VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC (EIN 03-0231665)
Tax period: 2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Filed: 2025-10-09
IRS object ID: 202522829349301402
Schema version: 2024v5.2
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 G
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-10-09T10:33:58-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-03-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	030210880	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AM PEISCH & COMPANY LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	24 AIRPORT ROAD SUITE 402	AddressLine1Txt
City	WEST LEBANON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	037841663	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-04-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	030231665	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	VERM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8023595000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	149 NATURES WAY PO BOX 1281	AddressLine1Txt
City	QUECHEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05059	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALDEN SMITH	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8023595000	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-10-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MANDY C GILES CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01204048	PTIN
Phone	6033060100	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ALDEN SMITH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	149 NATURES WAY PO BOX 1281	AddressLine1Txt
City	QUECHEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05059	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,745,172	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.VINSWEB.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1972	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	VT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MISSION OF VINS IS TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND AVIAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	67	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	105	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,226,014	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$845,160	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,593,129	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,659,268	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$35,691	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$249,186	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$244,796	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$265,275	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,099,630	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,018,889	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,836,396	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,020,480	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$362,364	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,160,409	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,144,166	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,996,805	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,164,646	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$102,825	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$145,757	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,988,337	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,680,452	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$494,502	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$508,727	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$8,493,835	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,171,725	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MISSION OF VINS IS TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND AVIAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,169,222	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,323,432	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE VINS NATURE CENTER, WHICH IS 47 ACRES OF RIVERSIDE FOREST AND MEADOW JUST UPSTREAM OF THE QUECHEE GORGE, DREW A RECORD 84,115 VISITORS DURING FY25. SINCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANOPY WALK IN 2019, THE NUMBER OF VISITORS HAS ROUGHLY DOUBLED. ATTENDANCE AT ON-SITE EDUCATION EVENTS HAS SIMILARLY INCREASED. OTHER RECENT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NATURE CENTER INCLUDE A SONGBIRD AVIARY AND ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND TO GO ALONG WITH THE RAPTOR ENCLOSURES AND OTHER EXHIBITS, THE NATURE STORE, AND THE NETWORK OF NATURE TRAILS COVERING THE PROPERTY. UPDATES TO THE OUTDOOR PAVILION, OUTDOOR CLASSROOM, AND INDOOR CLASSROOM HAVE ALSO MADE THE NATURE CENTER A MORE ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION FOR PRIVATE EVENTS SUCH AS BIRD ENCOUNTERS AND BIRTHDAY PARTIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$803,975	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$563,184	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: IN FY25, OUR EDUCATORS REACHED 96,204 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING THOSE IMPACTED BY VINS SCHOOL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, NATURE CAMP, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND VISITS TO THE NATURE CENTER. MANY OF THESE INVOLVED REPEAT INTERACTIONS RELATED TO SCHOOL CURRICULA OR CAMP, IMPROVING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL IMPACT. IN ADDITION, RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING AMERICAN KESTRELS, BROADWING HAWKS, NATIVE CRAYFISH, MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, AND OTHER SPECIES IMPACTED LANDOWNERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$393,486	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$34,056	RevenueAmt
Desc	WILD BIRD REHABILITATION: MANY PEOPLE IN NEW ENGLAND KNOW VINS FOR ITS EXPERTISE IN REHABILITATING ORPHANED AND INJURED WILD BIRDS. OUR REHABILITATORS TREATED OVER A THOUSAND BIRDS IN FY25, AND THE FACILITY CAN ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 150 BIRDS AT ANY ONE TIME. THE RECENT GROWTH IN PATIENT INTAKES, WHICH HAS DOUBLED IN SIX YEARS, ROUGHLY TRACKS WITH THE INCREASE IN HUMAN VISITORS TO VINS. OUR RELEASE RATE OF 4O% IS RELATIVELY HIGH FOR REHABILITATION CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES. BESIDES HEALING AND RELEASING BIRDS, OUR REHABILITATION STAFF ALSO COUNSELS THE PUBLIC BY PHONE AND HELP TO CARE FOR THE FULL-TIME RESIDENT RAPTORS, SONGBIRDS, AND REPTILES THAT WE HOLD ON EXHIBIT.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$2,366,683	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
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	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 With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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	21	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	67	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
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	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	Yes (1)	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	ALDEN SMITH	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8023595000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	149 NATURES WAY	AddressLine1Txt
City	QUECHEE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05059	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ELIZABETH ADAMS
CHAIR	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JACK LEE
VICE CHAIR	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RON PAPROCKI
TREASURER	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIG TILLINGHAST
SECRETARY	2.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SARAH BLATT
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRUCIE HUBBELL
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICK FERRELL
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STACEY GERRISH
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHUCK SHERMAN
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PATRICE MUSHLIN
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEN REITSMA
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN LOGAN
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATE DONAHUE
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STUART MATHEWS
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL FARBER
TRUSTEE	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALDEN SMITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$100,948	$0	$699

