2025-11-03T07:49:02-05:00 2024-12-31 993868472 MKA ADVISORY LLC 501 S NEW YORK AVE STE 100 WINTER PARK FL 327894241 990 2024-01-01 592919630 ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INC ALAC 7204 SE COUNTY ROAD 234 GAINESVILLE FL 32641 THOMAS KAY EXECUTIVE DIRETOR 2025-11-03 true true W ED MOSS JR P00531414 4076445811 2025-11-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z THOMAS KAY 7204 SE COUNTY ROAD 234 GAINESVILLE FL 32641 9376838 false X WWW.ALACHUACONSERVATIONTRUST.ORG X 1988 FL 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. 15 15 30 330 0 3092891 9104050 193543 205476 24172 6628 61987 60684 3372593 9376838 2000000 0 1338708 1598182 0 97881 1306638 1218848 2645346 4817030 727247 4559808 34133475 39438679 2125542 2219175 32007933 37219504 X 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. false false 2683976 2000000 LAND PROTECTION: IN 2024, ACT CONTINUED ITS ROBUST LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS. IN JANUARY 2024, ACT CLOSED ON A FIRST OF ITS KIND PROJECT WITH WATSON FARM, WHERE THE LANDOWNER AGREED TO PLACE A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS REDUCE AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS TO THE LAND THROUGH A DE-INTENSIFICATION SCHEDULE OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS. ACT ALSO TRANSFERRED 289 ACRES ADJACENT TO MANATEE SPRINGS TO THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF STATE LANDS EXPANDING THE STATE PARK BOUNDARY AND PROTECTING LAND ABOVE THE MANATEE SPRINGS CAVE SYSTEM. ACT'S ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY FOREVER THROUGH THE WILD SPACES & PUBLIC PLACES (WSPP) PROGRAM LED TO THE PROTECTION OF 614 ACRES THROUGH A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN JANUARY AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL 478 ACRES IN LAND PROTECTION FROM JANUARY THROUGH MARCH. IN JUNE, ACT ACCEPTED THE DONATION OF 420 ACRES IN MADISON COUNTY, WHICH ACT WILL CONTINUE TO MANAGE LONG-TERM THROUGH PRESCRIBED FIRE AND OTHER TECHNIQUES. ACT ALSO CLOSED ON A 261-ACRE TRACT IN JULY ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTION OF ORANGE LAKE IN ALACHUA COUNTY FURTHER EXPANDING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LAND IN THE ORANGE LAKE CORRIDOR, WHICH INCLUDES OTHER ACT-HELD NATURE PRESERVES. THIS NEW ADDITION WILL SUPPORT WATER-BASED RECREATION ALONG THE LAKE. THROUGHOUT 2024, ACT FACILITATED SEVERAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA THROUGH ITS FLORIDA FOREVER PROGRAM, INCLUDING 290 ACRES IN LEVY COUNTY IN THE WATERMELON POND CONSERVATION AREA, A 200-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN UNION COUNTY, A 1,500-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, AND A 538-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN GILCHRIST COUNTY. IN AUGUST, ACT RECEIVED A DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 55 ACRES NEARBY TO ITS EXISTING FOX PEN PRESERVE. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY FOREVER, ACT STAFF ASSISTED WITH A 120-ACRE ACQUISITION IN AN AREA OF HIGH CONSERVATION PRIORITY KNOWN AS LOCHLOOSA SLOUGH AS WELL AS A 40-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN THE WATERMELON POND CONSERVATION AREA IN SEPTEMBER. AT THE END OF 2024, ACT RECEIVED SEVERAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT DONATIONS INCLUDING 26-ACRES WITHIN THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST IN MARION COUNTY, 22 ACRES IN ALACHUA COUNTY, AND 94-ACRES IN LEVY COUNTY WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR THE PERPETUAL PROTECTION OF PINEY PRAIRIE. ACT ALSO CONTINUED TO WORK WITH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS TO PROTECT THEIR LAND THROUGH NUMEROUS STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE USDA-NRCS REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, USDA-NRCS ACEP-ALE PROGRAM, AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES RURAL AND FAMILY LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM (RFLPP). 