2024-11-14T10:04:06-06:00 2023-12-31 921397405 TSS ADVISORS LLC 19 MORGAN DRIVE LEBANON NH 03766 990 2023-01-01 510639429 THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC VERM 8026491431 PO BOX 420 NORWICH VT 05055 SUSAN HINDINGER EXECUTIVE OFFICER 8026491431 2024-11-13 1 0 AMBER T MCGONIS CPA P01589070 6036530044 2024-11-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z SUSAN HINDINGER PO BOX 420 NORWICH VT 05055 2139946 0 X VTECOSTUDIES.ORG X 2007 VT THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES ADVANCES THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE ACROSS THE AMERICAS THROUGH RESEARCH, MONITORING AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT. 10 10 31 900 17866 16866 2243208 1123095 302341 417758 15008 54021 9107 26012 2569664 1620886 20740 29057 0 0 1320377 1753917 46483 0 325011 497788 544198 1885388 2327172 684276 -706286 5914638 5329738 791527 801794 5123111 4527944 X THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES ADVANCES THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE ACROSS THE AMERICAS THROUGH RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT. 0 0 550343 236127 SUSTAIN THE HEALTH OF NORTHEASTERN ECOSYSTEMS- THE ECOREGION THAT STRETCHES FROM NEW YORK'S CATSKILL MOUNTAINS AND MASSACHUSETTS'S BERKSHIRES TO THE GASPE PENINSULA OF QUEBEC IS UNIQUELY AT RISK. HOME TO ALMOST 5.5 MILLION PEOPLE AND WITHIN A DAY'S DRIVE FROM 70 MILLION MORE, THE REGION'S HEART IS THE RUGGED AND ANCIENT APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN RANGE, FLANKED BY AN ECOLOGICALLY RICH WEB OF TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC NATURAL COMMUNITIES. VCE'S WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND MONITORING WITHIN THE EXPANSIVE AREA CROSSES INTERNATIONAL, STATE, AND PROVINCIAL BOUNDARIES TO FOCUS ON THREE DISCRETE ECOSYSTEMS OF CONSERVATION CONCERN;MOUNTAINS, GRASSLANDS, AND FORESTS. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL FOR NORTHEASTERN ECOSYSTEMS IS TO GALVANIZE AND COORDINATE COLLABORATIVE,SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION ACTIONS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND THEIR ECOSYSTEMS. 481440 35730 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - EDUCATIONAL TALKS, PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS THAT VOLUNTEER ON OUR DIRECT AND CROWD SOURCED PROJECTS. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE INVITED TALKS, PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, ENGAGEMENT OF VOLUNTEERS IN COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECTS, AND DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT THROUGH PRINT, RADIO, AND DIGITAL MEDIA. 320076 61848 MAP BIODIVERSITY FOR CONSERVATION- WITH MANY ECOSYSTEMS UNDERGOING UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE AS A RESULT OF HUMAN ACTIVITY, OUR MAPPINGBIODIVERSITY FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAM PROVIDES KEY INFORMATION FOR CONSERVATION. MANY HABITATS HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE LOSS, DEGRADATION OR FRAGMENTATION, AND INTRODUCTION OF EXOTIC SPECIES HAS TRANSFORMED OTHERS, CAUSING DECLINES OR EXTINCTIONS OF NATIVE WILDLIFE. ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE NOW THREATENS TO REDRAW THE GEOGRAPHIC MAP OF BIOTIC DIVERSITY. STUDIES OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS AS A MEANS TO ADVANCE CONSERVATION, TERMED "CONSERVATION BIOGEOGRAPHY," USE THE CONCEPTUAL TOOLS AND METHODS OF BIOGEOGRAPHY TO ADDRESS REAL WORLD CONSERVATION PROBLEMS. RESULTS PROVIDE PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE FATE OF KEY SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS, NOW AND FAR INTO THE FUTURE. 197105 29057 85797 PROTECT VITAL CARIBBEAN HABITATS- SOME 120 SPECIES OF NORTH AMERICAN BREEDING BIRDS MIGRATE ANNUALLY TO THE ISLANDS OF THE CARIBBEAN, WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AMONG THE TOP "HOTSPOTS" FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION WORLDWIDE. YET, BURGEONING HUMAN POPULATIONS AND THEIR ATTENDANT DEMAND FOR NATURAL RESOURCES HAVE DEVASTATED MONTANE FORESTS - THE REGION'S MOST HIGHLY THREATENED TERRESTRIAL HABITAT. THESE FORESTS PROVIDE CRITICAL WINTER HABITAT FOR BICKNELL'S THRUSH, ONE OF NORTH AMERICA'S HIGHEST CONSERVATION PRIORITY MIGRANT BIRDS. EFFORTS AIMED AT LONG-TERM BICKNELL'S THRUSH CONSERVATION