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$100,948	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$699	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	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
Fundraising	$14,406	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$830,754	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$53,137	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$845,160	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSION FEES	900099	$1,062,028	$1,062,028
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FE	900099	$346,857	$346,857
MEMBERSHIP FEES	900099	$216,327	$216,327
ADOPT-A-RAPTOR	900099	$34,056	$34,056

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,659,268	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$90,506	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$90,506	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$42,583	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	$42,583	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$42,583	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$42,583	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$696,263	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$537,583	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$158,680	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$158,680	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$158,680	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$17,181	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$14,406	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$13,310	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,871	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,871	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$381,174	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$175,390	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$205,784	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$205,784	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$13,037	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$13,037	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$13,037	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,018,889	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,920,672	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$253,057	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$142,211	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,884	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,995	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,332	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,553,044	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,274,018	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$110,852	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$168,174	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$190,301	TotalAmt
Program Services	$154,502	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,597	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,202	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$134,924	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105,925	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,916	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,083	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,360	TotalAmt
Management And General	$59,360	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$152,404	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,132	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$80,033	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,398	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,538	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$319	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,541	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,179	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,021	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,040	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,118	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,701	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,786	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,304	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,611	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$210,640	TotalAmt
Program Services	$162,577	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,063	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,515	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,220	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,192	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$103	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,352	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,511	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,925	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,916	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,157	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,768	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,479	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,910	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$274,925	TotalAmt
Program Services	$250,390	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,482	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,053	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES	$174,569	$172,686	$1,595	$288
IN-KIND DONATIONS	$14,966	$11,725	$3,241

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,164,646	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,366,683	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$435,599	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$362,364	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$181,758	BOYAmt
EOY	$227,615	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$851,689	BOYAmt
EOY	$747,610	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,610	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,044	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,759	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,178	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,921	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,500	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$9,020,838	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,237,529	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,003,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,783,309	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,821,930	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,830,561	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,090	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,635	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,988,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,680,452	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$80,051	BOYAmt
EOY	$71,093	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,186	BOYAmt
EOY	$141,721	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$142,288	BOYAmt
EOY	$138,322	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$149,977	BOYAmt
EOY	$157,591	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$494,502	BOYAmt
EOY	$508,727	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,509,056	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,231,718	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$984,779	BOYAmt
EOY	$940,007	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,493,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,171,725	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,988,337	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,680,452	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$145,757	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$176,353	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,608,566	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,673,252	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,090,948	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,446,979	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,061,487	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,881,232	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,608,566	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,673,252	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,090,948	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,446,979	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,061,487	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,881,232	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$6,881,232	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$15,306	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$92,870	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$40,516	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$52,471	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$90,506	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$291,669	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$198	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$420	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$27,902	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,037	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$53,088	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$7,225,989	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$7,358,805	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.95230	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.96530	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,046,353	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$27,082	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$38,500	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,035,935	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$897,386	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$53,466	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$135,701	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$40,200	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,046,353	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,002,715	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,462	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$71,791	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$37,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$897,386	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,023,180	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,844	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$9,691	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$35,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,002,715	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$767,699	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$8,754	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$281,727	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$35,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,023,180	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.17000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.63000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.20000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,133,985	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,133,985	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,247,290	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,774,326	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,472,964	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$622,551	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$463,203	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$159,348	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$17,012	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$17,012	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$5,783,309	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEPOSITS	$153,286
RIGHT OF USE LEASE	$4,305

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$157,591	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,031,236	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$176,353	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$188,700	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$12,347	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,018,889	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,018,889	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,353,346	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$188,700	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$188,700	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,164,646	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,164,646	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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 175,390. FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSE 13,310.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF MERCHANDISE 175,390. FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSE 13,310.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	SILENT AUCTION	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$31,587	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$14,406	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$17,181	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$13,310	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$31,587	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$14,406	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$17,181	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$13,310	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$13,310	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$3,871	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	3	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$23,201	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR MARKET VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	AUCTION ITEMS	89	$13,130	FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)	WILDLIFE FEED	31	$11,518	FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)	OTHER	27	$5,288	FAIR MARKET VALUE

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 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.