2014-12-12T10:14:25-06:00 2014-04-30 264006060 SAXTON KOCUR AND ASSOCIATES LLP 301 E 2ND ST STE 303 JAMESTOWN NY 147015409 990 2013-05-01 112724904 ROGER TORY PETERSON INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY ROGE 7166652473 311 CURTIS STREET JAMESTOWN NY 14701 ANTON LEENDERS PRESIDENT 7166652473 2014-12-05 true ROBERT KOCUR CPA P00170600 7164836109 2014-12-05 X 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z ANTON LEENDERS PRESIDENT 311 CURTIS STREET JAMESTOWN NY 14701 738304 false X RTPI.ORG X 1985 NY THE MISSION OF THE ROGER TORY PETERSON INSTITUTE (RTPI) IS TO HONOR AND CONTINUE THE WORK OF ROGER TORY PETERSON, TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL WORLD. OUR MOTTO: LEARN IT, LOVE IT, PROTECT IT RTPI OF NATURAL HISTORY IS THE OFFICAL INSTITUTIONAL STEWARD OF ROGER TORY PETERSON'S BODY OF WORK AND HIS ENDURING LEGACY. RTPI PROVIDES A POWERFUL SYNERGY OF ART, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION THAT IS POSITIVELY FOCUSED ON NATURAL HISTORY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. OUR MESSAGE IS GREATLY AMPLIFIED BY THE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THESE THREE ORGANIZATIONAL 'PILLARS' AND IS FOUNDED IN THE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE BODY OF WORK BY DR. PETERSON THAT ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND PROTECTION THROUGHOUT THE 20TH CENTURY. IN THIS SPIRIT, WE CONTINUE TO DEVLOP AND IMPLEMENT MEANINGFUL NATURE-ORIENTED ART, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES THAT OPEN PEOPLE'S EYES TO THE NATURAL WORLD AROUND THEM - INITIATIVES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON PLACE, BUT ARE CONNECTED THROU X 17 17 9 50 0 418313 501240 31954 40692 14251 21543 11918 24152 476436 587627 0 0 259800 303509 0 75497 331309 196157 591109 499666 -114673 87961 5886024 5162259 469408 230995 5416616 4931264 X THE MISSION OF THE ROGER TORY PETERSON INSTITUTE (RTPI) IS TO HONOR AND CONTINUE THE WORK OF ROGER TORY PETERSON, TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL WORLD. OUR MOTTO: LEARN IT, LOVE IT, PROTECT IT RTPI OF NATURAL HISTORY IS THE OFFICAL INSTITUTIONAL STEWARD OF ROGER TORY PETERSON'S BODY OF WORK AND HIS ENDURING LEGACY. RTPI PROVIDES A POWERFUL SYNERGY OF ART, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION THAT IS POSITIVELY FOCUSED ON NATURAL HISTORY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. OUR MESSAGE IS GREATLY AMPLIFIED BY THE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THESE THREE ORGANIZATIONAL 'PILLARS' AND IS FOUNDED IN THE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE BODY OF WORK BY DR. PETERSON THAT ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND PROTECTION THROUGHOUT THE 20TH CENTURY. IN THIS SPIRIT, WE CONTINUE TO DEVLOP AND IMPLEMENT MEANINGFUL NATURE-ORIENTED ART, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES THAT OPEN PEOPLE'S EYES TO THE NATURAL WORLD AROUND THEM - INITIATIVES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON PLACE, BUT ARE CONNECTED THROU false false 228884 13835 EDUCATION: RTPI SPECIALIZES IN PROVIDING NATURE-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES ROOTED IN THE PLACES WHERE WE LIVE. WE WORK IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS (SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITIES, AND LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS) AND INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS BOTH AT OUR JAMESTOWN, NY HEADQUARTERS AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES. 118183 26857 CONSERVATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS - RPTI DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTS ACTIVE CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH PROJECTS IN THE LOCAL REGION AND FAR BEYOND. 30056 EXHIBITS AND ARCHIVES - RPTI HONORS THE ARTISITC ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ROGER TORY PETERSON BY OFFERING WORLD-CLASS ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITS, INCLUDING WORKS BY ROGER TORY PTERSON AND MANY OTHERS. 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UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE INSTITUTE MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE INSTITUTE AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORD AS LIABILITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2014 AND 2013. THE INSTITUE'S FEDERAL AND STATE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURNS FILED FOR 2010 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS ARE STILL OPEN TO EXAMINATION, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER FILING. 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OUR MESSAGE IS GREATLY AMPLIFIED BY THE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THESE THREE ORGANIZATIONAL 'PILLARS' AND IS FOUNDED IN THE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE BODY OF WORK BY DR. PETERSON THAT ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND PROTECTION THROUGHOUT THE 20TH CENTURY. IN THIS SPIRIT, WE CONTINUE TO DEVLOP AND IMPLEMENT MEANINGFUL NATURE-ORIENTED ART, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES THAT OPEN PEOPLE'S EYES TO THE NATURAL WORLD AROUND THEM - INITIATIVES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON PLACE, BUT ARE CONNECTED THROUGH A GLOBAL FRAMEWORK. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE, RTPI.ORG. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 RICHARD REDINGTON ANTON LEENDERS CHAIRMAN PRESIDENT FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE DRAFT OF THE FORM IS E-MAILED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. COMMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND NECESSARY CHANGES MADE BEFORE FILING. 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