VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC (EIN 03-0231665)
Tax period: 2023-04-01 to 2024-03-31
Filed: 2024-09-27
IRS object ID: 202442719349301759
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-09-27T14:49:09-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-03-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	030210880	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AM PEISCH & COMPANY LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	24 AIRPORT ROAD SUITE 402	AddressLine1Txt
City	WEST LEBANON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	037841663	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-04-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	030231665	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VERM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8023595000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	149 NATURES WAY PO BOX 1281	AddressLine1Txt
City	QUECHEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05059	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALDEN SMITH	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8023595000	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-09-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MANDY C GILES CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01204048	PTIN
Phone	6033060100	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ALDEN SMITH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	149 NATURES WAY PO BOX 1281	AddressLine1Txt
City	QUECHEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05059	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,387,630	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.VINSWEB.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1972	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF VINS IS TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND AVIAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	68	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	145	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$882,164	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,226,014	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,430,735	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,593,129	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$33,470	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$35,691	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$191,215	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$244,796	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,537,584	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,099,630	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,729,372	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,836,396	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$297,173	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$989,947	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,160,409	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,719,319	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,996,805	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$181,735	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$102,825	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,646,681	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,988,337	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$483,430	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$494,502	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$8,163,251	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,493,835	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MISSION OF VINS IS TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND AVIAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,271,805	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,225,571	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE VINS NATURE CENTER, WHICH IS 47 ACRES OF RIVERSIDE FOREST AND MEADOW JUST UPSTREAM OF THE QUECHEE GORGE, DREW A RECORD 81,696 VISITORS DURING FY24. SINCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANOPY WALK IN 2019, THE NUMBER OF VISITORS HAS ROUGHLY DOUBLED. ATTENDANCE AT ON-SITE EDUCATION EVENTS HAS SIMILARLY INCREASED. OTHER RECENT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NATURE CENTER INCLUDE A SONGBIRD AVIARY AND ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND TO GO ALONG WITH THE RAPTOR ENCLOSURES AND OTHER EXHIBITS, THE NATURE STORE, AND THE NETWORK OF NATURE TRAILS COVERING THE PROPERTY. UPDATES TO THE OUTDOOR PAVILION, OUTDOOR CLASSROOM, AND INDOOR CLASSROOM HAVE ALSO MADE THE NATURE CENTER A MORE ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION FOR PRIVATE EVENTS SUCH AS BIRD ENCOUNTERS AND BIRTHDAY PARTIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$719,041	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$579,603	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: IN FY24, OUR EDUCATORS REACHED 109,770 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING THOSE IMPACTED BY VINS SCHOOL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, NATURE CAMP, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND VISITS TO THE NATURE CETNER. MANY OF THESE INVOLVED REPEAT INTERACTIONS RELATED TO SCHOOL CURRICULA OR CAMP, IMPROVING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL IMPACT. IN ADDITION, RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING AMERICAN KESTRELS, BROADWING HAWKS, NATIVE CRAYFISH, MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, AND OTHER SPECIES IMPACTED LANDOWNERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$332,917	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$40,228	RevenueAmt
Desc	WILD BIRD REHABILITATION: MANY PEOPLE IN NEW ENGLAND KNOW VINS FOR ITS EXPERTISE IN REHABILITATING ORPHANED AND INJURED WILD BIRDS. OUR REHABILITATORS TREATED OVER A THOUSAND BIRDS IN FY24, AND THE FACILITY CAN ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 150 BIRDS AT ANY ONE TIME. THE RECENT GROWTH IN PATIENT INTAKES, WHICH HAS DOUBLED IN SIX YEARS, ROUGHLY TRACKS WITH THE INCREASE IN HUMAN VISITORS TO VINS. OUR RELEASE RATE OF 4O% IS RELATIVELY HIGH FOR REHABILITATION CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES. BESIDES HEALING AND RELEASING BIRDS, OUR REHABILITATION STAFF ALSO COUNSELS THE PUBLIC BY PHONE AND HELP TO CARE FOR THE FULL-TIME RESIDENT RAPTORS, SONGBIRDS, AND REPTILES THAT WE HOLD ON EXHIBIT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,323,763	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	68	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	13	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ALDEN SMITH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8023595000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	149 NATURES WAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	QUECHEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05059	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOHN LEE
CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID TILLINGHAST
VICE CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RONALD PAPROCKI
TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH ADAMS
SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SARAH BLATT
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRUCIE HUBBELL
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK FERRELL
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STACEY GERRISH
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHUCK SHERMAN
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICE MUSHLIN
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEN REITSMA
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN LOGAN
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATE DONAHUE
TRUSTEE	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES F RATTIGAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	45.00		Yes (X)	$109,890	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$109,890	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$30,149	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,195,865	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$91,707	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,226,014	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSION FEES	900099	$973,298	$973,298
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FE	900099	$358,638	$358,638
MEMBERSHIP FEES	900099	$220,965	$220,965
ADOPT-A-RAPTOR	900099	$40,228	$40,228

