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BIG WATERS LAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
BIG WATERS LAND TRUST INC (EIN 20-0345249)
Tax period
2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
Filed
2024-07-29
IRS object ID
202442119349300449
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-07-29T16:26:08-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN591753337PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Kerkering Barberio & CoBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 49348AddressLine1Txt
CitySarasotaCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP342306348ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN200345249EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Conservation Foundation of the GulfBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Coast IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCONSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9419182000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 902AddressLine1Txt
CityOspreyCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP34229ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChristine P JohnsonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone9419182000PhoneNum
Signature2024-07-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRebecca U StonerPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00585910PTIN
Phone9413654617PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2024-08-08 14:25:15ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerChristine P JohnsonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 902AddressLine1Txt
CityOspreyCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP34229ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,846,858GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttp://www.conservationfoundation.com/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Liabilities EOY$470,910TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$34,683,189NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo protect the land and water of Southwest Florida for the benefit of people and nature.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,676,114ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$74,101RevenueAmt
DescIn its 20-year history, Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast has protected 56 properties totaling 19,213 acres, creating preserves and conservation areas across five counties. The Foundation collaborated with 55 private, public, and not-for-profit organizations in the past year. The Foundation's mission is supported by approximately 1,100 donors annually. Cumulatively over the past 20 years, total revenues exceeded $64,000,000 derived from contributions, grants, and other program fees such as contract work with Sarasota County's environmentally sensitive land acquisitions program. The Foundation's education programs include programming for youth and adults connecting people of all ages to nature and to each other, building a conservation community.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
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 Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee22EmployeeCnt
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
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1Christine P JohnsonBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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Mario Bernardis
Board Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Crawford
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Mike Knupp
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Elizabeth Moore
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Eileen Scudder-Zimmerman
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Glenn Shipley
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Dr Rhonda Deems
Board Chair10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Rob Brown
Vice Chair5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Sherry Davis
Treasurer5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Lowe Morrison
Secretary5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Christine Johnson
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Michael's on East CateringBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11212 East Avenue SouthAddressLine1Txt
CitySarasotaCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
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ServicesCateringServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
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Noncash Contributions$207,000NoncashContributionsAmt
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DescProgram IncomeDesc
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Securities$4,056,583SecuritiesAmt
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Securities$3,991,590SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$64,993SecuritiesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$7,026TotalAmt
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Total$69,500TotalAmt
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Program Services$836ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$21,355TotalAmt
Program Services$21,355ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$8,739TotalAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$56,287TotalAmt
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Management And General$4,496ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Fundraising$4,348FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,020TotalAmt
Program Services$96,020ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Catering/Food$36,223$36,223
Bad Debt Expense$20,952$20,952
Dues, Subscriptions, Bo$17,297$15,517$1,780

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Fundraising$23,728FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$99,438ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$355,397BOYAmt
EOY$312,808EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$4,299,998BOYAmt
EOY$3,480,327EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$201,655BOYAmt
EOY$301,537EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,966BOYAmt
EOY$7,186EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$240,576BOYAmt
EOY$138,927EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$28,375,551LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,376,293BOYAmt
EOY$26,885,486EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,510,037BOYAmt
EOY$4,027,828EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,994,922BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$181,397BOYAmt
EOY$214,279EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,707BOYAmt
EOY$240,181EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,100BOYAmt
EOY$16,450EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$301,204BOYAmt
EOY$470,910EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,161,837BOYAmt
EOY$10,507,639EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,531,881BOYAmt
EOY$24,175,550EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,693,718BOYAmt
EOY$34,683,189EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,994,922BOYAmt
EOY$35,154,099EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,180,832CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,086,296CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,837,034CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,526,187TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,086,296CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,837,034CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,526,187TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,283,181SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,243,006PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$139,990CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$226,392CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$125,852CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$754,499TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,248CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$817,051TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,097,737TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$686,562GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76990PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76740PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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$836FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$836FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,675,278FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,676,114FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$233,806FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$58,452FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$300,280CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$231,869CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$229,785CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$233,806CurrentYearAmt
Total$995,740TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,493,610LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$33,070CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$9,993CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,366CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$836CurrentYearAmt
Total$45,265TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$75,070CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$57,967CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$57,446CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$58,452CurrentYearAmt
Total$248,935TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$373,403GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$33,070CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$9,993CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,366CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Total$44,429TotalAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule C, Part II-AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Conservation Foundation will engage in lobbying for policy related initiatives. Direct expenses for "Policy" was only $835.97 for the yearExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Historic Land AreaYes (X)HistoricLandAreaInd
Historic StructureYes (X)HistoricStructureInd
Total Easements15TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage2246.84TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement122.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$4,797ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdYes (1)Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,809,484BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$417,120InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$171,206OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$22,525AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,032,873EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,732,150BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$784,940InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$115,025OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$22,701AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,809,484EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,993,747BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$93,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$808,114InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$140,153OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$23,058AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,732,150EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,731,461BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$79,140ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$343,183InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$139,701OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$20,336AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,993,747EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,686,453BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$95,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$108,645InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$138,957OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$20,180AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,731,461EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.94325BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.05675PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,943,531OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$22,943,531BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,171,016OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,396,962DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,774,054BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$130,134OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$93,103DepreciationAmt
Book Value$37,031BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,130,870OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,130,870BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$26,885,486TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSecurity DepositsDesc
Amt$16,450Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$16,450TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,177,108TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$259,993NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$13,895DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$273,888RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,903,220RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$14,121InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$14,121RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,917,341TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,187,637TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$13,895DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$13,895ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,173,742ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$14,121InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$14,121ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,187,863TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part II, Line 5:Each property in CFGC's portfolio is monitored at least once annually by means of a site visit conducted by one or more CFGC staff, during which a report is completed regarding the condition of the property. The report and any accompanying documentation, such as photos and maps, are archived according to CFGC Records Policy.
