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BIG WATERS LAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
BIG WATERS LAND TRUST INC (EIN 20-0345249)
Tax period
2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
Filed
2023-05-05
IRS object ID
202321259349302327
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2023-05-05T15:15:16-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
Signature2023-04-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstChristinePersonFirstNm
Person LastJohnsonPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRebecca U StonerPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00585910PTIN
Phone9413654617PhoneNum

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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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$13,640,838GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttp://www.conservationfoundation.com/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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PY Investment Income$689,237PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$151,959CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$301,204TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Expense$6,818,515ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$103,012RevenueAmt
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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
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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CityOspreyCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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Stephen Cetrulo
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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
President40.00$136,459$0$29,974Yes (X)
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Contractor Name ContractorName

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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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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$907,140SecuritiesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Fundraising$215,145FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$9,657ProgramServicesAmt
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Program Services$72,951ProgramServicesAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$52,395ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$15,157FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$216,421ProgramServicesAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,785TotalAmt
Program Services$14,785ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,898TotalAmt
Program Services$9,898ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$26,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,518ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,156FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$2,808FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,183TotalAmt
Program Services$42,448ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$3,735FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Fundraising$343FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,301TotalAmt
Program Services$71,301ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
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Printing and Reproducti$44,759$36,713$8,046
Catering/Food$27,783$27,717$66
Dues, Subscriptions, Bo$9,949$8,919$1,030

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,139TotalAmt
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Fundraising$19,052FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$6,818,515ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81,689ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$342,174FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$396,262BOYAmt
EOY$355,397EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$3,584,241BOYAmt
EOY$4,299,998EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$156,327BOYAmt
EOY$201,655EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,268BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$237,520BOYAmt
EOY$240,576EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$26,736,883LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,260,435BOYAmt
EOY$25,376,293EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,632,339BOYAmt
EOY$3,510,037EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,289,392BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$101,707EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,956BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,500BOYAmt
EOY$18,100EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$469,833BOYAmt
EOY$301,204EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,424,432BOYAmt
EOY$11,161,837EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,395,127BOYAmt
EOY$22,531,881EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,819,559BOYAmt
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$33,994,922EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,494,415CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,927,610CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,086,296CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,996,662TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,494,415CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,180,832CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,927,610CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,086,296CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,996,662TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,493,483SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,503,179PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$122,639CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$139,626CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$139,990CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$226,392CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$692,845TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$793,799CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$23,248CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$817,054TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,506,561TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$702,433GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76740PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80670PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$1,366FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

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

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,366FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,594,336FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,595,702FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$229,785FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$57,446FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$258,757CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$300,280CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$231,869CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$229,785CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,020,691TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,531,037LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$16,858CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$33,070CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$9,993CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,366CurrentYearAmt
Total$61,287TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$64,689CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$75,070CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$57,967CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$57,446CurrentYearAmt
Total$255,172TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$382,758GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$16,858CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$33,070CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$9,993CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,366CurrentYearAmt
Total$61,287TotalAmt

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 $1,365.59 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 Enforcement222.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$8,952ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdYes (1)Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,554,909BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$27,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$257,486InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$133,104OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$20,338AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,686,453EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.94250BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.05750PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,535,304OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$21,535,304BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,153,402OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,278,684DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,874,718BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$111,720OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$81,906DepreciationAmt
Book Value$29,814BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$936,457OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$936,457BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$25,376,293TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSecurity DepositsDesc
Amt$18,100Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$18,100TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,097,326TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$974,157NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,490DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$970,667RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,067,993RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$22,701InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$22,701RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,090,694TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,223,167TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,490DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$3,490ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,219,677ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$22,701InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$22,701ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,242,378TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 personnel, 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. If an appraisal is not available, the conservations easement is valued based on the assed value of the property by the county tax appraiser. This value is adjusted based on our experience with similar properties to determine the value of the conservation easement.
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$404,536GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$404,536CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$53,923FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$6,425EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$99,831OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Feast Upon the FieldsEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$295,490GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$282,140CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$13,350GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$49,340FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$500EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$11,421OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$41,670GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$41,670CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$20,270FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$10,000EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$12,213OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$741,696GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$728,346CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$13,350GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$123,533FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$16,925EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$123,465OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$263,923DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$250,573NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$136,459BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,458DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$24,516NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$166,433TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Qualified Contrib Hist Struct QualifiedContribHistStructGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$5,221,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAppraised/Assessed ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Real Estate Other RealEstateOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$15,744NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAssessed ValuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 3,000 acres. This includes scrub and pine flatwood restoration on Pine Island in Lee County, Myakka River restoration in Sarasota, 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 also conserved the approximately 300 acre Bobby Jones Golf Complex in the City of Sarasota so that it will always be a public park and to allow for wetland restoration which will improve the water quality in the Philippi Creak and Sarasota Bay. We added another staff person, a Nature Interpreter, to bolster our community education program. Our youth education programs continue to expand in both the number of partner organizations and counties we reach through programming. 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, pro bono legal work, Welcome Center docents, office administration, K-12 education, special event planning and implementation, land stewardship activities and developing our park settings.
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 the preparer and management/staff, approves the Form 990 for filing with the IRS, recommends to the board that the board accept its recommendation, and authorizes management to file the Form 990 with the IRS. The board 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 results of the responses to the annual acknowledgements and acts on all potential conflicts in accordance with procedures required by the policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The President's contract and compensation is reviewed annually by the chair and board of trustees. The chair compares the compensation to industry standards and comparables, and solicits input from all trustees. The compensation is reviewed by the finance committee during the budget process and approval is voted on by the board of trustees.
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 three years' 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.