Conservation Florida
Conservation Florida reported $11.5 million in revenue and $3.6 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $89.67 went to program services, $7.76 to management and general costs and $2.57 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 94.1% of the total. Government grants made up 50.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $186,841 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 2217% between 2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $3.6MFor context, the median across 371 covered environment charities: $85.82 programs, $10.80 management, $3.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 89.7% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.8% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 94.1% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 50.1% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $186,841 | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 5.13% | 1.74% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 80.6 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseLand Protection: From the Panhandle to the Florida Keys, our land protection projects are focused on safeguarding Florida's water, wildlife, and wild places - the natural and working lands that make Florida home. Conservation Florida protects lands with natural, agricultural, and community values that help protect some of the rarest habitats and species in the world while ensuring they remain connected and protected for generations to come. In 2025, this included projects that permanently protected lands critical to water quality, wildlife habitat, and agricultural heritage. We worked with…
Advocacy, Education, Outreach: Our education, events, and advocacy efforts are aimed at supporting our mission to protect the Sunshine State's water, wildlife, and wild places - the places that make Florida home. Conservation Florida provides a wide array of opportunities for Floridians to develop a love for the land and to protect the land that protects them. Our goal is to meet people where they are in their communities. In 2025, this included educational programming across the state, guided hikes, volunteer and trail building days at our public preserve, and Conservation on Tap gatherings…
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $186,841 | $0 | $0 | $186,841 |
| Director of Land Protection Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $102,772 | $0 | $0 | $102,772 |
| Director of Communications Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $102,070 | $0 | $0 | $102,070 |
3 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Conservation Florida (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $187K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 513
- Volunteers Part I, line 6220
Private foundation grants it received
11 private foundations reported grants to Conservation Florida totaling $208K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Conservation Florida's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Conservation Florida, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Conservation Florida's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Conservation Florida reported that 89.7% of its $3.6 million in expenses went to program services, 7.8% to management and general and 2.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Conservation Florida pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Conservation Florida reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $186,841, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Conservation Florida get its money?
Of $11.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 94.1% came from contributions and grants (including 50.1% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Conservation Florida a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 59-3613021 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202601489349300530 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202502829349301705 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202422919349300022 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202311989349301456 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202340519349300964 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202121379349309562 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 59-3613021: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.