2023-11-15T20:11:21-06:00 2022-12-31 030210880 AM PEISCH & COMPANY LLP 24 AIRPORT ROAD SUITE 402 WEST LEBANON NH 037841663 990 2022-01-01 030346759 NORTHWOODS STEWARDSHIP CENTER NORT 8027236551 PO BOX 220 EAST CHARLESTON VT 05833 ALAN GIESE TREASURER 8027236551 2023-11-15 1 ALAN GIESE 999009999 0 MANDY C GILES CPA P01204048 6033060100 2023-11-15 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ALAN GIESE PO BOX 220 EAST CHARLESTON VT 05833 1966164 0 X WWW.NORTHWOODSCENTER.ORG X 1995 VT CONNECTING PEOPLE AND PLACE THROUGH SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND ACTION. 13 13 115 56 0 0 1581944 1430828 627420 493751 5248 2187 22005 17601 2236617 1944367 0 0 0 0 1179392 1267376 0 0 199489 474407 628121 1653799 1895497 582818 48870 2872601 2864348 432907 389709 2439694 2474639 X CONNECTING PEOPLE AND PLACE THROUGH SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND ACTION. 0 0 781003 144596 CONSERVATION CORPS - THE NORTHWOODS CONSERVATION CORPS IS A HANDS-ON CONSERVATION-BASED EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 15 - 25. CREW MEMBERS ARE HIRED FROM THE COMMUNITY SURROUNDING PROJECT AREAS AND ARE PROVIDED WITH HIGH-QUALITY CONSERVATION TRAINING AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. THE EXPERIENCE PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH TO EXPLORE CAREER PATHS IN VARIOUS FIELDS OF CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE AND NATURAL RESOURCES. IN 2022, NORTHWOODS PILOTED THE FIRST AFFINITY CREW - THE WOMEN'S PLUS CONSERVATION CREW. CREW MEMBERS REFLECTED THAT THE SUPPORTIVE ATMOSPHERE HELPED ELIMINATE BARRIERS AND TREPIDATION THAT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY FACED IN OUTDOOR WORK. SOME OF THE MOST NOTABLE PROJECTS IN 2022 INCLUDED WORKING WITH NEIGHBORING TRAIL ORGANIZATION KINGDOM TRAILS ASSOCIATION AND MOOSE HAVEN FOREST, FOCUSED IN THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM, TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL SUSTAINABILITY OF RECREATIONAL TRAILS. THE CORPS ALSO CONTINUED KEY COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE, VT FISH AND WILDLIFE, APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB AND GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB. 173988 192161 EDUCATION, GROUPS & CAMPS - THE EDUCATION PROGRAM SEEKS TO FOSTER A SENSE OF STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARTICIPANTS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS BY PROVIDING DIVERSE OPPORTUNITIES THAT BRING AWARENESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENGAGE PARTICIPANTS WITH EDUCATION AND EXPLORATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD, AND PROVIDE SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO BUILDING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PLACE. IN 2022, THERE CONTINUED TO BE AN INCREASED DEMAND IN EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY AFTER -SCHOOL PROGRAMS. NORTHWOODS BUILT CAPACITY BY ADDING A FULL TIME POSITION, FILLED BY A RETURN SEASONAL STAFF MEMBER. IN 2022, NORTHWOODS SOLIDIFIED THE GROWTH OF THE WILDLIFE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM - AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY, AND PARTICULARLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, IN WILDLIFE-BASED PROGRAMMING. