2022-10-27T11:09:17-05:00 2022-03-31 030210880 AM PEISCH & COMPANY LLP 24 AIRPORT ROAD SUITE 402 WEST LEBANON NH 037841663 990 2021-04-01 030231665 VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC VERM 8023595000 149 NATURES WAY PO BOX 1281 QUECHEE VT 05059 CHARLES F RATTIGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8023595000 2022-10-19 1 CHARLES RATTIGAN 999009999 MANDY C GILES CPA P01204048 6033060100 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CHARLES F RATTIGAN 149 NATURES WAY PO BOX 1281 QUECHEE VT 05059 4303785 0 X WWW.VINSWEB.ORG X 1972 VT 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. 14 13 60 111 0 0 1466891 1486196 743221 1276201 19760 263206 105511 182322 2335383 3207925 0 0 0 0 1264190 1450273 0 0 278481 745210 894583 2009400 2344856 325983 863069 9043376 9024599 1160233 528227 7883143 8496372 TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND AVIAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION. 0 0 895853 996605 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. 568231 423915 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. 312692 39607 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. 1776776 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X CHARLES F RATTIGAN 8023595000 149 NATURES WAY QUECHEE VT 05059 JOHN LEE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID TILLINGHAST VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN BOUTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD PAPROCKI TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD FERRELL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHUCK SHERMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDITH HUBBELL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICE MUSHLIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH ADAMS SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS WESCHLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STACEY GERRISH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEONARD REITSMA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN LOGAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES RATTIGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 45.00 X 104483 0 0 104483 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15719 640923 829554 85073 1486196 ADMISSION FEES 900099 812829 812829 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FEES 900099 231019 231019 MEMBERSHIP FEES 900099 192896 192896 ADOPT-A-RAPTOR 900099 39457 39457 1276201 92870 92870 18786 0 18786 18786 18786 1106112 7500 939792 3484 166320 4016 170336 170336 19528 15719 21180 -1652 -1652 296394 131404 164990 164990 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 198 198 198 3207925 1630511 0 91218 89612 35844 40326 13442 1136440 912542 82262 141636 133561 102086 16883 14592 90660 70128 9065 11467 57052 57052 65081 19581 14658 30842 49835 35694 79 14062 44902 12528 13033 19341 30592 8300 15050 7242 186951 180270 6531 150 13883 13051 762 70 8166 196 2787 5183 58923 38700 9502 10721 247558 225588 16378 5592 PROGRAM EXPENSES 95513 91494 2274 1745 IN-KIND DONATIONS 32003 29022 2634 347 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 4124 1752 323 2049 2344856 1776776 289599 278481 194921 58987 1285695 1027675 188385 10632 41971 43352 13368 23702 8753765 2621013 6014186 6132752 1299981 1727499 4869 0 9043376 9024599 89549 117815 81479 109689 872030 152203 117175 148520 1160233 528227 X 6935105 7580898 948038 915474 7883143 8496372 9043376 9024599 863069 -249840 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1885478 2019671 1878243 1608566 1673252 9065210 1885478 2019671 1878243 1608566 1673252 9065210 9065210 45739 53209 26682 15306 92870 233806 51132 70483 9219 11531 198 142563 9441579 4602546 0.96010 0.96390 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1023180 4844 9691 35000 1002715 767699 8754 281727 35000 1023180 855402 2650 -66027 24326 767699 866969 24233 35800 855402 352774 475200 39489 494 866969 0.18000 0.64000 0.18000 1 0 1133985 1133985 6845976 2115020 4730956 677961 505993 171968 95843 95843 6132752 DEPOSITS 148520 148520 3104979 -249840 152584 -97256 3202235 5690 5690 3207925 2491750 152584 152584 2339166 5690 5690 2344856 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. SILENT AUCTION 35247 15719 19528 21180 35247 15719 19528 21180 21180 -1652 X 5 38391 FAIR MARKET VALUE X WILDLIFE FEED 254 26860 FAIR MARKET VALUE X AUCTION ITEMS 90 14679 FAIR MARKET VALUE X OTHER 10 5143 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 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.