Floresta Project INC EIN 26-4618694

Floresta Project INC

EIN  26-4618694 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Phoenicia, NY
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Preserves Earth's traditions and protects the planet for its people.
Leadership
Lynn Schauwecker · President · $6K
Money in and out
$165K revenue, $156K expenses
Bottom line
1.7mo operating runway

Preserves Earth's traditions and protects the planet for its people. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $165K in revenue, $156K in expenses, and $22K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$165K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$156K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$22K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $9K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.79
Operating runway
1.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +750% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +147% vs prior filing year
Revenue trend
-9%
avg. annual growth over 5 years▼ -134% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$165K
FY2025▼ -77%
Expenses
$156K
FY2025▼ -81%
Total assets
$22K
FY2025▲ +71%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$165K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$156K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$22K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$9K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$22K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B79%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $785K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The organization provided funds to the guananshe sanctuary for conservation and maintenance efforts.

$495Kprogram expense
02

The organization provided funds to support the education of students at the mutum village nipei school.

$281Kprogram expense
03

The organization provided funding for the production of the mother of all fights documentary.

$10Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFloresta Project INC
EINHdr · item D26-4618694
Principal addressHdr · item CPhoenicia, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jflorestaproject.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C36)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2009

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$6,450Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn Schauwecker’s $6K as President is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lynn Schauwecker$6,450$14,100$10,200$19,300$1,180$4,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue100%$165K
Total revenueLn 12$165K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.79
Program services79%$123K
Total functional expensesLn 25$156K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16$22K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$22K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $22K · Operating expenses/yr $156K
1.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
not reported
Management & General
not reported
Fundraising
not reported
Cost to raise $1
not reported
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $165K · Total revenue $165K
100%
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
Program service revenue — · Total revenue $165K
Investment reliance
Investment income — · Total revenue $165K
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue — · Total expenses $156K
Rests on the self-reported EZ program figure
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $165K · Prior year $729K
-77%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $271K · FY2025 $165K
-9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $22K · Beginning of year $13K
+71%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $165K · Expenses $156K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $22K
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $22K · Total assets $22K
100%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lynn Schauwecker · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $6K · Total expenses $156K
4%
Personnel share
Salaries & benefits $6K · Total expenses $156K
4%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 79%
Revenue growth -77%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$330K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$165K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$729K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$438K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$539K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$165K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$271K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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