2025-08-30T09:29:20-04:00 2024-12-31 261546526 Pace & Hawley LLC PO Box 603 Montpelier VT 05601 990 2024-01-01 461475177 VERMONT PARKS FOREVER INC % SARAH ALBERGHINI WINTERS VERM 8029171719 PO BOX 815 MONTPELIER VT 05601 SARAH ALBERGHINI WINTERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8029171719 2025-08-29 true true NATHAN HAWLEY CPA P00825979 8024612587 2025-08-30 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SARAH ALBERGHINI WINTERS PO BOX 815 MONTPELIER VT 05601 568635 false X WWW.VERMONTPARKSFOREVER.ORG X 2013 VT SEE SCHEDULE O (MISSION) 12 12 3 13 0 0 214362 430306 0 13521 32779 1634 105550 229517 568635 36680 47132 0 132922 154155 0 60240 110554 48086 280156 249373 -50639 319262 1088557 1398242 31222 19183 1057335 1379059 SEE SCHEDULE O (MISSION) false false 88613 47132 IN 2024, VERMONT PARKS FOREVER (VPF) CONTINUED ITS FOCUS ON FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT ENHANCEMENTS TO VERMONT STATE PARKS BY INCREASING ACCESS TO PARKS FOR VERMONTERS, PROVIDING INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND CREATING A MORE EQUITABLE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE IN THE STATE PARKS. VPF ALSO JOINED ITS PARTNERS IN A YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF VERMONT STATE PARKS IN 2024! VPF CREATED A DEDICATED WEBSITE TO COLLECT STORIES AND PROMOTE THE CENTENNIAL PROGRAMMING IN THE STATE PARKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ON THE WEBSITE, AND THROUGH VPFS E-NEWSLETTER. VPF ALSO MANAGED PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO HIGHLIGHT THE CENTENNIAL AND RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR VPF AND ITS MISSION ON BEHALF OF THE PARKS. TO READ THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY STORIES SUBMITTED BY PARK ENTHUSIASTS VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.VERMONTPARKSFOREVER.ORG/100-YEARS. VPFS PARK ACCESS FUND BEGAN IN 2016 BY PROVIDING STATE PARK PASSES FOR 100 FOSTER FAMILIES. IN 2024, THE FUND PROVIDED FREE PARK ENTRY FOR 45 COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WITH RECIPIENTS IN ALL 14 COUNTIES BY GRANTING OVER 14,000 FREE DAYS IN THE STATE PARKS A 1250% INCREASE SINCE THE FUND BEGAN. THE PARK ACCESS FUND GRANTS TIME IN THE PARKS TO VERMONTERS WHO OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE ALL THAT VERMONTS STATE PARKS HAVE TO OFFER AND VPF COMMITS TO CONTINUALLY WORKING TOWARDS A FUTURE WHERE ALL PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME AND RENEWED THROUGH THEIR VISITS TO VERMONTS STATE PARKS. VERMONTERS SERVED INCLUDE FOSTER FAMILIES, FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN COMING TOGETHER TO EXPERIENCE GROUP CAMPING WITH THE SPRINGFIELD AREA PARENT CHILD CENTER, ADULTS RECEIVING SERVICES FROM RUTLAND COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AFTER PROLONGED PERIODS WITHOUT HOUSING, ADULTS IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AT TURNING POINT RECOVERY CENTER OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, TEENS IN EMERGENCY SHELTER AT WINDSOR COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES, AND RIDERS TAKING PART IN ADAPTIVE MOUNTAIN BIKE CLINICS THROUGH VERMONT ADAPTIVE SKI AND SPORTS, TO NAME JUST A FEW. TO READ THE FULL 2024 PARK ACCESS IMPACT REPORT VISIT: WWW.VERMONTPARKSFOREVER.ORG/PARK-ACCESS-FUND/. VPF ALSO CONTINUED ITS RESEARCH AND PLANNING IN 2024 FOR A MAJOR EXPANSION OF THE PARK ACCESS FUND THAT WILL LAUNCH FOR THE 2025 PARK SEASON. THIS PRIVATELY FUNDED PILOT PROGRAM WILL ALLOW 100,000 VERMONTERS WITH LOWER INCOMES TO USE THEIR EBT, WIC, OR PILOT PROGRAM CARD TO HAVE FREE DAY-USE ACCESS TO THE STATE PARKS FOR THE 2025 PARK SEASON. TO LEARN ABOUT THE PARK ACCESS FUND 2025 PILOT PROGRAM VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.VERMONTPARKSFOREVER.ORG/PAF-PILOT. VPFS FIRST LARGE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT TO REIMAGINE THE GROTON NATURE CENTER AS PART OF VPFS NATURAL CONNECTIONS INITIATIVE, OPENED IN JUNE OF 2023 AND, IN 2024 VPF CONTINUED TO SUPPORT MORE PROGRAMMING AND PROMOTION OF THE EVENTS AT THE CENTER. VPF IS HELPING TO INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP AND LIFE-LONG CONNECTIONS TO THE NATURAL WORLD BY INVESTING IN INNOVATIVE, CUSTOMIZED PLACE-BASED EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE PARKS SYSTEM. LEARN MORE ABOUT NATURAL CONNECTIONS AT: HTTPS://WWW.VERMONTPARKSFOREVER.ORG/NATURAL-CONNECTIONS. VPF ALSO MANAGES THE WILLIAM CAMERON HAGEDORN MT. PHILO FOREVER FUND SUMMER INTERNSHIP EACH YEAR WHICH CREATES A PAID POSITION FOR A YOUNG PERSON TO CONNECT WITH NATURE, PRACTICE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, DEVELOP TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC. INTERNS OFTEN RETURN TO THE PARK AS PART OF THEIR SUMMER STAFF, SPEAKING TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INTERNSHIP VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.VERMONTPARKSFOREVER.ORG/MT-PHILO-FOREVER-FUND. TO READ VPFS 2024 IMPACT REPORT VISIT WWW.VERMONTPARKSFOREVER.ORG/IMPACT. 