2025-08-11T19:48:15-04:00 2024-09-30 030340114 MUDGETT JENNETT & KROGH-WISNER 141 MAIN ST STE 2 MONTPELIER VT 05602 990 2023-10-01 237157363 VT ASSOCIATION OF SNOW TRAVELERS INC VTAS 8022290005 26 VAST LANE BARRE VT 05641 CYNTHIA LOCKE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8022290005 2025-08-08 true true ERIN J PACKIE CPA P01442458 8022299193 2025-08-11 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CYNTHIA LOCKE 26 VAST LANE BARRE VT 05641 4153518 false X WWW.VTVAST.ORG X 1967 VT COORDINATE THE STATEWIDE SNOWMOBILE TRAILS SYSTEM (SSTS), AND EDUCATE SNOWMOBILERS 18 18 7 23612 79162 4790 24625 4289364 3996071 40488 112135 -17000 -29852 4317642 4102979 1861005 2056656 0 552103 561377 0 0 999994 832171 3413102 3450204 904540 652775 5410818 6062033 14289 6834 5396529 6055199 X THE VERMONT ASSOCIATION OF SNOW TRAVELERS, INC. (VAST) IS A VERMONT BASED NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION FOUNDED IN 1967. THE PURPOSE OF VAST IS TO COORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND MANAGEMENT OF VERMONT'S STATEWIDE SNOWMOBILE TRAILS SYSTEM (SSTS) AS WELL AS TO EDUCATE VERMONT SNOWMOBILERS ABOUT THE SAFE, RESPONSIBLE OPERATION OF SNOWMOBILES, AND THE PROTECTION OF VERMONT'S ENVIRONMENT. false false 392695 306950 907283 STATEWIDE SNOWMOBILE TRAILS PROGRAM (SSTP) - THE STATEWIDE SNOWMOBILE TRAILS SYSTEM (SSTS) IS COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 6,000 MILES OF INTERCONNECTED SNOWMOBILE TRAILS THAT EXTEND FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER IN THE NORTH, TO THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER IN THE SOUTH, AND FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER IN THE EAST, TO THE NEW YORK BORDER IN THE WEST. THROUGH THE STATE OF VERMONT, VAST HAS BEEN AWARDED A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF VERMONT FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SSTS. TO THIS DATE, VERMONT IS THE ONLY STATE, OF 27 SNOW-BELT STATES, TO OPERATE ITS SSTP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM COMES THROUGH THE STATE OF VERMONT, AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, PARKS AND RECREATION, AND IS FROM THE FOLLOWING THREE SOURCES: (1) THE REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE SALE OF VERMONT SNOWMOBILE REGISTRATIONS; FIVE DOLLARS OF EACH REGISTRATION IS RETAINED BY THE STATE TO FUND LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, PARKS, AND RECREATION TAKES 11,500 OFF THE TOP FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES; (2) THE RETURN OF FINES AND PENALTIES THAT VERMONT COLLECTS FROM CITATIONS ISSUED FOR SNOWMOBILE LAW AND RULE VIOLATIONS; (3) BASED ON A FORMULA DEFINED IN CHAPTER 20, TITLE 10, VERMONT STATUTES ANNOTATED, VAST RECEIVES AN AMOUNT ANNUALLY FROM THE TOTAL GAS TAX COLLECTED. 2250870 1749706 3088788 VAST GENERAL PROGRAM - THE MAJOR REVENUE SOURCE FOR THIS BUDGET IS THE SALE OF A TRAIL PASS (TRAILS MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT, OR "TMA") REQUIRED BY VERMONT LAW IN ORDER TO OPERATE A SNOWMOBILE ON THE SSTS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO RECEIVES GRANT FUNDING. ONE SOURCE OF GRANT REVENUE IS THE NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM. VAST HAS OTHER PARTNERSHIPS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES, LIKE THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE AND THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES THAT BRING IN ADDITIONAL REVENUES. VAST SELLS ADVERTISING IN ITS MAGAZINE (PUBLISHED FIVE TIMES ANNUALLY) FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REVENUE. THIS PROGRAM IS BROKEN DOWN INTO THE FOLLOWING THREE DIVISIONS - (1) ADMINISTRATION - THIS DIVISION OF THE PROGRAM PAYS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE BALANCE OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING ALL SALARIES AND WAGES, AND FRINGE BENEFITS PAID TO VAST STAFF. THE MAJOR INCOME SOURCES ARE A PORTION OF THE TMA REVENUE RAISED ANNUALLY AND THE SALE OF ADVERTISING WITHIN SNOWMOBILE VERMONT AND THE VAST WEBSITE. SNOWMOBILE VERMONT IS THE PRIMARY TOOL FOR COMMUNICATION WITH ITS MEMBERSHIP. THIS PROGRAM DIVISION IS ALSO REIMBURSED FOR EMPLOYEE WAGES AND BENEFITS THAT ARE EXPENDED ON BEHALF OF OTHER PROGRAMS