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Nonprofit · EIN 46-1475177

VERMONT PARKS FOREVER INC

Tax-exempt · MONTPELIER, VT 05601

Financials

$230K$280K2023$569K$249K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of VERMONT PARKS FOREVER INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$568,635$249,373$319,262$1,398,242$19,183$1,379,059
December 31, 2023990$229,517$280,156-$50,639$1,088,557$31,222$1,057,335
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$430,306
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$32,779
Royalties
$104,761
Other revenue
$105,550

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$47,132
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$59,475
Other salaries and wages
$83,403
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$154,155
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,242
Accounting fees
$9,214
Travel
$3,162
Depreciation
$1,238
Program services (functional)
$88,613
Management and general (functional)
$100,520
Fundraising (functional)
$60,240

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,088,557
Total assets, end of year
$1,398,242
Total liabilities, end of year
$19,183
Net assets, end of year
$1,379,059
Net assets without donor restrictions
$656,449
Net assets with donor restrictions
$722,610
Gross receipts
$568,635
Employees
3
Volunteers
13
Year formed
2013
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
SARAH ALBERGHINI WINTERSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
26$61,130
MICHAEL LAZORCHAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JUSTIN CUTRONIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATE EBERLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY LISTOWICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NATE MCKEENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RACHEL DESAUTELSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN IZZODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MOLLY RANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GRATIA ROWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM SUPPLE IIICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
CRAIG WHIPPLEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ROBERT WANNOPTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MAX ENGELSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
SARAH ALBERGHINI WINTERSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
26$53,953
KATE EBERLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JUSTIN CUTRONIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL LAZORCHAKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NATE MCKEENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
EMILY LISTOWICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CRAIG WHIPPLEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
WILLIAM SUPPLE IIICHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MAX ENGELSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ROBERT WANNOPTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 815, MONTPELIER, VT 05601-0815
In care of
% SARAH ALBERGHINI WINTERS
Mailing address (990-N for 2013)
PO Box 815, Montpelier VT 056010815
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SARAH ALBERGHINI WINTERS, PO BOX 815, MONTPELIER, VT 05601
Principal officer (990-N for 2013)
CHRISTINE ZACHAI, PO Box 921, Montpelier VT 05601
Signed the 990
SARAH ALBERGHINI WINTERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(802) 917-1719
Return prepared by
Pace & Hawley LLC

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O (MISSION)

