THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC (EIN 59-3228899)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-14
IRS object ID
202611349349306586
Schema version
2024v5.5
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)
Return2026-05-14T12:48:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN390859910PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1333 BUSH STREET STE 1000AddressLine1Txt
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN593228899EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlEVERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3052510001PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityPALMETTO BAYCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonERIC EIKENBERGPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3052510001PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonWENDY CAMPOSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00448102PTIN
Phone4159561500PhoneNum
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Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerERIC EIKENBERGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line118001 OLD CUTLER ROAD 625AddressLine1Txt
CityPALMETTO BAYCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33157ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$42,524,863GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EVERGLADESFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionDEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE GREATER EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body34VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent34VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee47TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers36TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$17,760,635PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$24,759,143CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$954,856PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,825,682CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$977,800PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$1,086,039CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$17,737,691PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$25,498,786CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,754,021PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,887,670CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,638,495PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,384,690CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$90,000PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$90,000CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,078,316CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,967,255PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,464,122CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$13,449,771PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$14,826,482CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,287,920PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$10,672,304CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$54,913,018TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$68,589,809TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,574,077TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,569,150TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$50,338,941NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$64,020,659NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO RESTORE AND PROTECT AMERICA'S EVERGLADES THROUGH ITS THREE PROGRAMMATIC PILLARS: SCIENCE, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,287,156ExpenseAmt
Grant$236,333GrantAmt
DescSCIENCE:OUR SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE BEDROCK OF THE FOUNDATION, AND IT SERVES A CRITICAL ROLE IN ACHIEVING THE 2030 RESTORATION GOALS. THE FOUNDATION HAS A BUILT A NATIONALLY RESPECTED SCIENCE INSTITUTE MODEL WITH LEADING EXPERTS IN HYDROLOGY, ECOLOGY, WATER QUALITY, ECONOMICS AND RESILIENCY TO PROVIDE SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR EVERGLADES RESTORATION AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT BUILDS AND MAINTAINS RESEARCH EXPERTISE IN RESTORATION PROJECT PLANNING, WATER QUALITY MONITORING, HYDROLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF WATER MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS, AND VALUING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES LIKE FLOOD PROTECTION AND WATER SUPPLY. THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH HIGHLY REGARDED EXTERNAL RESEARCH PARTNERS AND PUBLISHES A NUMBER OF PAPERS AND TECHNICAL COMMENT LETTERS ON PRIORITY RESTORATION TOPICS. THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION SCIENCE TEAM SHARES SCIENCE-BASED EVIDENCE AND CONVEYS THE COMPLEXITY OF EVERGLADES RESTORATION TO A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS, DECISION MAKERS AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC RESTORATION OUTCOMES.Desc

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Expense$3,537,088ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,581,104GrantAmt
DescADVOCACY - POLICY & ENGAGEMENT:USING INSIGHTS ROOTED IN SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS, THE POLICY & ENGAGEMENT TEAM WORKS TO EDUCATE AND CONVINCE KEY DECISION MAKERS AND PARTNERS TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT EVERGLADES RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION. THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION'S POLICY TEAM HAS PARTICIPATED IN INFLUENCING EVERY MAJOR EVERGLADES RESTORATION PROJECT SINCE 2008. THE POLICY DEPARTMENT ADVOCATES FOR FUNDING OF THE EAA RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS OTHER KEY RESTORATION COMPONENTS WITHIN CEPP. WITH A VARIETY OF HIGH-IMPACT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, THE TEAM TRACKS ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT EVERGLADES RESTORATION AND ADVANCES COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS. SHARING SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC BASED EVIDENCE WITH COALITIONS OF REALTORS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, AND THE TOURISM BUSINESS HELPS ADVANCE SENTIMENT AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES THAT SUPPORT RESTORATION.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,488,090ExpenseAmt
Grant$70,234GrantAmt
