Totals
- Total revenue
- $17,737,691
- Total expenses
- $13,449,771
- Contributions and grants received
- $17,760,635
- Grants paid
- $1,754,021
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $954,856
- Other revenue
- -$977,800
- Total assets, end of year
- $54,913,018
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,574,077
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $50,338,941
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $9,235,928
- Management and general expenses
- $2,259,044
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,954,799
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $9,235,928
Program services were 68.7% 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.
-
1c · Fundraising events
$4,893,430
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$12,867,205
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$680,549
-
3 · Investment income
total $1,332,027 · excluded $1,332,027
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $11,767,343
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $12,144,514
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities -$377,171
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total -$377,171 · excluded -$377,171
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$260,650
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$4,893,430
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$1,244,226
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$983,576 · excluded -$983,576
-
11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $5,776 · excluded $5,776
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$5,776
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,753,871 · program services $1,753,871
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $150 · program services $150
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $2,017,717 · program services $1,381,460 · management and general $212,827 · fundraising $423,430
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,780,713 · program services $1,634,683 · management and general $586,863 · fundraising $559,167
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $133,660 · program services $58,304 · management and general $52,167 · fundraising $23,189
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $390,805 · program services $233,007 · management and general $86,889 · fundraising $70,909
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $315,600 · program services $198,544 · management and general $54,423 · fundraising $62,633
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11b · Fees: legal
total $407,250 · management and general $407,250
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $158,427 · management and general $158,427
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $80,257 · program services $80,257
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $90,000 · fundraising $90,000
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $113,650 · management and general $113,650
-
11g · Fees: other
total $2,222,373 · program services $1,960,116 · management and general $63,633 · fundraising $198,624
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $931,571 · program services $893,574 · management and general $17,960 · fundraising $20,037
-
13 · Office expenses
total $347,090 · program services $211,838 · management and general $86,938 · fundraising $48,314
-
14 · Information technology
total $374,749 · program services $176,249 · management and general $135,057 · fundraising $63,443
-
16 · Occupancy
total $296,925 · program services $165,726 · management and general $62,147 · fundraising $69,052
-
17 · Travel
total $379,442 · program services $204,440 · management and general $134,945 · fundraising $40,057
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $8,174 · program services $4,563 · management and general $1,710 · fundraising $1,901
-
23 · Insurance
total $94,004 · program services $9,622 · management and general $5,360 · fundraising $79,022
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24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN
total $147,742 · program services $42,381 · management and general $27,911 · fundraising $77,450
-
24b · Other expenses: DONOR ACTIVITIES & TOUR
total $141,646 · program services $110,169 · management and general $11,441 · fundraising $20,036
-
24c · Other expenses: PRINTING & PHOTOCOPY
total $129,633 · program services $92,252 · management and general $15,967 · fundraising $21,414
-
24e · All other expenses
total $134,322 · program services $24,722 · management and general $23,479 · fundraising $86,121
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $131,246 · end of year $1,043,335
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $7,469,748 · end of year $6,861,254
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $7,438,399 · end of year $6,547,769
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $192,454 · end of year $209,583
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$29,722
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$20,411
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $17,485 · end of year $9,311
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $29,030,903 · end of year $36,906,154
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,530,185 · end of year $3,335,612
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,160,409 · end of year $1,241,824
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $3,497,627 · end of year $3,332,253
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $15,146,992 · end of year $16,565,290
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $28,005,392 · end of year $33,773,651
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO RESTORE AND PROTECT AMERICA'S EVERGLADES THROUGH ITS THREE PROGRAMMATIC PILLARS: SCIENCE, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
Activities or mission (Part I)
DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND RESTORING THE GREATER EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM.
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SCIENCE:OUR SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE BEDROCK OF THE FOUNDATION, AND IT SERVES A CRITICAL ROLE IN ACHIEVING THE 2030 RESTORATION GOALS. THE FOUNDATION HAS A BUILT A NATIONALLY RESPECTED SCIENCE INSTITUTE MODEL WITH LEADING EXPERTS IN HYDROLOGY, ECOLOGY, WATER QUALITY, ECONOMICS AND RESILIENCY TO PROVIDE SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR EVERGLADES RESTORATION AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT BUILDS AND MAINTAINS RESEARCH EXPERTISE IN RESTORATION PROJECT PLANNING, WATER QUALITY MONITORING, HYDROLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF WATER MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS, AND VALUING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES LIKE FLOOD PROTECTION AND WATER SUPPLY. THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH HIGHLY REGARDED EXTERNAL RESEARCH PARTNERS AND PUBLISHES A NUMBER OF PAPERS AND TECHNICAL COMMENT LETTERS ON PRIORITY RESTORATION TOPICS. THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION SCIENCE TEAM SHARES SCIENCE-BASED EVIDENCE AND CONVEYS THE COMPLEXITY OF EVERGLADES RESTORATION TO A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS, DECISION MAKERS AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC RESTORATION OUTCOMES.
