COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH FLORIDA INC (EIN 59-3473384)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-08-14
IRS object ID
201712269349301111
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-08-14T10:40:36-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN593038528PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CARROLL AND COMPANY CPASBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12640-A MITCHAM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32308ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN593473384EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2FLORIDA INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8502222899PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13600 MACLAY BLVD SOUTH STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32312ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOY R WATKINSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8502222899PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-07SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKATHLEEN E BROTHERSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01256711PTIN
Phone8508771099PhoneNum
Preparation2017-08-07PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
At Submission Creation Device IdD890AD7D7ACF9AD5C6DF5770F9708BA405DEA13AAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerJOY R WATKINSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13600 MACLAY BLVD SOUTH STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32312ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$37,729,189GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CFNF.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE NORTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE GIVING.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$7,244,291PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$10,005,494CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$93,370PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$88,155CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,114,835PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$664,795CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$724PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$39,435CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,453,220PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$10,797,879CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,577,193PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$16,402CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$245,485PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$168,922CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,177,465PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,198,021CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$5,275,755PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$7,599,858CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$43,181,356TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$52,154,310TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$5,700,833TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,828,272TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$37,480,523NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$46,326,038NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE NORTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE GIVING.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,990,664ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,670,528GrantAmt
Revenue$88,155RevenueAmt
DescTHE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (CFNF) ADMINISTERS OVER 200 CHARITABLE FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NORTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY. THESE CHARITABLE FUNDS EXTEND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE LOCAL NONPROFIT COMMUNITY THROUGH GRANTS. CFNF ALSO SERVES AS A LEADER AND CONVENER, BRINGING TOGETHER FUNDERS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLABORATE AND ASSIST THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,990,664TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundYes (true)DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (true)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (true)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (true)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document2IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
DAF Excess Business HoldingsfalseDAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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 AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldFLStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOY WATKINSPersonNm
Phone8502222899PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13600 MACLAY BLVD SOUTH STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32312ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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MARTIN PROCTOR
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT BROWN
CHAIR ELECT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC GRANT
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SERENA MOYLE
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SKIP FOSTER
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT HIGGINBOTHAM
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBIE LEONARD
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANA MCCONNAUGHHAY
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN THOMPSON
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
GLENDA THORNTON
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAUDE WALKER
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAM ROGERS
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOY R WATKINS
PRESIDENT &40.00Yes (X)$122,275$0$4,168
TODD ABERNETHY
FORMER CFO40.00Yes (X)$72,850$0$1,750
LUCIA FONTELA
CURRENT CFO35.00Yes (X)$18,750$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$213,875TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$5,918TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions$10,005,494AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$450,439NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$10,005,494TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADMINISTRATIVE FEEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$88,155TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$88,155RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$88,155TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,149,384TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,149,384ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$26,446,721SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$26,908,164SecuritiesAmt
Other$23,146OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$461,443SecuritiesAmt
Other-$23,146OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$484,589TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$484,589ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISC INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$39,435ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$39,435OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$10,797,879TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$88,155RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$704,230ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,670,528TotalAmt
Program Services$2,670,528ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$219,794TotalAmt
Program Services$152,879ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,915ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,250TotalAmt
Program Services$87,626ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,624ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,158TotalAmt
Program Services$2,508ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$650ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,155TotalAmt
Program Services$4,888ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,267ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,214TotalAmt
Program Services$19,229ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,573TotalAmt
Management And General$14,573ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,153TotalAmt
Management And General$47,153ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,754TotalAmt
Program Services$18,441ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,110ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,203FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,500TotalAmt
Program Services$8,338ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,162ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,927TotalAmt
Program Services$14,236ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,691ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,696TotalAmt
Program Services$5,741ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,250TotalAmt
Management And General$4,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,870TotalAmt
Program Services$6,250ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,620ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDONOR DEVELOPMENT EXPENSEDesc
Total$10,199TotalAmt
Fundraising$10,199FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,198,021TotalAmt
Program Services$2,990,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$190,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,402FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,015,214BOYAmt
EOY$4,251,105EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,071BOYAmt
EOY$40,321EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,264BOYAmt
EOY$85EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,619BOYAmt
EOY$1,004EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,498LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,825LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,602BOYAmt
EOY$7,673EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,440,583BOYAmt
EOY$38,096,357EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,629,740BOYAmt
EOY$9,735,183EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,263BOYAmt
EOY$22,582EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,181,356BOYAmt
EOY$52,154,310EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$464EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,700,833BOYAmt
EOY$5,827,808EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,700,833BOYAmt
EOY$5,828,272EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,587,761BOYAmt
EOY$45,390,039EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$35,695EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$892,762BOYAmt
EOY$900,304EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,480,523BOYAmt
EOY$46,326,038EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,181,356BOYAmt
EOY$52,154,310EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,599,858ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,245,657NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$844,549CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,666,335CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,562,318CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,244,291CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,005,494CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,322,987TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$844,549CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,666,335CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,562,318CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,244,291CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,005,494CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,322,987TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,768,724SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,554,263PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$794,469CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,275,554CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,338,616CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,065,717CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,149,384CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,623,740TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,946,727TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$403,035GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.38120PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.43760PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSUPPORTING SCHEDULEFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCONTRIBUTION 6,000,000 CONTRIBUTION 3,000,000ExplanationTxt

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)
Donor Advised Funds Held91DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Funds And Other Accounts Held17FundsAndOtherAccountsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri$9,928,862DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Contri$2,425FundsAndOtherAccountsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants$2,702,256DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Grants$19,551FundsAndOtherAccountsGrantsAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY$41,720,934DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Funds And Other Accounts Vl EOY$471,615FundsAndOtherAccountsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (true)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (true)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$892,762BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$50ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$46,139InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$37,272GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,375AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$900,304EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$973,896BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$41,554InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$36,122GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,458AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$892,762EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$991,797BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$250ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$19,745InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$34,038GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,858AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$973,896EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$907,421BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$602ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$120,263InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$32,782GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,707AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$991,797EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$816,882BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$100ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$126,380InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$32,354GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,589AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$907,421EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,498OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,825DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,673BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,673TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$9,735,183BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$9,735,183TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAMOUNTS HELD ON BEHALF OF OTHERSDesc