DescEDUCATION:THE EDUCATION TEAM SERVES TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS TRAINED OVER 6,000 TEACHERS IN EVERGLADES LITERACY, RESULTING IN THE EVERGLADES EDUCATION OF OVER 200,000 STUDENTS ACROSS 30 COUNTIES IN FLORIDA. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH OVER 50 CHAMPION SCHOOLS THAT HAVE INCORPORATED EVERGLADES CURRICULUM IN EVERY GRADE LEVEL OF THEIR SCHOOL. THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION LITERACY PROGRAM PROVIDES A PRE-K TO 5TH GRADE LEARNING JOURNEY, WITH SCALABLE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS TEACHER TRAININGS, UPDATES CURRICULUM AND CREATES DIGITAL CONTENT AND LEARNING AIDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT COST TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THAT SEEK TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EVERGLADES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING CLEAN WATER FLOW.Desc

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Expense$3,349,834ExpenseAmt
DescTHE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM SUPPORTS THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMMATIC PILLARS AND TEAMS BY CREATING AND EXECUTING A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN THAT ADVANCES THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION. COMMUNICATIONS SHOWCASES AND PROMOTES, THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS, MESSAGING AROUND KEY SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, DEVELOPMENT, AND POLICY TOPICS AND EVENTS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$3,349,834TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$10,662,168TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document66IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee47EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3052510001PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (48 entries)

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CARLOS M DE LA CRUZ JR
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLIN GOETZ
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH Z DUKE III
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER H BUCKLEY JR ESQ
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
IAN GH ASHKEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY L BARLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANA BARRETT PHD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA WHITNEY CARR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY RUTTER CLARK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT COLETTI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS N DAVIDSON SR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY J DE LISI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARSHALL FIELD V
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY HAILE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONNA S HALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REX HAMILTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN A HILTON JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL TUDOR JONES II
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN P KELLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES A KUSHLAN PHD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARRISON D LICKLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY MARSHALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY MENDELSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HONORABLE JON L MILLS ESQ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACK NICKLAUS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM J NUTT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT L PARKS ESQ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE V RAUNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM RILEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL W SOLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAC STONE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SADEK WAHBA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY WENDT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM WRIGLEY JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN BECHTEL
DIRECTOR (THRU NOV 2024)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOU JACOBS
DIRECTOR (THRU NOV 2024)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC EIKENBERG PRESIDENT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$493,200$0$49,930
COREEN RODGERS TREASURER
CHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$409,509$0$41,757
JODI FARRELL
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$216,089$0$46,697Yes (X)
DR STEPHEN E DAVIS III
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER40.00$218,570$0$26,867Yes (X)
BRADLEY WATSON
VICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY & ENGAGEMENT40.00$173,737$0$20,989Yes (X)
JACQUELINE WEISBLUM
VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS40.00$162,889$0$45,062Yes (X)
JENNIFER DIAZ
VICE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION40.00$166,279$0$8,914Yes (X)
ANGIE ITURRIOZ
CONTROLLER40.00$187,746$0$9,987Yes (X)
PAUL HINDSLEY
CHIEF ECONOMIST40.00$169,773$0$45,486Yes (X)
VERONICA APPLEBY
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES40.00$146,335$0$600Yes (X)
BEGONE CAZALIS
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40.00$131,656$0$17,488Yes (X)
PAUL JULIAN
BIOGEOCHEMIST40.00$124,672$0$20,829Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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301 E PINE ST SUITE 1400ORLANDOFL32801ATTORNEY$189,832
CAPITAL CITY CONSULTING LLC
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ANSAY LAW PLLC
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KOZYAK TROPIN THROCKMORTON LLP
2525 PONCE DE LEON 9TH FLOORMIAMIFL33134ATTORNEY$115,721
JOSEPH M COLLINS
3997 FIRST AVENUEFERNANDINA BEACHFL32034PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES$114,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K18CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$6,107,917FundraisingAmt
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Noncash Contributions$1,213,594NoncashContributionsAmt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$914ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,883,152SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$15,654,366SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$228,786SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$25,408OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$739,643ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,887,670TotalAmt
