMMUNITIES. IT IS CENTRAL TO SUSU'S COMMITMENTS TO JUSTICE, LIBERATION, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. SUSU SANGHA YOGA - THIS DONATION-BASED PROGRAM OFFERS ACCESSIBLE, RESTORATIVE YOGA ROOTED IN INDIGENOUS ANIMIST WISDOM AND SOMATIC PRACTICES. HELD TWICE WEEKLY AT THE FARM, IT SUPPORTS PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING THROUGH MINDFULNESS, BREATHWORK, AND GENTLE MOVEMENT. THE PROGRAM CREATES SPACE FOR PARTICIPANTS TO RECONNECT WITH THEIR BODIES AND THE LAND, SUPPORTING HEALING, PERSONAL GROWTH, AND RESILIENT, CONNECTED COMMUNITIES SEE SCHEDULE OCOMMUNITY PLACEMAKING - VOLUNTEER-POWERED STEWARDSHIP: OPERATED A VOLUNTEER-DRIVEN GROWING, HARVESTING AND PACKAGING MODEL, INCLUDING A FULL COMMUNITY LAND OPENING IN THE SPRING AND COLLECTIVE STEWARDSHIP THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, DEEPENING SHARED TENDING OF THE LAND WHILE REDUCING OPERATIONAL STRAIN.YOUTH LEARNERS: HOSTED YOUTH LEARNERS IN THE SPRING, INTRODUCING YOUNG PEOPLE TO LAND STEWARDSHIP, FOOD SYSTEMS, AND HEALING-CENTERED EDUCATION.OUT IN THE OPEN GATHERINGS: HOSTED OUT IN THE OPEN, CREATING SPACE FOR HEALING, DIALOGUE AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION ROOTED IN BLACK AND LAND-BASED TRADITIONS.AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIETY CONNECTION: WELCOMED THE AFRICAN AMERICAN SOCIETY, STRENGTHENING INTERGENERATIONAL AND CULTURAL CONNECTIONS TO THE LAND. ARC PARTNERSHIP: BEGAN BUILDING A PARTNERSHIP WITH ARC (AFRICAN REFUGEE COMMUNITY CONNECTION) THROUGH A RETREAT/RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING ENGAGEMENT.SCHOOL-BASED HERBAL LEARNING: LED AN HERBAL WORKSHOP SERIES WITH BRATTLEBORO UNION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, EXTENDING LAND-BASED LEARNING AND CARE PRACTICES INTO YOUTH SETTINGS. 547287 1 1 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 X X THE ORGANIZATION 8022758723 94 RIVER ROAD NEWFANE VT 05345 EMILY MEGAS-RUSSELL JAN - OCT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH WARING JAN - MAY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEFFEN GILLOM CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISSY COLON BRADT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANET ROOS JAN - OCT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRITT KING JAN - OCT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMESON DAVIS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 AMBER ARNOLD AUTHORIZED TAX OFFICER 40.00 X 105400 0 5000 NAOMI DEYOE FORMER OFFICER 40.00 X 102250 0 5000 207650 0 10000 2 0 0 0 0 640044 12672 640044 EVENTS AND CLASSES 624100 9350 9350 FARM STORE 624100 4420 4420 CSA SHARES 900099 1800 1800 SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS 624100 500 500 BOTANICA 624100 15 15 16085 8350 8350 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 3170 3170 3170 667649 19255 0 8350 X 218476 65543 65543 87390 228744 139804 56148 32792 8021 3636 2200 2185 111712 50631 30642 30439 37726 17709 10064 9953 2585 2585 25715 25715 109409 75747 5162 28500 229 229 1010 113 627 270 61597 30171 28208 3218 1919 807 314 798 15 15 63834 28931 17510 17393 15143 8029 3300 3814 OBSOLETE INVENTORY 73429 73429 MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 25876 25729 147 SOFTWARE AND LICENSING 19161 6446 2860 9855 CSA FOOD PURCHASES 18944 18944 2601 1603 928 70 1026146 547287 252035 226824 67034 95314 499438 246734 4500 73429 13328 908758 157694 814899 751064 16066 31398 1475366 1137838 31943 49358 31943 49358 X 1378423 1068480 65000 20000 1443423 1088480 1475366 1137838 -358497 3554 0 X 0 0 0 X 2395471 1466839 708825 640044 5211179 2395471 1466839 708825 640044 5211179 5211179 379 7934 22696 8350 39359 3800 5168 3170 12138 5262676 72430 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 144297 144297 467117 24283 442834 276952 116418 160534 20392 16993 3399 751064 WITH GREAT HEART WITH GREAT HEART IS OWNED BY BOARD MEMBER, EMILY MEGAS-RUSSELL 9000 PROVIDED THERAPY WORKSHOPS IN ARMS LENGTH TRANSACTION 0 NATHANIEL MOODY SPOUSE OF NAOMI MOODY, FORMER OFFICER 51550 SALARY 0 JARMAL ARNOLD SPOUSE OF AMBER ARNOLD, OFFICER 55700 SALARY 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CO-DIRECTORS, AND BOOKKEEPER REVIEW THE 990 PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CO-DIRECTORS ANNUALLY BASED ON REVIEW AND THE HEALTH OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 28,500. TOTAL EXPENSES 28,500. MISC CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,162. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 5,162. PROGRAM RELATED CONSULTING/CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 75,747. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 75,747.