2025-11-07T11:54:33-05:00 2023-12-31 030280081 JMM & ASSOCIATES PC 463 MOUNTAIN VIEW DR STE 403 COLCHESTER VT 05446 990 2023-01-01 760830759 NORTH BRANCH NATURE CENTER INC NORT 8022296206 713 ELM STREET MONTPELIER VT 05602 NAOMI HEINDEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8022296206 2025-11-03 true false RANDALL L SARGENT CPA P00136499 8026555665 2025-11-07 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X NAOMI HEINDEL 713 ELM STREET MONTPELIER VT 05602 1339202 false X NORTHBRANCHNATURECENTER.ORG X 2006 VT CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH THE NATURAL WORLD 9 9 26 400 0 512850 577430 749788 717253 116 6193 13716 14367 1276470 1315243 25000 33000 0 776635 935826 0 59236 444995 436865 1246630 1405691 29840 -90448 1784819 1883599 304737 442346 1480082 1441253 X CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH THE NATURAL WORLD false false 593964 18160 480839 EDUCATION PROGRAMS: NBNC SERVES MORE THAN 2,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY THROUGH 7+ EDUCATION PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDING FOREST PRESCHOOL; SUMMER NATURE CAMPS AND AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS; A NATURE PLAYGROUP; ECO (EDUCATING CHILDREN OUTDOORS, A STANDARDS-BASED PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH 15 AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND A HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM); AND ECO EDUCATOR INSTITUTES (GRADUATE-LEVEL COURSES FOR TEACHERS). WE EMPHASIZE HANDS-ON EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION, OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT AND FROM NATURE, FOSTERING A SENSE OF A PLACE AND STEWARDSHIP IN OUR LOCAL VERMONT COMMUNITIES, AND DEVELOPING LASTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. 261838 8070 226401 NATURAL HISTORY AND COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS: MORE THAN 3,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN OUR NATURAL HISTORY AND COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS ANNUALLY, INCLUDING A SUMMER FESTIVAL FOR ALL AGES; A MID-WINTER PRESENTATION SERIES; BIODIVERSITY UNIVERSITY CLASSES; A VERMONT MASTER NATURALIST PROGRAM; AND NUMEROUS OTHER FIELD TRIPS AND ADVENTURES IN VERMONT AND BEYOND, INCLUDING INTERNATIONALLY. COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SAW-WHET OWL BANDING, MUSHROOM MAPPING, AND AMPHIBIAN MONITORING, IN WHICH VOLUNTEERS COLLECT DATA WHILE RESCUING THOUSANDS OF AMPHIBIANS AT ROAD CROSSINGS. WE THEN COLLABORATE WITH VERMONT AGENCIES TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING WITH STATISTICAL MODELING OF ANNUAL AMPHIBIAN MOVEMENTS. 203458 6270 2805 VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND OUTREACH: ANNUALLY 17,000+ PEOPLE ENJOY OUR FLOODPLAIN LANDSCAPE AND TRAILS, WHICH ARE ALWAYS FREE AND OPEN. OUR UNIVERSAL ACCESS TRAIL MEETS ADA STANDARDS AND OUR NATURE CONNECTION TRAIL FOSTERS A DEEPER ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LAND. NBNC SERVES AS A HUB FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION BY WALKERS, JOGGERS, SKIERS, SNOWSHOERS, BIKERS, AND SWIMMERS, AND CONNECTS TO MONTPELIER'S TWO LARGEST CITY PARKS. NBNC IS HOME TO A COMMUNITY GARDEN, A COMMUNITY ORCHARD, AND A NEW CONSERVATION NURSERY. OUR BUILDING IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FIVE DAYS/WEEK AND FEATURES AQUARIUMS, ROTATING NATURAL HISTORY AND ART GALLERY DISPLAYS, AND A WIDELY USED COMMUNITY ROOM. 16227 500 7209 OTHER 16227 500 7209 1075487 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true 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 19 0 true 26 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true false false false X X LAUREN ESSERMAN 8022296206 713 ELM STREET MONTPELIER VT 05602 NAOMI HEINDEL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 67596 0 7831 EMILY WETHERELL PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RICK PARADIS VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROL VASSER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGIA VALENTINE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAN THOURON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN SAUDEK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD CAMPBELL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT KLEIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA SAXE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 67596 7831 false false false 23558 35097 518775 577430 CAMPS, EDUCATION 611710 697624 697624 CONTRACTS 611710 19629 19629 717253 6193 6193 14830 8763 6067 6067 6067 1331 1331 1331 18563 15196 3367 3367 OTHER 900099 3602 3602 3602 1315243 720620 17193 X 33000 33000 67596 637 66959 740677 585186 115957 39534 19610 12113 6534 963 44177 37359 6818 63766 43752 17061 2953 9239 9239 147522 133218 13669 635 1625 766 859 16081 8170 3927 3984 12772 3415 6255 3102 9773 942 8831 45319 44197 1122 58254 45159 12128 967 14976 14976 REPAIRS/MAINT 66401 55311 11090 OTHER EXPENSES 29334 13795 10829 4710 MEALS 15496 12847 2241 408 SUPPLIES 10074 9930 144 -1 35690 -37671 1980 1405691 1075487 270968 59236 467669 501390 61579 71705 32883 26920 14842 42648 1422156 263467 1163435 1158689 44411 82247 1784819 1883599 22639 58114 257101 374637 24997 9595 304737 442346 X 1480082 1441253 1480082 1441253 1784819 1883599 X -90448 13783 37836 X false false false X 299421 647374 528600 512850 577430 2565675 299421 647374 528600 512850 577430 2565675 485859 2079816 477 531 3931 13522 12260 30721 1491 310 3602 5403 2601799 2665323 0.79940 0.80600 X PART II, LINE 10 5,403 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 55058 55058 289634 58637 230997 997120 163856 833264 80344 40974 39370 1158689 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 10098 OTHER -503 9595 true VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 3 COURT STREET MIDDLEBURY VT 05753 222712160 501C3 33000 CHARITABLE PURPOSE 1 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE GRANT TO VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION REPRESENTS A BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN THE ORGANIZATION ASSETS. FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM B FILING AN AMENDED RETURN FOR THE 3468 INVESTMENT CREDIT AND 3800 GENERAL BUSINESS CREDIT FORMS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B TREASURER, FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL REVIEW FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES 133,218 13,669 635 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 37,836 CHANGE IN VALUE OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST