Nonprofit · EIN 51-0639429
THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC
Tax-exempt · NORWICH, VT 05055
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,221,086 | $2,464,829 | -$243,743 | $5,221,696 | $829,163 | $4,392,533 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,620,886 | $2,327,172 | -$706,286 | $5,329,738 | $801,794 | $4,527,944 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,581,311
- Program service revenue
- $522,564
- Investment income
- $90,414
- Net rental income
- $25,107
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $31,849
- Other revenue
- $26,797
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $41,973
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $159,727
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,331,901
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,812,951
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,468
- Accounting fees
- $76,358
- Occupancy
- $48,784
- Travel
- $55,039
- Depreciation
- $35,160
- Program services (functional)
- $1,778,723
- Management and general (functional)
- $387,574
- Fundraising (functional)
- $298,532
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,329,738
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,221,696
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $829,163
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,392,533
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $906,822
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,201,506
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,233,271
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,159,262
- Gross unrelated business income
- $25,107
- Gross receipts
- $5,851,546
- Employees
- 35
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2007
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN HINDINGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $110,124 | $49,603 |
| PETER BROOKE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CELIA CHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAN COCHRAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HAYES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HOLLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE MCCAULL | TRUSTEE THRU SEPT 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLAVIA BARROS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALANNA OJIBWAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIE SAVAGE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID MEARS | TRUSTEE AS OF APRIL 2024 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN HINDINGER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $107,443 | $44,160 |
| PETER BROOKE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CELIA CHEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAN COCHRAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HAYES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HOLLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JARED KEYES | VICE CHAIR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE MCCAULL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLAVIA BARROS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALANNA OJIBWAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIE SAVAGE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 420, NORWICH, VT 05055-0420
- In care of
- % CHRISTOPHER RIMMER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUSAN HINDINGER, PO BOX 420, NORWICH, VT 05055
- Signed the 990
- SUSAN HINDINGER, EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (802) 649-1431
- Website
- VTECOSTUDIES.ORG
- Return prepared by
- TSS ADVISORS LLC
Mission
THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES ADVANCES THE CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE ACROSS THE AMERICAS THROUGH RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT.
Program accomplishments
- SUSTAIN THE HEALTH OF NORTHEASTERN ECOSYSTEMS- THE ECOREGION THAT STRETCHES FROM NEW YORK'S CATSKILL MOUNTAINS AND MASSACHUSETTS'S BERKSHIRES TO THE GASPE PENINSULA OF QUEBEC IS UNIQUELY AT RISK. HOME TO ALMOST 5.5 MILLION PEOPLE AND WITHIN A DAY'S DRIVE FROM 70 MILLION MORE, THE REGION'S HEART IS THE RUGGED AND ANCIENT APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN RANGE, FLANKED BY AN ECOLOGICALLY RICH WEB OF TERRESTRIAL AND AQUATIC NATURAL COMMUNITIES. VCE'S WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND MONITORING WITHIN THE EXPANSIVE AREA CROSSES INTERNATIONAL, STATE, AND PROVINCIAL BOUNDARIES TO FOCUS ON THREE DISCRETE ECOSYSTEMS OF CONSERVATION CONCERN;MOUNTAINS, GRASSLANDS, AND FORESTS. OUR OVERARCHING GOAL FOR NORTHEASTERN ECOSYSTEMS IS TO GALVANIZE AND COORDINATE COLLABORATIVE,SCIENCE-BASED CONSERVATION ACTIONS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND THEIR ECOSYSTEMS.Expenses $465,013 · revenue $295,089
- EDUCATION AND OUTREACH - EDUCATIONAL TALKS, PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS TO THE COMMUNITY AND ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR COMMUNITY SCIENTISTS THAT VOLUNTEER ON OUR DIRECT AND CROWD SOURCED PROJECTS. OUTREACH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE INVITED TALKS, PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS, ENGAGEMENT OF VOLUNTEERS IN COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECTS, AND DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT THROUGH PRINT, RADIO, AND DIGITAL MEDIA.Expenses $674,876 · revenue $44,652
- MAP BIODIVERSITY FOR CONSERVATION- WITH MANY ECOSYSTEMS UNDERGOING UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE AS A RESULT OF HUMAN ACTIVITY, OUR MAPPINGBIODIVERSITY FOR CONSERVATION PROGRAM PROVIDES KEY INFORMATION FOR CONSERVATION. MANY HABITATS HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE LOSS, DEGRADATION OR FRAGMENTATION, AND INTRODUCTION OF EXOTIC SPECIES HAS TRANSFORMED OTHERS, CAUSING DECLINES OR EXTINCTIONS OF NATIVE WILDLIFE. ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE NOW THREATENS TO REDRAW THE GEOGRAPHIC MAP OF BIOTIC DIVERSITY. STUDIES OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS AS A MEANS TO ADVANCE CONSERVATION, TERMED "CONSERVATION BIOGEOGRAPHY," USE THE CONCEPTUAL TOOLS AND METHODS OF BIOGEOGRAPHY TO ADDRESS REAL WORLD CONSERVATION PROBLEMS. RESULTS PROVIDE PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE FATE OF KEY SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS, NOW AND FAR INTO THE FUTURE.Expenses $421,865 · grants $41,973 · revenue $77,292
- PROTECT VITAL CARIBBEAN HABITATS- SOME 120 SPECIES OF NORTH AMERICAN BREEDING BIRDS MIGRATE ANNUALLY TO THE ISLANDS OF THE CARIBBEAN, WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AMONG THE TOP "HOTSPOTS" FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION WORLDWIDE. YET, BURGEONING HUMAN POPULATIONS AND THEIR ATTENDANT DEMAND FOR NATURAL RESOURCES HAVE DEVASTATED MONTANE FORESTS - THE REGION'S MOST HIGHLY THREATENED TERRESTRIAL HABITAT. THESE FORESTS PROVIDE CRITICAL WINTER HABITAT FOR BICKNELL'S THRUSH, ONE OF NORTH AMERICA'S HIGHEST CONSERVATION PRIORITY MIGRANT BIRDS. EFFORTS AIMED AT LONG-TERM BICKNELL'S THRUSH CONSERVATION INCLUDE HABITAT AND BIRD POPULATION MODELING AND MONITORING, BUILDING LOCAL AWARENESS OF CONSERVATION ISSUES, AND CAPACITY BUILDING AND COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $216,969 · revenue $107,221
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 51-0639429
- 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
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C05)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,221,696
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,851,546
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,221,086 | $2,464,829 | $5,221,696 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,620,886 | $2,327,172 | $5,329,738 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,569,664 | $1,885,388 | $5,914,638 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 51-0639429).
Questions about THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC
- What is the EIN of THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC is 51-0639429.
- Is THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES 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 THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SUSAN HINDINGER.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $110,124 (SUSAN HINDINGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE VERMONT CENTER FOR ECOSTUDIES INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,221,086, expenses of $2,464,829 and total assets of $5,221,696 at year end.
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