GUANACASTE DRY FOREST CONSERVATION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2019

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
GUANACASTE DRY FOREST CONSERVATION FUND (EIN 94-3280315)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-11-13
IRS object ID
202013189349311091
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-11-13T14:03:01-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN680199099PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Spiteri Narasky & Daley LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11024 Country Club DrAddressLine1Txt
CityMoragaCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94556ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN943280315EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GUANACASTE DRY FOREST CONSERVATION FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGUANBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8024346168PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14780 MAIN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityHUNTINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05462ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonERIC PALOLAPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Signature2020-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHOMAS C DALEYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00240270PTIN
Phone9253762195PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14780 MAIN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityHUNTINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05462ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,075,995GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.gdfcf.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe mission of the GDFCF is to carry out any project or initiative that will increase the chances of survival of the ecosystems and biodiversity of Area de Conservacion Guanacaste in Northern Costa Rica. See Schedule O for additional details.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body12VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers15TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$3,534,249PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,103,199CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$271,040PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$279,511CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$319,440PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$778,352CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$113,437PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,011,292PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,161,062CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$240,465PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,173,161CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$760,634PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$770,013CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$139,674CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,215,195PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,483,687CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,216,294PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,426,861CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,794,998PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,265,799CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$17,111,063TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$17,936,537TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$181,243TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$930,186TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,929,820NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,006,351NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe mission of the GDFCF is to carry out any project or initiative that will increase the chances of survival of the ecosystems and biodiversity of Area de Conservacion Guanacaste in Northern Costa Rica. See Schedule O for additional details.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,537,393ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,173,161GrantAmt
DescACG BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY:FUNDED BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY OF THE AREA DE CONSERVACION GUANANACASTE (ACG) FOR DIRECT SCIENTIFIC BASIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, AND FOR USE IN MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION DECISIONS BY ACG. EXPENSES INCLUDE THE OPERATING COSTS OF 13 RESEARCH STATIONS STAFFED BY LOCALLY-TRAINED PARATAXONOMISTS, FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ASSISTANTS, AND THE COST OF DNA BARCODING OF SPECIMENS COLLECTED. ALSO MADE A $1 MILLION GRANT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH'S CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS TO ANALYZE THE DNA OF INSECTS TRAPPED IN COSTA RICA NATIONAL PARKS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$371,191ExpenseAmt
Revenue$258,811RevenueAmt
DescPURCHASE AND HOLDING OF LAND FOR PRESERVATION:CURRENT YEAR COSTS INCLUDE LEGAL FEES, MAPPING COSTS, AND CONTRACTOR PAYMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEGOTIATION OF ONGOING LAND PURCHASES, AS WELL AS PROPERTY TAXES AND FEES ASSOCIATED WITH EXISTING LAND HOLDINGS. DURING THE YEAR GDFCF CONCLUDED THE PURCHASE OF 175 ACRES OF FOREST LAND, INCLUDING 150 ACRES OF OLD GROWTH ORIGINAL RAINFOREST, FOR $280,000.THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED $144,163 OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PAYMENTS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF COSTA RICA AS COMPENSATION FOR PRESERVING THESE FOREST LANDS, PLUS $114,648 FROM AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY COMPANY AS A MITIGATION PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WIND ENERGY UTILITY LINES OVER THE ORGANIZATION'S PROPERTY.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$116,578ExpenseAmt
Grant$100,656GrantAmt
DescMADE DIRECT GRANTS TO AND OTHER PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE AREA DE CONSERVACION GUANACASTE TO SUBSIDIZE EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND OTHER COSTS OF ITS OPERATIONS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$55,543TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$37,500TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,080,705TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (true)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (true)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (true)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (true)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (true)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (true)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (true)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntfalseBusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (true)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (true)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryCSForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed0Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 FiledindfalseForm8899Filedind
Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members12GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressYes (true)OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldAKStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldAZStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldDCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldHIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldKSStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldLAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMEStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMOStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMSStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNMStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldORStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldRIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldSCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWVStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHOMAS C DALEYPersonNm
