Vermont Institute of Natural Science

The Vermont Institute of Natural Science is a non-profit environmental education organization based in Quechee, Vermont. Its mission is to motivate individuals and communities to care for the environment through education, research, and avian wildlife rehabilitation.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Location: Quechee, VT View on map
Tax ID: 03-0231665
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $8,680,452 Revenue: $3,018,889 Expenses: $3,164,646

The Vermont Institute of Natural Science is a non-profit environmental education organization based in Quechee, Vermont. Its mission is to motivate individuals and communities to care for the environment through education, research, and avian wildlife rehabilitation.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $8,680,452 $3,018,889 $3,164,646 View
2024 $8,988,337 $3,099,630 $2,996,805 View
2023 $8,646,681 $2,537,584 $2,719,319 View
2022 $9,024,599 $3,207,925 $2,344,856 View
2021 $9,043,376 $2,335,383 $2,009,400 View

Prior year filings: 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012

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Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 67

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Alden SmithEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$101,647

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $7,617,477
  • Number of Grants: 532
  • Number of Funders: 116

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$125,0002020 Robins FoundationTO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$114,0002020 Emily Landecker Foundation IncTax exempt purpose
$100,0002021 Robins FoundationTO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE MISSION OF THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION
$80,0002024 Robins FoundationAnnual Fund
$75,0002024 Doctorbird FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted
$75,0002023 Robins FoundationAnnual Fund
$73,5002023 New Hampshire Charitable FoundationFor general support, place-based ecology education
$68,0002023 Emily Landecker Foundation IncTAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
$55,0002023 Doctorbird FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted
$55,0002020 Doctorbird FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted
$50,0002024 Emily Landecker Foundation IncTAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
$50,0002023 The Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation IncSupport of non-profit purpose of organization – Fall Appeal
$50,0002022 Doctorbird FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted
$50,0002020 Rising Phoenix Foundation IncGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
$45,0002021 Emily Landecker Foundation IncTAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
$40,0002023 Kettering Family FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT IN HONOR OF MARY DAVIDSON GRAHAM
$40,0002021 Donley Foundation-Ud Dtd 12-8-86VINS Nature Camp and Outreach Scholarships
$35,7692021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$35,1902022 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$30,0002024 Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
$30,0002024 Kaufman Family Foundation 16115009633GENERAL SUPPORT
$30,0002023 Kaufman Family Foundation 16115009633GENERAL SUPPORT
$28,0002022 Rising Phoenix Foundation IncGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
$27,9082022 The Vermont Community FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE
$27,4412023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes

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