North Florida Botanical Society INC EIN 59-1778454

North Florida Botanical Society INC

EIN  59-1778454 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Gainesville, FL
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Cultivates and maintains a botanical garden for education and culture.
Leadership
Alexis Caffrey · Treasurer · $96K
Money in and out
$909K revenue, $660K expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency

Cultivates and maintains a botanical garden for education and culture. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $909K in revenue, $660K in expenses, and $1.9M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$909K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$660K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $249K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
19.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +20% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+27%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +52% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$909K
FY2025▲ +10%
Expenses
$660K
FY2025▼ -2%
Total assets
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +15%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$909K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$660K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$249K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $589K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To establish, develop and maintain a botanical garden as an educational and cultural facility comprised of 24 major collections. These include the State of Floridas largest public display of bamboo and the largest herb garden in the southeastern United States.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNorth Florida Botanical Society INC
EINHdr · item D59-1778454
Principal addressHdr · item CGainesville, FL
WebsiteHdr · item Jkanapaha.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MFL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C410)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1980

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$96,088Pt VII · Sec A
President & Secretary
$52,100Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alexis Caffrey’s $96K as Treasurer is at the 78th 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Alexis Caffrey$96,088
Alexis Caffrey$85,488$73,905$84,113$76,619
Dr Donald Goodman$52,000$47,750$55,750$52,314
Dr Jill Jordan Goodman$53,366$42,203$30,957
Donald Goodman$52,100

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
Program service revenue$520K · 57%
Contributions & grants$222K · 24%
Other revenue$112K · 12%
Investment income$55K · 6%
Program service revenue57%$520K
Contributions & grants24%$222K
Other revenue12%$112K
Investment income6%$55K
— government grantsLn 1e$132K
Total revenueLn 12$909K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.02
Program services89%$589K
Management & general9%$59K
Fundraising2%$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$660K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$1.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed19.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $660K
19.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $589K · Total expenses $660K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $59K · Total expenses $660K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $11K · Total expenses $660K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $11K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $91K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $222K · Total revenue $909K
24%
Government reliance
Government grants $132K · Total revenue $909K
15%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $520K · Total revenue $909K
57%
Investment reliance
Investment income $55K · Total revenue $909K
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $520K · Total expenses $660K
79%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $909K · Prior year $825K
+10%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $809K · FY2024 $909K
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $909K · Expenses $660K
+27%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.9M · Total assets $1.9M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.9M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Alexis Caffrey · Reported title Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $96K · Total expenses $660K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $403K · Total expenses $660K
61%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 10%
Accounting 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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$68

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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)$909K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$825K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$779K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$826K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$809K 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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