Expenses $2,528,240 · Grants $190,000
-
ADVOCACY - POLICY & ENGAGEMENT:USING INSIGHTS ROOTED IN SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS, THE POLICY & ENGAGEMENT TEAM WORKS TO EDUCATE AND CONVINCE KEY DECISION MAKERS AND PARTNERS TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT EVERGLADES RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION. THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION'S POLICY TEAM HAS PARTICIPATED IN INFLUENCING EVERY MAJOR EVERGLADES RESTORATION PROJECT SINCE 2008. THE POLICY DEPARTMENT ADVOCATES FOR FUNDING OF THE EAA RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION, AS WELL AS OTHER KEY RESTORATION COMPONENTS WITHIN CEPP. WITH A VARIETY OF HIGH-IMPACT PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, THE TEAM TRACKS ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT EVERGLADES RESTORATION AND ADVANCES COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS. SHARING SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC BASED EVIDENCE WITH COALITIONS OF REALTORS, CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, AND THE TOURISM BUSINESS HELPS ADVANCE SENTIMENT AND LEGISLATIVE ISSUES THAT SUPPORT RESTORATION.
Expenses $2,516,251 · Grants $1,006,173
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EDUCATION:THE EDUCATION TEAM SERVES TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EVERGLADES ECOSYSTEM. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS TRAINED OVER 6,000 TEACHERS IN EVERGLADES LITERACY, RESULTING IN THE EVERGLADES EDUCATION OF OVER 200,000 STUDENTS ACROSS 30 COUNTIES IN FLORIDA. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH OVER 50 CHAMPION SCHOOLS THAT HAVE INCORPORATED EVERGLADES CURRICULUM IN EVERY GRADE LEVEL OF THEIR SCHOOL. THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION LITERACY PROGRAM PROVIDES A PRE-K TO 5TH GRADE LEARNING JOURNEY, WITH SCALABLE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THE DEPARTMENT CONDUCTS TEACHER TRAININGS, UPDATES CURRICULUM AND CREATES DIGITAL CONTENT AND LEARNING AIDS THAT ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT COST TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THAT SEEK TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE EVERGLADES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING CLEAN WATER FLOW.
Expenses $1,654,892 · Grants $101,543
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COMMUNICATIONS:THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM SUPPORTS THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMMATIC PILLARS AND TEAMS BY CREATING AND EXECUTING A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS PLAN THAT ADVANCES THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION. COMMUNICATIONS SHOWCASES AND PROMOTES, THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEDIUMS, MESSAGING AROUND KEY SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, DEVELOPMENT, AND POLICY TOPICS AND EVENTS.