Program Services$1,887,670ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,958,465TotalAmt
Program Services$1,361,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$214,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$382,681FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,281,541TotalAmt
Program Services$1,830,424ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$647,998ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$803,119FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,641TotalAmt
Program Services$62,638ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,241ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,762FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$648,800TotalAmt
Program Services$395,646ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,544ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$118,610FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$358,243TotalAmt
Program Services$215,785ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$82,396FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$307,113TotalAmt
Program Services$153,418ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$144,885ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,810FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,918TotalAmt
Management And General$106,918ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,000TotalAmt
Program Services$42,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$90,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$143,824TotalAmt
Management And General$143,824ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,312,922TotalAmt
Program Services$1,134,885ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,058ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,979FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,664,605TotalAmt
Program Services$1,652,965ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,350FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$481,234TotalAmt
Program Services$321,016ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,698ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$76,520FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$540,577TotalAmt
Program Services$304,966ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$136,205ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$99,406FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$282,914TotalAmt
Program Services$145,215ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,511ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,188FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,133,141TotalAmt
Program Services$933,185ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,527ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$81,429FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,440TotalAmt
Program Services$1,961ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$791ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$688FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$75,000FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING & PHOTOCOPY$141,604$131,162$3,921$6,521
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN$58,362$25,832$29,743$2,787
DONOR ACTIVITIES & TOUR$35,511$35,511

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,957TotalAmt
Program Services$26,764ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,123ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90,070FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,826,482TotalAmt
Program Services$10,662,168ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,085,998ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,078,316FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,043,335BOYAmt
EOY$797,594EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,861,254BOYAmt
EOY$4,307,286EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,547,769BOYAmt
EOY$9,979,699EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$209,583BOYAmt
EOY$212,866EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$24,555LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$11,866LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,311BOYAmt
EOY$12,689EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,906,154BOYAmt
EOY$50,142,376EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,335,612BOYAmt
EOY$3,137,299EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,913,018BOYAmt
EOY$68,589,809EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,241,824BOYAmt
EOY$1,412,356EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,332,253BOYAmt
EOY$3,156,794EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,574,077BOYAmt
EOY$4,569,150EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,565,290BOYAmt
EOY$17,681,063EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,773,651BOYAmt
EOY$46,339,596EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,338,941BOYAmt
EOY$64,020,659EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,913,018BOYAmt
EOY$68,589,809EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$10,672,304ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,009,414NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$12,532,837CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,949,510CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,785,496CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,760,635CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,759,143CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$103,787,621TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,532,837CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,949,510CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,785,496CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,760,635CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,759,143CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$103,787,621TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$12,117,948SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$91,669,673PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$259,047CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$965CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$966,739CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,332,027CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,597,810CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,156,588TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$149,579CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,776CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,408CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$180,763TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$108,124,972TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.84780PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.83430PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2022 AMOUNT: $ 149,579. