THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC (EIN 51-0639429)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-16
IRS object ID
202023219349310687
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-11-16T13:31:26-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN020476956PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TYLER SIMMS & ST SAUVEUR CPAS PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line119 MORGAN DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityLEBANONCityNm
State AbbreviationNHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP03766ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN510639429EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVERMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8026491431PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 420AddressLine1Txt
CityNORWICHCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05055ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER C RIMMERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8026491431PhoneNum
Signature2020-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES N GODFREY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00913422PTIN
Phone6036530044PhoneNum
Preparation2020-11-12PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address216.107.201.226IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-11-12IPDt
IP Tm11:14:59IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER C RIMMERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 420AddressLine1Txt
CityNORWICHCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05055ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,218,845GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressVTECOSTUDIES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2007FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES ADVANCES THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE ACROSS THE AMERICAS THROUGH RESEARCH, MONITORING AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Total Expenses$1,099,219PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,246,916CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$4,171PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$142,627TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$104,469TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES ADVANCES THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE ACROSS THE AMERICAS THROUGH RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$132,542ExpenseAmt
Revenue$400RevenueAmt
DescSUSTAIN THE HEALTH OF NORTHEASTERN ECOSYSTEMS- THE ECOREGION THAT STRETCHES FROM NEW YORK'S CATSKILL MOUNTAINS AND MASSACHUSETTS'S BERKSHIRES TO THE GASPE PENINSULA OF QUEBEC IS UNIQUELY AT RISK. HOME TO ALMOST 5.5 MILLION PEOPLE AND WITHIN A DAY'S DRIVE FROM 70 MILLION MORE, THE REGION'S HEART IS THE RUGGED AND ANCIENT APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN RANGE, FLANKED BY AN ECOLOGICALLY RICH WEB OF TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC NATURAL COMMUNITIES. VCE'S WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND MONITORING WITHIN THE EXPANSIVE AREA CROSSES INTERNATIONAL, STATE, AND PROVINCIAL BOUNDARIES TO FOCUS ON THREE DISCRETE ECOSYSTEMS OF CONSERVATION CONCERN;MOUNTAINS, GRASSLANDS, AND FORESTS. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL FOR NORTHEASTERN ECOSYSTEMS IS TO GALVANIZE AND COORDINATE COLLABORATIVE,SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION ACTIONS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND THEIR ECOSYSTEMS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$88,938ExpenseAmt
Grant$18,165GrantAmt
DescPROTECT VITAL CARIBBEAN HABITATS- SOME 120 SPECIES OF NORTH AMERICAN BREEDING BIRDS MIGRATE ANNUALLY TO THE ISLANDS OF THE CARIBBEAN, WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AMONG THE TOP "HOTSPOTS" FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION WORLDWIDE. YET, BURGEONING HUMAN POPULATIONS AND THEIR ATTENDANT DEMAND FOR NATURAL RESOURCES HAVE DEVASTATED MONTANE FORESTS - THE REGION'S MOST HIGHLY THREATENED TERRESTRIAL HABITAT. THESE FORESTS PROVIDE CRITICAL WINTER HABITAT FOR BICKNELL'S THRUSH, ONE OF NORTH AMERICA'S HIGHEST CONSERVATION PRIORITY MIGRANT BIRDS. EFFORTS AIMED AT LONG-TERM BICKNELL'S THRUSH CONSERVATION INCLUDE HABITAT AND BIRD POPULATION MODELING AND MONITORING, BUILDING LOCAL AWARENESS OF CONSERVATION ISSUES, AND CAPACITY BUILDING AND COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$306,918ExpenseAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1SUSAN HINDINGERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8026491431PhoneNum

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Address Line1PO BOX 420AddressLine1Txt
CityNORWICHCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
PETER BROOKE
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARGARET CHENEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN DADE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JARED KEYES
VICE-CHAIR, TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY COCHRAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER C RIMMER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR45.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$85,640$0$16,182
ROBERT HOLLEY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM SCHMIDT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CELIA CHEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM HAYES
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE MCCAULL
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$1,008,896AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$115,581NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,168,603TotalContributionsAmt