OF VAST. (2) TRAILS - THIS DIVISION OF THE PROGRAM IS, BY FAR, THE LARGEST. VAST RUNS GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL CLUBS THAT ARE PAID FROM THIS PORTION OF THE VAST BUDGET. GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAMS INCLUDE: TRAIL CONSTRUCTION; TRAIL MAINTENANCE; TRAIL SIGNING; TRAIL DEBRUSHING; EMERGENCY ALLOCATIONS; GROOMING EQUIPMENT; GROOMING OF THE STATEWIDE SNOWMOBILE TRAILS SYSTEM; ETC. THIS DIVISION OF THE PROGRAM ALSO FUNDS VAST PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. MAJOR FUNDING FOR THIS DIVISION COMES FROM THE SALE OF THE TMA, AS WELL AS GRANTS GENERATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. (3) SCHOLARSHIPS - ONE TENTH OF ONE PERCENT OF EVERY VAST TMA GOES TO HELP FUND THIS PROGRAM DIVISION. IN ADDITION, ON JULY 15, 2019 VAST OPENED AN ANNUITY WITH GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP IN AN EFFORT TO GAIN MORE INTEREST ON BOARD DESIGNATED AMOUNTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. VAST IS NO LONGER AFFILIATED WITH THE AFFINITY PROGRAM WITH LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. CURRENTLY, VAST GIVES TWO 2,500 SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY. 2643565 true true false true false false false false false false true true false false false true false true 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 true true true false false true 10 0 true 7 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false true true true true true false true true false true true true false true false false false X SHEILA FENOFF-WILLETT 8022290005 26 VAST LANE BARRE VT 05641 CYNTHIA LOCKE EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 87297 0 18161 JEFF FAY PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK REAVES VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PATTY COMPANIK TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RUTH HALPIN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICK POULIN DIRECTOR/CHI 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE STEWART DIRECTOR/RUT 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN HULL DIRECTOR/ESS 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG JACOBS DIRECTOR/WIN 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL GARBER DIRECTOR/WIN 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE CARLSON DIRECTOR/CAL 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER GOSSELIN DIRECTOR/ORL 2.00 X 0 0 0 JULIANN SHERMAN DIRECTOR/ORA 2.00 X 0 0 0 DUSTIN TURNER DIRECTOR/LAM 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF PORTER DIRECTOR/GRA 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF HALPIN DIRECTOR/WAS 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEWIS BARNES DIRECTOR/ADD 2.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE BURNS DIRECTOR/FRA 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL DEJOHN DIRECTOR/BEN 2.00 X 0 0 0 87297 18161 false false false RENAUD BROS INC 283 FORT BRIDGEMANN ROAD 2 VERNON VT 05354 TRAIL WORK 111295 1 24625 24625 VAST GENERAL PROGRAM 713990 3009626 3009626 SSTP 713990 907283 907283 SNOWMOBILE VT MAGAZINE 511120 79162 79162 3996071 112135 112135 20687 50539 -29852 -29852 4102979 3887057 79162 112135 2051656 2051656 5000 5000 104706 35600 69106 296635 100856 195779 15027 5109 9918 118418 40262 78156 26591 9041 17550 4931 4931 31520 31520 58000 58000 131572 200 131372 60498 37226 23272 85736 4162 81574 13840 13840 2060 62 1998 34290 34290 27921 27921 27412 27412 TRAILS UPKEEP & GROOMING 280887 280887 LAW ENFORCEMENT 73504 73504 3450204 2643565 806639 0 37695 152632 3342616 3617262 590181 416537 157047 173644 29909 35804 1843551 2082691 5410818 6062033 14289 6834 14289 6834 X 5396529 6055199 5396529 6055199 5410818 6062033 652775 5895 X false true X true false X 403607 75726 9678 4790 24625 518426 3517631 4149834 3569081 4245716 3937596 19419858 3921238 4225560 3578759 4250506 3962221 19938284 19938284 15036 10181 9968 40488 112135 187808 15036 10181 9968 40488 112135 187808 2979 22774 25753 3936274 4235741 3588727 4293973 4097130 20151845 0.98940 0.99460 0.01000 0.01000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false true 58000 false false 58000 false SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1 WE