GUANACASTE DRY FOREST CONSERVATION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
GUANACASTE DRY FOREST CONSERVATION FUND (EIN 94-3280315)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-05
IRS object ID
201503099349301190
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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DescPURCHASE AND HOLDING OF LAND FOR PRESERVATION:DURING THE YEAR, GDFCF ACQUIRED THREE PARCELS OF LAND COMPRISING 570 ACRES IN THE RINCON RAIN FOREST SECTOR OF ACG, AT A TOTAL COST OF $1,382,059. MUCH OF THIS LAND IS RAIN FOREST WHICH WILL BE PRESERVED FROM FUTURE LOGGING. CURRENT YEAR COSTS ALSO 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. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED $100,070 OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PAYMENTS FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF COSTA RICA AS COMPENSATION FOR PRESERVING THESE FOREST LANDS, PLUS $106,369 FROM AN ELECTRICAL UTILITY COMPANY AS A MITIGATION PAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF UTILITY LINES OVER THE ORGANIZATION'S PROPERTY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$407,294BOYAmt
EOY$190,211EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$211,975LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$114,199LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,149BOYAmt
EOY$97,776EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,336,815BOYAmt
EOY$5,562,409EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$198,150BOYAmt
EOY$172,087EOYAmt

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$37,189BOYAmt
EOY$1,580,985EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,683,143BOYAmt
EOY$13,487,465EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,377BOYAmt
EOY$74,028EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,000BOYAmt
EOY$50,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,751BOYAmt
EOY$82,271EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$231,128BOYAmt
EOY$206,299EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,757,808BOYAmt
EOY$4,450,861EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,741,196BOYAmt
EOY$5,363,708EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,953,011BOYAmt
EOY$3,466,597EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,452,015BOYAmt
EOY$13,281,166EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,683,143BOYAmt
EOY$13,487,465EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$124,603ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$80,394NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$873,360PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
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$2,220,254CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,293,551CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,373,550CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,030,429CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,430,048CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,347,832TotalAmt

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$2,220,254CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,293,551CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,373,550CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,030,429CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,430,048CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$15,347,832TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$8,754,106SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,593,726PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$60,522CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$97,958CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$111,303CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$152,978CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$222,661CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$645,422TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,617CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,214CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,392CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,444CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,008CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$53,675TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,311CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,739CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$76,226CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$62,994CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$115,286CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$278,556TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$16,325,485TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$670,995GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.40390PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.34400PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSupport Schedule: Additional Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINFORMATION REGARDING RESTATEMENT OF PRIOR YEAR SCHEDULE A DATADURING THE AUDIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S 2014 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THE OUTSIDE AUDITORS DETERMINED THAT THE ASSETS HELD IN A TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED BY A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION IN CANADA SHOULD BE INCLUDED ON THE BALANCE SHEET OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS TRUST FUND WAS ESTABLISHED AND FUNDED IN 2011, FOR THE BENFIT OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE SCHEDULE A DATA FOR PRIOR YEARS HAS BEEN RESTATED TO REFLECT BOTH THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS TRUST FUND, AND THE ANNUAL EARNINGS OF THE FUND.ExplanationTxt