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOUND NEW WAYS TO CONNECT LOCAL YOUTH IN THEIR BACKYARD - INVESTMENTS IN UPDATING OUTDOOR RECREATION EQUIPMENT, AND TRAIL ACCESS WAS A BOON FOR THESE EFFORTS. KEY PARTNERSHIPS - LIKE VERMONT RURAL EDUCATION COLLABORATIVE AND THE KINGDOM EAST AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM OFFER COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO NOT ONLY FACILITATE PROGRAMS, BUT TO SHARE IN THE IMPORTANT WORK OF PLANNING, DEBRIEFING, AND EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF THE PROGRAMS AND THE COMMUNITY NEED. THE UPDATE AND PUBLICATION OF THE NEK MOUNTAIN TRAIL GUIDE BY NORTHWOODS PROVIDED AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE UPDATE INCLUDED ADDITION OF THE KINGDOM HERITAGE TRAIL, AND IMPORTANT CONTEXT BRINGING IN THE ABENAKI HISTORY IN THE REGION. 352458 61146 CONSERVATION SCIENCE - THE GOAL OF THE CONSERVATION SCIENCE PROGRAM IS TO IMPLEMENT PROJECTS, PARTICIPATE IN WORK GROUPS, AND PROMOTE PARTNERSHIPS THAT SUPPORT ECOLOGICAL HEALTH, HABITAT ENHANCEMENT, WATER QUALITY, AND OTHER OUTCOMES WHICH HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO EXEMPLIFY GOOD STEWARDSHIP THROUGH GOOD SCIENCE. THE CONSERVATION SCIENCE PROGRAM SUSTAINED CAPACITY TO POSITIVELY IMPACT RIPARIAN LANDS THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, THAT SUPPORTS LANDOWNER OUTREACH AS WELL AS RESTORATION PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY ON STATE-OWNED RIPARIAN LANDS. THE FOCUS IN 2022 WAS ON TWO KEY PROJECTS -NATIVE SEED COLLECTION, AND INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL. THE CON SCIENCE DEPARTMENT CONSULTS WITH THE MANY AREA LAKE ASSOCIATIONS, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, MUNICIPALTIES AND LANDOWNERS TO SUPPORT AWARENESS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, INCLUDING RIPARIAN BUFFERS, TREE PLANTING, INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL, AND INFILTRATION STEPS. THE WOODS AND WATER CREW WAS A PILOT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTHERN VERMONT UNIVERSITY SCIENCE PROGRAM, AND IN ADDITION TO HANDS-ON CONSERVATION TRAINING AND WORK INCLUDED MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MEMBERS. 145303 95848 FOREST STEWARDSHIP - THE GOAL OF THE FOREST STEWARDSHIP INSTITUTE IS TO PRACTICE AND PROMOTE ECOLOGICALLY SOUND LAND MANAGEMENT AND UNDERSTANDING FOR FOREST ECOSYSTEMS. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH MANAGEMENT OF THE NORTHWOODS DEMONSTRATION FOREST, BY PROVIDING SERVICES TO FOREST LANDOWNERS, AND THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS FOR LANDOWNERS, LAND MANAGERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC WERE ENHANCED THROUGH THE DAYBREAK FUND CAPACITY SUPPORT. PROJECTS AND WORKSHOPS TOPICS INCLUDE CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENT FORESTRY PRACTICES, CURRENT USE PROGRAM UPDATES, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT. NEW MODELS OF LANDSCAPE-SCALE EDUCATION HAVE BEEN PILOTED BY NORTHWOODS - INCLUDING WORKING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS - RECOGNIZING THAT PEOPLE CARE IMMENSELY ABOUT THEIR OWN BACKYARDS, AND THAT PROPERTY BOUNDARIES ARE A SHORT-COMING IN LANDSCAPE SCALE PLANNING. BY WORKING AND THINKING ACROSS BOUNDARIES, THERE IS MORE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPACT WILDLIFE, WATER QUALITY, AND FOREST HEALTH AT SCALE. THE FORESTRY INTERNSHIP GRADUATED ITS FIFTH SUCCESSFUL COHORT - WITH A FOCUS ON INVASIVE SPECIES, FOREST ECOLOGY, LANDSCAPE LEVEL FOREST HEALTH, AND BUILDING A SET OF BOTH FIELD AND OFFICE SKILLS FOR EMERGING CONSERVATION PROFESSIONAL. 