THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC (EIN 51-0639429)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-05-11
IRS object ID
201521319349302332
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2015-05-11T13:53:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN020476956PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1TYLER SIMMS & ST SAUVEUR CPA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line119 MORGAN DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityLEBANONCityNm
State AbbreviationNHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP03766ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN510639429EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlVERMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8026491431PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 420AddressLine1Txt
CityNORWICHCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05055ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRISTOPHER C RIMMERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8026491431PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES N GODFREY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00913422PTIN
Phone6036530044PhoneNum
Preparation2015-05-07PreparationDt
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Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER C RIMMERPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line1PO BOX 420AddressLine1Txt
CityNORWICHCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05055ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,117,843GrossReceiptsAmt
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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CY Investment Income$628CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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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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DescSUSTAIN THE HEALTH OF NORTHEASTERN ECOSYSTEMS- THE ECOREGION THAT STRETCHES FROM NEW YORK'S CATSKILL MOUNTAINS AND MASSACHUETTS'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 FOUR DISCRETE ECOSYSTEMS OF CONSERVATION CONCERN; MOUNTAINS, GRASSLANDS, FORESTS, AND LAKES. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL FOR NORTHEASTERN ECOSYSTEMS IS TO GALVANIZE AND COORDINATE COLLABORATIVE, SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION ACTIONS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND ECOSYSTEMS INTEGRITY IN THESE FOUR LOCAL AREAS.Desc

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Expense$143,698ExpenseAmt
DescPORTECT VITAL CARIBBEAN HABITATS- SOME 120 SPECIES OF NORTH AMERICAN BREEDING BIRDS MIGRATE ANNUALLY TO THE CARIBBEAN, AN ECOREGION THAT IS EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT FOR GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY. ISLANDS OF THE CARIBBEAN HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AMONG THE TOP "HOTSPOTS" FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION WORLDWIDE, WITH 148 ENDEMIC BIRD SPECIES AND AT LEAST 2% OF THE PLANET'S TOTAL COMPLEMENT OF PLANT AND VERTEBRATE SPECIES. YET, BURGEONING HUMAN POPULATIONS AND THEIR ATTENDANT DEMAND FOR NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE CARIBBEAN MONTANE FORESTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS THE REGIONS MOST HIGHLY THREATENED TERRESTRIAL HABITAT. THESE FORESTS ALSO PROVIDE CRITICAL WINTER HABITAT FOR BICKNELL'S THRUSH, ONE OF NORTH AMERICA'S HIGHEST CONSERVATION PRIORITY MIGRANT BIRDS. CLASSIFIED AS GLOBALLY VULNERABLE, BICKNELL'S THRUSH HAS BEEN AT THE CORE OF VCE CONSERVATION INTIATIVES THAT HAVE STEADILY EXPANDED TO ENCOMPASS A SUITE OF AT-RISK WILDLIFE AND THEIR HABITATS. VCE'S PROJECTS IN THE GREATER ANTILLES COMBINE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH MONITORING, CAPACITY BUILDING OF LOCAL CONSERVATION PARTNERS, HABITAT ACQUISITION AND RESTORATION, AND OUTREACH TO BRING ABOUT LASTING HEMISPHERIC CONSERVATION.Desc

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DescMAP BIODIVERSITY FOR CONSERVATION- WITH MANY ECOSYSTEMS UNDERGOING UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE AS A RESULT OF HUMAN ACTIVITY, OUR MAPPING BIODIVERSITY FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE KEY INFORMATION FOR CONSERVATION. MANY HABITATS HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE LOSS, DEGRADATION OR FRAGMENTATION, INTRODUCTION OF EXOTIC SPECIES HAVE 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 IN THE FUTURE.Desc

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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone8026491431PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

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MARGARET CHENEY
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WILLIAM BRIAN DADE
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JARED KEYES
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ELIZABETH RUML
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER C RIMMER
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Total Program Service Revenue$10,451TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$7,800RealAmt

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Exclusion$8,428ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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Total$36,690TotalAmt
Program Services$36,690ProgramServicesAmt

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Fundraising$6,633FundraisingAmt

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Fundraising$2,853FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$3,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,748ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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DEPRECIATION$6,293$6,293
INKIND EXPENSES$3,333$3,333
MISC EXPENSE$2,751$1,204$916$631

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$200,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$6,502BOYAmt
EOY$24,292EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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EOY$669,170EOYAmt

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BOY$66,234BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY$43,384EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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EOY$4,831EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,793BOYAmt
EOY$132,787EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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EOY$368,539EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$71,513BOYAmt
EOY$167,844EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$429,717BOYAmt
EOY$536,383EOYAmt

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EOY$669,170EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,300DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$138PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
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)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$657,394CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$705,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$826,363CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,095,796CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,949,005TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,109CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,280CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,674CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,619CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,882TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,046CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$7,457TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$661,099CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$715,727CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$842,083CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,109,415CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,005,344TotalAmt

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$4,005,344PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$957CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$956CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$718CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$442CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,428CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,501TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$957CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$956CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$718CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$442CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,428CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,501TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$677,977CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$662,055CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$716,445CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$842,525CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,117,843CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,016,845TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99710PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.78280PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00290InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00150InvestmentIncomePYPct
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$67,473OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$43,181DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,292BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$24,292TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,121,143TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,300DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,300RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,117,843RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,117,843TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,014,339TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,014,339ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,014,339TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CANADA00PROGRAM SERVICESCONSERVATION RESEARCH.$22,523
HAITI01PROGRAM SERVICESCONSERVATION RESEARCH.$28,833
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees1SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$51,356SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$51,356TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmt
CANADAGRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT RECIEPTS VERIFYING THAT FUNDING IS EXPENDED ONLY ON ALLOWABLE COSTS AND ACTIVITIES.$1,500
HAITIGRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT RECIEPTS VERIFYING THAT FUNDING IS EXPENDED ONLY ON ALLOWABLE COSTS AND ACTIVITIES.$35,190
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 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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