Amt$5,827,808Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,827,808TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,996,383TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,245,657NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,245,657RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,750,726RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$47,153InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$47,153RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,797,879TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,150,868TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,150,868ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$47,153InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$47,153ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,198,021TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4TO PERMANENTLY FUND OPERATIONS OF THE FOUNDATION.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XMANAGEMENT IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE THE FOUNDATION'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, AND BELIEVES IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF AND FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015. THE FOUNDATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS IN PROGRESS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES IT IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDING PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2013.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (39 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtBusiness Name Line2RecipientBusinessName/BusinessNameLine2Txt
A WOMENS PREGNANCY CENTER
919 W PENSACOLA STTALLAHASSEEFL323045926328693$17,016GENERAL SUPPORT
ALICE LLOYD COLLEGE
100 PURPOSE ROADPIPPA PASSESKY418446104923513$6,500SCHOLARSHIPS
AMERICA'S SECOND HARVEST OF THE BIG
110 FOUR POINTS WAYTALLAHASSEEFL323055926103453$15,145GENERAL SUPPORT
BETTER BLOCK FOUNDATION
PO BOX 4007DALLASTX752084748852643$31,900PROJECT
BIG BEND HOSPICE INC
1723 MAHAN CENTER BLVDTALLAHASSEEFL323085923288063$16,875GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILD ADVOCATES II OF TALLAHASSEE
PO BOX 3992TALLAHASSEEFL323155929286593$5,200GENERAL SUPPORTINC
CITY CHURCH
PO BOX 37478TALLAHASSEEFL323152087519783$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
4859 KERRY FOREST PKWYTALLAHASSEEFL323095933129713$26,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ELEMENT 3 CHURCH
PO BOX 14792TALLAHASSEEFL323175931751843$10,846GENERAL SUPPORT
ETERNAL HOPE CONNECTION INC
2307 ORLEANS DRIVETALLAHASSEEFL323088002410383$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FAITH RADIO NETWORK INC
PO BOX 181000TALLAHASSEEFL323186217018403$9,500GENERAL SUPPORT
FELLOWSHIP FOUNDATION INC
PO BOX 23813WASHINGTONDC200265302046043$24,000GENERAL SUPPORTD/B/A THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
2010 LEVY AVE BLDG B SUITE 300TALLAHASSEEFL323065961521803$91,929SUPPORT
FRENCHTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT
532 WEST GEORGIA STREETTALLAHASSEEFL323015934885423$48,100KITCHEN SHAREASSOCIATION
GIRLS ON THE RUN OF COLUMBIA
PO BOX 5471COLUMBIASC292505625937293$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
HOLY COMFORTER EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
2001 FLEISCHMANN RDTALLAHASSEEFL323085933259173$6,000GENERALINC
JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
3711 GARFIELD STREETHOLLYWOODFL330216504923433$10,000GENERAL SUPPORTFOUNDATION INC
KANAKUK MINISTRIES
1353 LAKESHORE DRIVEBRANSONMO656164318153103$9,000REBUILD/LINK YEAR
LEON COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
413 TIMBERLANE RDTALLAHASSEEFL323125961382753$8,250GENERAL SUPPORT
LEON COUNTY OFFICE OF FINANCIAL
301 SOUTH MONROE STREET STE 202TALLAHASSEEFL32301GOV$10,000AFFORDABLE HOUSINGSTEWARDSHIP
LIFE CONNECTORS INC
1614 MAHAN CENTER BLVD STE 104TALLAHASSEEFL323084641438023$40,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LIVE THE LIFE MINISTRIES INC
2252 KILLEARN BLVD NO 100TALLAHASSEEFL323095934934933$17,016GENERAL SUPPORT
MACLAY SCHOOL
3737 N MERIDIAN ROADTALLAHASSEEFL323125912177503$28,800PROGRAMS, GENERAL
NORTHWEST FLORIDA GUARDIAN AD LITEM
PO BOX 2017SANTA ROSA BEACHFL324599007435233$8,000GENERAL SUPPORTFOUNDATION INC
PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILD HEALTH
910 N JEFFERSON STJACKSONVILLEFL322095931922403$500,000PROGRAMSFBO JACKSONVILLE CLEFT LIP/PALATE
PIVOTAL POINT ENTERPRISES INC
129 CENTURY PARK DRTALLAHASSEEFL323042000768983$16,000GENERAL
PRAGER UNIVERSITY
10045 RED RUN BLVD STE 250OWINGS MILLSMD211172717639013$5,016BENEFACTORS CLUB
PREGNANCY HELP & INFORMATION CTR
1710 S GADSDEN STTALLAHASSEEFL323015917458613$28,500GENERAL SUPPORT
SOURCE OF LIGHT MINISTRIES
1011 MISSION ROADMADISONGA306505860042173$23,500GENERAL SUPPORTINTERNATIONAL INC
ST JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
211 N MONROE STREETTALLAHASSEEFL323015906244433$12,500GENERAL, CAPITAL
STACEY WEBB ARTS FOUNDATION
118 NORTH GADSDEN STREETTALLAHASSEEFL323018116988473$9,879TRANSFER
TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
444 APPLEYARD DRIVETALLAHASSEEFL323045920914803$33,998GENERAL, PROGRAMFOUNDATION INC
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
50 E NORTH TEMPLE STSALT LAKE CITYUT841502373004053$1,100,000TITHING FUNDLATTER DAY SAINTS
THE SALVATION ARMY
PO BOX 10289TALLAHASSEEFL323025806606073$6,516GENERAL, SOCIAL SVCS
TO THE VILLAGE SQUARE INC
PO BOX 10352TALLAHASSEEFL323093201828303$73,453PROGRAMS
UNITED WAY OF THE BIG BEND
307 EAST 7TH AVENUETALLAHASSEEFL323035960111503$15,250GENERAL SUPPORT
WESTMINSTER OAKS FOUNDATION
4449 MEANDERING WAYTALLAHASSEEFL323082374140483$11,050GENERAL, ENDOWMENT
WILDWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
100 OX BOTTOM ROADTALLAHASSEEFL323125923843753$81,456GENERAL, PROGRAMS
YOUNG LIFE OF TALLAHASSEE
PO BOX 3743TALLAHASSEEFL323158403859343$21,250GENERAL, PROGRAMS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org39Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSTAFF VERIFIES THE NONPROFIT STATUS OF THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION BY RUNNING MICROEDGE TAX STATUS PLUS IN FIMS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION IS A 501(C)(3) IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE IRS AND DETERMINE ITS STATUS AS 509 (A)(1) OR 509(A)(2). IF THE GRANTEE ORGANIZATION IS NOT IDENTIFIED AS SUCH, ADDITIONAL DUE DILIGENCE IS CONDUCTED AS APPROPRIATE. SHOULD EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY BE REQUIRED, THAT IS PERFORMED PRIOR TO A GRANTEE RECEIVING AN AWARD.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution12ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$450,439NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6BOARD MEMBERS PROVIDE GOVERNANCE TO THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BA COPY OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO IT BEING FILED AND THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. AFTER FILING, A COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE WHERE IT IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE SIGNED FORMS ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY FOR ANY CONFLICTS THAT MAY EXIST, AND ARE REVIEWED ANY TIME A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IS CONTEMPLATED INVOLVING A BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) IS DETERMINED BY A REVIEW PROCESS WHICH IS CONDUCTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. A WRITTEN JOB DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION FORM ARE USED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IN THE REVIEW PROCESS IN ADDITION TO SALARY DATA FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FIELD, LOCAL NON-PROFIT AND FOUNDATION EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION, AND OPEN DISCUSSION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BCOMPENSATION OF THE CFO IS DETERMINED BY A REVIEW PROCESS WHICH IS CONDUCTED BY THE PRESIDENT. A WRITTEN JOB DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION FORM ARE USED IN THE REVIEW PROCESS IN ADDITION TO SALARY DATA FROM THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FIELD. MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARE CONSULTED FROM TIME TO TIME DURING THE PROCESS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE KEPT AT THE OFFICES OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO MAKES A REQUEST. THE ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ARE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CFNF REAL ESTATE I LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13600 MACLAY BLVD SOUTH STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityTALLAHASSEECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32312ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN811237106EIN
Primary ActivitiesR E CONTRIPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CFNFBusinessNameLine1Txt

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