THE NATURE MUSEUM AT GRAFTON INCORPORATED

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $388K · expenses $309K · assets $703K

EIN
03-0371400
Address
PO BOX 38, GRAFTON, VT 05146-0038
Website
www.nature-museum.org
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 1988 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

The museum provides edcuational opportunities to people of all ages by engaging people to learn about our local environment. Our programs and events are designed to insprire people to safeguard our region's resources for a sustainable future.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Laurie Danforth President2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Leslie Goldman Vice President2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Will Danforth Treasurer2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Nia Blossom Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kathleen J Bryar Director2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Charles PhD Director2021-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rick Cowan Director2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ken Finch Director2019-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Paul Spector Director2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Kate Lunde (former) TREASURER2020 1 $0 reported 1
Andrew Tolve (former) BOARD MEMBER2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1
Rick Cowen (former) board member2019 Not reported $0 reported 1
Deborah Velto (former) board member2019 Not reported $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · none paid · 13 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Laurie Danforth President1 $0$0$0 $01
Leslie Goldman Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Will Danforth Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Nia Blossom Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Kathleen J Bryar Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Cheryl Charles PhD Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Rick Cowan Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ken Finch Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Spector Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid · 13 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Laurie Danforth President1 $0$0$0 $01
Leslie Goldman Vice President1 $0$0$0 $01
Will Danforth Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Nia Blossom Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Kathleen J Bryar Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Cheryl Charles PhD Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Rick Cowan Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Ken Finch Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Paul Spector Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid · 11 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAURIE DANFORTH PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
LESLIE GOLDMAN VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
KEN FINCH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RICK COWAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
WILL DANFORTH TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL SPECTOR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL CHARLES BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid · 7 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAURIE DANFORTH PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
LESLIE GOLDMAN VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
KEN FINCH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RICK COWAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
WILL DANFORTH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL SPECTOR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CHERYL CHARLES BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 8 people listed · none paid · 7 employees · 9 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LAURIE DANFORTH PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
LESLIE GOLDMAN VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
KATE LUNDE TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
KEN FINCH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RICK COWAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
WILL DANFORTH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW TOLVE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
PAUL SPECTOR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid · 9 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Laurie Danforth President8 $0$0$0 $01
Leslie Goldman Vice President2 $0$0$0 $01
Ken Finch Treasurer2 $0$0$0 $01
Rick Cowen board member- $0$0$0 $01
Will Danforth board member4 $0$0$0 $01
Deborah Velto board member- $0$0$0 $01
Andrew Tolve board member- $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$388,013$309,472 $703,350$698,786 $318,252$38,917 $013-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$436,214$267,667 $624,319$620,245 $367,110$41,446 $013-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$243,660$271,205 $432,708$426,662 $197,729$28,491 $0110
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$204,431$174,792 $458,540$455,778 $161,732$34,168 $070
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,434$150,375 $444,765$424,356 $93,373$8,675 $079
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$222,808$152,430 $471,376$470,171 $191,157$14,282 -95

