2026-02-09T10:23:23-05:00 2025-03-31 030280081 JMM & ASSOCIATES PC 463 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR STE 403 COLCHESTER VT 05446 990 2024-04-01 223075047 VERMONT TRAILS & GREENWAYS COUNCIL VERM 2066815853 PO BOX 183 EAST MONTPELIER VT 05651 NICHOLAS BENNETTE CHAIR 2066815853 2026-02-05 true true RANDALL L SARGENT CPA P00136499 8026555665 2026-02-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NICHOLAS BENNETTE PO BOX 183 EAST MONTPELIER VT 05651 345704 false X HTTPS://VERMONTTGC.ORG/ X 1989 VT TO PROMOTE TRAILS AND GREENWAYS AND TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO THE LANDSCAPE OF VERMONT. 10 10 1 10 0 51750 345704 0 0 3195 0 54945 345704 0 0 39124 53512 24733 0 3416 8233 278457 72090 331969 -17145 13735 24567 38302 0 24567 38302 X TO PROMOTE TRAILS AND GREENWAYS AND TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS HAVE ACCESS TO THE LANDSCAPE OF VERMONT. false false 320357 PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND PRESERVATION OF HIGH QUALITY, PUBLIC ACCESS TRAILS AND GREENWAYS IN VERMONT. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE HELPING SECURE SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC FUNDS FOR FLOOD RECOVERY, RAISING AWARENESS OF STEWARDSHIP NEEDS, AND PROVIDING TESTIMONY ON RELEVANT LEGISLATION. THE COUNCIL COHOSTED THE FIRST EVER OUTDOOR RECREATION DAY AT THE STATEHOUSE, BRINGING TOGETHER NEARLY 100 TRAIL ADVOCATES, AND HOSTED A SITE VISIT FOR INTERESTED LEGISLATORS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TRAILS AND THRIVING LOCAL COMMUNITIES. EDUCATE, INFORM, AND CONNECT THE RECREATIONAL TRAILS AND GREENWAYS COMMUNITY IN VERMONT. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE THE REDESIGN AND LAUNCH OF A NEW WEBSITE, HOSTING A STATEWIDE TRAILS SYMPOSIUM, AND CIRCULATION OF A MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL NEWSLETTER TO NEARLY 500 RECIPIENTS. IN TERMS OF EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, THE VTGC PARTNERED WITH THE VERMONT RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION TO HOST THE VERMONT CONFERENCE ON RECREATION AND TRAILS SYMPOSIUM IN THE FALL OF 2024, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS ACROSS PUBLIC AGENCIES, PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND MUNICIPAL GROUPS TO SHARE SUCCESS STORIES, LEARN ABOUT NEW METHODS AND TOOLS, AND STRENGTHEN OUR COLLECTIVE NETWORK. ADVISE THE VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ON ALL MATTERS RELEVANT TO RECREATIONAL TRAILS AND GREENWAYS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DRAFT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, PARKS, AND RECREATION, PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON UPDATES TO THE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM (RTP) GRANT PROGRAM, FORMALLY SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERMONT'S STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN (SCORP), AND PARTICIPATING IN THE VERMONT OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMIC COLLABORATIVE (VOREC) STEERING COMMITTEE. 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VTGC HAS ALSO BEEN CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE VERMONT CONSERVATION STRATEGY INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL DEFINE VERMONT'S APPROACH TO MEETING 30 BY 30 AND 50 BY 50 CONSERVATION GOALS, ADVISING HOW RECREATIONAL TRAILS CAN HELP ADVANCE THE DESIRED LAND PROTECTION OUTCOMES. 320357 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false false true false X X NEK BOOKKEEPING SERVICES 8024730408 PO BOX 126 EAST HAVEN VT 05837 X NICHOLAS BENNETTE CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 TOMMY O'CONNOR VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLYN LAWRENCE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CAITRIN MALONEY TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RACHEL BATZ AT- LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIAH KEAGY AT- LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CINDY LOCKE AT- LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ABBY LONG AT- LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF NUGENT