Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,372,593
- Total expenses
- $2,645,346
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,092,891
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $193,543
- Investment income
- $24,172
- Other revenue
- $61,987
- Total assets, end of year
- $34,133,475
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,125,542
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $32,007,933
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,388,834
- Management and general expenses
- $162,049
- Fundraising expenses
- $94,463
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,388,834
Program services were 90.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,435,341
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$657,550
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$254,371
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2a · Program service revenue: LAND MGMT & ACQUISITION SERVI
total $193,543 · related or exempt $193,543
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3 · Investment income
total $24,172 · excluded $24,172
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6a · Gross rents
real property $14,200
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $14,200
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $14,200 · excluded $14,200
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$43,028
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $43,028
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$4,759
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $4,759 · related or exempt $4,759
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $89,540 · program services $58,201 · management and general $31,339
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,098,066 · program services $999,956 · management and general $45,855 · fundraising $52,255
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $60,137 · program services $53,582 · management and general $3,909 · fundraising $2,646
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $90,965 · program services $81,050 · management and general $5,913 · fundraising $4,002
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11b · Fees: legal
total $6,350 · program services $5,774 · management and general $487 · fundraising $89
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $19,675 · program services $17,889 · management and general $1,509 · fundraising $277
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11g · Fees: other
total $422,399 · program services $384,058 · management and general $32,394 · fundraising $5,947
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $15,935 · program services $14,254 · management and general $53 · fundraising $1,628
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13 · Office expenses
total $105,838 · program services $80,059 · management and general $9,491 · fundraising $16,288
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14 · Information technology
total $19,967 · program services $14,867 · management and general $2,332 · fundraising $2,768
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16 · Occupancy
total $8,045 · program services $8,045
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17 · Travel
total $35,911 · program services $29,641 · management and general $5,623 · fundraising $647
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20 · Interest
total $51,931 · program services $51,931
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $97,246 · program services $97,246
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23 · Insurance
total $84,691 · program services $63,519 · management and general $21,172
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24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $237,887 · program services $236,867 · fundraising $1,020
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24b · Other expenses: ACQUISITION COSTS
total $136,444 · program services $136,444
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24c · Other expenses: VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT
total $34,036 · program services $34,036
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24d · Other expenses: LICENSES AND FEES
total $12,496 · program services $5,404 · management and general $1,943 · fundraising $5,149
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24e · All other expenses
total $17,787 · program services $16,011 · management and general $29 · fundraising $1,747
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,071,029 · end of year $291,457
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $586,397 · end of year $731,145
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $627,828 · end of year $904,558
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $37,232 · end of year $59,664
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$29,099,126
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$956,945
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $26,876,146 · end of year $28,142,181
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,434,743 · end of year $2,082,283
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,126,026 · end of year $1,922,187
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $94,231 · end of year $124,195
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $1,911,818 · end of year $2,001,347
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,780,028 · end of year $3,125,238
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $27,973,324 · end of year $28,882,695
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE MISSION OF ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST (ACT) IS TO PROTECT THE NATURAL, HISTORIC, SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RESOURCES IN AND AROUND ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA. ACT PROTECTS LAND THROUGH PURCHASE, DONATION, AND CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.
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LAND PROTECTION: IN 2023, ACT CONTINUED ITS ROBUST LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS. IN JANUARY 2023, ACT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY PURCHASED 128 ACRES IN ALACHUA AND BRADFORD COUNTIES AT THE HEADWATERS OF THE SANTA FE RIVER. IN MARCH, ACT ACCEPTED A DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 51 ACRES IN MARION COUNTY NEAR ORANGE SPRINGS. ALSO IN MARCH, ACT ACQUIRED 86 ACRES ADJACENT TO ACT'S ORANGE LAKE OVERLOOK PRESERVE IN NORTHERN MARION COUNTY. THIS TRACT WILL BECOME OPEN TO PUBLIC RECREATIONAL USE IN EARLY 2025. ACT FACILITATED THE ACQUISITION OF THE 111-ACRE GREEN TRUST PROPERTY IN MARION COUNTY BY THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (DEP) TO EXPAND PRICE'S SCRUB STATE PARK. IN JUNE 2023, ACT RECEIVED A DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON OVER 100 ACRES IN GILCHRIST COUNTY THAT HAS BEEN IN ACTIVE LONGLEAF PINE FOREST RESTORATION FOR OVER 30 YEARS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS), ACT ACQUIRED A CONSERVAITON EASEMENT ON 190 ACRES IN NORTHERN LEVY COUNTY BETWEEN WATERMELON POND AND GOETHE STATE FOREST USING FUNDING FROM THE AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM (ACEP). IN OCTOBER 2023, ACT RECEIVED A DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 73 ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN SOUTHWEST MARION COUNT IN THE RAINBOW SPRINGS SPRINGSHED. ADDITIONALLY, IN OCTOBER, ACT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY PURCHASED 323 ACRES IN WALDO ON LAKE ALTO THAT WILL BE OPEN TO PASSIVE PUBLIC RECREATION IN THE FUTURE. AT THE END OF 2023, ACT TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE ESRIG RESIDENCE IN GAINESVILLE, WHICH WILL HAVE A NEIGHBORHOOD POCKET PARK AND ULTIMATLEY ALSO SERVE AS ACT'S IN TOWN OFFICE & MEETING SPACE. THE POCKET PARK WITH POLLINATOR GARDENS AND A WALKING PATH WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPEN FOR PUBLIC USE IN NOVEMBER 2024. ACT CONTINUED ITS OUTREACH IN 2023 TO AGRICULTURAL LANDOWNERS TO PLACE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON FARMS LOCATED IN THE FARMLAND PRESERVATION AREA IN MARION COUNTY AS WELL AS IN THE GREATER NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA REGION. ACT ALSO CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY TO PROVIDE LAND ACQUISITION NEGOTIATION SERVICES UTILIZING SALES TAX REVENUE THROUGH THE WILD SPACES & PUBLIC PLACES (WSPP) PROGRAM WITH THE SHARED GOAL TO PROTECT AS MUCH OF THE REMAINING ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS IN THE COUNTY AS POSSIBLE.