Expenses $2,536,545 · Grants $20,305
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Eric EikenbergERIC EIKENBERG
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $493,459
- From this org
- $443,792
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $49,667
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $305,793
- Bonus
- $130,000
- Other
- $7,999
- Deferred
- $16,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $33,167
- Filer's total
- $493,459
-
Coreen RodgersCOREEN RODGERS
CHIEF FIN & OPERATIONS OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $338,387
- From this org
- $313,519
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,868
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $263,519
- Bonus
- $50,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $13,596
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,272
- Filer's total
- $338,387
-
Jodi FarrellJODI FARRELL
VP, DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $262,789
- From this org
- $224,248
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,541
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $194,248
- Bonus
- $30,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,808
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,733
- Filer's total
- $262,789
-
Dr Stephen E Davis IIIDR STEPHEN E DAVIS III
CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $239,484
- From this org
- $207,277
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,207
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $192,277
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,342
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,865
- Filer's total
- $239,484
-
Jacqueline WeisblumJACQUELINE WEISBLUM
VP, COMMUNICATIONS
- Total calculated
- $199,226
- From this org
- $157,357
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,869
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $147,357
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,352
- Nontaxable benefits
- $33,517
- Filer's total
- $199,226
-
Angie IturriozANGIE ITURRIOZ
CONTROLLER
- Total calculated
- $189,140
- From this org
- $179,942
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,198
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $176,942
- Bonus
- $3,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,598
- Nontaxable benefits
- $600
- Filer's total
- $189,140
-
Paul HindsleyPAUL HINDSLEY
CHIEF ECONOMIST
- Total calculated
- $187,613
- From this org
- $154,641
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,972
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $137,741
- Bonus
- $1,500
- Other
- $15,400
- Deferred
- $7,734
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,238
- Filer's total
- $187,613
-
Bradley WatsonBRADLEY WATSON
VP, POLICY & ENGAGEMENT
- Total calculated
- $177,298
- From this org
- $158,026
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,272
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $158,026
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,272
- Filer's total
- $177,298
-
Jennifer DiazJENNIFER DIAZ
VP, EDUCATION
- Total calculated
- $167,723
- From this org
- $159,165
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,558
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $149,165
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,958
- Nontaxable benefits
- $600
- Filer's total
- $167,723
-
Owen BailieOWEN BAILIE
SR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $167,639
- From this org
- $127,445
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,194
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $124,445
- Bonus
- $3,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,677
- Nontaxable benefits
- $33,517
- Filer's total
- $167,639
-
Begone CazalisBEGONE CAZALIS
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
- Total calculated
- $142,551
- From this org
- $126,405
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,146
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Veronica ApplebyVERONICA APPLEBY
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
- Total calculated
- $139,925
- From this org
- $139,325
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $600
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Carlos M De La Cruz JrCARLOS M DE LA CRUZ JR
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ellin GoetzELLIN GOETZ
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joseph Z Duke IIIJOSEPH Z DUKE III
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John A Hilton JrJOHN A HILTON JR
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christopher H Buckley Jr EsqCHRISTOPHER H BUCKLEY JR ESQ
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ian Gh AshkenIAN GH ASHKEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mary L BarleyMARY L BARLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Diana Barrett PhDDIANA BARRETT PHD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karen H BechtelKAREN H BECHTEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Barbara Whitney CarrBARBARA WHITNEY CARR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nancy Rutter ClarkNANCY RUTTER CLARK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert ColettiROBERT COLETTI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Thomas N Davidson SrTHOMAS N DAVIDSON SR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nancy J De LisiNANCY J DE LISI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marshall Field VMARSHALL FIELD V
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Gregory HaileGREGORY HAILE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Donna S HallDONNA S HALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rex HamiltonREX HAMILTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lou JacobsLOU JACOBS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Paul Tudor Jones IIPAUL TUDOR JONES II
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John P KellerJOHN P KELLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
James A Kushlan PhDJAMES A KUSHLAN PHD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Garrison Dup LickleGARRISON DUP LICKLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nancy MarshallNANCY MARSHALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kimberly MendelsonKIMBERLY MENDELSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Honorable Jon L Mills EsqHONORABLE JON L MILLS ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Jack NicklausJACK NICKLAUS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William J NuttWILLIAM J NUTT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert L Parks EsqROBERT L PARKS ESQ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Bruce V RaunerBRUCE V RAUNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
William RileyWILLIAM RILEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael W SoleMICHAEL W SOLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mac StoneMAC STONE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sadek WahbaSADEK WAHBA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gary WendtGARY WENDT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Beau WrigleyBEAU WRIGLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jimmy BuffettJIMMY BUFFETT
DIRECTOR (THRU 09/2023)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES BONUSES FOLLOWING MANAGEMENT'S AND HUMAN RESOURCES' REVIEW OF ITS BONUS POOL IN THE LAST MONTH OF THE FISCAL YEAR. INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE BONUS PAYMENTS BASED ON PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AT THE DISCRETION OF MANAGEMENT.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
-
$436,000
ENVIRONMENTAL
-
$260,000
ENVIRONMENTAL
-
ENVIRONMENTAL
-
TROPICAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
$140,000
ENVIRONMENTAL
-
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
$135,000
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
-
$132,650
ENVIRONMENTAL
-
$80,000
ENVIRONMENTAL
-
ENVIRONMENTAL
-
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
-
ENVIRONMENTAL
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(4) · EVERGLADES PRESERVATION · FL · controlled entity
Directly controlled by THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 12 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202541339349307239
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