Phone9253762195PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11024 COUNTRY CLUB DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMORAGACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94556ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ERIC PALOLA
Exec Dir/Sec'y40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$124,288$0$28,808
DANIEL JANZEN
President40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WINNIE HALLWACHS
Vice President40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE STROUD
CFO2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JORGE CORTES NUNEZ
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK JOYCE
Vice President5.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD ZLOTNICK
Director2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROB PRINGLE
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARA O'CONNOR
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSIE HILL
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT MILLER
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEX SMITH
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$124,288TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$28,808TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,103,199AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$234,288NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,103,199TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
DONOR TRIPS$16,700$16,700
ENVIRONMENTAL SRVCES PMTS$144,163$144,163
MITIGATION PAYMENTS$114,648$114,648
SCIENCE CONSULTING$4,000$4,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$279,511TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$355,406TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$355,406ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,337,879SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,914,933SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$422,946SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$422,946TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$422,946ExclusionAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,161,062TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$279,511RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$778,352ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,173,161TotalAmt
Program Services$1,173,161ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,480TotalAmt
Program Services$32,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,318ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,792FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$446,642TotalAmt
Program Services$433,964ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,678ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,622TotalAmt
Program Services$52,037ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,473ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,112FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,269TotalAmt
Program Services$107,064ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,428ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,777FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,906TotalAmt
Program Services$5,056ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,350ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,500FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,905TotalAmt
Management And General$44,905ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,920TotalAmt
Program Services$17,390ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,530ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,115TotalAmt
Program Services$1,978ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,152FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,393TotalAmt
Program Services$20,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,288ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,978FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,251TotalAmt
Program Services$21,633ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$618FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$649TotalAmt
Management And General$649ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,273TotalAmt
Program Services$25,886ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,387ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$320TotalAmt
Management And General$320ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CONTRACT LABOR$524,643$473,481$20,171$30,991
LAND ACQUISITION$288,770$288,770
SUPPLIES & OTHER COSTS$117,863$114,633$3,230
DNA BARCODING$84,581$84,581

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$238,098TotalAmt
Program Services$228,574ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$9,524FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,426,861TotalAmt
Program Services$3,080,705ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$206,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$139,674FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$283,518BOYAmt
EOY$151,248EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$862,015BOYAmt
EOY$185,790EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,849,618BOYAmt
EOY$3,874,979EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,339BOYAmt
EOY$107,082EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$295,132LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$185,717LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$124,947BOYAmt
EOY$109,415EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,121,690BOYAmt
EOY$11,439,904EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,134BOYAmt
EOY$129,694EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,634,802BOYAmt
EOY$1,938,425EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,111,063BOYAmt
EOY$17,936,537EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,866BOYAmt
EOY$95,919EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$760,232EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,377BOYAmt
EOY$74,035EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$181,243BOYAmt
EOY$930,186EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,556,137BOYAmt
EOY$6,245,742EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,373,683BOYAmt
EOY$10,760,609EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,929,820BOYAmt
EOY$17,006,351EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,111,063BOYAmt