AT- LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MONICA RAYMOND AT- LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 4399 312870 28435 345704 345704 42785 35512 5134 2139 1436 1192 172 72 4800 3984 576 240 4491 3727 539 225 2368 1966 284 118 15224 15224 6225 6127 69 29 783 783 4011 3368 454 189 34022 34022 664 551 80 33 2681 2225 321 135 3085 2561 370 154 PROGRAM EXPENSES 204703 204703 EVENT EXPENSES 2973 2973 BANK FEES 1557 1292 187 78 MERCHANT SERVICE FEES 83 69 10 4 78 78 331969 320357 8196 3416 24567 38302 24567 38302 0 0 X 24567 38302 24567 38302 24567 38302 13735 X false false false X 345 44270 54945 345704 445264 345 44270 54945 345704 445264 6095 439169 445264 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false true 15224 false false 15224 false SCHEDULE C, PART IV VTGC ENGAGED WITH MAIDSTONE PUBLIC RELATIONS WHO MONITORED PENDING LEGISLATION AND HELPED VTGC DEVELOP POLICY POSITIONS. ALSO, VTGC BOARD MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATION MEMBERS TESTIFIED AT THE STATEHOUSE ABOUT PENDING LEGISLATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND PRESERVATION OF HIGH QUALITY, PUBLIC ACCESS TRAILS AND GREENWAYS IN VERMONT. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE HELPING SECURE SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC FUNDS FOR FLOOD RECOVERY, RAISING AWARENESS OF STEWARDSHIP NEEDS, AND PROVIDING TESTIMONY ON RELEVANT LEGISLATION. THE COUNCIL COHOSTED THE FIRST EVER OUTDOOR RECREATION DAY AT THE STATEHOUSE, BRINGING TOGETHER NEARLY 100 TRAIL ADVOCATES, AND HOSTED A SITE VISIT FOR INTERESTED LEGISLATORS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN TRAILS AND THRIVING LOCAL COMMUNITIES. EDUCATE, INFORM, AND CONNECT THE RECREATIONAL TRAILS AND GREENWAYS COMMUNITY IN VERMONT. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE THE REDESIGN AND LAUNCH OF A NEW WEBSITE, HOSTING A STATEWIDE TRAILS SYMPOSIUM, AND CIRCULATION OF A MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL NEWSLETTER TO NEARLY 500 RECIPIENTS. IN TERMS OF EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, THE VTGC PARTNERED WITH THE VERMONT RECREATION AND PARKS ASSOCIATION TO HOST THE VERMONT CONFERENCE ON RECREATION AND TRAILS SYMPOSIUM IN THE FALL OF 2024, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS ACROSS PUBLIC AGENCIES, PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND MUNICIPAL GROUPS TO SHARE SUCCESS STORIES, LEARN ABOUT NEW METHODS AND TOOLS, AND STRENGTHEN OUR COLLECTIVE NETWORK. ADVISE THE VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES ON ALL MATTERS RELEVANT TO RECREATIONAL TRAILS AND GREENWAYS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DRAFT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, PARKS, AND RECREATION, PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON UPDATES TO THE RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM (RTP) GRANT PROGRAM, FORMALLY SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERMONT'S STATEWIDE COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR RECREATION PLAN (SCORP), AND PARTICIPATING IN THE VERMONT OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMIC COLLABORATIVE (VOREC) STEERING COMMITTEE. WHILE THE VTGC HAS LONG BEEN RECOGNIZED IN STATUTE AS AN OFFICIAL ADVISORY BODY TO THE VERMONT AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, PARKS, AND RECREATION (FPR), VTGC BOARD AND STAFF WORKED CLOSELY WITH FPR REPRESENTATIVES TO DEVELOP A FORMAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT THAT OFFICIALLY DEFINES HOW BOTH ORGANIZATIONS WILL INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLABORATIVELY ADVANCE THE LANDSCAPE FOR TRAIL BASED RECREATION IN VERMONT. VTGC HAS ALSO BEEN CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE VERMONT CONSERVATION STRATEGY INITIATIVE, WHICH WILL DEFINE VERMONT'S APPROACH TO MEETING 30 BY 30 AND 50 BY 50 CONSERVATION GOALS, ADVISING HOW RECREATIONAL TRAILS CAN HELP ADVANCE THE DESIRED LAND PROTECTION OUTCOMES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING AND SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED THROUGH ANNUAL DISCLOSURES AND BOARD OVERSIGHT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ONLINE.