2024-11-14T16:18:37-05:00 2023-12-31 541934818 SCHEULEN PATCHETT & EDWARDS PC 98 ALEXANDRIA PIKE SUITE 22 WARRENTON VA 20186 990 2023-01-01 521413042 THE CLIFTON INSTITUTE INC CLIF 5403413651 6712 BLANTYRE ROAD WARRENTON VA 201877144 J BERTON HARRIS PHD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5403413651 2024-11-14 false WILLIAM T PATCHETT JR P01264713 5403471040 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z DOUGLAS LARSON 6712 BLANTYRE ROAD WARRENTON VA 20187 925639 false X WWW.CLIFTONINSTITUTE.ORG X 1985 VA OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF NATURE, TO STUDY THE ECOLOGY OF OUR REGION, AND TO RESTORE HABITAT, AND TO CONSERVE NATIVE BIODIVERSITY. WE FULFILL OUR MISSION BY PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, CARRYING OUT ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, AND RESTORING HABITAT FOR NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS. OUR 900-ACRE PROPERTY, UNDER PERMANENT PROTECTION WITH A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN CENTRAL FAUQUIER COUNTY VIRGINIA, PROVIDES BEAUTIFUL AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PROGRAMS. 11 11 21 150 0 579838 683729 45060 43907 -40594 -65125 1202 3250 585506 665761 89645 0 504439 561116 0 28240 309516 344335 813955 995096 -228449 -329335 7039210 7122463 65312 61342 6973898 7061121 X OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF NATURE, TO STUDY THE ECOLOGY OF OUR REGION, AND TO RESTORE HABITAT, AND TO CONSERVE NATIVE BIODIVERSITY. WE FULFILL OUR MISSION BY PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, CARRYING OUT ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, AND RESTORING HABITAT FOR NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS. OUR 900-ACRE PROPERTY, UNDER PERMANENT PROTECTION WITH A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN CENTRAL FAUQUIER COUNTY VIRGINIA, PROVIDES BEAUTIFUL AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PROGRAMS. false false 233484 31540 EDUCATION. WE TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT THE NATURAL HISTORY, ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS. DURING 2023, 1,300 PRE-K-12 STUDENTS FROM 22 SCHOOLS ATTENDED 36 FIELD TRIPS. 1,501 ADULTS ATTENDED PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS. FROM LEARNING HOW TO IDENTIFY LICHENS TO PRACTICING COLLECTING NATIVE SEEDS, EVERY PROGRAM IS DIFFERENT. THE UNIFYING THEMES ARE: ENJOYMENT OF NATURE; CURIOSITY ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD; AND TAKING CARE OF NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS. 258092 15617 RESTORATION. WE WORK TO RESTORE NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES ON THE CLIFTON INSTITUTE'S 900 ACRES, AND WE ADVISE PRIVATE LAND OWNERS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ON HOW TO RESTORE THE LANDS THEY MANAGE. DURING 2023, OUR NATIVE SEED PILOT PROJECT CONTINUED TESTING AND GERMINATING 18 DIFFERENT PLANT SPECIES TO GIVE FARMERS A CHANCE TO TRY GROWING THESE PLANTS ON A SMALL SCALE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, WE RECRUITED SEVEN VIRGINIA FARMERS FOR THE PROJECT. OUR LANDOWNER OUTREACH PROGRAM CONDUCTED 46 PROPERTY VISITS, PROVIDING ADVICE ON OVER 3,000 ACRES. 366917 89645 RESEARCH. CLIFTON INSTITUTE STAFF, INTERNS, AND COLLABORATORS DO ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES OF DECLINE IN NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS AND TO IDENTIFY LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO SUPPORT DECLINING SPECIES. IN 2023, WE CONTINUED OUR RESEARCH ON AMERICAN KESTRELS AND BOX TURTLES. WE LAUNCHED A GREENSTONE WOODLANDS STUDY TO COMPARE THE EFFECTS OF PRESCRIBED FIRE AND EXCLUDING DEER TO RESTORE THE DIVERSITY OF WILDFLOWERS, GRASSES, AND SEDGES IN THE UNDERSTORIES OF DRY OAK FORESTS. 