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Nonprofit · EIN 03-0332447

VERMONT COVERTS WOODLANDS FOR WILDLIFE

Tax-exempt · VERGENNES, VT 05491

Financials

$195K$172K2023$219K$161K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of VERMONT COVERTS WOODLANDS FOR WILDLIFE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$219,058$161,366$57,692$416,647$10,980$405,667
December 31, 2023990$194,876$172,048$22,828$358,320$10,345$347,975
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$191,790
of which government grants
$39,144
Program service revenue
$2,568
Investment income
$24,615
Net income from sales of inventory
$85
Other revenue
$85

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$75,250
Other salaries and wages
$23,139
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$108,562
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$1,280
Occupancy
$3,402
Travel
$3,534
Program services (functional)
$115,644
Management and general (functional)
$36,264
Fundraising (functional)
$9,458

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$358,320
Total assets, end of year
$416,647
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,980
Net assets, end of year
$405,667
Net assets without donor restrictions
$362,792
Net assets with donor restrictions
$42,875
Gross receipts
$219,058
Employees
2
Year formed
1985
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SKIP ABELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAWN ANDREWSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
RICH CHALMERSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
SABINA ERNSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DONNA FOSTERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
LENNY GERARDIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN HAWKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOREEN JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CYRUS PARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
OWEN ROGALVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
KATHY ROSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TIM STOUTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SKIP ABELSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAWN ANDREWSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
LAUREN BLUMEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICH CHALMERSPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
SABINA ERNSTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DONNA FOSTERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
LENNY GERARDIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN HAWKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DOREEN JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
OWEN ROGALVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
TIM STOUTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 328, VERGENNES, VT 05491-0328
In care of
% GLENN MACY TREASURER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LISA SAUSVILLE, PO BOX 328, VERGENNES, VT 05491
Signed the 990
LISA SAUSVILLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(802) 877-2777
Return prepared by
CINDY S MYHRE CPA PC

