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← VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,099,630
Total expenses
$2,996,805
Contributions and grants received
$1,226,014
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,593,129
Investment income
$35,691
Other revenue
$244,796
Total assets, end of year
$8,988,337
Total liabilities, end of year
$494,502
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,493,835
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,323,763
Management and general expenses
$375,869
Fundraising expenses
$297,173
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,323,763

Program services were 77.5% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $30,149

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,195,865

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $91,707

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSION FEES

    total $973,298 · related or exempt $973,298

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FE

    total $358,638 · related or exempt $358,638

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP FEES

    total $220,965 · related or exempt $220,965

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

    total $40,228 · related or exempt $40,228

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $52,471 · excluded $52,471

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $30,895

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $30,895

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $30,895 · related or exempt $30,895

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $78,551

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

    securities $95,331

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$16,780

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$16,780 · excluded -$16,780

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $23,316

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

    $30,149

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $30,793

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$7,477 · excluded -$7,477

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $355,352

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $161,876

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $193,476 · related or exempt $193,476

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $27,902 · related or exempt $27,902

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $27,902

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $104,002 · program services $41,600 · management and general $46,802 · fundraising $15,600

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,424,954 · program services $1,177,227 · management and general $105,990 · fundraising $141,737

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $189,529 · program services $155,394 · management and general $16,565 · fundraising $17,570

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $117,911 · program services $93,994 · management and general $11,783 · fundraising $12,134

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $60,098 · management and general $60,098

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $198,473 · program services $87,291 · management and general $65,475 · fundraising $45,707

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $79,530 · program services $54,901 · management and general $718 · fundraising $23,911

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $34,466 · program services $10,237 · management and general $14,130 · fundraising $10,099

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $74,979 · program services $65,748 · management and general $6,817 · fundraising $2,414

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $198,271 · program services $175,217 · management and general $21,956 · fundraising $1,098

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,658 · program services $19,492 · management and general $1,065 · fundraising $101

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $13,471 · program services $4,168 · management and general $3,212 · fundraising $6,091

  • 20 · Interest

    total $51,829 · program services $36,663 · management and general $6,808 · fundraising $8,358

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $264,551 · program services $242,615 · management and general $14,326 · fundraising $7,610

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $145,642 · program services $145,466 · management and general $124 · fundraising $52

  • 24b · Other expenses: IN-KIND DONATIONS

    total $18,441 · program services $13,750 · fundraising $4,691

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $76,907 · end of year $181,758

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $822,640 · end of year $851,689

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $25,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $16,160 · end of year $4,610

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $50,949 · end of year $49,759

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $29,900 · end of year $41,921

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

    $9,048,278

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

    $3,044,698

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,016,099 · end of year $6,003,580

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,571,009 · end of year $1,821,930

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $13,017 · end of year $8,090

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $61,455 · end of year $80,051

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $124,185 · end of year $122,186

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $146,640 · end of year $142,288

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $151,150 · end of year $149,977

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,286,061 · end of year $7,509,056

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $877,190 · end of year $984,779

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

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

  • THE VINS NATURE CENTER, WHICH IS 47 ACRES OF RIVERSIDE FOREST AND MEADOW JUST UPSTREAM OF THE QUECHEE GORGE, DREW A RECORD 81,696 VISITORS DURING FY24. 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.

    Expenses $1,271,805 · Revenue $1,225,571

  • EDUCATION: IN FY24, OUR EDUCATORS REACHED 109,770 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING THOSE IMPACTED BY VINS SCHOOL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, NATURE CAMP, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND VISITS TO THE NATURE CETNER. 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.

    Expenses $719,041 · Revenue $579,603

  • 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 FY24, 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.

    Expenses $332,917 · Revenue $40,228

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Lee

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • David Tillinghast

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Ronald Paprocki

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Elizabeth Adams

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Sarah Blatt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Brucie Hubbell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Rick Ferrell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Stacey Gerrish

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Chuck Sherman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Patrice Mushlin

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Len Reitsma

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Susan Logan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Kate Donahue

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Charles F Rattigan

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $109,890
    From this org
    $109,890
    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
2023
Filed
27 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202442719349301759

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