VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC (EIN 03-0231665)
Tax period: 2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Filed: 2022-10-27
IRS object ID: 202223009349300447
Schema version: 2021v4.2
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	2022-10-27T11:09:17-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-03-31	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	2021-04-01	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	CHARLES F RATTIGAN	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8023595000	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-10-19	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	CHARLES	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	RATTIGAN	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CHARLES F RATTIGAN	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	$4,303,785	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	VINS MISSION IS TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND AVIAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION. VINS IS CREATING A NEW GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS EACH DAY. LOCATED IN VERMONT, THE ORGANIZATION COMBINES SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, ALONG WITH WILD BIRD REHABILITATION FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	13	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	60	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	111	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,466,891	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,486,196	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$743,221	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,276,201	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$19,760	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$263,206	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$105,511	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$182,322	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,335,383	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,207,925	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	$1,264,190	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,450,273	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$278,481	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$745,210	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$894,583	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,009,400	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,344,856	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$325,983	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$863,069	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$9,043,376	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,024,599	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,160,233	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$528,227	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,883,143	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,496,372	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	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	$895,853	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$996,605	RevenueAmt
Desc	NATURE CENTER: HEADQUARTERED ON 47 ACRES OF FOREST, MEADOW, AND ROLLING HILLS IN QUECHEE, VT, OPEN YEAR ROUND AND LOCATED NEXT TO THE QUECHEE GORGE, VINS NATURE CENTER FEATURES 17 STATE-OF-THE-ART RAPTOR ENCLOSURES THAT HOUSE HAWKS, EAGLES, FALCONS, OWLS AND OTHER BIRDS OF PREY. IN ADDITION, THE SITE HAS A SONGBIRD AVIARY, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PAVILLIONS, SEVERAL NATURE TRAILS INCLUDING THE ADA COMPLIANT MCKNIGHT TRAIL, EXHIBITS INCLUDING DINOSAUR, FOREST AND CANOPY WALK, WILD BIRD REHABILITATION CENTER AND NATURE STORE. IN 2013, OLD PEPPER PLACE NATURE RESERVE, AN "OFF THE GRID", 327 ACRE, SELF-SUSTAINING, SEASONAL PROPERTY WAS BEQUEATHED TO VINS BY GOOD FRIENDS. LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, VT, THIS PROPERTY HAS HOSTED OUR OVERNIGHT CAMP AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$568,231	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$423,915	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: THE YEAR WAS EXTRAORDINARY WITH A TOTAL REACH OF 83,700 VISITORS. THE TOTAL IS FROM OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, NATURE CAMP, AND FIELD TRIPS. OUR AUDIENCE INCLUDES ALL AGE GROUPS WHICH INCLUDE; SCHOOLCHILDREN, TEACHERS, FAMILIES, ADULTS AND VOLUNTEERS. VINS SCHOOL PROGRAMS, NATURE CAMP, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ADD MORE PARTICIPANTS TO OUR CURRICULUM EACH YEAR. RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVE OBSERVING THE NATURAL WORLD, THEN ENTERING OBSERVATIONS ONLINE FOR URGENTLY NEEDED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$312,692	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$39,607	RevenueAmt
Desc	WILD BIRD REHABILITATION: VINS HIGHLY TRAINED REHABILITATORS TREAT APPROXIMATELY OVER 1,000 INJURED AND ORPHANED BIRDS FROM THROUGHOUT VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE EACH YEAR. WE ALSO ANSWER WILDLIFE QUESTIONS AND CARE FOR THE MANY RESIDENT RAPTORS, SONGBIRDS, ARTHROPODS AND REPTILES! OUR NEWLY RENOVATED FACILITY WILL ACCOMMODATE OVER 60-80 SPECIES AT ONE TIME. WE ARE THE LARGEST REHABBER IN THE STATE OF VERMONT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,776,776	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	8	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	60	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	0	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	CHARLES F RATTIGAN	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	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID TILLINGHAST
VICE CHAIR	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN BOUTON
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RONALD PAPROCKI
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD FERRELL
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHUCK SHERMAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDITH HUBBELL
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICE MUSHLIN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH ADAMS
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS WESCHLER
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STACEY GERRISH
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEONARD REITSMA
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN LOGAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES RATTIGAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	45.00		Yes (X)	$104,483	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$104,483	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	$15,719	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$640,923	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$829,554	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$85,073	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,486,196	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSION FEES	900099	$812,829	$812,829
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FEES	900099	$231,019	$231,019
MEMBERSHIP FEES	900099	$192,896	$192,896
ADOPT-A-RAPTOR	900099	$39,457	$39,457

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,276,201	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$92,870	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$92,870	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$18,786	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	$18,786	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$18,786	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$18,786	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,106,112	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$7,500	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$939,792	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$3,484	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$166,320	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$4,016	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$170,336	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$170,336	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$19,528	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$15,719	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$21,180	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$1,652	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$1,652	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$296,394	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$131,404	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$164,990	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$164,990	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$198	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$198	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$198	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,207,925	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,630,511	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$91,218	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,612	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,844	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,326	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,442	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,136,440	TotalAmt
Program Services	$912,542	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$82,262	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$141,636	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,561	TotalAmt
Program Services	$102,086	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,883	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,592	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,660	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,128	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,065	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,467	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,052	TotalAmt