EOY$17,936,537EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,265,799ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,034,469NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$307,861OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,333,584CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,258,049CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,009,926CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,534,249CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,074,699CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,210,507TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,333,584CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,258,049CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,009,926CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,534,249CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,074,699CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,210,507TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$7,327,248SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,883,259PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$196,468CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$176,369CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$205,028CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$293,925CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$359,415CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,231,205TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$261CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$261TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$600CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,880CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$5,480TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,447,453TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,190,148GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.36310PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.42540PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,389,373BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,015,932InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$29,904OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$12,375,401EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,332,348BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,750,220ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$669,296InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$24,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$10,389,272EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,898,083BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$286,005ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,148,260InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$9,332,348EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,357,068BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$72,468ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$468,547InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$7,898,083EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,706,063BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$741,771ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$90,766InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$7,357,068EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.50000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.45000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.05000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$82,788OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,031DepreciationAmt
Book Value$72,757BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$212,344OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$175,686DepreciationAmt
Book Value$36,658BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$109,415TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
INVENTRUST PROPERTIES CORP$33,946F
HIGHLANDS REIT$3,892F
GREENBACKER RENEWABLE ENERGY LLC$85,788F

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
FMV OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ICFC TRUST$1,936,617
OTHER RECEIVABLES$1,808
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,938,425TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
AGENCY DONATION FUNDS HELD$73,535
DONOR TRIP DEPOSITS$500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$74,035TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,743,392TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,034,469NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$240,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$307,861OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,582,330RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,161,062RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,161,062TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,332,536TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$240,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$240,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,092,536ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$45,555InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$288,770OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$334,325ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,426,861TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, oTHE ORGANIZATION HOLDS TROPICAL FOREST LAND THAT IT HAS ACQUIRED FOR PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEMS AND SPECIES. THIS LAND IS DEDICATED FOR FUTURE INCORPORATION INTO THE COSTA RICAN NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM (OR SOME SIMILAR VEHICLE) FOR ITS PRESERVATION IN PERPETUITY. THE LAND IS USED FOR EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AS WELL AS PUBLIC EXHIBITION TO VISITORS. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1997, THE ORGANIZATION HAS SPENT OVER $13 MILLION ON LAND ACQUISITIONS THAT ARE NOT SHOWN AS ASSETS ON THE BALANCE SHEET. IT HAS ALSO RECEIVED SEVERAL LAND DONATIONS WHICH ARE ALSO NOT REFLECTED AS ASSETS ON THE BALANCE SHEET.THE TEXT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOOTNOTE REGARDING COLLECTIONS READS AS FOLLOWS:GDFCF scientists and parataxonomists have discovered, catalogued, and preserved hundreds of thousands of biological specimens collected on lands owned by the government of Costa Rica and GDFCF. These specimens are formally the property of Costa Rica, but are collected and studied under research permits from the Costa Rican government. Nearly all have been exported from ACG with formal government export permits, with the consent of the Costa Rican government, for donation to various national or international biodiversity institutions for use in research, education, and exhibitions. None have been sold or are destined for sale.The approximately 35,000 acres of land acquired by GDFCF are held as a collection intended for public exhibition, education, and/or research in furtherance of public service. The lands are protected, kept unencumbered, cared for, and preserved. They are subject to GDFCFs and related organizations policy that requires the proceeds of land sales, should any ever occur, to be used to acquire other land for collections.Not-for-profit accounting principles state that an organization that holds items that meet the definition of a collection has the option not to capitalize such collection items. In conformity with GAAP, none of the land received through donation or by purchase has been capitalized; cash or related assets held for future land purchases are reflected in the temporarily restricted net asset portion of the accompanying Statement of Financial Position. During the yeat ended December 31, 2019, GDFCF purchased 175 acres of forest land at a total cost of $288,770. GDFCF received no donated land during 2019 and 2018..
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.GDFCF HAS THREE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS:1) A FUND ESTABLISHED TO FINANCE FUTURE GENERAL OPERATION EXPENDITURES, AS NEEDED. 2) A FUND ESTABLISHED TO FINANCE THE FUTURE OPERATION OF THE PARATAXONOMIST PROGRAM.3) A FUND TO FINANCE THE COMPENSATION OF A SCIENCE DIRECTOR(S) FOR THE ORGANIZATION.GDFCF IS ALSO THE BENEFICIARY OF A TRUST ESTABLISHED BY A CANADIAN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO HOLD FUNDS AS A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND TO SUPPORT GDFCF'S PARATAXONOMIST PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO THESE THREE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS, GDFCF HAS ESTABLISHED THREE BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS THAT MIRROR AND SUPPLEMENT THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS.