INCLUDE HABITAT AND BIRD POPULATION MODELING AND MONITORING, BUILDING LOCAL AWARENESS OF CONSERVATION ISSUES, AND CAPACITY BUILDING AND COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS. 197105 29057 85797 1548964 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 1 31 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X SUSAN HINDINGER 8026491431 PO BOX 420 NORWICH VT 05055 PETER BROOKE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CELIA CHEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAN COCHRAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HAYES SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT HOLLEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JARED KEYES VICE CHAIR/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE MCCAULL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FLAVIA BARROS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALANNA OJIBWAY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIE SAVAGE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN HINDINGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 45.00 X 107443 0 44160 107443 0 44160 1 0 1 0 0 1123095 154650 1123095 PROJECT REVENUE 541700 380339 380339 PROGRAM FEES 541700 37419 37419 417758 52088 52088 42769 18606 24163 24163 17866 6297 502387 500454 1933 1933 1933 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 1849 1744 105 1849 1620886 419502 17866 60423 29057 29057 151604 33353 89446 28805 1313400 1043526 61720 208154 28852 24120 46 4686 155156 121106 34050 104905 85584 2714 16607 1395 1395 88754 88754 118890 76390 36730 5770 2441 1694 747 74079 14925 36337 22817 42337 851 41486 82643 77312 2938 2393 8416 2633 5152 631 27768 27768 39197 4980 34217 27160 5312 21848 EQUIPMENT 25886 25734 152 REGISTRATION FEES 5232 2387 1747 1098 2327172 1548964 453197 325011 775302 353677 38538 0 241211 310311 266641 144355 32489 32462 997094 122331 864470 874763 3695987 3612520 0 1650 5914638 5329738 201062 213509 590465 579834 0 8451 791527 801794 X 4353209 3812981 769902 714963 5123111 4527944 5914638 5329738 X -706286 111115 4 X 0 0 0 X 1168603 1873026 4192649 2243208 1123095 10600581 37861 122866 261646 302341 417758 1142472 1206464 1995892 4454295 2545549 1540853 11743053 110246 718626 617194 39590 167822 1653478 9529 228821 283788 522138 110246 718626 626723 268411 451610 2175616 9567437 6636 3712 2539 15968 94857 123712 6636 3712 2539 15968 94857 123712 5745 1643 2996 9107 1849 21340 1218845 2001247 4459830 2570624 1637559 11888105 0.80480 0.84350 0.01040 0.00320 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 220920 220920 589115 39644 549471 36292 1152 35140 103777 56635 47142 46990 24900 22090 874763 RIGHT OF USE FINANCE LEASE - COPIER 8451 8451 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BICKNELL'S THRUSH MONITORING AND WINTERING GROUNDS CONSERVATION. 29056 CHECK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUSAN HINDINGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 107443 0 0 0 0 0 3834 0 40326 0 151603 0 0 0 X 8 154650 FMV 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: STOCK GIFTS RECEIVED ARE PROCESSED AND SOLD BY MORGAN STANLEY FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY KEY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED TO THE PREPARER AND RESOLVED PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATING POWERS IS REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT SUCH PERSON (1) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY (2) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, (3) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, (4) UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE, AND THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES THAT ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES. THE FORM ALSO PROVIDES SPACES FOR ADVANCE DISCLOSURE OF ANY RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD CONSTITUTE OR APPEAR TO CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PERFORMS AN ANNUAL REVIEW TO DETERMINE SUITABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE PROCESS INCLUDES A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. DURING 2019, COMPARABILITY DATA WAS COMPLIED BY SURVEYING OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION UPON REQUEST AT THE ORGANIZATION'S BUSINESS OFFICE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: ROUNDING 4.