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • IN 2024, VERMONT PARKS FOREVER (VPF) CONTINUED ITS FOCUS ON FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT ENHANCEMENTS TO VERMONT STATE PARKS BY INCREASING ACCESS TO PARKS FOR VERMONTERS, PROVIDING INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND CREATING A MORE EQUITABLE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE IN THE STATE PARKS. VPF ALSO JOINED ITS PARTNERS IN A YEAR-LONG CELEBRATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF VERMONT STATE PARKS IN 2024! VPF CREATED A DEDICATED WEBSITE TO COLLECT STORIES AND PROMOTE THE CENTENNIAL PROGRAMMING IN THE STATE PARKS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ON THE WEBSITE, AND THROUGH VPFS E-NEWSLETTER. VPF ALSO MANAGED PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO HIGHLIGHT THE CENTENNIAL AND RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR VPF AND ITS MISSION ON BEHALF OF THE PARKS. TO READ THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY STORIES SUBMITTED BY PARK ENTHUSIASTS VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.VERMONTPARKSFOREVER.ORG/100-YEARS. VPFS PARK ACCESS FUND BEGAN IN 2016 BY PROVIDING STATE PARK PASSES FOR 100 FOSTER FAMILIES. IN 2024, THE FUND PROVIDED FREE PARK ENTRY FOR 45 COMMUNITY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS WITH RECIPIENTS IN ALL 14 COUNTIES BY GRANTING OVER 14,000 FREE DAYS IN THE STATE PARKS A 1250% INCREASE SINCE THE FUND BEGAN. THE PARK ACCESS FUND GRANTS TIME IN THE PARKS TO VERMONTERS WHO OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT HAVE THE CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE ALL THAT VERMONTS STATE PARKS HAVE TO OFFER AND VPF COMMITS TO CONTINUALLY WORKING TOWARDS A FUTURE WHERE ALL PEOPLE FEEL WELCOME AND RENEWED THROUGH THEIR VISITS TO VERMONTS STATE PARKS. VERMONTERS SERVED INCLUDE FOSTER FAMILIES, FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN COMING TOGETHER TO EXPERIENCE GROUP CAMPING WITH THE SPRINGFIELD AREA PARENT CHILD CENTER, ADULTS RECEIVING SERVICES FROM RUTLAND COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AFTER PROLONGED PERIODS WITHOUT HOUSING, ADULTS IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AT TURNING POINT RECOVERY CENTER OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, TEENS IN EMERGENCY SHELTER AT WINDSOR COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES, AND RIDERS TAKING PART IN ADAPTIVE MOUNTAIN BIKE CLINICS THROUGH VERMONT ADAPTIVE SKI AND SPORTS, TO NAME JUST A FEW. TO READ THE FULL 2024 PARK ACCESS IMPACT REPORT VISIT: WWW.VERMONTPARKSFOREVER.ORG/PARK-ACCESS-FUND/. VPF ALSO CONTINUED ITS RESEARCH AND PLANNING IN 2024 FOR A MAJOR EXPANSION OF THE PARK ACCESS FUND THAT WILL LAUNCH FOR THE 2025 PARK SEASON. THIS PRIVATELY FUNDED PILOT PROGRAM WILL ALLOW 100,000 VERMONTERS WITH LOWER INCOMES TO USE THEIR EBT, WIC, OR PILOT PROGRAM CARD TO HAVE FREE DAY-USE ACCESS TO THE STATE PARKS FOR THE 2025 PARK SEASON. TO LEARN ABOUT THE PARK ACCESS FUND 2025 PILOT PROGRAM VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.VERMONTPARKSFOREVER.ORG/PAF-PILOT. VPFS FIRST LARGE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT TO REIMAGINE THE GROTON NATURE CENTER AS PART OF VPFS NATURAL CONNECTIONS INITIATIVE, OPENED IN JUNE OF 2023 AND, IN 2024 VPF CONTINUED TO SUPPORT MORE PROGRAMMING AND PROMOTION OF THE EVENTS AT THE CENTER. VPF IS HELPING TO INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP AND LIFE-LONG CONNECTIONS TO THE NATURAL WORLD BY INVESTING IN INNOVATIVE, CUSTOMIZED PLACE-BASED EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE PARKS SYSTEM. LEARN MORE ABOUT NATURAL CONNECTIONS AT: HTTPS://WWW.VERMONTPARKSFOREVER.ORG/NATURAL-CONNECTIONS. VPF ALSO MANAGES THE WILLIAM CAMERON HAGEDORN MT. PHILO FOREVER FUND SUMMER INTERNSHIP EACH YEAR WHICH CREATES A PAID POSITION FOR A YOUNG PERSON TO CONNECT WITH NATURE, PRACTICE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, DEVELOP TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC. INTERNS OFTEN RETURN TO THE PARK AS PART OF THEIR SUMMER STAFF, SPEAKING TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS INTERNSHIP VISIT: HTTPS://WWW.VERMONTPARKSFOREVER.ORG/MT-PHILO-FOREVER-FUND. TO READ VPFS 2024 IMPACT REPORT VISIT WWW.VERMONTPARKSFOREVER.ORG/IMPACT.
    Expenses $88,613 · grants $47,132

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
46-1475177
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
2013
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,398,242
Income (IRS master file)
$568,635

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$568,635$249,373$1,398,242XML
990December 2023$229,517$280,156$1,088,557XML
990December 2022$203,233$284,363$1,126,431IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2013
Officer: CHRISTINE ZACHAI
December 31, 2013≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 46-1475177).

Questions about VERMONT PARKS FOREVER INC

What is the EIN of VERMONT PARKS FOREVER INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of VERMONT PARKS FOREVER INC is 46-1475177.
Is VERMONT PARKS FOREVER INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
Are donations to VERMONT PARKS FOREVER INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does VERMONT PARKS FOREVER 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 PARKS FOREVER 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 VERMONT PARKS FOREVER 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 VERMONT PARKS FOREVER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names SARAH ALBERGHINI WINTERS.
Who are the officers and directors of VERMONT PARKS FOREVER INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $61,130 (SARAH ALBERGHINI WINTERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does VERMONT PARKS FOREVER INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $568,635, expenses of $249,373 and total assets of $1,398,242 at year end.

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