1359331 205476 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: ACT ACTIVELY MANAGES EIGHTEEN 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, ALACHUA AUDUBON, EMORY UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO HELP COMPLETE THESE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ALONGSIDE STAFF. 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 23 YOUNG WOMEN AND YOUNG MEN OVER THE SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL SEMESTERS IN 2024. IN TOTAL, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED MORE THAN 138 YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN SINCE IT BEGAN IN 2017. IN TOTAL, 330 INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 10,360 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION IN 2024. THE ANNUAL TREE FEST EVENT ORGANIZED BY SWAMP HEAD BREWERY & SOLAR IMPACT, INC. RAISED ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN 2024 TO PLANT 127,536 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 ACCESSIBLE 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. 508039 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, FAMILY-FUN ENVIRONMENTAL DAYS, AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND GOALS. FOR MANY OF THESE, ACT PARTNERED WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS. ACT ALSO LAUNCHED ITS PRESERVE ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM IN LATE 2024 DEBUTING A NEW ECOROVER, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY LIMITATIONS A FUN AND SAFE WAY TO EXPERIENCE NATURE WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. ACT'S CREEK PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES NO-COST EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS FROM UNDER-SERVED SCHOOLS IN ALACHUA AND PUTNAM COUNTIES, SERVED 1,730 STUDENTS IN 2024 RESULTING IN 6,920 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING ACROSS 19 SCHOOLS AND CAMP PARTNERS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ACT CONTINUED ITS TRADITIONAL OUTREACH VIA ITS PRINT NEWSLETTER, THE GAZETTEER, AND MAINTAINED A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE, WHICH WAS UPDATED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2024. ACT ALSO RELIED HEAVILY ON ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND REGULAR MONTHLY EMAILS, FIELD NOTES, TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE ACTS MISSION AND WORK. THESE CHANNELS REACHED OVER 21,000 SUBSCRIBERS IN 2024 ON SUCH TOPICS AS ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES, STAFF NOTES FROM THE FIELD, NATURAL HISTORY, AND OPPORTUNTIITES AND TOOLS FOR LANDOWNERS TO CONSERVE THEIR LAND. ACT HOSTED THE ANNUAL CONSERVATION STEWARDS AWARDS EVENT, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 550 PEOPLE AT ACT'S PRAIRIE CREEK LODGE. 4551346 true true false false false false true true false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false true false false true false true true false false false false false false false true 28 0 false 30 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false FL X LESA HOLDER 3523731078 7204 SE COUNTY ROAD 234 GAINESVILLE FL 326411608 THOMAS KAY EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 93771 0 0 KIM DAVIDSON PRESIDENT 0.75 X X 0 0 0 MARY JANE ANGELO VP 0.75 X X 0 0 0 TREY GREER TREASURER 0.75 X X 0 0 0 CZERNE REID SECRETARY 0.75 X X 0 0 0 ALISON BLAKESLEE DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 ANNE BARKDOLL DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 FRED CANTRELL DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL CASTINE DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 BRUCE DELANEY DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 CREED GREER DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 PEGEEN HANRAHAN DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 HOWARD JELKS DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 MUTHUSAMI KUMARAN DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 LAUREL NESBIT DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 PETER NESMITH