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,593,129	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$52,471	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$52,471	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$30,895	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$30,895	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$30,895	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$30,895	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$78,551	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$95,331	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$16,780	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$16,780	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$16,780	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$23,316	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$30,149	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$30,793	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$7,477	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$7,477	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$355,352	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$161,876	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$193,476	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$193,476	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$27,902	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$27,902	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$27,902	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,099,630	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,845,402	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$28,214	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,002	TotalAmt
Program Services	$41,600	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$46,802	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,600	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,424,954	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,177,227	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$105,990	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$141,737	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$189,529	TotalAmt
Program Services	$155,394	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,565	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,570	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$117,911	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,994	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,783	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,134	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$60,098	TotalAmt
Management And General	$60,098	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$198,473	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,291	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$65,475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$45,707	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$79,530	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,901	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$718	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,911	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,466	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,237	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,130	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,099	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,979	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,748	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,817	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,414	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$198,271	TotalAmt
Program Services	$175,217	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,956	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,098	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,658	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,065	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$101	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,471	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,168	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,212	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,091	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,829	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,663	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,808	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,358	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$264,551	TotalAmt
Program Services	$242,615	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,326	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,610	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES	$145,642	$145,466	$124	$52
IN-KIND DONATIONS	$18,441	$13,750		$4,691

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,996,805	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,323,763	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$375,869	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$297,173	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$76,907	BOYAmt
EOY	$181,758	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$822,640	BOYAmt
EOY	$851,689	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,160	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,610	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,949	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,759	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,921	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$9,048,278	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,044,698	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,016,099	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,003,580	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,571,009	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,821,930	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,090	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,646,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,988,337	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,455	BOYAmt
EOY	$80,051	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$124,185	BOYAmt
EOY	$122,186	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$146,640	BOYAmt
EOY	$142,288	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151,150	BOYAmt
EOY	$149,977	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$483,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$494,502	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,286,061	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,509,056	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$877,190	BOYAmt
EOY	$984,779	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,163,251	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,493,835	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,646,681	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,988,337	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$102,825	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$227,759	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,878,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,608,566	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,673,252	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,090,948	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,446,979	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,697,988	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,878,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,608,566	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,673,252	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,090,948	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,446,979	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,697,988	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$7,697,988	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$26,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15,306	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$92,870	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$40,516	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$52,471	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$227,845	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,219	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$198	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$420	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$27,902	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$49,270	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$7,975,103	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$6,451,568	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.96530	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.96270	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$897,386	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$53,466	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$135,701	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$40,200	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,046,353	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,002,715	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,462	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$71,791	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$37,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$897,386	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,023,180	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,844	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$9,691	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$35,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,002,715	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$767,699	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$8,754	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$281,727	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$35,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,023,180	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$855,402	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,650	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$66,027	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$24,326	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$767,699	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.18000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.62000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.20000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,133,985	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,133,985	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,208,524	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,547,981	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,660,543	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$690,924	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$496,717	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$194,207	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$14,845	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$14,845	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$6,003,580	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEPOSITS	$142,217
RIGHT OF USE LEASE	$7,760

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$149,977	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,520,058	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$227,759	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$192,669	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$420,428	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,099,630	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,099,630	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,189,474	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$192,669	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$192,669	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,996,805	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,996,805	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	ENDOWMENT FUND INCOME IS FOR USE IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND GENERAL OPERATIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF MERCHANDISE 161,876. FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSE 30,793.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF MERCHANDISE 161,876. FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSE 30,793.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	SILENT AUCTION	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$49,360	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$29,094	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$20,266	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$29,159	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total	2	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$4,105	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$1,055	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$3,050	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$1,634	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$53,465	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$30,149	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$23,316	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$30,793	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$30,793	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$7,477	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$20,646	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	AUCTION ITEMS	174	$32,095	FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)	OTHER	31	$28,466	FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)	WILDLIFE FEED	32	$10,500	FAIR MARKET VALUE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWED THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT WAS FILED. A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS ALSO THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE PROPOSED INCREASES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.