2025-01-22T21:20:48-05:00 2024-03-31 810974967 Allan Smith and Company CPAs PC Two Cabot Place Suite 8 Stoughton MA 02072 990 2023-04-01 222746733 The Norman Bird Sanctuary Trust NORM 583 Third Beach Road Middletown RI 02842 Kaitlin Ryan Executive Direc 4018462577 2024-10-20 true true Allan Smith CPA P00825089 7742065553 2025-01-22 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z 2161682 false X www.normanbirdsanctuary.org X 1949 RI Our mission is to engage a community of stewards to preserve, protect and enjoy this 300-acre property and the ecosystems within and beyond its stone walls. Through conservation, historic preservation, education and exploration, we foster lifelong connections between peopl 12 12 48 100 0 0 1141728 1078077 302496 352928 39208 25819 204082 271778 1687514 1728602 0 0 947096 1187402 0 91412 579983 685963 1527079 1873365 160435 -144763 11750965 12126090 783868 877113 10967097 11248977 Our mission is to engage a community of stewards to preserve, protect and enjoy this 300-acre property and the ecosystems within and beyond its stone walls. Through conservation, historic preservation, education and exploration, we foster lifelong connections between peopl false false 1242891 Education Programs - The Organization is a leader in Rhode Island experiential environmental education; offering place-based science and nature programs to diverse audiences at the wildlife sanctuary and in classrooms across the state. Thousands of pre-k to grade 12 students participate in the Organizations innovative school programs. Educators can select from over 75 engaging and inquiry-based classes on animal adaptations, wildlife conservation and New Englands unique natural resources. Programs include on-site fieldtrips, in-school outreach, teacher training and summer camps. The Organizations programs are designed to engage all ages from age-appropriate preschool courses to saturday explorers clubs, family nature nights and a wildlife speaker series. The goal is to foster an enduring positive relationship with the environment with a passion to protect and preserve for future generations. 409220 The Organization is charged with the preservation more than 300 acres of habitat of diverse and often rare species of animals and plants. The Organization undertook a comprehensive invasive plant management plan which provides an exhaustive study of the wildlife sanctuary and identifies over 150 separate areas that contain invasive plants and providing a plan for their control. The Organizations staff and groups of dedicated volunteers have implemented initial invasives management priorities using only manual and mechanical methods, not chemicals. As part of the wildlife sanctuary, the Organization maintains and preserves one of the oldest intact 18th century farmhouses on over 200 acres in the United States. The Organizations multi-year investments in long-range planning provides a detailed road map for the thoughtful stewardship of the wildlife habitats and historic facilities in the Organizations care. 1652111 true true false false false false true false false true true false false true false false true 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 true false false false true 4 0 true 48 true false false false 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 true true true false RI X X X Kaitlin Ryan 4018462577 583 Third Beach Road Middletown RI 02842 X Kaitlin Ryan Executive Director 40.00 1.00 X 137308 0 0 Jono Bixby Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Bender Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Manice Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Karen Barbera Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lynne Mallonnee Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Krista Sturtevant Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Ben Ducas Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Chyleene OConnor Director 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 Deborah Linnell Vice Chair 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Liz Drayton Chair 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Gibbs Secretary 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 John Trifero Treasurer 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 137308 0 0 1 false false false 97126 103473 23397 854081 1078077 Educational Programming 611600 307835 307835 Sanctuary Admissions 611600 45093 45093 352928 60412 60412 227016 20510 206506 206506 206506 269095 303688 -34593 -34593 -34593 124664 71997 52667 52667 44666 36885 7781 7781 Miscellaneous Income 900099 4824 4824 4824 1728602 537446 0 113079 X 251621 218756 20744 12121 748424 650670 61700 36054 100959 97108 2431 1420 86398 75113 7123 4162 30639 21447 9192 6647 2327 2991 1329 9203 8298 905 51732 40298 3910 7524 39722 27805 7945 3972 113836 113822 7 7 6348 5078 635 635 16588 16588 169193 165132 2639 1422 43720 39348 2186 2186 Bank and credit card fees 13172 10241 1758 1173 Education program expenses 62301 62301 Equipment maintenance 10256 10256 112606 87523 6581 18502 1873365 1652111 129842 91412 1094361 492639 45000 9739 7268 24000 11394 27271 26640 10164317 2722795 7493159 7441522 1350788 2171482 1716386 1965406 11750965 12126090 51588 148259 301674 316376 430606 412478 783868 877113 X 7899923 7426223 3067174 3822754 10967097 11248977 11750965 12126090 X -144763 189222 -11599 249020 X X false true X true false X 788384 1110781 1140290 1141728 1078077 5259260 788384 1110781 1140290 1141728 1078077 5259260 174307 5084953 150870 305883 384337 198761 287428 1327279 6586539 0.77200 0.76410 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 1 325.00 1 true true 1350788 398335 200412 92187 1857348 1175978 325000 -116425 33765 1350788 883372 225000 164795 97189 1175978 535629 227235 160833 40325 883372 397743 148937 7627 7627 546680 1.00000 false false false 4326062 4326062 5257896 2245340 3012556 154995 121415 33580 425364 356040 69324 7441522 Beneficial Interest Perpetual Trust 1965406 1965406 2155245 189222 249020 438242 1717003 11599 11599 1728602 1873365 1873365 1873365 Other revenues not included on Form 990 (Part XI, line 2d) Adjustment for the beneficial interest in perpetual trust. Beach Events 9817 9817 1408 Harvest Fair 108914 108914 62262 1 5933 5933 8327 124664 124664 71997 71997 52667 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 The Finance Committee of the Board of Directors is assigned the responsibility for the review and approval of the information filings at the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors receives a copy of all information filings prior to filing. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c The Board of Directors of the Organization provide self-declarations of possible conflicts of interest as part of their annual meeeting responsibilities. Key employees provide an annual self-declaration as part of their annual performance appraisal. Potential conflicts identified are reviewed and approved if appropriate as part of the Board of Directors routine responsibilities. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a The Executive Directors compensation is reviewed by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors using information collected from other not-for-profits on Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island. The Executive Committee also reviews regional and national not-for-profit compensation publications for comparable responsibilities in like-size organizations and other similar organizations within the community. Discussions are documented as part of the recording of the minutes of the Executive Committtee of the Board of Directors including their formal approval of the adjusted compensation and benefits. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b Other key staffs compensation is reviewed by the Finance Commitee of the Board of Directors using information collected from other not-for-proifts on Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island. The Finance Committee also reviews regional and national not-for-profit compensation publications for comparable responsibilities in like-size organizations and other similar organizations within the community. Discussions are documented as part of the recording of the minutes of the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors including their formal approval of the adjusted compensation and benefits. Form 990 availability to public Part VI line 18 The Organization makes all Federal information filings available upon request. Other organizations make the Federal information filings available at their web sites. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 The Organization makes all governing and organizing documents available to the general public upon written request. Audited by an independent accountant Part XII line 2b The Finance Committee of the Board of Directors reviews and approves the auditor selection for recommendation to the full Board of Directors. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 Adjustment to fair value of perpetual trust. List of other expenses Part IX line 24e See detail of other expenses. Other expenses are a detailed breakout of the more significant of expenditures by functional basis. Trust UWO Mabel Norma Cerio 583 Third Beach Road Middletown RI 02842 056005003 Support operations and preservation of Norman Bird Sanctuary RI 501c3 12b N/A false