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← NORTH BRANCH NATURE CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NORTH BRANCH NATURE CENTER INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 14 August 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Chip Darmstadt

Listed under a different title

  • Naomi Heindel: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR then EXECUTIVE DI
  • Rick Paradis: VICE PRESIDENT then VICE PRESIDE

Totals

Total revenue
$1,315,243
Total expenses
$1,405,691
Contributions and grants received
$577,430
Grants paid
$33,000
Program service revenue
$717,253
Investment income
$6,193
Other revenue
$14,367
Total assets, end of year
$1,883,599
Total liabilities, end of year
$442,346
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,441,253
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,075,487
Management and general expenses
$270,968
Fundraising expenses
$59,236
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,075,487

Program services were 76.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $23,558

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $35,097

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $518,775

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CAMPS, EDUCATION

    total $697,624 · related or exempt $697,624

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CONTRACTS

    total $19,629 · related or exempt $19,629

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,193 · excluded $6,193

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $14,830

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $8,763

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $6,067

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $6,067 · excluded $6,067

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $1,331

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,331 · excluded $1,331

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $18,563

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $15,196

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $3,367 · related or exempt $3,367

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $3,602 · excluded $3,602

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,602

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $33,000 · program services $33,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $67,596 · program services $637 · management and general $66,959

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $740,677 · program services $585,186 · management and general $115,957 · fundraising $39,534

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $19,610 · program services $12,113 · management and general $6,534 · fundraising $963

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $44,177 · program services $37,359 · management and general $6,818

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $63,766 · program services $43,752 · management and general $17,061 · fundraising $2,953

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $9,239 · management and general $9,239

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $147,522 · program services $133,218 · management and general $13,669 · fundraising $635

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,625 · program services $766 · management and general $859

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,081 · program services $8,170 · management and general $3,927 · fundraising $3,984

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,772 · program services $3,415 · management and general $6,255 · fundraising $3,102

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,773 · program services $942 · management and general $8,831

  • 17 · Travel

    total $45,319 · program services $44,197 · management and general $1,122

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $58,254 · program services $45,159 · management and general $12,128 · fundraising $967

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,976 · management and general $14,976

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS/MAINT

    total $66,401 · program services $55,311 · management and general $11,090

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $29,334 · program services $13,795 · management and general $10,829 · fundraising $4,710

  • 24c · Other expenses: MEALS

    total $15,496 · program services $12,847 · management and general $2,241 · fundraising $408

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $10,074 · program services $9,930 · management and general $144

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$1 · program services $35,690 · management and general -$37,671 · fundraising $1,980

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $467,669 · end of year $501,390

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $61,579 · end of year $71,705

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $32,883 · end of year $26,920

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,842 · end of year $42,648

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,422,156

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $263,467

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,163,435 · end of year $1,158,689

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $44,411 · end of year $82,247

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $22,639 · end of year $58,114

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $257,101 · end of year $374,637

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $24,997 · end of year $9,595

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $1,480,082 · end of year $1,441,253

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH THE NATURAL WORLD

  • EDUCATION PROGRAMS: NBNC SERVES MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY THROUGH 7+ EDUCATION PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDING FOREST PRESCHOOL; SUMMER NATURE CAMPS AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS; A NATURE PLAYGROUP; ECO (EDUCATING CHILDREN OUTDOORS, A STANDARDS-BASED PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH 15 AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND A HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM); AND ECO EDUCATOR INSTITUTES (GRADUATE-LEVEL COURSES FOR TEACHERS). WE EMPHASIZE HANDS-ON EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT AND FROM NATURE, FOSTERING A SENSE OF A PLACE AND STEWARDSHIP IN OUR LOCAL VERMONT COMMUNITIES, AND DEVELOPING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD.

    Expenses $593,964 · Grants $18,160 · Revenue $480,839

  • NATURAL HISTORY AND COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS: MORE THAN 3,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN OUR NATURAL HISTORY AND COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS ANNUALLY, INCLUDING A SUMMER FESTIVAL FOR ALL AGES; A MID-WINTER PRESENTATION SERIES; BIODIVERSITY UNIVERSITY CLASSES; A VERMONT MASTER NATURALIST PROGRAM; AND NUMEROUS OTHER FIELD TRIPS AND ADVENTURES IN VERMONT AND BEYOND, INCLUDING INTERNATIONALLY. COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SAW-WHET OWL BANDING, MUSHROOM MAPPING, AND AMPHIBIAN MONITORING, IN WHICH VOLUNTEERS COLLECT DATA WHILE RESCUING THOUSANDS OF AMPHIBIANS AT ROAD CROSSINGS. WE THEN COLLABORATE WITH VERMONT AGENCIES TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING WITH STATISTICAL MODELING OF ANNUAL AMPHIBIAN MOVEMENTS.

    Expenses $261,838 · Grants $8,070 · Revenue $226,401

  • VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND OUTREACH: ANNUALLY 17,000+ PEOPLE ENJOY OUR FLOODPLAIN LANDSCAPE AND TRAILS, WHICH ARE ALWAYS FREE AND OPEN. OUR UNIVERSAL ACCESS TRAIL MEETS ADA STANDARDS AND OUR NATURE CONNECTION TRAIL FOSTERS A DEEPER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LAND. NBNC SERVES AS A HUB FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION BY WALKERS, JOGGERS, SKIERS, SNOWSHOERS, BIKERS, AND SWIMMERS, AND CONNECTS TO MONTPELIER'S TWO LARGEST CITY PARKS. NBNC IS HOME TO A COMMUNITY GARDEN, A COMMUNITY ORCHARD, AND A NEW CONSERVATION NURSERY. OUR BUILDING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FIVE DAYS/WEEK AND FEATURES AQUARIUMS, ROTATING NATURAL HISTORY AND ART GALLERY DISPLAYS, AND A WIDELY USED COMMUNITY ROOM.

    Expenses $203,458 · Grants $6,270 · Revenue $2,805

  • OTHER

    Expenses $16,227 · Grants $500 · Revenue $7,209

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Naomi Heindel

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $75,427
    From this org
    $67,596
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,831
    Hours/week
    40

  • Emily Wetherell

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rick Paradis

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carol Vasser

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Georgia Valentine

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jan Thouron

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Karen Saudek

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Campbell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Robert Klein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joshua Saxe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

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Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
3 November 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202533119349302098

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