Nonprofit · EIN 03-0231665
VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC
Tax-exempt · QUECHEE, VT 05059
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,018,889 | $3,164,646 | -$145,757 | $8,680,452 | $508,727 | $8,171,725 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,099,630 | $2,996,805 | $102,825 | $8,988,337 | $494,502 | $8,493,835 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $845,160
- Program service revenue
- $1,659,268
- Investment income
- $249,186
- Net rental income
- $42,583
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $158,680
- Net income from fundraising events
- $3,871
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $205,784
- Other revenue
- $265,275
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $142,211
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,553,044
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,020,480
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $59,360
- Occupancy
- $210,640
- Travel
- $23,515
- Depreciation
- $274,925
- Program services (functional)
- $2,366,683
- Management and general (functional)
- $435,599
- Fundraising (functional)
- $362,364
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,988,337
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,680,452
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $508,727
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,171,725
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,783,309
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,830,561
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,231,718
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $940,007
- Gross receipts
- $3,745,172
- Employees
- 67
- Volunteers
- 105
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- VT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDEN SMITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $100,948 | $699 |
| ELIZABETH ADAMS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JACK LEE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RON PAPROCKI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TIG TILLINGHAST | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH BLATT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCIE HUBBELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK FERRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STACEY GERRISH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK SHERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICE MUSHLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LEN REITSMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN LOGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE DONAHUE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STUART MATHEWS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL FARBER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES F RATTIGAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $109,890 |
| JOHN LEE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID TILLINGHAST | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| RONALD PAPROCKI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ADAMS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| SARAH BLATT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| BRUCIE HUBBELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| RICK FERRELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| STACEY GERRISH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| CHUCK SHERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| PATRICE MUSHLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| LEN REITSMA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| SUSAN LOGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| KATE DONAHUE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1281, QUECHEE, VT 05059-1281
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALDEN SMITH, 149 NATURES WAY PO BOX 1281, QUECHEE, VT 05059
- Signed the 990
- ALDEN SMITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (802) 359-5000
- Website
- WWW.VINSWEB.ORG
- Return prepared by
- AM PEISCH & COMPANY LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF VINS IS TO MOTIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND AVIAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION.
Program accomplishments
- THE VINS NATURE CENTER, WHICH IS 47 ACRES OF RIVERSIDE FOREST AND MEADOW JUST UPSTREAM OF THE QUECHEE GORGE, DREW A RECORD 84,115 VISITORS DURING FY25. SINCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CANOPY WALK IN 2019, THE NUMBER OF VISITORS HAS ROUGHLY DOUBLED. ATTENDANCE AT ON-SITE EDUCATION EVENTS HAS SIMILARLY INCREASED. OTHER RECENT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE NATURE CENTER INCLUDE A SONGBIRD AVIARY AND ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND TO GO ALONG WITH THE RAPTOR ENCLOSURES AND OTHER EXHIBITS, THE NATURE STORE, AND THE NETWORK OF NATURE TRAILS COVERING THE PROPERTY. UPDATES TO THE OUTDOOR PAVILION, OUTDOOR CLASSROOM, AND INDOOR CLASSROOM HAVE ALSO MADE THE NATURE CENTER A MORE ATTRACTIVE DESTINATION FOR PRIVATE EVENTS SUCH AS BIRD ENCOUNTERS AND BIRTHDAY PARTIES.Expenses $1,169,222 · revenue $1,323,432
- EDUCATION: IN FY25, OUR EDUCATORS REACHED 96,204 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING THOSE IMPACTED BY VINS SCHOOL PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, NATURE CAMP, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND VISITS TO THE NATURE CENTER. MANY OF THESE INVOLVED REPEAT INTERACTIONS RELATED TO SCHOOL CURRICULA OR CAMP, IMPROVING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL IMPACT. IN ADDITION, RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING AMERICAN KESTRELS, BROADWING HAWKS, NATIVE CRAYFISH, MONARCH BUTTERFLIES, AND OTHER SPECIES IMPACTED LANDOWNERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.Expenses $803,975 · revenue $563,184
- WILD BIRD REHABILITATION: MANY PEOPLE IN NEW ENGLAND KNOW VINS FOR ITS EXPERTISE IN REHABILITATING ORPHANED AND INJURED WILD BIRDS. OUR REHABILITATORS TREATED OVER A THOUSAND BIRDS IN FY25, AND THE FACILITY CAN ACCOMMODATE ABOUT 150 BIRDS AT ANY ONE TIME. THE RECENT GROWTH IN PATIENT INTAKES, WHICH HAS DOUBLED IN SIX YEARS, ROUGHLY TRACKS WITH THE INCREASE IN HUMAN VISITORS TO VINS. OUR RELEASE RATE OF 4O% IS RELATIVELY HIGH FOR REHABILITATION CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES. BESIDES HEALING AND RELEASING BIRDS, OUR REHABILITATION STAFF ALSO COUNSELS THE PUBLIC BY PHONE AND HELP TO CARE FOR THE FULL-TIME RESIDENT RAPTORS, SONGBIRDS, AND REPTILES THAT WE HOLD ON EXHIBIT.Expenses $393,486 · revenue $34,056
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 03-0231665
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C600)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,680,452
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,745,172
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $3,018,889 | $3,164,646 | $8,680,452 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $3,099,630 | $2,996,805 | $8,988,337 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $2,537,584 | $2,719,319 | $8,646,681 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 03-0231665).
Questions about VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC
- What is the EIN of VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC is 03-0231665.
- Is VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
- Are donations to VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names ALDEN SMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $100,948 (ALDEN SMITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does VERMONT INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,018,889, expenses of $3,164,646 and total assets of $8,680,452 at year end.
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