Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 71,500 | 158,315 | 152,795 | 198,498 | 532,268 | 1,113,376 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 230,135 | 695,673 | 925,808 | |||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 71,500 | 158,315 | 152,795 | 428,633 | 1,227,941 | 2,039,184 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 2,039,184 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 71,500 | 158,315 | 152,795 | 428,633 | 1,227,941 | 2,039,184 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 71,500 | 158,315 | 152,795 | 428,633 | 1,227,941 | 2,039,184 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | MISSION IS TO SEEK PROTECTION OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES THROUGH RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION; AND CONDUCTING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ON THE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL LANDS. WE PROTECT LAND FROM DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECT AND RESTORE WATER RESOURCES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | LAND PROTECTION WE WORK TO PROTECT THE MOST IMPORTANT AREAS FOR WATER AND WILDLIFE, WITH A FOCUS ON THE SOUTHERN PENINSULA OF FLORIDA. OVER THE PAST YEAR WE SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS REPRESENTING OVER 57,000 ACRES OF LAND WITH THE STATE'S RURAL AND FAMILY LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM AND THE FLORIDA FOREVER PROGRAM. THIS ENTAILED: SUBMITTING DETAILED APPLICATIONS, CONDUCTING ECOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS AND ADVOCATING FOR THE PROPERTIES IN FRONT OF DECISION MAKING BODIES, FLORIDA FOREVER IS OUR STATE LAND PROTECTION PROGRAM AND IS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR SCIENCE-BASED LAND PROTECTION; THE FOCUS IS ON PROTECTING OUR MOST IMPORTANT NATURAL RESOURCES. THE RURAL AND FAMILY LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM IS OUR STATE'S AGRICULTURAL EASEMENT PROGRAM THE FOCUS IS ON PROTECTING OUR MOST IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL LANDS. BOTH PROGRAMS ARE VERY COMPETITIVE. THE PROPERTIES WE SUBMITTED ARE NOW ELIGIBLE FOR STATE FUNDING TO ENSURE THEIR PERMANENT PROTECTION AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEIR PROTECTION. WE WORK WITH MANY STATE, FEDERAL AND REGIONAL AGENCIES AS WELL AS LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT THESE LANDS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH WE CONTINUED WORKING WITH LANDOWNERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION PLANS FOR THEIR PROPERTIES. WE ARE ACTIVE THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL FLORIDA. THERE ARE MYRIAD OF DIFFERENT STATE AND FEDERAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AVAILABLE; THE CHALLENGE IS TO BRING TOGETHER THE BEST FIT FOR EACH LANDOWNER AND PROPERTY, AS WELL AS TO SECURE THE APPROPRIATE FUNDING FOR EACH PROPERTY. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE MET WITH 58 DIFFERENT LANDOWNERS, TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND THE VARIOUS CONSERVATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO PROTECT AND MANAGE PRIVATE LAND FOR CONSERVATION. WE CONDUCTED ONE-ON ONE OUTREACH WITH LANDOWNERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH VARIOUS LANDOWNERS TO APPLY FOR FUNDING AND ADVOCATE THE PROTECTION OF THEIR LANDS. WE ALSO HOSTED 5 SMALLER GROUP MEETINGS WITH LANDOWNERS TO DISCUSS CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO THEM. WE ALSO WORKED WITH THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM TO REACH OUT TO LANDOWNERS ON THE NEW EVERGLADES TO GULF CONSERVATION AREA. THE PROPOSED CONSERVATION AREA WILL ENCOMPASS 4 MILLION ACRES AND IS AN OPPORTUNITY AREA, WHERE LANDOWNERS CAN SELL THEIR LANDS TO USFWS FOR CONSERVATION. WE HELPED LEAD THE EDUCATION EFFORTS FOR THIS PROPOSED AREA. WE ALSO HOSTED 3 LARGER MEETINGS WITH LANDOWNERS ON THIS INITIATIVE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | SCIENCE THE EVERGLADES TO GULF CONSERVATION AREA WE PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA'S CENTER FOR LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION PLANNING AND THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) TO PROVIDE THE SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR THE USFWS' EFFORT TO ESTABLISH AN EVERGLADES TO GULF CONSERVATION AREA. WITHIN THIS PROPOSED 4-MILLION-ACRE CONSERVATION AREA IN SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA, THE USFWS WOULD WORK WITH WILLING LANDOWNERS TO PURSUE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS OR FEETITLE ACQUISITIONS. LAND PROTECTION IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA IS CRITICAL BECAUSE THIS AREA IS HOME TO OVER 70 FEDERALLY OR STATE-LISTED THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES INCLUDING THE FLORIDA PANTHER, FLORIDA SCRUB JAY, AND CRESTED CARACARA. HOWEVER, THIS ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE AREA FACES THREATS FROM