Nonprofit · EIN 59-2919630
ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED
Tax-exempt · GAINESVILLE, FL 32641
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $9,376,838 | $4,817,030 | $4,559,808 | $39,438,679 | $2,219,175 | $37,219,504 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,372,593 | $2,645,346 | $727,247 | $34,133,475 | $2,125,542 | $32,007,933 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $6,044,817 | $2,012,663 | $4,032,154 | $32,759,401 | $2,006,049 | $30,753,352 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,104,050
- of which government grants
- $5,002,561
- Program service revenue
- $205,476
- Investment income
- $6,628
- Net rental income
- $17,650
- Net income from fundraising events
- $39,307
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $3,727
- Other revenue
- $60,684
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,000,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $93,771
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,317,054
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,598,182
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,868
- Accounting fees
- $29,315
- Occupancy
- $10,513
- Travel
- $40,050
- Depreciation
- $111,269
- Program services (functional)
- $4,551,346
- Management and general (functional)
- $167,803
- Fundraising (functional)
- $97,881
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $34,133,475
- Total assets, end of year
- $39,438,679
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,219,175
- Net assets, end of year
- $37,219,504
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $29,869,682
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,654,879
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,537,607
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $32,681,897
- Gross receipts
- $9,376,838
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 330
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- FL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS KAY | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $93,771 |
| KIM DAVIDSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| MARY JANE ANGELO | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| TREY GREER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| CZERNE REID | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| ALISON BLAKESLEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| ANNE BARKDOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| FRED CANTRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CASTINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| BRUCE DELANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| CREED GREER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| PEGEEN HANRAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| HOWARD JELKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| MUTHUSAMI KUMARAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| LAUREL NESBIT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETER NESMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS KAY | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $89,540 |
| LAUREL NESBIT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| KIM DAVIDSON | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| TREY GREER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| ALISON BLAKESLEE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 |
| MARY JANE ANGELO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| ANNE BARKDOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| FRED CANTRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CASTINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRUCE DELANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| PEGEEN HANRAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HOWARD JELKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
| MUTHUSAMI KUMARAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PETER NESMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CZERNE REID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS KAY | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $86,976 |
| LAUREL NESBIT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.7 | $0 |
| KIM DAVIDSON | VP Trustee or director, Officer | 0.7 | $0 |
| ALISON BLAKESLEE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.7 | $0 |
| TREY GREER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.7 | $0 |
| MARY JANE ANGELO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ANNE BARKDOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| FRED CANTRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CASTINE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRUCE DELANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PEGEEN HANRAHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HOWARD JELKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MUTHUSAMI KUMARAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PETER NESMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CZERNE REID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7204 SE COUNTY ROAD 234, GAINESVILLE, FL 32641-1608
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- THOMAS KAY, 7204 SE COUNTY ROAD 234, GAINESVILLE, FL 32641
- Signed the 990
- THOMAS KAY, EXECUTIVE DIRETOR
- Return prepared by
- MKA ADVISORY LLC
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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).Expenses $2,683,976 · grants $2,000,000
- 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.Expenses $1,359,331 · revenue $205,476
- 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.Expenses $508,039
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-2919630
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C340)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $39,438,679
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,376,838
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $9,376,838 | $4,817,030 | $39,438,679 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,372,593 | $2,645,346 | $34,133,475 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,044,817 | $2,012,663 | $32,759,401 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 59-2919630).
Questions about ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED
- What is the EIN of ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED is 59-2919630.
- Is ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names THOMAS KAY.
- Who are the officers and directors of ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $93,771 (THOMAS KAY, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does ALACHUA CONSERVATION TRUST INCORPORATED have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $9,376,838, expenses of $4,817,030 and total assets of $39,438,679 at year end.
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