Floresta Project INC FY2020 filing

Phoenicia, NY · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2020
Revenue
$271K
Spent
$172K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$99K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$271K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$271K
FY2021$165K
FY2022$539K
FY2023$438K
FY2024$729K
FY2025$165K
Expenses
$172K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$172K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$566K
FY2023$346K
FY2024$815K
FY2025$156K
Net assets
$99K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$33K
FY2022$6K
FY2023$98K
FY2024$13K
FY2025$22K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2020 (IRS tax year 2020).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Foundation funders?
2 funders, incl. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
$330K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
88% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CFloresta Project INC
EINHdr · item D26-4618694
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2009
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CPhoenicia, NY
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C36)
WebsiteHdr · item Jflorestaproject.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.05 Fundraising $0.07
Program services88%$152K
Management & general5%$9K
Fundraising7%$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$172K

Financial health

Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+36%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$99K
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$6K
FY2023$98K
FY2024$13K
FY2025$22K
Total liabilities
$0
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$0
FY2023$0
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$98K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$99K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$99K
Total assetsLn 16$99K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$99K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.9

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$271K
Total revenueLn 12$271K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $99K · Operating expenses/yr $172K
6.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $152K · Total expenses $172K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $9K · Total expenses $172K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $12K · Total expenses $172K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $12K · Solicited contributions $271K
$0.04 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $271K · Total revenue $271K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $271K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $271K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $271K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $172K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $271K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $99K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $271K · Expenses $172K
+36%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $99K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $99K · Total assets $99K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $99K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lynn Schauwecker · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $4K · Total expenses $172K
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $172K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%——
Overhead ratio 5%——
Fundraising cost ratio 4%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$4,000Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 1989 $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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Preserves Earth's traditions and protects the planet for its people.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $148K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

The organization provided donated funds to the guananshe healing sanctuary in the state of bahia, brazil. The guananshe healing sanctuary's mission is to preserve and present amazonian traditional knowledge.

$106Kprogram expense
02

The organization provided COVID-19 relief funds for the yawanawa tribe in the amazon & COVID-19 relief funds for the favelas of rio, brazil.

$30Kprogram expense
03

The organization provided funding for two artesian wells for clean water for the underprivileged community in sao vicente de ferrer, in the state of maranhao, brazil.

$11Kprogram expense

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Funders

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

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

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $165K$156K-77% 990 PDF
FY2024 $729K$815K+66% 990 PDF
FY2023 $438K$346K-19% 990 PDF
FY2022 $539K$566K+227% 990 PDF
FY2021 $165K—-39% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $271K$172K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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