2026-05-28T10:36:05-05:00 2025-12-31 WITHUMSMITHBROWNPC 200 S ORANGE AVESTE 1200 ORLANDO FL 328013400 990 2025-01-01 593613021 CONSERVATION FLORIDA INC % TRACI DEEN CONS 3523764770 1527 E Concord St ORLANDO FL 32803 Traci Deen CEO 3523764770 2026-05-18 true ERIK A HALLUSKA CPA P01954172 4078491569 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Traci Deen 1527 E Concord St ORLANDO FL 32803 15147846 false X WWW.CONSERVATIONFLA.ORG X 1999 FL CONSERVATION FLORIDA'S MISSION IS TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT FLORIDA'S WATER,WILDLIFE, AND WILD PLACES - THE PLACES THAT MAKE FLORIDA HOME. 12 12 13 220 0 0 3146279 10830279 0 0 238474 269045 213668 404446 3598421 11503770 9000 7500 0 0 979960 1126296 0 0 93519 768586 2510250 1757546 3644046 1840875 7859724 18878215 25215138 2654326 726127 16223889 24489011 X CONSERVATION FLORIDA'S MISSION IS TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT FLORIDA'S WATER, WILDLIFE, AND WILD PLACES - THE PLACES THAT MAKE FLORIDA HOME. false false 2779511 7500 Land 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 landowners, including ranchers and farmers, to keep working lands in production, while also advancing projects that strengthen community conservation - ensuring Floridians benefit from clean water, outdoor recreation, and places to connect with nature. We continue to prioritize collaboration with partners across Florida to strengthen conservation statewide. By working together at a landscape scale, we advance projects that have lasting significance for Florida's environment, economy, and communities. 488193 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 that bring communities together to learn about our mission and land protection work. These hands-on experiences bring people closer to the wild places that make Florida, Florida. In addition, we continue to prioritize collaboration with partners across Florida to strengthen land conservation statewide. Our team advocates for meaningful, consistent conservation funding at the local and state levels, engaging directly with policymakers to promote the importance of protecting Florida's natural heritage. 3267704 true true false true false false true false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 13 true false false false false false true false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false FL X X X TRACI DEEN 3523764770 1527 E CONCORD ST ORLANDO FL 32803 TRACI DEEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.0 0.0 X 186841 0 0 Chelsea Wisner Director of Land Protection 40.0 0.0 X 102772 0 0 Sarah Shepard Director of Communications 40.0 0.0 X 102070 0 0 Courtney Barnard CHAIR 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Justin Beck VICE CHAIR 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Eric Draper TREASURER 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Christy Wilson Delk SECRETARY 1.0 0.0 X X 0 0 0 Matt Pearce BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 ADAM BABINGTON BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 David Ward BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Will Hollis BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Mike Miller BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Justin Thames BOARD MEMBER 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Matt McLean BOARD MEMBER (eff. 10/7/25) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Daniel Button BOARD MEMBER (eff. 3/24/25) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 Neil Asma BOARD MEMBER (thru 3/24/25) 1.0 0.0 X 0 0 0 391683 0 0 3 false true false 0 5767402 5062877 10830279 0 255118 255118 0 0 6000 6000 0 6000 6000 3591418 3577491 13927 13927 13927 197429 66585 130844 130844 0 0 0 0 0 0 SERVICE FEES AND SPONSORSHIPS 900099 258420 258420 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 9182 9182 267602 11503770 273602 0 399889 X 0 7500 7500 0 0 186841 168718 5964 12159 0 760784 686990 24283 49511 37541 17406 20135 69922 69922 71208 64257 2300 4651 0 4703 4545 158 52170 52170 30090 30090 0 19652 19652 2122694 2106727 13147 2820 2422 1892 530 117673 85378 22439 9856 8917 8296 621 0 36082 5322 30760 67435 60714 3448 3273 0 0 0 0 2777 2777 10283 3895 6388 MEMBERSHIP DUES 14966 9565 5401 BUSINESS TAX & LICENSING FEES 4898 736 4124 38 STAFF & VOLUNTEER RPOGRAM 1493 1318 175 EMPLOYEE APPPRECIATION 1088 709 379 12907 869 1357 10681 3644046 3267704 282823 93519 X 1071622 428265 1613084 1397515 0 7775 3750 18250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6494 13210 14492773 4629 14425921 14488144 1426220 7733459 262749 1052469 0 0 0 0 68375 76051 18878215 25215138 2643161 133694 0 0 0 516003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11165 76430 2654326 726127 X 6552092 10377560 9671797 14111451 16223889 24489011 18878215 25215138 7859724 405398 X false true X false false X 2430833 1903376 1964453 3146279 10830279 20275220 0 0 2430833 1903376 1964453 3146279 10830279 20275220 4742220 15533000 9763 21848 72289 135568 261118 500586 0 8728 22502 383068 180140 267602 862040 21637846 465104 0.71786 0.51848 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false true 30090 false false 30090 false 0 SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1: ADVOCACY FOR PASSAGE OF STATE FUNDING TO BENEFIT LAND CONSERVATION IN FLORIDA AND CONSERVATION FLORIDA'S WORK. X X X 25 13860.00 0 0 1 true 50.00 7500 true 14465000 14465000 27773 4629 23144 14488144 0 LEASE LIABILITY 76430 76430 X 11889516 405398 405398 11484118 19652 19652 11503770 3624394 3624394 19652 19652 3644046 PART II, LINE 5: Conservation Florida is wholly committed to good stewardship, which necessarily includes effective and quick resolutions of violations or noncompliance with conservation easement terms. The Organization approaches easement violations and non-compliance by comprehensively analyzing all aspects of the easement and taking into consideration other facts and circumstances. PART II, LINE 9: Conservation easements are comprised of listed rights and/or restrictions over a property that are conveyed by a property owner to the Organization in perpetuity in order to protect the property. These intangible assets may be transferred to others so long as the assignee agrees to carry out, in perpetuity, the conservation purposes intended by the original grantor. The Organization does not report a value associated with these easements or the easement rights. Conservation easements, by their very nature, do not generate cash inflow annually. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Organization held easements on 25 and 24 properties, respectively, for a total of 13,860 and 11,542 acres, respectively. PART XIII: The Organization records land at cost if purchased or at fair value at the date of acquisition if all or part of the land was received as a donation. Fair value is estimated using inputs such as appraisals, taxed assessed value, and other pertinent information gathered at the time of acquisition and is not subsequently adjusted. Land held for conservation and trade lands represents unrestricted land acquired for the purpose of continuing the Organization's mission, including trade lands. Land restricted for conservation represents land acquired with donor restrictions. All land represents real property with significant ecological, recreational, scenic, or historical value. These properties are managed in an effort to protect the natural biological diversity of the property. Donated properties are often subject to certain conditions, covenants, and reversionary clauses that prohibit the sale and restrict the use of the properties. For this reason, these properties are reflected in net assets with donor restrictions. In December 2024, the Organization acquired a land held for conservation and trade lands for $3,460,000. In November 2025, the Organization acquired a land held for conservation and trade lands for $65,000. At December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Organization held four and three properties, respectively which total approximately 745.23 and 740.2 acres, respectively. Of this amount, 476 acres with a recorded value of $9,000,000 is currently considered restricted for use and is included in net assets with donor restrictions. PART X, LINE 2: The Organization is a nonprofit organization exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"). Accordingly, no provision for income taxes is reflected in the accompanying financial statements. GAAP prescribes requirements for the recognition of income taxes in financial statements, and the amounts recognized are affected by income tax positions taken by the Organization. The Organization's position that it is tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRC and the position that none of its income is unrelated business taxable income are defined as tax positions under these requirements. While management believes it has complied with the IRC, the sustainability of some income tax positions taken by the Organization may be uncertain. There are minimum thresholds of likelihood that uncertain tax positions are required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. In the event interest and penalties were incurred relating to an unsustainable tax position, they would be treated as a component of income tax expense. Management does not believe that the Organization has any material uncertain tax positions at December 31, 2025 and 2024. SUNSHINE STATE 197429 197429 50342 16243 0 197429 197429 50342 16243 66585 130844 true Cost-share program for landowners - LAND MGMT 1 6000 FMV sponsorship 1 1500 fmv PART I, LINE 2: The organization maintains records to substantiate the amount of the grants or assistance, the grantees' eligibility for the grants or assistance, and the selection criteria used to award the grants or assistance. X X false false false false false false false false false TRACI DEEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 186841 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186841 0 0 0 FORM 990 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Conservation Florida is an accredited land trust. Accreditation is a mark of distinction in land conservation. It is awarded by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, to land trusts meeting the highest national standards for excellence and conservation permanence. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B: Conservation Florida's Form 990 is prepared with the assistance of a CPA. The completed return, including all schedules and statements, is provided to the chief executive officer for review. After revisions are made, the entire Form is provided to the board of directors for their review and approval prior to filing. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C: NEW board members, staff members, and volunteers are required to sign Conservation Florida's conflict of interest policy (COI) at the time of their orientation to the organization. Board members renew their COI every three years if they choose to renew their board term. To monitor and enforce compliance, each year, as a part of the preparation of Form 990, each board member answers a questionnaire aimed at determining if any conflicts are present. If conflicts are found, they would be dealt with according to Conservation Florida's COI policy. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A: Compensation is evaluated annually by the Board of Directors. The Board uses the Land Trust Alliance's most recent salary survey report and the data provided in the "Central Florida Nonprofit Compensation and Benefits Report" published by the Rollins College Edyth Bush Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19: GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE upon request. FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:SEA & SHORELINE CONTRACT TOTAL FEES:1904750 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:CONTRACTORS-GENERAL TOTAL FEES:152459 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:CONSERVATION CONSULTANTS TOTAL FEES:54880 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:IT CONSULTANTS TOTAL FEES:6577 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:INTERNS TOTAL FEES:3350 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:MARKETING CONSULTANTS TOTAL FEES:678