THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC (EIN 51-0639429)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-04-18
IRS object ID: 201711089349300226
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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 F
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-04-18T09:30:51-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	020476956	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TYLER SIMMS & ST SAUVEUR CPA PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	19 MORGAN DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	LEBANON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	03766	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	510639429	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VERM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8026491431	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 420	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORWICH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05055	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CHRISTOPHER C RIMMER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8026491431	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-04-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JAMES N GODFREY CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00913422	PTIN
Phone	6036530044	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-04-05	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	75.150.94.18	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-04-11	IPDt
IP Tm	07:32:36	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	79B3321B4D1BD7CE0ABF3C680D0C419C7D521C9B	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	73E63633CEBCDEC4B08469BC511EE50449965BA7	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CHRISTOPHER C RIMMER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 420	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORWICH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05055	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,417,846	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	VTECOSTUDIES.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2007	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES ADVANCES THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE ACROSS THE AMERICAS THROUGH RESEARCH, MONITORING AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	23	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	600	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,290,664	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,376,602	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$6,906	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$30,005	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$798	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$880	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$8,752	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$10,359	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,307,120	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,417,846	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$38,616	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$16,805	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$861,072	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$841,602	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$88,853	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$393,518	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$296,565	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,293,206	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,154,972	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$13,914	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$262,874	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$680,558	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$908,782	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$122,294	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$84,319	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$558,264	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$824,463	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES ADVANCES THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE ACROSS THE AMERICAS THROUGH RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$203,769	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$600	RevenueAmt
Desc	SUSTAIN 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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$111,589	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$16,805	GrantAmt
Desc	PROTECT 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

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$300,993	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$915	RevenueAmt
Desc	MAP BIODIVERSITY FOR CONSERVATION- WITH MANY ECOSYSTEMS UNDERGOING UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE AS A RESULT OF HUMAN ACTIVITY, OUR MAPPINGBIODIVERSITY FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAM PROVIDES KEY INFORMATION FOR CONSERVATION. MANY HABITATS HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE LOSS, DEGRADATION OR FRAGMENTATION, AND INTRODUCTION OF EXOTIC SPECIES HAS TRANSFORMED OTHERS, CAUSING DECLINES OR EXTINCTIONS OF NATIVE WILDLIFE. ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE NOW THREATENS TO REDRAW THE GEOGRAPHIC MAP OF BIOTIC DIVERSITY. STUDIES OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS AS A MEANS TO ADVANCE CONSERVATION, TERMED "CONSERVATION BIOGEOGRAPHY," USE THE CONCEPTUAL TOOLS AND METHODS OF BIOGEOGRAPHY TO ADDRESS REAL WORLD CONSERVATION PROBLEMS. RESULTS PROVIDE PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE FATE OF KEY SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS, NOW AND FAR INTO THE FUTURE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$237,930	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$31,049	RevenueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$237,930	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$31,049	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$854,281	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	13	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	23	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	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	0	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	MELISSA MACKENZIE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8026491431	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 420	AddressLine1Txt
City	NORWICH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05055	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
PETER BROOKE
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARGARET CHENEY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM BRIAN DADE
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JARED KEYES
VICE-CHAIR, TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH RUML
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER C RIMMER
TRUSTEE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	45.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$77,065	$0	$17,074
BOB HOLLEY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILL SCHMIDT
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$77,065	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$17,074	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	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
Government Grants	$408,517	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$968,085	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$38,577	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,376,602	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM SERVICE	Desc
Business	541700	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$30,005	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$30,005	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$30,005	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$880	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$880	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$7,800	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	$7,800	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,800	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$7,800	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$79	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$79	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$79	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISC	Desc
Business	900000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,480	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,480	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,480	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,417,846	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$32,564	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$8,680	ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,805	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,805	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$94,139	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,560	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,914	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,665	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$594,775	TotalAmt
Program Services	$480,973	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$84,775	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$29,027	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$101,442	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,436	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,693	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,313	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,246	TotalAmt
Program Services	$39,654	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,302	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,290	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$97,214	TotalAmt
Program Services	$72,399	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,491	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,324	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,631	TotalAmt
Management And General	$35,631	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,846	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,359	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$108	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,379	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,082	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,442	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$4,640	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$106	TotalAmt
Management And General	$106	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,730	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,730	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,317	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,180	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,137	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONTRACTORS	$64,550	$56,303	$8,236	$11
MISC EXPENSE	$2,089	$170	$715	$1,204

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,154,972	TotalAmt
Program Services	$854,281	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$211,838	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$88,853	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$236,281	BOYAmt
EOY	$195,566	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$283,788	BOYAmt
EOY	$439,669	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$129,054	BOYAmt
EOY	$235,489	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,963	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,573	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$83,292	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$63,807	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,472	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,485	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$680,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$908,782	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$103,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,107	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,217	BOYAmt
EOY	$629	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,242	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,583	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,294	BOYAmt
EOY	$84,319	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$419,966	BOYAmt
EOY	$510,968	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$138,298	BOYAmt
EOY	$313,495	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$558,264	BOYAmt
EOY	$824,463	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$680,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$908,782	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$262,874	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$3,325	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$705,251	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$826,363	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,095,796	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,290,664	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,376,602	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,294,676	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,280	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,674	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,619	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,858	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$32,564	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$76,995	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,196	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,046	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$3,242	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$715,727	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$842,083	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,109,415	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,298,522	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,409,166	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,374,913	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$5,374,913	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$718	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$442	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,428	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,598	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,680	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$26,866	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$718	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$442	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,428	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,598	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,680	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$26,866	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$716,445	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$842,525	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,117,843	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,307,120	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,417,846	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,401,779	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99500	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99590	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00500	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00410	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$83,292	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$63,807	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$19,485	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$19,485	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,421,171	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$3,325	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$3,325	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,417,846	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,417,846	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,154,972	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,154,972	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,154,972	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ASC 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 2013.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	0	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	CONSERVATION RESEARCH.	$10,844
HAITI	0	0	PROGRAM SERVICES	CONSERVATION RESEARCH.	$12,281

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office	0	ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee	0	ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$23,125	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$23,125	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
HAITI	CONSERVING AND RESTORING BROADLEAF FOREST IN BERAK VALLEY, AUX CORNICHONS IMPORTANT BIRD AREA	$9,305	CHECK
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	BICKNELL'S THRUSH MONITORING AND WINTERING GROUNDS CONSERVATION.	$7,500	CHECK

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT RECIEPTS VERIFYING THAT FUNDING IS EXPENDED ONLY ON ALLOWABLE COSTS AND ACTIVITIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	6	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$38,577	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (1)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 32B:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	STOCK GIFTS RECEIVED ARE PROCESSED AND SOLD BY CHARLES SCHWAB	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 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 12C	EACH 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 15A	THE 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 19	THE 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.