2020-12-11T09:37:43-06:00 2020-03-31 030210880 AM PEISCH & COMPANY LLP 24 AIRPORT ROAD SUITE 402 WEST LEBANON NH 037841663 990 2019-04-01 030231665 VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC VERM 8023595000 149 NATURES WAY PO BOX 1281 QUECHEE VT 05059 CHARLES F RATTIGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8023595000 2020-11-30 1 MANDY C GILES CPA P01204048 6033060100 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z CHARLES F RATTIGAN 149 NATURES WAY PO BOX 1281 QUECHEE VT 05059 3102204 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 48 94 0 0 1943839 1779638 719254 862544 52922 39537 161761 113175 2877776 2794894 0 0 0 0 965182 1109694 0 0 247818 669937 764569 1635119 1874263 1242657 920631 7115371 7985698 678959 759196 6436412 7226502 TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND AVIAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION. 0 0 718615 598050 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 CLASSROOM, AND SEVERAL NATURE TRAILS INCLUDING THE ADA COMPLIANT MCKNIGHT TRAIL, EXHIBITS INCLUDING DINOSAUR, FOREST AND CANOPY WALK, WILD BIRD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL AND NATURE STORE. 394628 355106 EDUCATION: THROUGH OUR ON-SITE RAPTOR PROGRAMS, EACH YEAR WE EDUCATE OVER 70,000 PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME EYE TO EYE WITH PROGRAMS THAT HAVE HAD A MAJOR IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND. MORE THAN 37,000 SCHOOLCHILDREN, TEACHERS, FAMILIES AND ADULTS EXPERIENCE NATURE FIRSTHAND AS VISITORS AT THE NATURE CENTER. VINS SCHOOL PROGRAMS, NATURE CAMP, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ADD MORE PARTICIPANTS TO OUR CURRICULUM EACH YEAR. CITIZEN SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECTS, INVOLVE OBSERVING THE NATURAL WORLD, THEN ENTERING OBSERVATIONS ONLINE FOR URGENTLY NEEDED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. 237972 22099 WILD BIRD REHABILITATION: VINS HIGHLY TRAINED REHABILITATORS TREAT 700+ INJURED AND ORPHANED BIRDS FROM THROUGHOUT VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE EACH YEAR. WE ALSO ANSWER WILDLIFE QUESTIONS AND CARE FOR THE MANY RESIDENT RAPTORS, 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. 1351215 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 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 1 13 0 1 48 1 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 SECRETARY 2.00 X 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 TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS WESCHLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STACEY GERRISH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KUBA NOWICKI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEONARD REITSMA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES RATTIGAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 105547 0 0 105547 0 0 1 0 0 0 TRUMBULL NELSON CONSTRUCTION PO BOX 1000 HANOVER NH 03755 CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN 358166 PHOENIX EXPERIENTIAL DESIGNS LLC PO BOX 396 SUGAR GROVE NC 28679 CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN 256035 2 1779638 172545 1779638 ADMISSION FEES 900099 485339 485339 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FE 900099 256501 256501 MEMBERSHIP FEES 900099 98605 98605 ADOPT-A-RAPTOR 900099 22099 22099 862544 26682 26682 5907 0 5907 5907 5907 213577 1000 201722 0 11855 1000 12855 12855 14022 22777 -8755 -8755 189615 82811 106804 106804 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 9219 9219 9219 2794894 984474 0 30782 76602 19150 34471 22981 930402 707110 81987 141305 5529 3900 129 1500 97161 70073 11237 15851 1174 1174 48600 48600 55450 14972 23434 17044 52530 40246 849 11435 37976 11286 17335 9355 27186 6590 10525 10071 176175 161436 14739 14177 12511 748 918 15737 203 8686 6848 44237 37737 3363 3137 186169 170506 10939 4724 PROGRAM EXPENSES 65765 62563 2311 891 IN-KIND DONATIONS 34058 30665 3393 0 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 4957 2267 932 1758 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 378 0 378 0 1874263 1351215 275230 247818 242737 100724 991883 643042 209179 94076 30126 43454 4944 17028 8272056 2162288 4775535 6109768 855402 972389 5565 5217 7115371 7985698 86289 160497 37587 77148 456376 421015 98707 100536 678959 759196 X 4590945 6473377 1845467 753125 6436412 7226502 7115371 7985698 920631 -130541 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 654859 1148987 1885478 2019671 1878243 7587238 654859 1148987 1885478 2019671 1878243 7587238 7587238 11540 35850 45739 53209 26682 173020 29003 290 51132 70483 9219 160127 7920385 3964029 0.95790 0.95560 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 855402 2650 -66027 24326 767699 866969 24233 35800 855402 352774 475200 39489 494 866969 328345 33253 8824 352774 208994 110000 9351 328345 0.16910 0.81620 0.01470 1 0 1133985 1133985 6541223 1714818 4826405 521346 447470 73876 75502 75502 6109768 DEPOSITS 100536 100536 2769941 -130541 105588 -24953 2794894 0 2794894 1979851 105588 105588 1874263 0 1874263 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 82,811. FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSE 22,777. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF MERCHANDISE 82,811. FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSE 22,777. X 6 115710 FAIR MARKET VALUE X AUCTION ITEMS 1 22777 FAIR MARKET VALUE X WILDLIFE FEED 12 22306 FAIR MARKET VALUE X EXHIBIT ITEMS 4 6021 FAIR MARKET VALUE X VOLUNTEER FOOD 16 325 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.