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 5,776. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 25,408.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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$540,137FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$540,137FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$14,286,345FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$14,826,482FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$891,324FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$222,831FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$482,726CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$521,163CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$822,489CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$891,324CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,717,702TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$4,076,553LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$371,391CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$368,368CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$521,956CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$540,137CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,801,852TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$120,682CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$130,291CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$205,622CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$222,831CurrentYearAmt
Total$679,426TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,019,139GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$32,056CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$8,820CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$40,876TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE C, PART II-AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLOBBYING EXPENDITURES AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ENABLE CRITICAL TAX DOLLARS TO BE ALLOCATED FOR EVERGLADES INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION WORKS TO ENSURE FEDERAL AND STATE SUPPORT REMAINS STRONG AND THAT ALL COMPONENTS OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN ARE CONSTRUCTED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$36,098,934BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,782,597ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,166,673InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$620,378OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$108,113AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$49,319,713EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$28,021,158BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,963,945ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,201,852InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$88,021AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$36,098,934EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$23,678,189BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,112,629ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,346,884InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$116,544AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$28,021,158EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,968,285BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$17,594,466ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,884,562InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$23,678,189EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,804,209BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,915,104ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$248,973InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$7,968,286EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.14983BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.85017PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,200OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,200BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,355OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,866DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,489BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,689TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOPERATING LEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$3,156,794Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,156,794TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,274,376TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$3,009,414NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,009,414RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$25,264,962RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$143,824InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$90,000OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$233,824RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$25,498,786TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,592,658TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$14,592,658ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$143,824InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$90,000OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$233,824ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$14,826,482TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE FOUNDATION HAS ADOPTED AN INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICY FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT PRESERVES THE REAL (INFLATION ADJUSTED) VALUE OF ENDOWMENT ASSETS, INCREASES THE TOTAL MARKET VALUE OF THE PORTFOLIO AND FACILITATES A POTENTIAL DISTRIBUTION OF SPEND RATE TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOUNDATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION AS DEFINED BY SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE). MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE FOUNDATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FOUNDATION HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND, IN ADDITION, UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX FOR THE FOUNDATION, IF ANY, IS IMMATERIAL AND WILL NOT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING FEES 90,000.