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DescPROGRAM SERVICEDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$37,861TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Exclusion$2,136ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$4,500RealAmt

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$4,500RealAmt

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DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,745RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,745OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$43,606RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$6,636ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,165TotalAmt
Program Services$18,165ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,821TotalAmt
Program Services$46,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,291ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,692FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$634,092TotalAmt
Program Services$500,893ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,115ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,084FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$97,711TotalAmt
Program Services$80,374ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,212ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,125FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$49,785ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,683ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,039FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Management And General$1,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$5,750TotalAmt
Management And General$5,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$1,112TotalAmt
Program Services$50ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,900TotalAmt
Program Services$10,906ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,368ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,626FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,622TotalAmt
Management And General$36,622ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,930TotalAmt
Program Services$53,931ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$372ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,627FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,382TotalAmt
Program Services$515ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,127ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,740FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,817TotalAmt
Program Services$3,831ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,986ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONTRACTORS$103,605$70,221$13,684$19,700
EQUIPEMENT$29,047$15,680$10,472$2,895
PUBLICATION FEES$14,373$5,019$9,354
REGISTRATION FEES$7,796$3,599$1,893$2,304

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,686TotalAmt
Program Services$7,132ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,126ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,428FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,246,916TotalAmt
Program Services$866,939ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$212,717ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$167,260FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$232,539BOYAmt
EOY$285,487EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$568,051BOYAmt
EOY$485,360EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$89,320BOYAmt
EOY$82,540EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,740BOYAmt
EOY$13,399EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$138,466LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$102,971LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,859BOYAmt
EOY$35,495EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$968,509BOYAmt
EOY$902,281EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,540BOYAmt
EOY$99,988EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,076BOYAmt
EOY$579EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,011BOYAmt
EOY$3,902EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,627BOYAmt
EOY$104,469EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$532,019BOYAmt
EOY$460,434EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$293,863BOYAmt
EOY$337,378EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$825,882BOYAmt
EOY$797,812EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$968,509BOYAmt
EOY$902,281EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$28,071ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,290,664CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,376,602CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$957,901CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,038,169CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,152,188CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,815,524TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$32,564CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$36,756CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$49,349CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,636CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$133,163TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,409,166CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$994,657CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,087,518CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,158,824CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,948,687TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$5,948,687PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,598CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,680CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,148CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,530CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,861CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,817TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,598CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,680CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,148CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,530CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,861CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,817TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,307,120CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,417,846CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,003,805CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,095,048CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,196,685CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,020,504TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.98810PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99290PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01190InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00710InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$138,466OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$102,971DepreciationAmt
Book Value$35,495BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$35,495TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,218,845TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,218,845RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,218,845TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,246,916TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,246,916ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,246,916TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationASC SUBTOPIC 740-10, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ADDRESSES THE ACCOUNTING UNCERTAINTY OF INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTERPRISE'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBES A THRESHOLD OF "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. SUBTOPIC 740-10 ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON MEASUREMENT CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES AND DISCLOSURE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROVISIONS OF SUBTOPIC 740-10 DO NOT HAVE A MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2015.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionDOMINICAN REPUBLICRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantBICKNELL'S THRUSH MONITORING AND WINTERING GROUNDS CONSERVATION.PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$18,165CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$120,689NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSTOCK GIFTS RECEIVED ARE PROCESSED AND SOLD BY CHARLES SCHWABExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY KEY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED TO THE PREPARER AND RESOLVED PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATING POWERS IS REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT SUCH PERSON (1) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (2) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, (3) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, (4) UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE, AND THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES THAT ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES. THE FORM ALSO PROVIDES SPACES FOR ADVANCE DISCLOSURE OF ANY RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD CONSTITUTE OR APPEAR TO CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERFORMS AN ANNUAL REVIEW TO DETERMINE SUITABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE PROCESS INCLUDES A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. DURING 2014, COMPARABILITY DATA WAS COMPLIED BY SURVEYING OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S BUSINESS OFFICE.

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