2025-11-17T13:28:13-05:00 2024-12-31 030325875 DAVIS & HODGDON ASSOCIATES CPAS PLC 33 BLAIR PARK RD STE 201 WILLISTON VT 05495 990 2024-01-01 030342303 VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION VERM 8022144848 COLLEGE HALL 36 COLLEGE STREET MONTPELIER VT 05602 ALLAN THOMPSON PRESIDENT 8027477900 2025-11-17 true true BRET HODGDON P00497283 8028781963 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X ALLAN THOMPSON COLLEGE HALL 36 COLLEGE STREET MONTPELIER VT 05602 628842 false X WWW.VERMONTWOODLANDS.ORG X 1993 VT VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION'S (VWA) MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PRACTICES OF PRODUCTIVE STEWARDSHIP, USE, AND ENJOYMENT OF VERMONT'S WOODLANDS. WE ACHIEVE THIS MISSION BY DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FOREST LANDOWNERS, PROFESSIONALS, POLICYMAKERS, AND THE PUBLIC THAT SUPPORT FOREST HEALTH, THE FOREST ECONOMY, WILDLIFE HABITAT, RECREATION, AND ENJOYMENT OF FORESTS FOR TODAY AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. OUR CORE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE VERMONT TREE FARM PROGRAM, WOODLAND LEGACY PLANNING, CLIMATE FORESTRY AND WOMEN OWNING WOODLANDS. 12 12 3 17 0 426987 326268 11107 17002 29593 75884 85 1532 467772 420686 0 0 82 42944 0 16065 345654 360853 345736 403797 122036 16889 1048004 1091209 36470 13685 1011534 1077524 X VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION'S (VWA) MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PRACTICES OF PRODUCTIVE STEWARDSHIP, USE, AND ENJOYMENT OF VERMONT'S WOODLANDS. WE ACHIEVE THIS MISSION BY DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FOREST LANDOWNERS, PROFESSIONALS, POLICYMAKERS, AND THE PUBLIC THAT SUPPORT FOREST HEALTH, THE FOREST ECONOMY, WILDLIFE HABITAT, RECREATION, AND ENJOYMENT OF FORESTS FOR TODAY AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. OUR CORE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE VERMONT TREE FARM PROGRAM, WOODLAND LEGACY PLANNING, CLIMATE FORESTRY AND WOMEN OWNING WOODLANDS. false false 222736 2086 VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION (VWA) IS A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE STEWARDSHIP AND PRODUCTIVE USE OF VERMONT'S PRIVATELY OWNED FORESTS. WE PROVIDE YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND OUTREACH TO LANDOWNERS, NATURAL RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS, AND THE PUBLIC, HELPING THEM MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT CARING FOR THEIR WOODS. IN 2024, VWA OFFERED 36 IN-PERSON AND ONLINE PROGRAMS-REACHING MORE THAN 1,000 PARTICIPANTS-AND ADVANCED SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT ACROSS MORE THAN 220,000 ACRES OF PRIVATE LAND. VWA ALSO ADMINISTERS THE VERMONT TREE FARM PROGRAM, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS RESPONSIBLE FORESTRY ON PRIVATE LANDS. IN 2024, WE SUPPORTED 437 VT TREE FARMS, COLLECTIVELY STEWARDING NEARLY 150,000 ACRES OF FORESTLAND. 38922 7308 VERMONT TREE FARM PROGRAM- VERMONT TREE FARM PROGRAM IS A LAND STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM OF THE VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION THAT PROVIDES THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION THAT FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES MEET A HIGH STANDARD OF SUSTAINABILITY. THE VERMONT TREE FARM PROGRAM IS PART OF THE AMERICAN TREE FARM SYSTEM. VERMONT TREE FARMERS MANAGE THEIR FORESTS TO PRODUCE WOOD, CLEAN WATER, WILDLIFE HABITAT, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND A RANGE OF OTHER OBJECTIVES. TREE FARMERS SHARE A UNIQUE COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING WATERSHEDS AND WILDLIFE HABITATS, CONSERVING SOIL, AND PROVIDING RECREATION, AND AT THE SAME TIME PRODUCING WOOD PRODUCTS ON A SUSTAINABLE BASIS. VERMONT HAS OVER 450 CERTIFIED TREE FARMS TOTALING 156,000 ACRES. 42569 9140 VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM - VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION IS A STATEWIDE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. OUR MEMBERS INCLUDE FOREST LANDOWNERS, FORESTERS, NATURAL RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS, FORESTRY AND WOOD PRODUCTS BUSINESSES, AND SUPPORTERS. WE OFFER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BRING MEMBERS TOGETHER TO LEARN, NETWORK, AND GAIN ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABLE STEWARDSHIP OF VERMONT'S PRIVATELY OWNED FORESTLAND. IN ADDITION, VWA SUPPORTS MEMBER ADVOCACY BY INFORMING OUR MEMBERSHIP OF FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION THAT COULD IMPACT PRIVATE FOREST LANDOWNERS. VWA COMMUNICATES WITH OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS THROUGH A WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER, TIMELY POLICY UPDATES, A QUARTERLY PRINT NEWSLETTER, AND A COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTION TO NORTHERN WOODLANDS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE CENTER FOR NORTHERN WOODLANDS EDUCATION. 304227 true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 3 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false true false false true true false true true false false true true true true true false true false false X X KATHARINE FORRER 8022144848 COLLEGE HALL 36 COLLEGE STREET MONTPELIER VT 05602 ALLAN THOMPSON PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN ROBERTSON SECRETARY 6.00 X X 0 0 0 RON MILLARD TREASURER 6.