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING FEES 90,000.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EVENT ASSOCIATESBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1162 W 56TH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10019ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityEVENT PLANNINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$5,051,583GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$90,000RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$4,961,583NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$5,051,583TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$90,000TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$4,961,583TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1PALM BEACH GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$5,051,583GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$4,863,483CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$188,100GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$271,480FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$431,275EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$502,804OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2FOREVERGLADES NAPLESEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$1,315,684GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$1,244,434CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$71,250GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$10,000RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$71,482FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$1,500EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$83,170OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$6,367,267GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$6,107,917CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$259,350GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$10,000RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$342,962FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$432,775EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$585,974OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,371,711DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$1,112,361NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (18 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
THE EVERGLADES TRUST
1400 VILLAGE SQUARE BLVD3 PMB 2TALLAHASSEEFL32312593293097501(C)4$471,000$0ENVIRONMENTAL
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY INC
4500 BISCAYNE BLVD 350MIAMIFL33157131624102501(C)3$265,000$0ENVIRONMENTAL
EVERGLADES LAW CENTER
6815 BISCAYNE BAY BLVD STE 103 449MIAMIFL33138593082799501(C)3$200,000$0ENVIRONMENTAL
TROPICAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
5530 SUNSET DRIVEMIAMIFL33143566147345501(C)3$165,235$0ENVIRONMENTAL
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
777 6TH STREET NW SUITE 700WASHINGTONDC20001530225165501(C)3$150,000$0ENVIRONMENTAL
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
11100 WILDLIFE CENTER DRIVERESTONVA20190530204616501(C)3$95,000$0ENVIRONMENTAL
SANIBEL CAPTIVA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
P OBOX 839SANIBELFL33957591205087501(C)3$85,000$0ENVIRONMENTAL
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
11200 SW 8TH STREET MARC 5TH FLOORMIAMIFL33199237047106501(C)3$58,768$0ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
THEODORE ROOSEVELT CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
529 14 STREET NW 500WASHINGTONDC20045043706385501(C)3$50,000$0ENVIRONMENTAL
FLORIDA OCEANOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
890 NE OCEAN BLVDSTUARTFL34996591114306501(C)3$45,000$0ENVIRONMENTAL
GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND SERVICE FOUNDATION INC
PO BOX 8005STATESBOROGA30460582354256501(C)3$30,000$0ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
TRUSTEE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
3451 WALNUT STREET 5TH FLOORPHILADELPHIAPA19104231352685501(C)3$30,000$0ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATIONFRANKLIN BLDG
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
377 PINE TREE ROADITHACANY14850150532082501(C)3$30,000$0ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC
10501 FGCU BLVD SFORT MYERSFL33965650403969501(C)3$28,250$0ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
11200 SW 8TH STREET CSC-314MIAMIFL33199650177616STATE UNIVERSITY$25,000$0ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
ONE SHIELDS AVENUEDAVISCA95616946036494GOVERNMENT$24,295$0ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
777 GLADES ROAD ADMIN 295BOCA RATONFL33431590917284501(C)3$19,500$0ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
10501 FGCU BLVD SFORT MYERSFL33965650753801GOVERNMENT$18,800$0ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org18Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION SENDS OUT INVITATIONS FOR APPLICATIONS TO PROSPECTIVE GRANT RECIPIENTS. THE APPLICATIONS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND A SCOPE OF WORK THAT ALIGN WITH THE FOUNDATION'S GOALS AND AIMS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. THE APPLICATIONS ARE ANALYZED AND SUBMITTED TO AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW AND AWARD FUNDS FROM AN APPROVED GRANT POOL INCLUDED IN THE APPROVED OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. GRANTS ARE AWARDED FOR PARTNERSHIPS IN ADVOCACY, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE RECIPIENTS PROVIDE REPORTS TO THE RESPECTIVE INTERNAL DEPARTMENTS WHO MONITOR PROGRESS AND THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS AWARDED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ERIC EIKENBERG PRESIDENT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$357,200$0$120,000$0$16,000$0$16,500$0$33,430$0$543,130$0$0$0
COREEN RODGERS TREASURER
CHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER$293,509$0$105,000$0$11,000$0$15,692$0$26,065$0$451,266$0$0$0