PAY OUTSIDE CONTRACTORS TO BE THE EYES AND EARS FOR VAST AT THE STATE HOUSE. THEY ARE THERE WORKING WITH THE VARIOUS REPRESENTATIVES, LEGISLATORS AND SENATORS ON A DAILY BASIS AND HAVE THEIR FINGER DIRECTLY ON THE PULSE OF WHAT IS TAKING PLACE DOWN THERE. IF THERE IS DISCUSSION TAKING PLACE, OR LANGUAGE WITHIN A PARTICULAR BILL THAT IS INTRODUCED THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE AN EFFECT ON VAST AND OUR OPERATIONS, THEY ARE PAID TO REACH OUT TO US AND LET US KNOW WHAT IS TAKING PLACE. TYPICALLY THEY LOOK TO US FOR DIRECTION ON HOW TO REACT ON A PARTICULAR BILL AND WILL SPEAK TO KEY PLAYERS AND/OR ARRANGE TIME FOR US TO PROVIDE TESTIMONY FOR OR AGAINST A PARTICULAR BILL. WITHOUT THEIR HELP THERE WOULD BE LEGISLATION PASSED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THAT WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT VAST AND SNOWMOBILING IN VERMONT AS WE KNOW IT. 56000 56000 207128 160283 46845 165204 127841 37363 161849 128413 33436 173644 INVESTMENT IN AORRG 2082691 C 2082691 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X VAST IS INCORPORATED AND EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE). THOUGH IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES (UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED BY THE CODE). THE TAX YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, 2022, AND 2021 ARE STILL OPEN TO AUDIT FOR BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE PURPOSES. CONTRIBUTIONS TO VAST ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE TO DONORS UNDER SECTION 170 OF THE CODE. 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GROOMING EQUIPMENT, ETC.) PRIOR TO SIGNING AGREEMENT WITH THE CLUB. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ALSO REVIEWS THIS INFORMATION. TRAILS MANAGER OVERSEES THE USE OF FUNDS AND CONDUCTS SITE VISITS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE VERMONT ASSOCIATION OF SNOW TRAVELERS, INC. (VAST) IS A VERMONT BASED NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION FOUNDED IN 1967. THE PURPOSE OF VAST IS TO COORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND MANAGEMENT OF VERMONT'S STATEWIDE SNOWMOBILE TRAILS SYSTEM (SSTS) AS WELL AS TO EDUCATE VERMONT SNOWMOBILERS ABOUT THE SAFE, RESPONSIBLE OPERATION OF SNOWMOBILES, AND THE PROTECTION OF VERMONT'S ENVIRONMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A STATEWIDE SNOWMOBILE TRAILS PROGRAM (SSTP) - THE STATEWIDE SNOWMOBILE TRAILS SYSTEM (SSTS) IS COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 6,000 MILES OF INTERCONNECTED SNOWMOBILE TRAILS THAT EXTEND FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER IN THE NORTH, TO THE MASSACHUSETTS BORDER IN THE SOUTH, AND FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE BORDER IN THE EAST, TO THE NEW YORK BORDER IN THE WEST. THROUGH THE STATE OF VERMONT, VAST HAS BEEN AWARDED A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE OF VERMONT FOR THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SSTS. TO THIS DATE, VERMONT IS THE ONLY STATE, OF 27 SNOW-BELT STATES, TO OPERATE ITS SSTP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH A PRIVATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION. FUNDING FOR THIS PROGRAM COMES THROUGH THE STATE OF VERMONT, AGENCY OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, PARKS AND RECREATION, AND IS FROM THE FOLLOWING THREE SOURCES: (1) THE REVENUE COLLECTED FROM THE SALE OF VERMONT SNOWMOBILE REGISTRATIONS; FIVE DOLLARS OF EACH REGISTRATION IS RETAINED BY THE STATE TO FUND LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS, PARKS, AND RECREATION TAKES 11,500 OFF THE TOP FOR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES; (2) THE RETURN OF FINES AND PENALTIES THAT VERMONT COLLECTS FROM CITATIONS ISSUED FOR SNOWMOBILE LAW AND RULE VIOLATIONS; (3) BASED ON A FORMULA DEFINED IN CHAPTER 20, TITLE 10, VERMONT STATUTES ANNOTATED, VAST RECEIVES AN AMOUNT ANNUALLY FROM THE TOTAL GAS TAX COLLECTED. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B VAST GENERAL PROGRAM - THE MAJOR REVENUE SOURCE FOR THIS BUDGET IS THE SALE OF A TRAIL PASS (TRAILS MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT, OR "TMA") REQUIRED BY VERMONT LAW IN ORDER TO OPERATE A SNOWMOBILE ON THE SSTS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO RECEIVES GRANT FUNDING. ONE SOURCE OF GRANT REVENUE IS THE NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS PROGRAM. VAST HAS OTHER PARTNERSHIPS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES, LIKE THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE AND THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES THAT BRING IN ADDITIONAL REVENUES. VAST SELLS ADVERTISING IN ITS MAGAZINE (PUBLISHED FIVE TIMES ANNUALLY) FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REVENUE. THIS PROGRAM IS BROKEN DOWN INTO THE FOLLOWING THREE DIVISIONS - (1) ADMINISTRATION - THIS DIVISION OF THE PROGRAM PAYS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE BALANCE OF THE PROGRAM, INCLUDING ALL SALARIES AND WAGES, AND FRINGE BENEFITS PAID TO VAST STAFF. THE MAJOR INCOME SOURCES ARE A PORTION OF THE TMA REVENUE RAISED ANNUALLY AND THE SALE OF ADVERTISING WITHIN SNOWMOBILE VERMONT AND THE VAST WEBSITE. SNOWMOBILE VERMONT IS THE PRIMARY TOOL FOR COMMUNICATION WITH ITS MEMBERSHIP. THIS PROGRAM DIVISION IS ALSO REIMBURSED FOR EMPLOYEE WAGES AND BENEFITS THAT ARE EXPENDED ON BEHALF OF OTHER PROGRAMS OF VAST. (2) TRAILS - THIS DIVISION OF THE PROGRAM IS, BY FAR, THE LARGEST. VAST RUNS GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAMS FOR LOCAL CLUBS THAT ARE PAID FROM THIS PORTION OF THE VAST BUDGET. GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAMS INCLUDE: TRAIL CONSTRUCTION; TRAIL MAINTENANCE; TRAIL SIGNING; TRAIL DEBRUSHING; EMERGENCY ALLOCATIONS; GROOMING EQUIPMENT; GROOMING OF THE STATEWIDE SNOWMOBILE TRAILS SYSTEM; ETC. THIS DIVISION OF THE PROGRAM ALSO FUNDS VAST PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. MAJOR FUNDING FOR THIS DIVISION COMES FROM THE SALE OF THE TMA, AS WELL AS GRANTS GENERATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. (3) SCHOLARSHIPS - ONE TENTH OF ONE PERCENT OF EVERY VAST TMA GOES TO HELP FUND THIS PROGRAM DIVISION. IN ADDITION, ON JULY 15, 2019 VAST OPENED AN ANNUITY WITH GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE GROUP IN AN EFFORT TO GAIN MORE INTEREST ON BOARD DESIGNATED AMOUNTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. VAST IS NO LONGER AFFILIATED WITH THE AFFINITY PROGRAM WITH LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. CURRENTLY, VAST GIVES TWO 2,500 SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 VAST IS ONE OF THE OLDEST SNOWMOBILING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. WITH OVER 24,000 MEMBERS COMBINED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A COUNTY SNOWMOBILE CLUBS FROM VERMONT'S 14 COUNTIES ELECT 14 DIRECTORS. THESE 14 DIRECTORS PLUS THE OFFICERS MAKE UP THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B THE VAST BUDGET IS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE MEMBERSHIP. DURING THIS ANNUAL MEETING THE BUDGET MAY BE AMENDED BY THE MEMBERSHIP FROM THE FLOOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ANNUAL FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE CPA FIRM AND IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE MANAGER AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO BEING FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL REVIEW AND DISCUSSED REGULARLY AT BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS CAN BE FOUND ON ITS WEBSITE AT VTVAST.ORG. THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING OR VISITING THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE. VERMONT SNOW TRAILS CONSERVANCY CHA 26 VAST LANE BARRE VT 05641 276194420 DEVELOPMEN VT 501C3 10 VERMONT AS true AMERICAN OUTDOORS RISK RETENTION GROUP INC 27 MAIN STREET BURLINGTON VT 05401 883110392 INSURANCE VT N/A false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false AMERICAN OUTDOOR RISK RETENTION GROUP INC B 239140 CASH VALUE AMERICAN OUTDOOR RISK RETENTION GROUP INC D 1200000 CASH VALUE VERMONT SNOW TRAILS CONSERVANCY B 80000 CASH VALUE SCHEDULE R PART II, IDENTIFICATION OF RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS: NAME OF RELATED ORGANIZATION: VERMONT SNOW TRAILS CONSERVANCY CHARITABLE TRUST DIRECT CONTROLLING ENTITY: VERMONT ASSOCIATION OF SNOW TRAVELERS, INC. 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