858493 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 21 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 true false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false VA X X X FELIECIA BROOKS 5403413651 6712 BLANTYRE ROAD 6712 BLANTYRE ROAD WARRENTON VA 20187 DOUGLAS LARSON PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOCELYN L ALEXANDER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANNE DOUGLAS ATHERTON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARK DEBORD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BARBARA HELLER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 G ROBERT LEE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHARLES G MACKALL JR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARCIA MARSH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA STACK DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARGRETE STEVENS DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 HANS WACHTMEISTER DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 J BERTON HARRIS PHD EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 54002 0 3344 ELEANOR R HARRIS PH D MANAGING DIR 40.00 X 54063 0 3344 108065 6688 false false false 82324 601405 12478 683729 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 43907 43907 43907 58779 58779 1400 1400 1400 1400 135974 259878 -123904 -123904 -123904 OTHER 1850 1850 1850 665761 47157 -65125 89645 89645 108065 90227 5946 11892 366650 339340 25862 1448 18418 17366 838 214 32094 26771 4675 648 35889 32493 2397 999 29058 4072 24860 126 12165 12165 17447 12746 4491 210 20614 6161 8736 5717 17478 13351 994 3133 7962 7425 379 158 28238 28224 10 4 3917 3610 145 162 51821 46893 3472 1456 22874 18136 4212 526 SUPPLIES 91739 88326 3269 144 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 13947 12661 906 380 COMMUNICATIONS 9100 8393 588 119 SANITATION 8381 7644 519 218 9594 5009 3899 686 995096 858493 108363 28240 287762 189169 31257 79034 57426 47282 1105 1288 57796 60387 5041147 588087 4480779 4453060 1971936 2141094 151149 151149 7039210 7122463 60746 56384 4566 4958 65312 61342 X 6875630 7004796 98268 56325 6973898 7061121 7039210 7122463 -329335 429036 -12478 X true X false false false X 297322 334452 608543 579838 683729 2503884 297322 334452 608543 579838 683729 2503884 431706 2072178 106279 74896 115107 65838 58779 420899 2924783 203371 0.70850 0.64440 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2003193 363746 -134645 -12165 2220129 2751563 -600741 -134430 -13199 2003193 2630143 276445 -140000 -15025 2751563 2560988 221126 -140000 -11971 2630143 2492177 242051 273758 -421958 -25040 2560988 1.00000 false false 3617353 3617353 1423794 588087 835707 4453060 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO USE THE FUNDS TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS. false VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION 902 PRICES FORK ROAD BLACKSBURG VA 24061 540721690 41681 AMERICAN KESTREL PRO SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 24411 NETWORK PLACE CHICAGO IL 60673 530206027 40713 VA BOX TURTLE CONSER VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY PO BOX 9081 VSU VA 23806 546001811 7251 NATIVE SEED PROJECT FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF NATURE, TO STUDY THE ECOLOGY OF OUR REGION, AND TO RESTORE HABITAT, AND TO CONSERVE NATIVE BIODIVERSITY. WE FULFILL OUR MISSION BY PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, CARRYING OUT ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, AND RESTORING HABITAT FOR NATIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS. OUR 900-ACRE PROPERTY, UNDER PERMANENT PROTECTION WITH A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN CENTRAL FAUQUIER COUNTY VIRGINIA, PROVIDES BEAUTIFUL AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 DR. BERTON HARRIS DR. ELEANOR HARRIS EXEC DIR MANAGING DIR SPOUSE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B NO COMMITTEES FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF FORM 990 WILL BE EMAILED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE EXECUTIVE AND MANAGING DIRECTORS, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE BOARD PRESIDENT, MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, WHICH REQUIRES ALL INTERESTED PERSONS TO FILE A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AT LEAST ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A REVIEW BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B AN AD HOC COMMITTEE COMPRISED OF BOARD MEMBERS DETERMINED THE SALARIES FOR THE EXECUTIVE AND MANAGING DIRECTORS BASED ON KNOWLEDGE AND REVIEW OF COMPARABLE COMPENSATION INFORMATION OF OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE IN THE AREA. THE COMMITTEE PROVIDED ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.