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Florida Forestry Association INC

Not tax-deductible

Tallahassee, FL501(c)(6)Since 1923EIN 59-0975338

Promoting the responsible & sustainable use of florida's forest resources.

Run by 50 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$221K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$131K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
50
of 50 voting members
Looks good: 50 of 50 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -11%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$836K
FY2021$989K
FY2022$850K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -0.8%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$820K
FY2021$850K
FY2022$953K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +1.0%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$907K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1986.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

69 people listed on the 990; $221K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Alan Shelby
Former Ed
$220,611Pt VII · Sec A
Benjamin Addison
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Alter
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John E Anderson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kenneth D Bailey
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Bell
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jimmy Bielling
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2022
Alan Shelby$220,611$220,611$199,506

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes responsible use of Florida's forest resources.

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Provided an informative magazine and membership directory published quarterly to educate and inform members and important persons within the forestry industry. Provided an annual meeting to discuss future projects & goals of the association with the members.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
American Forest FoundationFY2023$11K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$819K
Other incomeLn 4–11$167K
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$276K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$131K
PeoplePt VI, VII
69
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a50
IndependentVI 1b50
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$819K
Investment incomeLn 3$66K
Other incomeLn 4–11$167K
Gains on assetsLn 7$31K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$148K
SavingsLn 2$129K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$276K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$849K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$124K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$131K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$122K$276K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M$849K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$142K$124K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$113K$131K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$243K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$346K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$38K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K
Office expensesLn 13$52K
Information technologyLn 14$17K
OccupancyLn 16$29K
TravelLn 17$13K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$152K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$20K
InsuranceLn 23$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.2M$1.1M$83K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $850K$953K−$103K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $989K$850K$140K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $836K$820K$16K$907K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,051,466 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,525 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $685,058 · Excluded from tax $133,550$818,608
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $35,464$35,464
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $14,795$14,795
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $30,746$30,746
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $106,828 · Unrelated business $31,500$138,328
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $842,145 · Unrelated business $31,500 · Excluded from tax $177,821$1,051,466
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,087,415 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$243,341
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$345,591
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$20,712
IX-9 Other employee benefits$52,935
IX-10 Payroll taxes$38,486
IX-11c Accounting fees$9,098
IX-11d Lobbying fees$37,500
IX-11f Investment management fees$8,511
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$2,200
IX-13 Office expenses$51,890
IX-14 Information technology$16,668
IX-16 Occupancy$29,300
IX-17 Travel$12,791
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$152,308
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$20,142
IX-23 Insurance$19,045
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$26,897
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,087,415
Part X · Balance sheet $1,328,387 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $122,081$147,774
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$128,610
X-4 Accounts receivable$71,688
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,664$6,664
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $141,930$124,480
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,010,215$849,171
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,298,696$1,328,387
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,520$60,610
X-19 Deferred revenue$70,281
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $112,998$130,891
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,185,698$1,197,496
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,185,698$1,197,496
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,298,696$1,328,387
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,197,496 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,051,466
XI-2 Total expenses$1,087,415
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,949
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,185,698
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$40,820
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$6,927
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,197,496

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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