CLIMATE CHANGE, RAPID POPULATION GROWTH, AND LAND USE INTENSIFICATION. PROTECTED LANDS, INCLUDING THOSE WITHIN THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR, WOULD IMPROVE SPECIES' RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF THESE THREATS. LAND PROTECTION ALSO SUPPORTS FAMILY FARMS AND RANCHES AND IMPROVES WATER QUALITY." |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | LANDOWNER ASSISTANCE FLORIDA CONSERVATION GROUP (FCG) AND OUR PARTNER COMMON GROUND ECOLOGY (CGE) ASSISTED FLORIDA NRCS AT THE STATE, AREA, AND FIELD OFFICE LEVELS BY HIRING THREE RANCHLAND MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS WHO, ALONG WITH CGE ECOLOGICAL STAFF, PROVIDED PROGRAMMATIC CONSULTATION TO STATE CONSERVATIONISTS, GUIDANCE TO DISTRICT CONSERVATIONISTS AND FIELD OFFICE STAFF ON GRAZING PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND PROCESS, AND PRESCRIBED GRAZING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO LOCAL RANCHERS ENROLLED IN NRSC COST-SHARE PROGRAMS. THIS ASSISTANCE INCLUDED THE EVALUATION OF LAND FOR IMPROVED GRAZING MANAGEMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINAL PRESCRIBED GRAZING PLANS. GRAZING PLANS WERE PROVIDED TO PRODUCERS TO IMPLEMENT, IMPROVING THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SURFACE WATER BY PROMOTING NATIVE AND DESIRED SPECIES COMPOSITION AND DECREASING SOIL COMPACTION AND NUTRIENT RUN-OFF. OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN EVALUATED BASED ON CONSISTENT FEEDBACK FROM NRCS THAT OUR TEAM IS SATISFYING ACTUAL GRAZING ASSISTANCE NEEDS AT ALL LEVELS, RESULTING FROM INITIAL STANDARDIZATION WORK THAT LEAD TO AN AVERAGE PRODUCTION RATE OVER THE FINAL 3 MONTHS OF 1 PLAN PER 4.6 DAYS, TOTALING 21 APPROVED PRESCRIBED GRAZING PLANS COVERING 15,224 TOTAL ACRES OF IMPROVED MANAGEMENT ACROSS 12 COUNTIES. THE FLORIDA CONSERVATION GROUP (FCG) BEGAN THIS PROJECT UPON RECEIVING THE FULLY EXECUTED AWARD AGREEMENT ON 12/17/2022 AND IN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS HAVE FOCUSED ON OBTAINING DATA FROM THE NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE ON THOSE RANCHES THAT WERE ON THEIR PRESCRIBED BURN BACKLOG LIST FOR COST SHARE PROGRAMS. THEY PROVIDED TWO LISTS TO OUR TEAM IN AUGUST 2022, AND WE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN CONTACTING LANDOWNERS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MOST OF THE DATA ON THE BACKLOG LIST WERE OUTDATED, WITH MOST BURN PROJECTS HAVING BEEN COMPLETED WITHOUT NRCS KNOWLEDGE. CHANGES TO NRCS STAFF PREVENTED US FROM RECEIVING A NEW UPDATED LIST BECAUSE OF PRIVACY CONCERNS NOT LINKED TO OUR SPECIFIC PROJECT. OUR TEAM THEN WORKED WITH NRCS TO PIVOT TO THEIR EASEMENT PROGRAM TO MORE EASILY IDENTIFY TARGET LANDS THAT NEED TO BE BURNED. WHILE SORTING THROUGH THE DATA AND PROGRAMMATIC ISSUES WE BUILT A TEAM TO ADDRESS THESE LISTS WHILE ALSO RECOMMENDING GOPHER TORTOISE HABITAT MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ON 4,762 ACRES OF PROPERTIES WHICH HAD REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM FCG OUTSIDE OF NRCS PROGRAMS. COMMON GROUND ECOLOGY (CGE) BUILT A BURN TEAM BY HIRING QUALIFIED PERSONNEL AND SENDING ANY WITH LESS EXPERIENCE TO TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS TO FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR ABILITIES. SINCE THIS PROJECT WAS INITIATED, THE CGE BURN TEAM HAS WORKED ON 17 BURNS OF 1,017 ACRES OF GOPHER TORTOISE HABITAT ON PRIVATE AND STATE LANDS, WITH MANAGEMENT COMPLETELY PLANNED AND PREPPED ON ANOTHER 3 OF THE EASEMENT PROPERTIES, TOTALING 1,534 ACRES. SW FLORIDA HAS RECEIVED A RECORD AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THIS YEAR, AND THESE FLOODED SITES MUST DRY OUT BEFORE FIRE WILL CARRY. IN THIS TIME, FCG AND CGE HAS CONTINUED TO CONSULT WITH PRIVATE RANCHERS ON PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING PRESCRIBED FIRE TO INCREASE GOPHER TORTOISE POPULATIONS ON ANOTHER 6 SITES TOTALING 8,075 ACRES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | A COPY OF 990 IS MAILED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER. EACH MEMBER REVIEWS THE TAX RETURN FOR ACCUARCY, WITH NOTIFICATION BACK TO THE CHAIRMAN FOR EXECUTION AND PROCESSING WITH THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | ANNUALY THE BOARD REVIEWS ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF ANY BOARD MEMBER AND ANY RELATED FINANCIAL DEALINGS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | ANY WRITTEN REQUEST WILL BE COMPLIED WITH WITHIN 10 BUSINESS DAYS AT NO CHARGE FOR COPYING, PROCESSING OR MAILING RESPONSE. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | PROFESSIONAL FEES-ADVOCACY 39,337 0 0 PROFESSIONAL FEES-LAND PROTEC 26,000 0 0 PROFESSIONAL -ECOLOGICAL EVAL 77,160 0 0 PROFESSIONAL-LANDOWNER ASSIST 370,505 0 0 ADMINISTATIVE ASSISTANCE 0 24,757 0 AJM CONSERVATION & CATTLE LLC 420,000 0 0 SOCIAL MEIDA COPYWRITING 14,000 0 0 ADP PAYROLL SERVICE 0 1,483 0 TOTAL 947,002 26,240 0 |
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