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$2,826,371BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,712,087ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$272,726InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$99,935OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$5,186AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,706,063EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,919,404BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$843,142ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$310,345InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$239,975OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$6,545AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,826,371EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,877,559BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$41,845ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$49,215InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$44,197OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$5,018AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,919,404EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,827,884BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$49,675ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$28,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$28,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,877,559EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,770,767BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$57,117ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$31,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$31,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,827,884EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.48300BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.51700PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$25,933OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$25,933BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$186,042OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$114,199DepreciationAmt
Book Value$71,843BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$97,776TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
CYPRESS FUNDS: DISTNS RECEIVABLE$34,544
ACCRUED INTEREST RECEIVABLE$56,854
DEPOSITS$941
FMV OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ICFC TRUST$1,488,646
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,580,985TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAGENCY DONATION FUNDS HELDDesc
Amt$82,271Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$82,271TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,148,442TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$80,394NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$135,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$215,394RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,933,048RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$35,574InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$35,574RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,968,622TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,192,651TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$135,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$135,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,057,651ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$35,574InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$35,574ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,093,225TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 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 OTHER 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 $12 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 tens of thousands of species of hundreds of thousands of biological specimens on thousands of hectares of land held by the government of Costa Rica and GDFCF. These specimens are formally the property of Costa Rica, but collected and studied under research permits from the government of Costa Rica. 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 13,500 hectares of land acquired by GDFCF are held as a collectionintended 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.".
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.GDFCF HAS A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED TO FINANCE GENERAL OPERATION EXPENDITURES, AS NEEDED. IT ALSO HAS A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED TO FINANCE THE PARATAXONOMIST PROGRAM.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. THE PRIOR YEAR ENDOWMENT BALANCES HAVE BEEN RESTATED TO REFLECT THIS TRUST FUND, WHICH WAS NOT REPORTED AS PART OF GDFCF'S ASSETS ON PRIOR YEAR TAX RETURNS. IN ADDITION TO THESE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUNDS, GDFCF ESTABLISHED TWO BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT FUNDS DURING THE YEAR. ONE IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE INCOME TO SUPPORT THE PARATAXONOMIST PROGRAM. THE SECOND IS INTENDED TO BE USED TO FUND THE COMPENSATION FOR A FUTURE PERMANENT SCIENCE DIRECTOR TO OVERSEE GDFCF'S PARATAXONOMIST AND OTHER RESEARCH PROGRAMS. THESE TWO ENDOWMENTS WERE FUNDED DURING THE YEAR BY BOARD DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS HELD BY GDFCF.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCOSTA RICARegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee40EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedSEE FORM 990, PART IIITypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedSEE FORM 990, PART IIISpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$2,389,873RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees40SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee40TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$2,389,873SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$2,389,873TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCOSTA RICARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantSEE FM 990 PT IIIPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$87,677CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECKMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
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
ExplanationPRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION PERSONALLY SUPERVISES THE FUNDING OF ALL GRANTS AND IS CONTINUALLY INVOLVED IN THE OVERSIGHT OF RESEARCH AND OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THE GRANTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$213,530NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKET QUOTEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (true)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 32, Hire and Use of Third PartiesFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGDFCF USES AN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FIRM TO SELL PUBLIC SECURITIES RECEIVED AS DONATIONS. THE SHARES ARE SOLD THROUGH CHARLES SCHWAB.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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.
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. The ACG contains about 375,000 species in its dry forest, cloud forest and rain forest ecosystems. This is roughly 2.4% 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 - http://janzen.bio.upenn.edu/caterpillars/database.lasso - http://janzen.bio.upenn.edu/saveit.html - http://www.acguanacaste.ac.cr.
RESTATEMENT OF 2013 BALANCE SHEETTHE ORGANIZATION RESTATED ITS 12/31/2013 BALANCE SHEET AND INCOME STATEMENT TO INCLUDE THE BALANCE AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY IN A TRUST FUND ESTABLISHED IN A PRIOR YEAR BY A CANADIAN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PARATAXONOMIST PROGRAM OPERATED BY GDFCF. GDFCF'S OUTSIDE AUDITORS CONCLUDED THAT THIS TRUST FUND SHOULD BE RECORDED AS A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT FUND OF GDFCF. THIS WAS DONE THROUGH A PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT ON GDFCF'S CURRENT BALANCE SHEET. IN CONNECTION WITH THIS RESTATEMENT, GDFCF ALSO RESTATED ITS PRIOR YEAR NUMBERS FOR SCHEDULE A AND FOR ITS ENDOWMENT ACTIVITY, AS EXPLAINED IN FOOTNOTES ELSEWHERE IN THIS RETURN. .
COSTA RICA PAYROLLPAYROLL EXPENSE REPORTED ON LINE 7 OF PART X CONSISTS OF WAGES PAID TO SOME 35 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. .

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