Mission

TO ENLIST VERMONT LANDOWNERS IN A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE DIVERSE WILDLIFE HABITAT AND HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • VERMONT COVERTS HAD THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2024. THE COVERTS ONLINE BOOK GROUP SELECTED THE BOOKS FOR 2024. BEN GOLDFARB'S "CROSSINGS:HOW ROAD ECOLOGY IS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET-; NOAH CHARNEY'S "THESE TREES TELL A STORY- AND ROBIN WALL KIMMERER'S "GATHERING MOSS- AND "HOW TO LOVE A FOREST" BY EHTAN TAPPER. WE CONTINUED COLLABORATION EFFORTS WITH LAND ETHIC VERMONT (TRAINING NEW, LIBRARY PROJECT, SPEAKERS) AND WOMEN OWNING WOODLANDS (VIDEOS/DEMO ROJECTS/CASE STUDIES/OLD GROWTH FOREST BUS TOUR/RACK CARD). ALSO CONDUCTED PROMOTION OF UPDATED VERMONT CONSERVATION DESIGN HOSTING A PROGRAM WITH JENS HILKE. CONTINUED WORK ON THE LSR GRANT AWARDED TO VNRC ON ENGAGING NEW LANDOWNERS. COVERTS IS RECEIVING FUNDS TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGY FOR OUTREACH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS. WE ALSO RECEIVED FUNDS FROM AN LSR FOCUSED ON BIODIVERSITY. WE UTILIZED THSE FUNDS THROUGH THE TRAINING ITSELF, STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMMING AND IN SUPPORT OF STAFF TIME FOR THE BEAR AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS: BEAR AMBASSADORS-ADVANCED COVERTS TRAINING. SERVED ON ADDISON COUNTY FORESTER INTERVIEW PANEL (HIRED BRANDON BENEDICT). FEATURED IN NORTHERN WOODLANDS COMMUNITY VOICES. COOPERATOR TRAINING (SPRING MAY 17-19 IN THE SHUTESVILLE CORRIDOR AND FALL SEPTEMBER 13-15 AT KEHOE). WOW DEMO PROJECT WALKS/CASE STUDIES/OLD GROWTH FOREST BUS TOUR/STEERING COMMITTEE RETREAT/SUBMITTED NEXT LSR. PARTICIPATED IN FOCUS GROUP FOR MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER VERMONT. CONTINUED WORK ON GRANTS FROM FH&I FOR BOTH COVERTS AND WOW. CREATED VIDEO SHORTS WITH HABITAT STAMP MONIES PROMOTING WORK DONE IN 2023. COUNTY FORESTER MEET AND GREETS (S WINDSOR, WASHINGTON, ADDISON, CHITTENDEN, FRANKLIN/GRAND ISLE). SUPPORT AND ATTEND THE SOWING SEEDS CONFERENCE. ATTENDED FOREST ROUNDTABLE MEETINGS. ATTEND BIODIVERSITY ALLIANCE MEETINGS. ATTENDED THE FOREST ECOSYSTEM MONITORING CONFERENCE (FEMC). WEEKLY E-NEWS. 3 WOODLANDS FOR LIFE NEWSLETTERS. POSTS TO FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM. ARTICLE BY BILL PENDERGRAFT AND THE INFLUENCE OF COVERTS IN THE VT ALMANAC. AUCTION. ANNUAL MEETING. ANNUAL FUND DRIVE. 2024 COVERTS PROGRAMS OR THOSE WITH PARTNERS: AVENSA FOREST MANAGEMENT IN HER WOODS (WOW) HEMLOCK MANAGEMENT TREE ID-BENSON TREE ID-BARNET WESTFORD WALK STONEWALLS: LINKS TO HUMAN AND WOODLAND ECOLOGY THE INS AND OUTS OF TRAIL CAMS (MBR) TRAIL CAM PLACEMENT TRICKS AND TIPS (MBR) INTRODUCTION TO WILDLIFE TRACKING AT MBR (MBR) APPLE TREE RELEASE AND PRUNING (RICHMOND) APPLE TREE RELEASE AND PRUNING (RUPERT) FUTURE OF THE FOREST AT FOXGLOVE FARM (MARK RAISHART) NCRS COST SHARE CRAZY FOR COARSE WOODY DEBRIS (MBR) BEING TICK SAFE IN VT WOODLAND MANAGEMENT AT WOLF FOREST (LEN SCHMIDT) HOW FISH GROW ON TREES INVASIVE JUMPING WORMS: "WHAT WE KNOW, WHAT WE CAN DO" OH DEER BIRD WALK HARTLAND (TINA BARNEY) ACTIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT (JUDITH FALK) SPACE INVADERS WALK IN HER WOODS: SHOREHAM TREE PLANTING (WOW - MELITA BASS) EAT, POOP, DIE WALK IN HER WOODS: ROCHESTER PRE-COMMERCIAL THINNING (WOW-DOREEN JONES) OLD GROWTH FOREST BUS TOUR (WOW) PASSING LANDS POP-UP (WATERBURY) NATURE JOURNALING WITH CLAIR WALKER-LESLIE TOM WESSELS ONLINE TALK (W/LEV) TOM WESSELS WALK AD N WOODS (W/LEV) HORSE LOGGING (TRACY WINN) FOREST MANAGEMENT FOR WILDLIFE, BIODIVERSITY AND RESILIENCY (SAM SCHIELA) BATS (TRACY WINN) AUTHOR TALK - ETHAN TAPPER AT BIXBY LIBRARY LEOPOLD BENCH BUILD (ALLEN YALE) LEOPOLD BENCH BUILD (PARTNERSHIP WITH ROKEBY) UNDERSTANDING VERMONT CONSERVATION DESIGN DECISION MAKING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN MIND (JOE COTTEN) INDENTIFYING AND CONTROLLING INVASIVES IN SMALL FOREST BLOCKS (KIM PECK) PASSING LANDS POP UP (RANDOLPH) THESE TREES TELL A STORY WITH NOAH CHARNEY INVASIVES ON SMALL WOODLOTS (WASHINGTON COUNTY - PECK) CHAINSAW SAFETY WITH WOW READING PANEL FOR NATURAL RESOURCE BOOKS OUTREACH TO COVERTS COOPERATORS: S. WINDSOR COUNTY FORESTER MEET AND GREET WASHINGTON COUNTY FORESTER MEET AND GREET ADDISON COUNTY FORESTER MEET AND GREET CHITTENDEN COUNTY FORESTER MEET AND GREET FRANKLIN/GRAND ISLE FORESTER MEET AND GREET COOPERATOR WALKS NOT BILLED AS COVERTS: WINTER WILDLIFE TRACKING IN CORNWALL - MARY DODGE JERICHO CONSERVATION COMMISSION DINNER AND MOVE - SABINA ERNST JULT BIRD WALK - SABINA ERNST BIRD WALK AT TIM STOUT'S TREE FARMER OF THE YEAR - MARK RAISHART WALK WITH FOLKS IN MY DEVELOPMENT AND SET THEM FREE WITH DAUBERS AND KNOWLEDGE OF INVASIVE ON OUR COMMON LAND AND ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY - MIKE MALONEY
    Expenses $115,644 · revenue $2,568

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
03-0332447
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1993
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Animal-related (D300)
Assets (IRS master file)
$416,647
Income (IRS master file)
$219,058

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$219,058$161,366$416,647XML
990December 2023$194,876$172,048$358,320XML
990December 2022$87,052$123,028$332,138IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 2017–––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 03-0332447).

Questions about VERMONT COVERTS WOODLANDS FOR WILDLIFE

What is the EIN of VERMONT COVERTS WOODLANDS FOR WILDLIFE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of VERMONT COVERTS WOODLANDS FOR WILDLIFE is 03-0332447.
Is VERMONT COVERTS WOODLANDS FOR WILDLIFE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
Are donations to VERMONT COVERTS WOODLANDS FOR WILDLIFE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does VERMONT COVERTS WOODLANDS FOR WILDLIFE 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 COVERTS WOODLANDS FOR WILDLIFE 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 VERMONT COVERTS WOODLANDS FOR WILDLIFE 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 VERMONT COVERTS WOODLANDS FOR WILDLIFE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LISA SAUSVILLE.
Who are the officers and directors of VERMONT COVERTS WOODLANDS FOR WILDLIFE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does VERMONT COVERTS WOODLANDS FOR WILDLIFE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $219,058, expenses of $161,366 and total assets of $416,647 at year end.

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