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IT HAS A FULL-TIME STAFF DEDICATED TO COMMUNICATIONS, SCIENCE AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS, AND IT ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR WORK ALIGNED WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION. 25 25 22 0 3452841 3974934 0 5464 1289 1550882 1465733 5009187 5441956 1237000 1377750 0 2070604 1953419 0 763660 2625110 3047161 5932714 6378330 -923527 -936374 2570585 2081123 566981 870457 2003604 1210666 X THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE GREATER EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM. IT ADVANCES ITS MISSION PRIMARILY THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SCIENCE-BASED RESEARCH. IT HAS A FULL-TIME STAFF DEDICATED TO COMMUNICATIONS, SCIENCE AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS, AND IT ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR WORK ALIGNED WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION. false false 5100059 1377750 THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN ADVANCING EFFORTS TO RESTORE AND PROTECT AMERICA'S EVERGLADES. THE FOUNDATION PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN SECURING FINANCIAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR EVERGLADES RESTORATION AND GARNERING SUPPORT FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEXT PHASE OF TAMIAMI TRAIL BRIDGING. ADDITIONALLY, THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO MOVE MORE CLEAN WATER FROM LAKE OKEECHOBEE SOUTH TO THE CENTRAL EVERGLADES AND ULTIMATELY FLORIDA BAY. IN PARTICULAR, THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING TOWARD THE AUTHORIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CENTRAL EVERGLADES PLANNING PROJECT THAT WILL PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MOVE WATER SOUTH AND ASSIST IN REDUCING HARMFUL, POLLUTED WATER FROM IMPACTING ESTUARIES. THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION ALSO SOUGHT TO EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS AND OPINION LEADERS BY PROVIDING SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS ON EVERGLADES ISSUES AND ORGANIZED TRIPS INTO THE EVERGLADES. 5100059 true true false true false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 40 0 true 22 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 25 25 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X VIVIANA BRUNO 3052510001 18001 OLD CUTLER ROAD SUITE 625 PALMETTO BAY FL 33157 JIMMY BUFFETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA CARR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS DAVIDSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARSHALL FIELD V VICE CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN KELLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK NICKLAUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT L PARKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM RILEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STUART D STRAHL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER BUCKLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS DE LA CRUZ VICE CHAIR/T 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH DUKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL TUDOR JONES II CHAIRMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY BARLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHANIEL P REED VICE-CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON L MILLS SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 REX HAMILTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELLIN GOETZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES KUSHLAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LAWRENCE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN LAW DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS PENNIMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL W SOLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOLPH VON ARX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GARRISON DUP LICKLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN ERVIN VP OF DEVELO 40.00 X 154524 0 8750 STANLEY H BOYNTON EXEC. 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