Part II, Line 9:Conservation easements, either purchased or donated, are initially valued at their appraised value. When donated, the appraised value is reflected as an unrestricted gift of land in the statements of activities. When purchased, the difference between the purchase price and the appraised value is reflected as an unrestricted gift of land in the statement of activities. Once the development rights for a specific conservation easement are extinguished, generally immediately after acquisition, a valuation allowance is established to reduce the carrying value of the conservation easement to a nominal value of $1, in order to reflect the lack of marketability of the easement, due to the extinguishment of development rights. The valuation is reflected as "Program Expenses" in the statements of activities.
Part V, Line 4:The quasi-endowment funds of the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast are intended to support the foundation's current operations, and capital needs, as well as the costs to manage, monitor, insure, and provide legal defense of the protected properties. Traditional endowment funds are designated by the donor and support specific properties' stewardship costs.
Part X, Line 2:Under the Income Taxes Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the Foundation has reviewed and evaluated the relevant technical merits of each of its tax positions in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, and determined that there are no uncertain tax positions that would have a material impact on the financial statements of the Foundation.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Palm BallEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$319,929GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$284,679CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$35,250GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$52,674FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$13,382EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$82,445OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Feast Upon the FieldsEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$159,331GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$141,691CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$17,640GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$29,406FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$500EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$34,665OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$31,567GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$24,307CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$7,260GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$8,081FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$10,368OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$510,827GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$450,677CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$60,150GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$90,161FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$13,882EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$127,478OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$231,521DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$171,371NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChristine JohnsonPersonNm
TitlePresidentTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$136,666BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$10,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,867DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$18,019NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$170,552TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$205,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescMerchandiseDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSupporting InvoicesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1 Mission or most significant activitiesConservation Foundation protects land and water for the benefit of people and nature. A nationally accredited land trust, we partner with landowners, businesses, government, and the community to identify critical land parcels and protect them in perpetuity. Our urgent work is accomplished by purchasing natural areas, holding voluntary land conservation agreements, creating, and restoring native habitats, and educating for responsible land and water stewardship. We continue to steward natural areas on twenty-six different properties totaling over 3,040 acres. This includes pine flatwoods restoration on Pine Island in Lee County, Myakka River restoration in Manatee and Sarasota Counties, and scrub restoration in Myakka City. Our work contributes to water quality, flood prevention, wildlife corridor connectivity, habitat protection, and unique public access, benefiting all those who call our region home. This year, we acquired the 69-acre Lewis property completing the 462-acre Myakka Headwaters Preserve in Myakka City, a focus for our habitat restoration and community outreach and education efforts. We also acquired almost nine acres adjacent to Don Pedro Island State Park before it was sold for development using our Land Fund and short-term loans from dedicated supporters. The State of Florida then purchased the property from us as an addition to the State Park. Our youth education programs continue to expand in both the number of partner organizations and counties we reach. We continue to be innovative in how we engage our constituents and increase the public's awareness of the value of land conservation, bringing us ever closer to a future in which the human and natural worlds of Southwest Florida flourish together.
Form 990, Part I, Line 6 VolunteersVolunteers participate in the following ways: Board of Trustees, Board of Advisors, Committees, pro bono legal work, office administration, youth and community education, special event planning and implementation, community outreach events, and land stewardship activities.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe completed annual Form 990 is reviewed by staff and approved by Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast management. The audit committee then reviews the Form 990 with management staff, recommends to the Board that they accept its recommendation to approve the 990 and authorize management to file the Form 990 with the IRS. The Board then reviews and acts on the audit committee's recommendation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBoard members, staff, and volunteers are required to annually review, acknowledge their understanding of and compliance with, and sign the conflict of interest policy. The board is apprised of the response results and acts on all potential conflicts in accordance with required policy procedures.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The President's contract and compensation are reviewed annually by the chair and vice-chair. They compare the compensation to industry standards and comparables, share their findings with and solicit input from all the trustees. During the budget process, the finance committee reviews all compensation. The board of trustees approve the budget, including the President's compensation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Conservation Foundation's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements, as well as the Form 990, are available for review in the foundation's office. The past five years' Form 990 and audited financial statements, as well as the three-year Strategic Plan are available on the Foundation's website. Form 990 and audited financial statements are also available for review on-line at Guidestar and through the Community Foundation of Sarasota County's Giving Partner website.
Form 990, Part VIII, line 8The organization's net revenues from the Feast Upon the Fields consist of contribution revenues, sponsorships revenues and ticket sales netted with the related expenses. The net revenue from the Palm Ball and Feast Upon the Fields was $479,593 . Included in this amount is $25,000 in sponsorships and other contributions which for IRS purposes is reported on Form 990, Part VIII, line 1c as contributions.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Audit review processThere were no changes to the audit review process.