2025-10-09T10:33:58-05:00 2025-03-31 030210880 AM PEISCH & COMPANY LLP 24 AIRPORT ROAD SUITE 402 WEST LEBANON NH 037841663 990 2024-04-01 030231665 VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC VERM 8023595000 149 NATURES WAY PO BOX 1281 QUECHEE VT 05059 ALDEN SMITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8023595000 2025-10-09 1 1 MANDY C GILES CPA P01204048 6033060100 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALDEN SMITH 149 NATURES WAY PO BOX 1281 QUECHEE VT 05059 3745172 0 X WWW.VINSWEB.ORG X 1972 VT THE MISSION OF VINS IS TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND AVIAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION. 16 15 67 105 0 0 1226014 845160 1593129 1659268 35691 249186 244796 265275 3099630 3018889 0 0 0 0 1836396 2020480 0 0 362364 1160409 1144166 2996805 3164646 102825 -145757 8988337 8680452 494502 508727 8493835 8171725 THE MISSION OF VINS IS TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND AVIAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION. 0 0 1169222 1323432 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. 803975 563184 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. 393486 34056 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. 2366683 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 67 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X ALDEN SMITH 8023595000 149 NATURES WAY QUECHEE VT 05059 ELIZABETH ADAMS CHAIR 2.50 X X 0 0 0 JACK LEE VICE CHAIR 2.50 X X 0 0 0 RON PAPROCKI TREASURER 2.50 X X 0 0 0 TIG TILLINGHAST SECRETARY 2.50 X X 0 0 0 SARAH BLATT TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 BRUCIE HUBBELL TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 RICK FERRELL TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 STACEY GERRISH TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 CHUCK SHERMAN TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 PATRICE MUSHLIN TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 LEN REITSMA TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN LOGAN TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 KATE DONAHUE TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 STUART MATHEWS TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FARBER TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 ALDEN SMITH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 100948 0 699 100948 0 699 1 0 0 0 0 14406 830754 53137 845160 ADMISSION FEES 900099 1062028 1062028 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FE 900099 346857 346857 MEMBERSHIP FEES 900099 216327 216327 ADOPT-A-RAPTOR 900099 34056 34056 1659268 90506 90506 42583 0 42583 42583 42583 696263 537583 158680 158680 158680 17181 14406 13310 3871 3871 381174 175390 205784 205784 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 13037 13037 13037 3018889 1920672 0 253057 142211 56884 63995 21332 1553044 1274018 110852 168174 190301 154502 16597 19202 134924 105925 13916 15083 59360 59360 152404 37132 35239 80033 77398 46538 319 30541 33179 6021 20040 7118 62701 48786 9304 4611 210640 162577 48063 23515 22220 1192 103 19352 1511 11925 5916 41157 15768 23479 1910 274925 250390 16482 8053 PROGRAM EXPENSES 174569 172686 1595 288 IN-KIND DONATIONS 14966 11725 3241 3164646 2366683 435599 362364 181758 227615 851689 747610 25000 16000 4610 2044 49759 40178 41921 28500 9020838 3237529 6003580 5783309 1821930 1830561 8090 4635 8988337 8680452 80051 71093 122186 141721 142288 138322 149977 157591 494502 508727 X 7509056 7231718 984779 940007 8493835 8171725 8988337 8680452 -145757 -176353 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1608566 1673252 1090948 1446979 1061487 6881232 1608566 1673252 1090948 1446979 1061487 6881232 6881232 15306 92870 40516 52471 90506 291669 11531 198 420 27902 13037 53088 7225989 7358805 0.95230 0.96530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1046353 1000 27082 38500 1035935 897386 53466 135701 40200 1046353 1002715 3462 -71791 37000 897386 1023180 4844 9691 35000 1002715 767699 8754 281727 35000 1023180 0.17000 0.63000 0.20000 1 0 1133985 1133985 7247290 2774326 4472964 622551 463203 159348 17012 17012 5783309 DEPOSITS 153286 RIGHT OF USE LEASE 4305 157591 3031236 -176353 188700 12347 3018889 0 3018889 3353346 188700 188700 3164646 0 3164646 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. SILENT AUCTION 31587 14406 17181 13310 31587 14406 17181 13310 13310 3871 X 3 23201 FAIR MARKET VALUE X AUCTION ITEMS 89 13130 FAIR MARKET VALUE X WILDLIFE FEED 31 11518 FAIR MARKET VALUE X OTHER 27 5288 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 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.