88613 true true 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 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 3 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false false false false X SARAH ALBERGHINI WINTERS 8029171719 PO BOX 815 MONTPELIER VT 05601 SARAH ALBERGHINI WINTERS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 26.00 0.00 X 61130 0 0 MICHAEL LAZORCHAK DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN CUTRONI DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATE EBERLE DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY LISTOWICH DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NATE MCKEEN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL DESAUTELS DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN IZZO DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MOLLY RAND DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GRATIA ROWELL DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM SUPPLE III CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CRAIG WHIPPLE VICE CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT WANNOP TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MAX ENGEL SECRETARY 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 61130 0 0 0 false false false 430306 430306 32779 32779 104761 104761 0 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 192 192 CREDIT CARD REWARDS 900099 597 597 789 568635 0 0 138329 47132 47132 59475 11300 30927 17248 83403 25684 28430 29289 11277 2445 5755 3077 1242 1242 9214 9214 1751 63 1688 20 20 16055 14237 1818 3162 115 2137 910 1463 1463 1238 1238 1890 1890 FEES 2662 5 1357 1300 POSTAGE AND MAILING 1621 481 517 623 PRINTING 4453 109 1334 3010 SUPPLIES 486 465 21 2829 37 1556 1236 249373 88613 100520 60240 174859 173441 851668 1169193 14012 5033 979 2264 4690 4690 38 7950 6750 39051 41561 1088557 1398242 10477 4247 20745 14936 31222 19183 X 427989 656449 629346 722610 1057335 1379059 1088557 1398242 X 319262 -49 2511 X false false false X 147328 202647 198486 214362 230306 993129 147328 202647 198486 214362 230306 993129 96282 896847 4736 5814 4226 13525 137540 165841 335 490 521 588 789 2723 1161693 0.77200 0.85310 X Unusual grants Part II or Part III line 1 FOR TAX YEAR 2024 VPF RECEIVED A GENEROUS BEQUEST OF $200,000. VPF HAS CONSIDERED THIS AN UNUSUAL GRANT AND HAS EXCLUCDED THIS GRANT FROM THE CALCULATION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4690 4690 true VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & REC 1 NATIONAL LIFE DRIVE MONTPELIER VT 05602 036000264 GOVT 47132 NA NA SUPPORT STATE PARKS Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2) GRANT FUNDS ARE PAID TO THE STATE OF VERMONT WHERE THEY ARE DISBURSED FOR SPECIFIC PARK ENHANCEMENTS AROUND THE STATE, TO FUND A SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM AT MT. PHILO STATE PARK, AND TO PAY FOR THE PASSES THAT VERMONT PARKS FOREVER PROVIDES SO THAT FOSTER FAMILIES, MENTAL HEALTH CLIENTS, FRONT-LINE WORKERS, VERMONTERS WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS, YOUTH PROGRAMS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CAN ACCESS THE STATE PARKS FREE OF CHARGE THROUGH VERMONT PARK FOREVERS PARK ACCESS FUND. AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATIONS BOARD WORKS FOR THE STATE AGENCY WHICH OVERSEES THE VERMONT STATE PARKS AND CONFIRMS THAT THE FUNDS ARE SPENT ACCORDINGLY. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE 990 BEFORE REVIEWING WITH THE TREASURER AND THE ENTIRE BOARD. APPROVAL OF THE 990 IS PUT TO VOTE OF THE ENTIRE BOARD. THE ACCOUNTANTS ARE NOTIFIED WHEN THE BOARD HAS REVIEWED THE 990 FOR ELECTRONIC FILING. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO UNDERSTAND AND SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT. THE BOARD PRESIDENT REVIEWS ANY CONFLICTS WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND A COURSE OF ACTION IS DECIDED UPON TO MITIGATE ANY CONFLICT. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUESTS EITHER IN ELECTRONIC OR PAPER FORM. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY THE VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION. General explanation attachment PART I ORGANIZATIONS MISSION: VERMONT PARKS FOREVER,INC. (VPF), THE NONPROFIT FOUNDATION FOR VERMONTS 55 STATE PARKS, ENHANCES AND PROTECTS VERMONTS STATE PARKS BY INSPIRING STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL PLACES, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, AND IMPROVING ACCESS FOR THOSE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO EXPERIENCE ALL THE PARKS HAVE TO OFFER.