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteIncome Taxes GDFCF has received notification from the Internal Revenue Service and the State of California that it qualifies for tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 23701d of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. The exemptions are subject to periodic review by the federal and state taxing authorities and management is confident that GDFCF continues to satisfy all federal and state statutes in order to qualify for continued tax exemption status. GDFCF may periodically receive unrelated business income requiring GDFCF to file separate tax returns under federal and state statutes. Under such conditions, GDFCF calculates and accrues the applicable taxes.Financial statement presentation follows the recommendations of ASC 740, Income Taxes. Under ASC 740, GDFCF is required to report information regarding its exposure to various tax positions taken by GDFCF and requires a two-step process that separates recognition from measurement. The first step is determining whether a tax position has met the recognition threshold; the second step is measuring a tax position that meets the recognition threshold. Management believes that GDFCF has adequately evaluated its current tax positions and has concluded that as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, GDFCF does not have any uncertain tax positions for which a reserve or an accrual for a tax liability would be necessary.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990INCREASE IN VALUE OF ICFC TRUST FUND $307861
Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/SLAND ACQUISITION COSTS $288770

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCOSTA RICARegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee50EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedSEE FORM 990, PART IIITypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedSEE FORM 990, PART IIISpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$1,963,656RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees50SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee50TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$1,963,656SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$1,963,656TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
CANADADNA ANALYSIS$1,000,000WIRE
COSTA RICASEE FM 990 PT III$138,156WIRE
UKMARINE RESEARCH$20,219WIRE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceCASH GRANTTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionCOSTA RICARegionTxt
Recipient1RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$13,785CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIREMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside USFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PRESIDENT AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION PERSONALLY SUPERVISE THE FUNDING OF ALL GRANTS AND ARE CONTINUALLY INVOLVED IN THE OVERSIGHT OF RESEARCH AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THE GRANTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonERIC PALOLAPersonNm
TitleExec Dir/Sec'yTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$122,155BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$11,297OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$28,808NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$162,260TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$234,288NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKET QUOTEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: EDUCATION PROGRAM:MADE GRANTS TOTALING $37,500 TO SUPPORT THE ACG'S BIOLOGICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THAT PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE ACG TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL EDUCATION TO OVER 2,500 SCHOOL CHILDREN ANNUALLY, WITH ONSITE VISITS TO THE ACG.ALSO FUNDED ADDTIONAL MARINE AND BIRD BIOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN ADMINISTERED BY ACG STAFF.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtBOARD MEMBERS JANZEN AND HALLWACHS ARE MARRIED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessPRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEW TAX RETURN PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableCOPIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S IRS EXEMPTION LETTER, ITS ANNUAL TAX RETURNS. AND ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION WILL ALSO PROVIDE A PAPER COPY OF ITS EXEMPTION APPLICATION, ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND/OR ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO ANY INDIVIDUAL OR ORGANIZATION THAT REQUESTS IT.
Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other IncreasesCHANGE IN VALUE OF ICFC TRUST FUND = $307861
COSTA RICA PAYROLLPAYROLL EXPENSE REPORTED ON LINE 7 OF PART X CONSISTS OF WAGES PAID TO 38 EMPLOYEES WORKING FOR THE ORGANIZATION AS PARATAXONOMISTS IN COSTA RICA. THESE EMPLOYEES ARE NOT INCLUDED IN EMPLOYEE COUNT ON PAGE 1 OF THE RETURN OR LINE 2A OF PART V, AS THEIR WAGES ARE NOT INCLUDED ON UNITED STATES PAYROLL TAX RETURNS. .
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IN COSTA RICAThe organization's mission centers around the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste (ACG)-- a large decentralized conservation area of the Costa Rican Ministry of Environment and Energy, located in northwestern Costa Rica, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The ACG contains about 375,000 species in its dry forest, cloud forest and rain forest ecosystems. This is roughly 2.5% of the world's terrestrial biodiversity and 60% of the species that occur in Costa Rica. GDFCF IS LEADING THE EFFORT TO CATALOGUE ALL OF THE SPECIES IN THE ACG THROUGH A BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY USING DNA BARCODING. GDFCF projects and initiatives include raising money for land purchases to increase the size of ACG, salaries and operations costs for ACG staff, infrastructure and maintenance, education/research/restoration/protection/management projects and programs, and any similar action that will assist ACG to survive biologically and sociologically. The GDFCF may also assist any project, program or activity elsewhere that will increase the chances of ACG survival. FOR MORE DETAILS ON THESE ACTIVITIES (AND THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS DESCRIBED IN PART III) SEE THE WEBSITES AT: - WWW.GDFCF.ORG - www.acguanacaste.ac.cr.

Comments

Anonymous: no account or email. Up to 2,000 characters, at most one link. Comments are checked automatically; some wait for review.