DIRECTOR 0.75 X 0 0 0 93771 false false false 5002561 4101489 2530475 9104050 LAND MANAGEMENT FEES 110000 205476 205476 205476 6628 6628 17650 17650 17650 17650 39307 39307 3727 3727 3727 9376838 209203 24278 2000000 2000000 93771 60951 23443 9377 1317054 1187629 80017 49408 79130 70030 5803 3297 108227 95781 7937 4509 2868 2610 248 10 29315 26675 2534 106 370548 337176 32037 1335 17396 15248 2148 74395 60896 1899 11600 24211 15739 6987 1485 10513 9501 589 423 40050 39264 334 452 116537 116537 111269 111269 86059 80769 4002 1288 SUPPLIES 260122 259970 89 63 VEHICLES 33171 33171 LICENSES AND FEES 13843 6970 1270 5603 OTHER EXPENSES 13234 6896 38 6300 15317 14264 576 477 4817030 4551346 167803 97881 291457 3643215 731145 986570 904558 380537 59664 78235 30937895 1068213 28142181 29869682 2082283 2654879 1922187 1825561 34133475 39438679 124195 2063676 125000 2001347 30499 2125542 2219175 X 3125238 4537607 28882695 32681897 32007933 37219504 34133475 39438679 4559808 651763 X false true X true true true X 3037661 5658620 5580526 3092891 9104050 26473748 3037661 5658620 5580526 3092891 9104050 26473748 26473748 4323 727 4788 24172 6628 40638 13500 8650 13200 16650 52000 26566386 1835203 0.99650 0.99620 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 45 7046.00 1 true 318.00 9589 true 238255 X X false 3164209 445074 306573 193278 3722578 2363861 204795 595553 3164209 2639888 37435 -313462 2363861 1623591 944474 71823 2639888 1266195 290312 76948 9864 1623591 false false 27901940 27901940 2607485 810775 1796710 154920 72719 82201 273550 184719 88831 29869682 10028601 651763 651763 9376838 9376838 4817030 4817030 4817030 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WRITTEN POLICY REGARDING THE PERIODIC MONITORING, INSPECTION, HANDLING OF VIOLATIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IT HOLDS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 THE CORPORATION PURCHASES, OR RECEIVES VIA DONATION, CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FROM PROPERTY OWNERS. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS RESTRICT THE OWNERS USE OF THE LAND IN PERPETUITY OR FOR A DESIGNATED PERIOD OF TIME. SOME ALLOW THE CORPORATION TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND STUDIES ON THE PROPERTIES. SINCE THE CORPORATION DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY RIGHTS TO THE PROPERTY, THE CORPORATION ASSIGNS ONLY A NOMINAL VALUE OF 1 PER ACRE. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4 THE HISTORIC HAILE HOMESTEAD, INC. (HHH) WAS ESTABLISHED AS A PRIVATE NOT- FOR-PROFIT 501C3 CORPORATION TO OPERATE, MARKET AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE 1856 HISTORIC HAILE HOMESTEAD. FUNDING FOR THE OPERATION OF THE HOMESTEAD COMES FROM DONATIONS, TOUR FEES AND ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS (SEE HOW TO HELP FOR MORE INFORMATION.) HHH INC. PERIODICALLY APPLIES FOR AND RECEIVES GRANTS FOR MARKETING AND PRESERVATION FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES INCLUDING THE ALACHUA COUNTY TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA. CURRENTLY HHH IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION WHICH RELIES ON THE PASSION AND DEDICATION OF A SMALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DOCENTS TO MANAGE THE PROPERTY AND LEAD TOURS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD TO GENERATE INCOME TO FUND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. SPECIAL EVENTS 39307 39307 39307 39307 39307 false ALACHUA COUNTY 104 E UNIVERSITY AVE GAINESVILLE FL 32601 GOV 2000000 WETLANDS THOMAS KAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OLO-SAWALLIS X 125000 125000 false true true 125000 ALTA SYSTEMS FAMILY OF BOD 15489 PRINT & MAIL SERV. false X 10 2530475 ESTIMATED FMV false true false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S 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. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A LAND PROTECTION: IN 2024, ACT CONTINUED ITS ROBUST LAND PROTECTION EFFORTS. IN JANUARY 2024, ACT CLOSED ON A FIRST OF ITS KIND PROJECT WITH WATSON FARM, WHERE THE LANDOWNER AGREED TO PLACE A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY AS WELL AS REDUCE AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS TO THE LAND THROUGH A DE-INTENSIFICATION SCHEDULE OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS. ACT ALSO TRANSFERRED 289 ACRES ADJACENT TO MANATEE SPRINGS TO THE FLORIDA DIVISION OF STATE LANDS EXPANDING THE STATE PARK BOUNDARY AND PROTECTING LAND ABOVE THE MANATEE SPRINGS CAVE SYSTEM. ACT'S ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY FOREVER THROUGH THE WILD SPACES & PUBLIC PLACES (WSPP) PROGRAM LED TO THE PROTECTION OF 614 ACRES THROUGH A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN JANUARY AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL 478 ACRES IN LAND PROTECTION FROM JANUARY THROUGH MARCH. IN JUNE, ACT ACCEPTED THE DONATION OF 420 ACRES IN MADISON COUNTY, WHICH ACT WILL CONTINUE TO MANAGE LONG-TERM THROUGH PRESCRIBED FIRE AND OTHER TECHNIQUES. ACT ALSO CLOSED ON A 261-ACRE TRACT IN JULY ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTION OF ORANGE LAKE IN ALACHUA COUNTY FURTHER EXPANDING EFFORTS TO PROTECT LAND IN THE ORANGE LAKE CORRIDOR, WHICH INCLUDES OTHER ACT-HELD NATURE PRESERVES. THIS NEW ADDITION WILL SUPPORT WATER-BASED RECREATION ALONG THE LAKE. THROUGHOUT 2024, ACT FACILITATED SEVERAL CONSERVATION PROJECTS FOR THE STATE OF FLORIDA THROUGH ITS FLORIDA FOREVER PROGRAM, INCLUDING 290 ACRES IN LEVY COUNTY IN THE WATERMELON POND CONSERVATION AREA, A 200-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN UNION COUNTY, A 1,500-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN COLUMBIA COUNTY, AND A 538-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN GILCHRIST COUNTY. IN AUGUST, ACT RECEIVED A DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON 55 ACRES NEARBY TO ITS EXISTING FOX PEN PRESERVE. THROUGH ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH ALACHUA COUNTY FOREVER, ACT STAFF ASSISTED WITH A 120-ACRE ACQUISITION IN AN AREA OF HIGH CONSERVATION PRIORITY KNOWN AS LOCHLOOSA SLOUGH AS WELL AS A 40-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT IN THE WATERMELON POND CONSERVATION AREA IN SEPTEMBER. AT THE END OF 2024, ACT RECEIVED SEVERAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT DONATIONS INCLUDING 26-ACRES WITHIN THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST IN MARION COUNTY, 22 ACRES IN ALACHUA COUNTY, AND 94-ACRES IN LEVY COUNTY WHICH WILL PROVIDE FOR THE PERPETUAL PROTECTION OF PINEY PRAIRIE. ACT ALSO CONTINUED TO WORK WITH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS TO PROTECT THEIR LAND THROUGH NUMEROUS STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE USDA-NRCS REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, USDA-NRCS ACEP-ALE PROGRAM, AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES RURAL AND FAMILY LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM (RFLPP). FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: ACT ACTIVELY MANAGES EIGHTEEN 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, ALACHUA AUDUBON, EMORY UNIVERSITY ALUMNI, LOCAL BUSINESSES, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO HELP COMPLETE THESE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES ALONGSIDE STAFF. 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 23 YOUNG WOMEN AND YOUNG MEN OVER THE SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL SEMESTERS IN 2024. IN TOTAL, THE PROGRAM HAS SERVED MORE THAN 138 YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN SINCE IT BEGAN IN 2017. IN TOTAL, 330 INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 10,360 HOURS OF SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION IN 2024. THE ANNUAL TREE FEST EVENT ORGANIZED BY SWAMP HEAD BREWERY & SOLAR IMPACT, INC. RAISED ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN 2024 TO PLANT 127,536 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 ACCESSIBLE 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. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C 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, FAMILY-FUN ENVIRONMENTAL DAYS, AND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND GOALS. FOR MANY OF THESE, ACT PARTNERED WITH STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES, INDIVIDUALS, AND OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS. ACT ALSO LAUNCHED ITS PRESERVE ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM IN LATE 2024 DEBUTING A NEW ECOROVER, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY LIMITATIONS A FUN AND SAFE WAY TO EXPERIENCE NATURE WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. ACT'S CREEK PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES NO-COST EXPERIENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS FROM UNDER-SERVED SCHOOLS IN ALACHUA AND PUTNAM COUNTIES, SERVED 1,730 STUDENTS IN 2024 RESULTING IN 6,920 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING ACROSS 19 SCHOOLS AND CAMP PARTNERS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ACT CONTINUED ITS TRADITIONAL OUTREACH VIA ITS PRINT NEWSLETTER, THE GAZETTEER, AND MAINTAINED A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE, WHICH WAS UPDATED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2024. ACT ALSO RELIED HEAVILY ON ITS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS AND REGULAR MONTHLY EMAILS, FIELD NOTES, TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC AND PROMOTE ACTS MISSION AND WORK. THESE CHANNELS REACHED OVER 21,000 SUBSCRIBERS IN 2024 ON SUCH TOPICS AS ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES, STAFF NOTES FROM THE FIELD, NATURAL HISTORY, AND OPPORTUNTIITES AND TOOLS FOR LANDOWNERS TO CONSERVE THEIR LAND. ACT HOSTED THE ANNUAL CONSERVATION STEWARDS AWARDS EVENT, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 550 PEOPLE AT ACT'S PRAIRIE CREEK LODGE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ACT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL RECEIVE THE DRAFT IRS FORM 990 AND DRAFT ANNUAL AUDIT DOCUMENT VIA EMAIL AT LEAST ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE OF THE FIRST BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE DRAFT AUDIT AND IRS FORM 990. BOTH DRAFT DOCUMENTS WILL THEN BE FULLY REVIEWED (PREFERABLY WITH THE AUDITOR IN ATTENDANCE) AND ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE DRAFT DOCUMENTS WILL BE ASKED OF THE AUDITOR AND STAFF AT THE FIRST REGULAR BOARD MEETING AFTER SUCH DRAFTS ARE COMPLETED AND CIRCULATED. BOARD MEMBERS WILL THEREAFTER VOTE TO APPROVE ACCEPTANCE OF BOTH DRAFT DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO FINALIZATION OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND SUBMISSION OF THE APPROVED IRS FORM 990. IF SUCH VOTE MUST BE CONDUCTED VIA EMAIL, UNANIMOUS REVIEW & CONSENT IS REQUIRED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C IT IS INCUMBENT UPON ACT'S BOARD MEMBERS TO SELF-DISCLOSE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SHOULD THEY FEEL THAT ANY PERSONAL/BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OR SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE/INFORMATION OF AN ACT PROGRAM OR ACQUISITION PROJECT THEY HAVE MIGHT POSSIBLY PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THIS MAY BE DONE PRIVATELY WITH STAFF IN ADVANCE OF A BOARD MEETING AT WHICH THE ISSUE WOULD COME UP FOR A VOTE, OR AT THE MEETING ITSELF, AND THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THAT BOARD MEMBER WILL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE ISSUE. ALSO, STAFF CIRCULATES THE GOVERNANCE QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY, AT WHICH TIME THEY MAY DOCUMENT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT COMPENSATED. BOARD MEMBERS EVALUTATE COMPS AND DETERMINE THE SALARY & BENEFITS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION RATES OF ALL OTHER STAFF MEMBERS ANNUALLY BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND COMPS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.