145303 95848 1452752 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X SUSAN MOORE 8027236551 154 LEADERSHIP DRIVE EAST CHARLESTON VT 05833 CHARLES CAPALDI TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN GIESE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GERRY CAHILL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JESSE COE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HAP ELIASON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL IRONS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARISA MAURO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER NORMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA MCDONOUGH VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KILEY BRIGGS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANITA ROSENCRANTZ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL WORDEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANNY SEGUIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA YOUNG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 57761 0 11333 57761 0 11333 0 0 0 0 0 39448 1057457 333923 22978 1430828 CONSERVATION CORPS 541900 144596 144596 EDUCATION PROGRAM FEES 611600 107711 107711 FSI LAND MANAGEMENT SE 541900 95848 95848 CAMP FEES 721210 84450 84450 CONSERVATION SCIENCE 541900 61146 61146 493751 2122 2122 15745 0 15745 15745 15745 65 0 65 65 65 0 39448 7657 -7657 -7657 22913 14140 8773 8773 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 740 740 740 1944367 519074 0 -5535 57761 17328 23105 17328 1049159 899565 65234 84360 11115 7623 1384 2108 55737 39652 12817 3268 93604 78033 6270 9301 18000 18000 396 396 29708 22681 5476 1551 2425 842 1583 10938 1709 4323 4906 14038 5112 1649 7277 37566 6314 28198 3054 38231 33387 1815 3029 15057 11065 3992 42192 42192 65432 61286 178 3968 MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 117484 75308 6929 35247 CONTRACT LABOR 77700 61548 4912 11240 VEHICLE EXPENSES 66647 57432 9210 5 TOOLS & EQUIPMENT 34218 26350 5413 2455 58089 47517 1763 8809 1895497 1452752 243256 199489 19325 15166 484594 495382 243753 157129 0 5091 13372 26402 2388386 325211 2022241 2063175 48475 52135 40841 49868 2872601 2864348 111534 71165 319183 302902 2190 15642 432907 389709 X 2341452 2415064 98242 59575 2439694 2474639 2872601 2864348 48870 -13925 0 X 0 0 1 1 X 831138 914841 1256799 1570194 1395528 5968500 4653 5237 12150 11750 10300 44090 304161 333752 637913 1139952 1253830 1268949 1581944 1405828 6650503 6650503 1650 14010 18041 17867 51568 1150 3243 740 5133 6707204 1845217 0.99150 0.99300 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 40841 -5870 396 34575 36355 5207 721 40841 35528 3109 1694 588 36355 32083 3445 35528 37281 -5198 32083 0.90000 0.10000 1 0 1112900 1112900 1116741 224864 891877 158745 100347 58398 2063175 CREDIT CARDS PAYABLE 542 SECURITY DEPOSITS 900 DEFERRED REVENUE 14200 15642 1951843 -13925 -13925 1965768 396 -21797 -21401 1944367 1916898 21797 21797 1895101 396 396 1895497 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES COST OF GOODS SOLD PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES COST OF GOODS SOLD WESTMORE MOUNTAIN 19576 19576 7657 19576 19576 7657 7657 -7657 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS COMPLETED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BUSINESS DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ONCE COMPLETED, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED FOR ACCURACY BY THE SAME INDIVIDUALS. BOTH THE FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL REPORTS ARE REVIEWED MONTHLY BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND PRESENTED FOR DISCUSSION TO THE WHOLE BOARD AT EACH MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A A COMMITTEE (ALL UNPAID VOLUNTEERS WITH NO FINANCIAL INTEREST) REVIEWS AND APPROVES, WE COMPARE SALARIES FOR LOCAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS TO DEVELOP OUR SALARY RANGE, AND ALL MINUTES AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST VIA E-MAIL, POSTAL SERVICE, OR ONSITE REVIEW.