Expenses $630,849
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PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: ACT ACTIVELY MANAGES FOURTEEN MAJOR PRESERVES ALONG WITH SEVERAL SMALLER CONSERVATION PROPERTIES ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. ACT'S LAND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE FOREST, GROUNDCOVER, AND WETLANDS RESTORATION, CREATING AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC TRAILS AND INFORMATIONAL KIOSKS, THE APPLICATION OF PRESCRIBED FIRE, AND EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES CONTROL. ACT BENEFITS FROM THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, SANTA FE COLLEGE, COLLEGE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, EMORY UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO HELP COMPLETE THESE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ALONGSIDE STAFF. IN 2023, ACT'S WOMEN IN THE WOODS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH IS SPECIFICALLY TAILORED FOR YOUNG WOMEN (BUT ALSO INCLUDES YOUNG MEN) IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THEIR HIRING PROSPECTS IN THIS TRADITIONALLY MALE ORIENTED CONSERVATION CAREER PATH, SERVED NEARLY THREE DOZEN YOUNG WOMEN AND YOUNG MEN OVER THE SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL SEMESTERS. IN TOTAL, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED MORE THAN 70 YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN SINCE IT BEGAN IN 2017. IN TOTAL, INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 5,800 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE ANNUAL TREE FEST EVENT ORGANIZED BY SWAMP HEAD BREWERY & SOLAR IMPACT, INC. RAISED ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN 2023 TO PLANT 111,737 TREES AT ACT'S LITTLE ORANGE CREEK PRESERVE. ACT UTILIZED PRESCRIBED FIRES TO BURN HUNDREDS OF ACRES IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS LONG-TERM HABITAT RESTORATION GOALS, AND INSTALLED ADDITIONAL ADA AACCESSIBLE TRAILS & BOARDWALKS AT SEVERAL ACT PRESERVES AS WELL AS OTHER AMENITIES TO ENHANCE RECREATIONAL ENJOYMENT FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC FROM ALL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA.
Expenses $1,391,567 · Revenue $193,543
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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: ACT WAS ABLE TO HOST NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH WORKSHOPS AT ITS PRESERVES. THOSE EVENTS FOCUSED ON VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT, PRESERVE CLEAN-UPS AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND GOALS. ACT HAS FULLY RESUMED HOSTING MANY OF ITS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS ABOUT CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE, AND RELATED TOPICS IN PERSON. FOR MANY OF THESE, ACT PARTNERED WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS. ACT HOSTED SEVERAL OUTDOOR PADDLING OUTREACH EVENTS ON THE SANTA FE RIVER AND TUSCAWILLA PRAIRIE. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ACT CONTINUED ITS TRADITIONAL OUTREACH VIA ITS PRINT NEWSLETTER, THE GAZETTEER, AND MAINTAINED A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE, WHICH WAS UPDATED REGULARLY THROUGHOUT 2023. ACT ALSO RELIED HEAVILY ON ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND REGULAR MONTHLY EMAILED NEWSLETTER, FIELD NOTES, TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE ACTS MISSION AND WORK. THESE CHANNELS REACHED OVER 10,000 SUBSCRIBERS IN 2023 ON SUCH TOPICS AS ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES, STAFF NOTES FROM THE FIELD, NATURAL HISTORY, AND OPPORTUNTIITES & TOOLS FOR LANDOWNERS TO CONSERVE THEIR LAND. ACT HOSTED THE ANNUAL CONSERVATION STEWARDS AWARDS EVENT, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY 550 PEOPLE AT ACT'S PRAIRIE CREEK LODGE.
Expenses $366,418
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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THOMAS KAY
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $89,540
- From this org
- $89,540
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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LAUREL NESBIT
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.75
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KIM DAVIDSON
VP
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.75
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TREY GREER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.75
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ALISON BLAKESLEE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.75
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MARY JANE ANGELO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.75
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ANNE BARKDOLL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.75
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FRED CANTRELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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MICHAEL CASTINE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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BRUCE DELANEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.75
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PEGEEN HANRAHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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HOWARD JELKS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.75
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MUTHUSAMI KUMARAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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PETER NESMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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CZERNE REID
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 13 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202443189349304729
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