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BIG WATERS LAND TRUST INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
BIG WATERS LAND TRUST INC (EIN 20-0345249)
Tax period
2018-10-01 to 2019-09-30
Filed
2020-02-19
IRS object ID
202000509349301415
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2020-02-19T14:34:55-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Kerkering Barberio & CoBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 49348AddressLine1Txt
CitySarasotaCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP342306348ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN200345249EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Conservation Foundation of the GulfBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Coast IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
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Business Name ControlCONSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9419182000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 902AddressLine1Txt
CityOspreyCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonChristine P JohnsonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone9419182000PhoneNum
Signature2020-01-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonRebecca U StonerPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00585910PTIN
Phone9413654617PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerChristine P JohnsonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 902AddressLine1Txt
CityOspreyCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP34229ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,025,710GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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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
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Lowe Morrison
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David Young
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Elizabeth Moore
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Harold Johnson MD
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Rhonda Deems
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Jim Westman
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Matt Drews
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Eileen Scudder-Zimmerman
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Nora Patterson
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Rob Brown
Board Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ken Johnson
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Stephen Cetrulo
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Mike Knupp
Board Chair10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Glenn Shipley
Vice Chair5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Mario Bernardis
Treasurer5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Mickey Davis
Secretary5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Christine Johnson
President40.00$122,379$0$28,045Yes (X)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Progressive Water ResourcesBusinessNameLine1Txt

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US Address USAddress

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Address Line16561 Palmer Park Cir Ste DAddressLine1Txt
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ServicesTatum Sawgrass Restoration (NFWF Reimb.ServicesDesc
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Total Program Service Revenue$105,758TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Securities$1,423,056SecuritiesAmt

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$22,356ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$309FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Program Services$102,841ProgramServicesAmt
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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

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Program Services$46,503ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,355ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
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Community Education and$131,213$131,213
Printing and Reproducti$63,177$41,040$22,137
Other Program Expenses$13,401$13,401

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Management And General$70,409ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$172,310FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$188,431BOYAmt
EOY$288,377EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$2,379,741BOYAmt
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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$126,956BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$39,994BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$49,445BOYAmt
EOY$45,694EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$23,537,158BOYAmt
EOY$23,991,555EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$3,642,943BOYAmt
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Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$149,999BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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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$70,272EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,500BOYAmt
EOY$8,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$207,532BOYAmt
EOY$240,159EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$10,851,745EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$295,893BOYAmt
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Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,697,901BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,907,135BOYAmt
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$31,372,378EOYAmt
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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,646,303CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$911,200CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,307,509CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,494,415CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,110,412TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,646,303CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$911,200CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,307,509CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,494,415CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,110,412TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,552,067SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,558,345PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$45,213CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$99,802CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$67,536CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$64,198CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$122,639CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$399,388TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$793,799CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$793,802TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,303,602TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$811,176GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.75710PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.73320PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$16,858FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

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

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$16,858FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,158,285FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,175,143FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$258,757FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$64,689FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$267,501CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$184,710CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$285,746CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$258,757CurrentYearAmt
Total$996,714TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,495,071LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$8,534CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$10,106CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$19,277CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$16,858CurrentYearAmt
Total$54,775TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$66,875CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$46,178CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$71,437CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$64,689CurrentYearAmt
Total$249,179TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$373,769GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$8,534CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$10,106CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$9,277CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$16,858CurrentYearAmt
Total$44,775TotalAmt

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 Easements9TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage1708.03TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement26.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$1,158ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr StsfdYes (1)Section170hRqrStsfdInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,310,029BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$400,637InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$135,320OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$20,437AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,554,909EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,159,246BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$305,858InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$135,343OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$19,732AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,310,029EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,534,895BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$233,931InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$125,994OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$15,728AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,159,246EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.98800BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.01200PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$20,236,875OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$20,236,875BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,032,176OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$952,405DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,079,771BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$86,204OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$70,067DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,137BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$658,772OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$658,772BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$23,991,555TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSecurity DepositsDesc
Amt$8,500Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$8,500TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,400,500TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$23,543NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$273DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$23,816RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,376,684RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,376,684TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,175,416TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$273DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$273ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,175,143ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,175,143TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 provision for the valuation allowance 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.
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$338,885GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$268,280CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$70,605GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$30,392RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$47,116FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,821EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$69,161OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Feast Upon the FieldsEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$55,160GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$45,895CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$9,265GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$11,432RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$15,638FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$500EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$5,208OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$21,289GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$21,289CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$4,075RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$2,304FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$7,206OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$415,334GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$335,464CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$79,870GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$45,899RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$65,058FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$5,321EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$81,575OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$197,853DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$117,983NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$122,379BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$6,597DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$21,448NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$150,424TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChristine P JohnsonPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionFamily member to one of the Board of TrusteesRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$164,839TransactionAmt
TransactionEmploymentTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part I, Line 1This year's significant activities were the permanent protection of the 543 acre Murphy Marsh and our new 37.8 acre Tatum Sawgrass Scrub Preserve. Both properties are in the Myakka River region and will contribute to water quality, flood prevention, and habitat protection. Additionally, Murphy Marsh will be restored to further improve hydrology and wildlife habitat and the Tatum Sawgrass Preserve will be restored for rare species like the Florida scrub jay, gopher tortoise, and more. We continued our commitment to community engagement by growing our youth education program, Youth in Nature, beyond at-risk youth to include all youth through our Next-Gen Conservation programming. Our third annual Feast Upon the Fields fundraiser was the best yet engaging a larger swath of the community. Our second annual conservation lecturer was Clyde Butcher, world renowned photographer. Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast works to protect the character, natural integrity and biodiversity of Florida's Gulf Coast bays, beaches, barrier islands and watersheds. This is accomplished by acquiring and maintaining conservation easements and owning nature preserves; educating for responsible land stewardship; and, collaborating with individuals, organizations and communities. As a nationally accredited land trust, we identify significant land parcels and work with landowners, philanthropists and governments to preserve and protect these lands in perpetuity. We create a conservation community by bringing innovative conservation programs to people of all ages, ranging from guided kayak tours, native plant lectures, bird-watching hikes and outdoor educational activities for children. Environmental art exhibits are hosted throughout the year in our headquarters, the historic Burrows-Matson House, engaging the public's awareness in the value of land conservation and its role in inspiring artists.
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 A, line 2Christine P. Johnson is the CFGC President and has a family relationship with Harold Johnson who is one of the Board of Trustees.
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 five-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 Palm Ball and 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 $217,647 . Included in this amount is $349,424 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.