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← FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by FLORIDA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,166,778
Total expenses
$466,019
Contributions and grants received
$1,035,504
Grants paid
$21,300
Program service revenue
$116,969
Investment income
$13,508
Other revenue
$797
Total assets, end of year
$1,271,600
Total liabilities, end of year
$53,705
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,217,895
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$409,366
Management and general expenses
$46,751
Fundraising expenses
$9,902
Program service expenses (Part III)
$409,366

Program services were 87.8% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $189,579

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $12,742

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $833,183

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Bi-Annual Conference

    total $116,969 · related or exempt $116,969

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,508 · excluded $13,508

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $797 · excluded $797

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $11,300 · program services $11,300

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $79,334 · program services $68,227 · management and general $8,727 · fundraising $2,380

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $177,038 · program services $152,253 · management and general $19,474 · fundraising $5,311

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $19,252 · program services $16,557 · management and general $2,118 · fundraising $577

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,450 · management and general $8,450

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $14,400 · program services $14,400

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $17,243 · program services $16,381 · management and general $862

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $34,811 · program services $29,938 · management and general $3,829 · fundraising $1,044

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $19,682 · program services $16,927 · management and general $2,165 · fundraising $590

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,824 · program services $4,583 · management and general $241

  • 17 · Travel

    total $14,542 · program services $13,815 · management and general $727

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $51,979 · program services $51,979

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,164 · program services $3,006 · management and general $158

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $135,952 · end of year $430,730

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $97,694 · end of year $509,811

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $33,407 · end of year $35,346

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,001 · end of year $5,976

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $80,122

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $5,103

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $75,019 · end of year $75,019

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $188,899 · end of year $209,243

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $5,475 · end of year $5,475

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $51,278 · end of year $53,705

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $307,551 · end of year $983,116

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $195,618 · end of year $234,779

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

The Mission of the Florida Native Plant Society is to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of the native plants and native plant communities of Florida.

  • Education - Public education programs and presentations (in person and online) at Society meetings, annual conference, at local chapter meetings, weekly Lunch and Learn, and at public events and venues. Education events also include field trips to natural areas (federal, state, county and local parks and preserves) as well as tours of public landscapes utilizing Florida native plants. Financial Chapter Support is provided to our local chapters to plan and host educational presentations, field trips and events. Educational publications include a bimonthly newsletter, The Sabal Minor, a quarterly magazine, The Palmetto, as well as videos and interactive content on social media channels.

    Expenses $247,656 · Grants $10,000 · Revenue $116,969

  • Research and Conservation numerous statewide programs and projects to conserve and research Floridas native plants and plant communities. These include habitat restoration, habitat studies, plant rescue and restoration, land management, as well as monitoring and surveying populations of Floridas rare and endangered plant species and plant communities. Funding for students and conservation professionals is made available through grant programs supporting research, applied plant conservation, and ethnobotany.

    Expenses $138,901 · Grants $6,300 · Revenue $8,048

  • Policy Policies, policy statements and guidelines are produced to promote the preservation, conservation, and restoration of Floridas native plants and native plant communities. These policies and policy statements are shared with the public, land managers, and elected representatives with the assistance of a lobbyist.

    Expenses $22,809

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Melissa Fernandez

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $79,333
    From this org
    $79,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Chris Moran

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Athena Philips

    VP Administration

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Ann Redmond

    President Elect

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Gage LaPierre

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Susan Earley

    Director-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Melanie Trexler

    Director-at-Large

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Paul Schmalzer

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Raelene Crandell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Rebekah Kaufman

    Chairman Council of Chapters

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Richard Hamann

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Eugene Kelly

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Bonnie Basham

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
3 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202632479349300403

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