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS FIFE DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 STEVE HAGENBUCH DIRECTOR (TO 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW MCGOVERN DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 JUDITH FALK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE HANDFIELD DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID POTTER DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM SAYRE DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID WILCOX DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN WEBSTER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATHARINE FORRER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 12692 0 0 12692 false false false MORNING AG CLIPS PO BOX 24 GREENWICH NY 12834 MANAGEMENT 216325 1 56939 169175 100154 326268 EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS 110000 10474 10474 NEWSLETTER 110000 3501 3501 ANNUAL MEETING 519100 3027 3027 17002 26932 26932 256913 207961 48952 48952 48952 1727 195 1532 1532 420686 18534 75884 12692 9971 1973 748 26864 21120 4218 1526 3388 2661 585 142 205250 163004 36378 5868 5000 5000 18597 2196 16401 11265 11265 3626 3406 220 21553 19611 1392 550 5722 5671 51 5929 2196 3733 4691 4265 426 5605 5570 35 2411 1560 851 OUTSIDE SERVICES 33307 28022 85 5200 WORKSHOPS 14677 14677 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 14612 12162 868 1582 PROGRAM EXPENSES 6000 6000 2608 2135 24 449 403797 304227 83505 16065 109315 100834 34870 19065 903819 970810 500 1048004 1091209 36470 13685 36470 13685 X 292957 288172 718577 789352 1011534 1077524 1048004 1091209 16889 49101 X false false false X 164873 143991 184799 474659 326268 1294590 164873 143991 184799 474659 326268 1294590 125832 1168758 80906 32156 19868 24730 26932 184592 1479182 18729 0.79010 0.83140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 903820 39010 110602 82622 970810 837541 22500 111991 68212 903820 1014193 2740 -163001 16391 837541 908560 138617 32984 1014193 812068 22145 89347 15000 908560 0.33000 0.67000 true false SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS HAVE SEVERAL INTENDED USES AND ARE SUMMARIZED AS FOLLOWS: 1) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ENDOWMENT IS TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION. 2) THE UPTON WILDLIFE ENDOWMENT IS TO BE USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING DEDICATED TO WILDLIFE PURPOSES. 3) THE BAILEY FUND IS A RESERVE FUND TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE OPERATING BUDGET NEEDS AND TO SUPPLEMENT OPERATIONS FOR BUDGET SHORTFALLS. IT IS TO BE USED UNDER BOARD APPROVAL. 4) THE BIZZOZERO FUND AND THE TREE FARM FUND ARE TO SUPPORT THE VERMONT TREE FARM TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. 5) THE LAND CONSERVATION FUND TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE TIMBERLANDS TRANSACTIONS PROGAM. IT IS TO BE USED UNDER BOARD APPROVAL. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION'S (VWA) MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PRACTICES OF PRODUCTIVE STEWARDSHIP, USE, AND ENJOYMENT OF VERMONT'S WOODLANDS. WE ACHIEVE THIS MISSION BY DELIVERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FOREST LANDOWNERS, PROFESSIONALS, POLICYMAKERS, AND THE PUBLIC THAT SUPPORT FOREST HEALTH, THE FOREST ECONOMY, WILDLIFE HABITAT, RECREATION, AND ENJOYMENT OF FORESTS FOR TODAY AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. OUR CORE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE VERMONT TREE FARM PROGRAM, WOODLAND LEGACY PLANNING, CLIMATE FORESTRY AND WOMEN OWNING WOODLANDS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM - VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION IS A STATEWIDE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. OUR MEMBERS INCLUDE FOREST LANDOWNERS, FORESTERS, NATURAL RESOURCE PROFESSIONALS, FORESTRY AND WOOD PRODUCTS BUSINESSES, AND SUPPORTERS. WE OFFER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BRING MEMBERS TOGETHER TO LEARN, NETWORK, AND GAIN ACCESS TO RESOURCES TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABLE STEWARDSHIP OF VERMONT'S PRIVATELY OWNED FORESTLAND. IN ADDITION, VWA SUPPORTS MEMBER ADVOCACY BY INFORMING OUR MEMBERSHIP OF FEDERAL AND STATE LEGISLATION THAT COULD IMPACT PRIVATE FOREST LANDOWNERS. VWA COMMUNICATES WITH OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS THROUGH A WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER, TIMELY POLICY UPDATES, A QUARTERLY PRINT NEWSLETTER, AND A COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTION TO NORTHERN WOODLANDS QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE CENTER FOR NORTHERN WOODLANDS EDUCATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION UTILIZED A MANAGEMENT COMPANY IN 2024 TO PERFORM A VARIETY OF MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS. THIS STARTED TO PHASE OUT IN 2024, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BECOMING A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE IN NOVEMBER 2024. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE MEMBERS OF VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION VOTE ON CERTAIN DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS OF VERMONT WOODLANDS ASSOCIATION VOTE ON CERTAIN DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ONCE THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS COMPLETED, IT IS DISTRIBUTED BY EMAIL TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REQUIRES DISCLOSURES RELATING TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND COMPLETES ANNUAL SIGNOFF FORMS AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A VERMONT WOODLAND ASSOCIATION HIRED ITS FIRST FULL TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN 2024. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD, WITH COMPENSATION RESEARCH COMPLETED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ONLINE. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 VWAS ETHICAL CONDUCT POLICY WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN DECEMBER 2023 AND IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.