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← VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,537,584
Total expenses
$2,719,319
Contributions and grants received
$882,164
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,430,735
Investment income
$33,470
Other revenue
$191,215
Total assets, end of year
$8,646,681
Total liabilities, end of year
$483,430
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,163,251
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,068,203
Management and general expenses
$298,504
Fundraising expenses
$352,612
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,068,203

Program services were 76.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $19,429

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $862,735

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $69,881

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSION FEES

    total $860,382 · related or exempt $860,382

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FE

    total $326,989 · related or exempt $326,989

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP FEES

    total $209,484 · related or exempt $209,484

  • 2d · Program service revenue: ADOPT-A-RAPTOR

    total $33,880 · related or exempt $33,880

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $40,516 · excluded $40,516

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $22,516

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $22,516

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $22,516 · related or exempt $22,516

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $160,857 · other assets $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $160,903 · other assets $7,000

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$46 · other assets -$7,000

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$7,046 · excluded -$7,046

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $18,338

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $19,429

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $20,521

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$2,183 · excluded -$2,183

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $318,296

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $147,834

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $170,462 · related or exempt $170,462

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $420 · related or exempt $420

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $420

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $105,150 · program services $42,060 · management and general $47,318 · fundraising $15,772

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,338,031 · program services $1,104,676 · management and general $83,982 · fundraising $149,373

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $174,253 · program services $143,955 · management and general $14,971 · fundraising $15,327

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $111,938 · program services $88,945 · management and general $10,184 · fundraising $12,809

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $57,120 · management and general $57,120

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $99,571 · program services $39,458 · management and general $8,151 · fundraising $51,962

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $54,517 · program services $46,371 · management and general $903 · fundraising $7,243

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $61,035 · program services $17,862 · management and general $11,684 · fundraising $31,489

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $31,789 · program services $11,753 · management and general $13,592 · fundraising $6,444

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $181,864 · program services $165,251 · management and general $16,604 · fundraising $9

  • 17 · Travel

    total $16,950 · program services $13,739 · management and general $994 · fundraising $2,217

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $21,508 · program services $711 · management and general $3,814 · fundraising $16,983

  • 20 · Interest

    total $52,656 · program services $31,805 · management and general $11,081 · fundraising $9,770

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $254,903 · program services $235,640 · management and general $12,675 · fundraising $6,588

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $118,003 · program services $116,049 · management and general $1,329 · fundraising $625

  • 24b · Other expenses: IN-KIND DONATIONS

    total $29,175 · program services $7,125 · fundraising $22,050

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $10,015 · program services $1,962 · management and general $4,102 · fundraising $3,951

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISC

    total $841 · program services $841

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $58,987 · end of year $76,907

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,027,675 · end of year $822,640

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $50,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $10,632 · end of year $16,160

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $43,352 · end of year $50,949

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $23,702 · end of year $29,900

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

    $8,880,431

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

    $2,864,332

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,132,752 · end of year $6,016,099

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,727,499 · end of year $1,571,009

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $13,017

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $117,815 · end of year $61,455

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $109,689 · end of year $124,185

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $152,203 · end of year $146,640

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $148,520 · end of year $151,150

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,580,898 · end of year $7,286,061

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $915,474 · end of year $877,190

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND AVIAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

VINS MISSION IS TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND AVIAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION. VINS IS CREATING A NEW GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS EACH DAY. LOCATED IN VERMONT, THE ORGANIZATION COMBINES SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, ALONG WITH WILD BIRD REHABILITATION FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC.

  • NATURE CENTER: HEADQUARTERED ON 47 ACRES OF FOREST, MEADOW, AND ROLLING HILLS IN QUECHEE, VT, OPEN YEAR ROUND AND LOCATED NEXT TO THE QUECHEE GORGE, VINS NATURE CENTER FEATURES 17 STATE-OF-THE-ART RAPTOR ENCLOSURES THAT HOUSE HAWKS, EAGLES, FALCONS, OWLS AND OTHER BIRDS OF PREY. IN ADDITION, THE SITE HAS A SONGBIRD AVIARY, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PAVILLIONS, SEVERAL NATURE TRAILS INCLUDING THE ADA COMPLIANT MCKNIGHT TRAIL, EXHIBITS INCLUDING DINOSAUR, FOREST AND CANOPY WALK, WILD BIRD REHABILITATION CENTER AND NATURE STORE. IN 2013, OLD PEPPER PLACE NATURE RESERVE, AN "OFF THE GRID", 327 ACRE, SELF-SUSTAINING, SEASONAL PROPERTY WAS BEQUEATHED TO VINS BY GOOD FRIENDS. LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, VT, THIS PROPERTY HAS HOSTED OUR OVERNIGHT CAMP AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $1,070,264 · Revenue $1,053,360

  • EDUCATION: THE YEAR WAS EXTRAORDINARY WITH A TOTAL REACH OF 76,400 VISITORS. THE TOTAL IS FROM OUR SCHOOL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, NATURE CAMP, AND FIELD TRIPS. OUR AUDIENCE INCLUDES ALL AGE GROUPS WHICH INCLUDE; SCHOOLCHILDREN, TEACHERS, FAMILIES, ADULTS AND VOLUNTEERS. VINS SCHOOL PROGRAMS, NATURE CAMP, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH ADD MORE PARTICIPANTS TO OUR CURRICULUM EACH YEAR. RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVE OBSERVING THE NATURAL WORLD, THEN ENTERING OBSERVATIONS ONLINE FOR URGENTLY NEEDED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

    Expenses $654,585 · Revenue $536,473

  • WILD BIRD REHABILITATION: VINS HIGHLY TRAINED REHABILITATORS TREAT APPROXIMATELY OVER 1,000 INJURED AND ORPHANED BIRDS FROM THROUGHOUT VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE EACH YEAR. WE ALSO ANSWER WILDLIFE QUESTIONS AND CARE FOR THE MANY RESIDENT RAPTORS, SONGBIRDS, ARTHROPODS AND REPTILES! OUR NEWLY RENOVATED FACILITY WILL ACCOMMODATE OVER 60-80 SPECIES AT ONE TIME. WE ARE THE LARGEST REHABBER IN THE STATE OF VERMONT.

    Expenses $343,354 · Revenue $33,880

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Lee

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • David Tillinghast

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jonathan Bouton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ronald Paprocki

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Ferrell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chuck Sherman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Edith Hubbell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patrice Mushlin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Adams

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thomas Weschler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stacey Gerrish

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leonard Reitsma

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Logan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charles Rattigan

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $104,587
    From this org
    $104,587
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    45

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
10 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202312939349300126

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