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $918,213 in all, tax years 2010 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$605,000 2024$150,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016-2021, 2023 7$243,350 2023$6,800
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NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2010-2011 2$42,000 2011$20,000
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VERMONT COUNCIL ON THE ARTS INC Public charity Exact 2022 1$25,000 2022$25,000
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE NATURE MUSEUM AT GRAFTON INCORPORATED” 2013-2015, 2020 4$2,750 2020$1,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE NATURE MUSEUM AT GRAFTON INCORPORATED” 2020-2023 4$113 2023$72
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $309,472 spent · pay $238,339 · grants $0 · events $8,208
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $221,611$210,530$11,081- 71.6%
Payroll taxes $16,728$15,892$836- 5.4%
Office expenses $14,779$14,779-- 4.8%
Occupancy $10,193$10,193-- 3.3%
Other (as described)Program Supplies/Exp $6,749$6,749-- 2.2%
All other expenses $6,487$6,252$235- 2.1%
Fees: accounting $6,000-$6,000- 1.9%
Depreciation and depletion $5,779$5,779-- 1.9%
Insurance $5,532$5,532-- 1.8%
Other (as described)Garden Expenses $4,220$4,220-- 1.4%
Other (as described)Professional Development $3,688$3,688-- 1.2%
Other (as described)Annual Appeal $3,431$3,431-- 1.1%
Fees: legal $2,304-$2,304- 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $1,971$1,971-- 0.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $27,578$8,208reported apart
Total$309,472100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $267,667 spent · pay $199,442 · grants $0 · events $4,942
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $172,763$144,863$27,900- 64.5%
Fees: other services $14,695$14,695-- 5.5%
Other employee benefits $14,104$11,501$2,603- 5.3%
Payroll taxes $12,575$10,757$1,818- 4.7%
Office expenses $11,045$11,045-- 4.1%
Occupancy $9,778$9,778-- 3.7%
Fees: accounting $8,092-$8,092- 3.0%
Other (as described)Program Supplies/Exp $5,411$5,411-- 2.0%
Other (as described)Professional Development $3,996$3,996-- 1.5%
Information technology $3,270$3,270-- 1.2%
Other (as described)Telephone $3,251$3,251-- 1.2%
Insurance $2,972$2,972-- 1.1%
Other (as described)Garden Expenses $2,669$2,669-- 1.0%
Advertising and promotion $1,922$1,922-- 0.7%
Depreciation and depletion $944$944-- 0.4%
All other expenses $180$180-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $25,625$4,942reported apart
Total$267,667100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $271,205 spent · pay $163,910 · grants $0 · events $4,357
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $133,590$107,664$25,926- 49.3%
Fees: other services $34,517$16,751$17,766- 12.7%
Occupancy $29,422$29,422-- 10.8%
Other employee benefits $19,760$12,964$6,796- 7.3%
Payroll taxes $10,560$8,486$2,074- 3.9%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND EX $10,200$10,200-- 3.8%
Fees: accounting $8,150-$8,150- 3.0%
Office expenses $6,994$6,994-- 2.6%
Other (as described)PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN $4,631$4,631-- 1.7%
All other expenses $3,249$3,249-- 1.2%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $3,105$3,105-- 1.1%
Insurance $2,853$2,853-- 1.1%
Other (as described)GARDEN EXPENSES $2,484$2,484-- 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $1,260$1,260-- 0.5%
Depreciation and depletion $430$430-- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $20,805$4,357reported apart
Total$271,205100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $174,792 spent · pay $119,793 · grants $0 · events $2,808
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $102,190$77,921$24,269- 58.5%
Fees: other services $13,092$12,342$750- 7.5%
Occupancy $10,691$10,691-- 6.1%
Other employee benefits $9,821$7,494$2,327- 5.6%
Payroll taxes $7,782$5,938$1,844- 4.5%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND EX $7,326$7,326-- 4.2%
Fees: accounting $6,343-$6,343- 3.6%
Office expenses $5,217$5,217-- 3.0%
Insurance $2,813$2,813-- 1.6%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $2,519$2,519-- 1.4%
All other expenses $2,315$2,315-- 1.3%
Other (as described)GARDEN EXPENSES $2,171$2,171-- 1.2%
Other (as described)WEB AND ONLINE FEES $1,213$1,213-- 0.7%
Advertising and promotion $949$949-- 0.5%
Depreciation and depletion $350$350-- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $10,767$2,808reported apart
Total$174,792100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $150,375 spent · pay $103,654 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $93,734$63,580$30,154- 62.3%
Fees: other services $12,400$12,400-- 8.2%
Fees: accounting $8,515-$8,515- 5.7%
Occupancy $7,729$7,729-- 5.1%
Payroll taxes $7,528$5,112$2,416- 5.0%
Office expenses $5,702$5,702-- 3.8%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND EX $4,248$4,248-- 2.8%
Insurance $2,758$2,758-- 1.8%
Other employee benefits $2,392$1,827$565- 1.6%
Other (as described)TELEPHONE $2,384$2,384-- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $860$860-- 0.6%
Fees: investment management $854-$854- 0.6%
Other (as described)EXHIBITS, DISPLAYS AND $600$600-- 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $350$350-- 0.2%
Other (as described)POSTAGE $321$321-- 0.2%
Total$150,375100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $152,430 spent · pay $104,514 · grants $0 · events $3,498
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $92,724$64,198$28,526$0 60.8%
Fees: other services $10,075$10,075$0$0 6.6%
Other (as described)Program expenses $9,433$9,433$0$0 6.2%
Occupancy $8,614$8,614$0$0 5.7%
Payroll taxes $7,643$5,076$2,567$0 5.0%
Fees: accounting $7,005$7,005$0$0 4.6%
Office expenses $5,601$5,041$560$0 3.7%
Other employee benefits $4,147$2,862$1,285$0 2.7%
Insurance $2,843$2,843$0$0 1.9%
Other (as described)Telephone $2,311$2,311$0$0 1.5%
Advertising and promotion $1,684$1,684$0$0 1.1%
Depreciation and depletion $350$350$0$0 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $19,619$3,498reported apart
Total$152,430100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2024$2,602$01
2021$0$01
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2024Natural Resources Conservation ServiceGrant or other assistanceENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM 10.912EQI IR-PL117-169$2,602

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