Management And General	$57,052	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,081	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,581	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,658	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,842	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$49,835	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,694	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$79	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,062	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,902	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,528	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,033	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,341	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,592	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,300	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,050	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,242	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$186,951	TotalAmt
Program Services	$180,270	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,531	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$150	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,883	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,051	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$762	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$70	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,166	TotalAmt
Program Services	$196	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,787	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,183	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,923	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,700	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,502	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,721	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$247,558	TotalAmt
Program Services	$225,588	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,378	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,592	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES	$95,513	$91,494	$2,274	$1,745
IN-KIND DONATIONS	$32,003	$29,022	$2,634	$347
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$4,124	$1,752	$323	$2,049

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,344,856	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,776,776	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$289,599	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$278,481	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$194,921	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,987	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,285,695	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,027,675	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$188,385	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,632	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,971	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,352	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,702	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$8,753,765	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,621,013	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,014,186	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,132,752	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,299,981	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,727,499	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,869	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,043,376	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,024,599	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$89,549	BOYAmt
EOY	$117,815	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,479	BOYAmt
EOY	$109,689	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$872,030	BOYAmt
EOY	$152,203	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$117,175	BOYAmt
EOY	$148,520	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,160,233	BOYAmt
EOY	$528,227	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	$6,935,105	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,580,898	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$948,038	BOYAmt
EOY	$915,474	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,883,143	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,496,372	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,043,376	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,024,599	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$863,069	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$249,840	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	$1,885,478	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,019,671	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,878,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,608,566	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,673,252	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,065,210	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,885,478	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,019,671	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,878,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,608,566	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,673,252	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,065,210	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$9,065,210	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$45,739	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$53,209	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$26,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,306	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$92,870	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$233,806	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$51,132	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$70,483	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,219	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$11,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$198	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$142,563	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$9,441,579	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$4,602,546	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.96010	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.96390	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	$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$866,969	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$24,233	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$35,800	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$855,402	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$352,774	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$475,200	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$39,489	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$494	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$866,969	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.18000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.64000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.18000	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	$6,845,976	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,115,020	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,730,956	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$677,961	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$505,993	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$171,968	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$95,843	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$95,843	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$6,132,752	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEPOSITS	Desc
Amt	$148,520	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$148,520	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,104,979	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$249,840	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$152,584	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$97,256	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,202,235	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$5,690	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$5,690	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,207,925	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,491,750	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$152,584	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$152,584	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,339,166	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$5,690	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$5,690	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,344,856	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 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 131,404. FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSE 21,180.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING GROSS RECEIPTS 5,690.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF MERCHANDISE 131,404. FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSE 21,180.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FUNDRAISING GROSS RECEIPTS 5,690.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	SILENT AUCTION	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$35,247	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$15,719	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$19,528	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$21,180	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$35,247	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$15,719	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$19,528	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$21,180	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$21,180	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$1,652	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	5	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$38,391	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)	WILDLIFE FEED	254	$26,860	FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)	AUCTION ITEMS	90	$14,679	FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)	OTHER	10	$5,143	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 AND ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BOTH 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.