JODI FARRELL
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT$201,089$0$15,000$0$0$0$10,250$0$36,447$0$262,786$0$0$0
DR STEPHEN E DAVIS III
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER$203,570$0$15,000$0$0$0$3,110$0$23,757$0$245,437$0$0$0
PAUL HINDSLEY
CHIEF ECONOMIST$147,973$0$5,000$0$16,800$0$9,039$0$36,447$0$215,259$0$0$0
JACQUELINE WEISBLUM
VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS$152,889$0$10,000$0$0$0$8,615$0$36,447$0$207,951$0$0$0
ANGIE ITURRIOZ
CONTROLLER$182,746$0$5,000$0$0$0$9,387$0$600$0$197,733$0$0$0
BRADLEY WATSON
VICE PRESIDENT OF POLICY & ENGAGEMEN$163,737$0$10,000$0$0$0$8,767$0$12,222$0$194,726$0$0$0
JENNIFER DIAZ
VICE PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION$156,279$0$10,000$0$0$0$8,314$0$600$0$175,193$0$0$0

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES BONUSES FOLLOWING MANAGEMENT'S AND HUMAN RESOURCES' REVIEW OF ITS BONUS POOL IN THE LAST MONTH OF THE FISCAL YEAR. INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE BONUS PAYMENTS BASED ON PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AT THE DISCRETION OF MANAGEMENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution14ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,213,594NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:THE FOUNDATION ADVANCES ITS MISSION PRIMARILY THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND SCIENCE BASED RESEARCH. IT HAS A FULLTIME STAFF DEDICATED TO COMMUNICATIONS, SCIENCE AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS, AND IT ALSO PROVIDES GRANTS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR WORK ALIGNED WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION. THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION, INC. WAS FOUNDED IN 1993 IN RESPONSE TO A MASSIVE SEAGRASS DIE-OFF IN FLORIDA BAY. COFOUNDERS GEORGE BARLEY AND PAUL TUDOR JONES II ENGAGED SCIENTISTS FROM THE OUTSET AND QUICKLY DISCOVERED THE SEAGRASS DIE-OFF IN THEIR BACK YARD WAS LINKED TO A MUCH LARGER WATER PROGRAM THAT SPANNED MORE THAN 200 MILES, FROM ORLANDO TO THE FLORIDA KEYS, AND ENCOMPASSED BOTH COASTS, FROM THE GULF COAST TO THE ATLANTIC SHORES. APPLYING SCIENCE TO DRIVE SOLUTIONS, THE FOUNDATION INFLUENCED THE DEVELOPMENT AND PASSAGE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN (CERP) IN 2000 THE LARGEST ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECT IN THE WORLD. TODAY, EVERGLADES RESTORATION IS A $20+ BILLION STATE/FEDERAL PARTNERSHIP TO MODERNIZE AND ALIGN SOUTH FLORIDA'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE WITH OUR 21ST CENTURY ECONOMY, WHICH IS BASED ON TOURISM, REAL ESTATE AND RECREATION. THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION IS THE ONLY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED SOLELY ON RESTORING AND PROTECTING AMERICA'S EVERGLADES. WE MODEL AND ANALYZE MASSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PROJECTS, DRAWING ON OUR EXPERTISE IN HYDROLOGY, ENGINEERING, WATER QUALITY, ECOLOGY, AND ECONOMICS. COUPLED WITH OUR UNPARALLELED ADVOCACY IN LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS, OUR WORK IS ESSENTIAL TO SECURING SOUTH FLORIDA'S ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH UNDER A CHANGING CLIMATE. FINALLY, WITH A KEEN EYE TO THE FUTURE, WE INVEST IN EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF EVERGLADES STEWARDS THROUGH OUR EVERGLADES LITERACY PROGRAM. THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION HAS CREATED THE WORLD'S ONLY COMPREHENSIVE K12 EVERGLADES CURRICULUM. WE HAVE IMPACTED OVER 150,000 STUDENTS IN FLORIDA THROUGH THIS FREE K12 EDUCATION PROGRAM, IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING FREE TEACHER TRAININGS FOR THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS. THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION FURTHER IMPACTS STUDENTS THROUGH A PAID UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, AS WELL AS SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:THE FOUNDATION WORKS TO RESTORE AND PROTECT THE FLOW OF CLEAN FRESH WATER TO AMERICA'S EVERGLADES BY ADVOCATING FOR SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS AND EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS IN NOVEMBER 2024 TO REFLECT VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES AND SECTIONS: ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 1, DESIGNATIONS ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 3, TERM OF OFFICE; REMOVAL ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 7, TREASURER ARTICLE XI, SECTION 3, FINANCE COMMITTEE ARTICLE XII, SECTION 1, COMPENSATION
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BSTAFF REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE FORM 990 IS SHARED WITH THE FULL BOARD BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MONITORS ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES AND TRANSACTIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES A CONFLICT COMMITTEE WHEN A CONFLICT ARISES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE FOUNDATION'S COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF 3-5 INDEPENDENT MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE BOARD CHAIR. THE SUBCOMMITTEE MEETS NO LESS THAN THREE TIMES PER FISCAL YEAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF COORDINATING AND MANAGING THE ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS OF THE FOUNDATION'S EXECUTIVE OFFICERS; ESTABLISHING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION OF RELEVANT EMPLOYEES; IMPLEMENTING REQUIREMENTS OF POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ONCE APPROVED, INCLUDING REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA AND DOCUMENTING THE BASIS FOR THE COMPENSATION DETERMINATIONS AND DECISIONS BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE; KEEPING CONTEMPORANEOUS MINUTES OF SUBCOMMITTEE MEETINGS AND REPORTING THE SUBCOMMITTEE'S ACTIONS AND DECISIONS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THIS PROCESS IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY AND WAS LAST COMPLETED IN JULY 2025.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FORM 990 IS PUBLISHED ONLINE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. THE ANNUAL REPORT IS WIDELY DISTRIBUTED AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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