Volunteer Ventures Ma Inc

“Expenses advertising 2,425 office 1,919 postage 124 travel 5,816 insurance 3,233 auto expense 3,640 dues/fee/courses 596 meals 5,697 program expense 13,953 bank charges 83 charitable contributions 180 taxes 198 telephone (zoom) 160 total 38,024”

“Due to credit card 1,087 3,349”

“The corporation is organized and shall be operated for the purposes set forth herein. The general purpose of the corporation is to encourage volunteerism and creating opportunities for volunteers to assist various nonprofit organizations, focusing on the general welfare and living conditions of individuals and families, with overall goal to promote a more just, equitable and compassionate society through promoting volunteerism. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the corporation shall have the following specific purposes; to stimulate and encourage volunteerism, by creating and connecting volunteers with meaningful projects to benefit nonprofit organizations working with low income and other persons in need; to engender public support for and to increase public awareness of, the need to participate in and to promote volunteerism; to participate in and receive grants, loans or payment from or through government and private persons for the expenses associated with creating and providing materials and projects to benefit other nonprofit organizations and its clientele; to seek and raise funds from private and public sources for research, support and furtherance of the foregoing purposes; and to conduct any activity that may be lawfully conducted by a corporation organized under chapter 180 of the massachusetts general laws that is not inconsistent with exemption from taxation under section 501(c) (3) of the internal revenue code, including activities that may be necessary, useful or desireable to accomplish the foregoing purposes.”

“Vvma held 18 in-person community desk-building events for our desk mates program. Over 540 volunteers built 50+ single desks and 12 accessible picnic tables which were donated to students and families from various school communities and youth programs. One of vvma's largest events, took place on metrowest mlk day, in which we engaged 205 volunteers. They assisted in various charitable actions including making lasagnas, fruit breads, painting stars of hope, making baby blankets for project linus and made and distributed 1067 soup jars for various local food pantries.”

“Volunteer ventures and jloft (jewish learning opportunities for teens) partnered to offer service trips to teens from the greater boston area. We returned from our third trip to new orleans, organized in collaboration with youth rebuilding new orleans who set up our service projects and hosted us. Toegther we rebuilt fences and railings for an elderly couple, bagged recycled glass to help in coastal barrier reclamation, and planted trees.”