2025-04-22T10:01:13-05:00 2024-12-31 581304721 LANIGAN & ASSOCIATES P C 2630 CENTENNIAL PLACE SUITE 1 TALLAHASSEE FL 32308 990 2024-01-01 590952956 TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH INC TALL 8508934153 13093 HENRY BEADEL DRIVE TALLAHASSEE FL 323129712 WILLIAM E PALMER PRESIDENT/CEO 8508934153 2025-04-22 1 0 JOHN KEILLOR P01315239 8508938418 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WILLIAM E PALMER 13093 HENRY BEADEL DRIVE TALLAHASSEE FL 32312 17522047 0 X WWW.TALLTIMBERS.ORG X 1958 FL THE MISSION OF TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH, INC. IS TO FOSTER EXEMPLARY LAND STEWARDSHIP THROUGH RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION. 18 18 149 0 138099 137099 14661176 15078213 653565 589933 476229 768591 155984 433286 15946954 16870023 0 0 0 0 7626828 8423866 0 0 132522 6996949 7772804 14623777 16196670 1323177 673353 49525937 50752223 2407082 2960015 47118855 47792208 X THE MISSION OF TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH,INC. IS TO FOSTER EXEMPLARY LAND STEWARDSHIP THROUGH RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION.OUR PRIMARY RESEARCH FOCUS IS THE ECOLOGY OF FIRE AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INCLUDING BOBWHITE QUAIL AND OTHER WILDLIFE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL PLAIN. OUR CONSERVATION EFFORTS ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING PROTECT THE DISTINCTIVE RED HILLS LANDSCAPE OF SOUTH GEORGIA AND NORTH FLORIDA, AND ITS TRADITIONAL LAND USES. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM TRANSFERS RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION INFORMATION FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.DEFINING EXEMPLARY LAND STEWARDSHIP EXEMPLARY LAND STEWARDSHIP (ELS) BALANCES ECOLOGICAL VALUES AND ECONOMIC UTILITY WITHIN A FRAMEWORK OF LONG-TERM CONSERVATION. THE FOUNDATION OF ELS ON UPLAND HABITATS IN THE RED HILLS IS THE FREQUENT USE OF FIRE TO ACCOMMODATE MANAGEMENT FOR BOBWHITE QUAIL, SELECTION TIMBER HARVEST, AND OTHER TRADITIONAL LAND USES. SCENIC, OPEN MULTI-AGED FOREST STRUCTURES ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO ELS. 0 0 6303667 GAME BIRD STAFF CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON NORTHERN BOBWHITE, WILD TURKEY, AND MOURNING DOVE AT CORE STUDY AREAS IN THE RED HILLS OF FLORIDA (TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION AND LIVINGSTON PLACE) AND GEORGIA (ALBANY QUAIL PROJECT) IN COLLABORATION WITH MULTIPLE UNIVERSITIES. AT THESE CORE LOCATIONS STAFF CONDUCTED YEAR-ROUND MONITORING OF BOBWHITE SURVIVAL AND REPRODUCTION. IN ADDITION TO THESE CORE LONG-TERM RESEARCH SITES, WE PROVIDED EXPERTISE TO STUDY AREAS IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, EAST TEXAS, TENNESSEE, SOUTH CAROLINA, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, AND ALABAMA. WE RADIO-TAGGED OVER 1000 BOBWHITES AND BANDED OVER 400 MOURNING DOVE AS PART OF BOTH LONG-TERM RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH ON OUR STUDY SITES. WE TRANSLOCATED WILD BOBWHITES FROM FL AND GA TO SITES IN SC, TX, AL, PA, AND VA FOR RESEARCH AND TO ESTABLISH NEW POPULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WE PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MULTIPLE STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND MADE OVER 400 LANDOWNER SITE VISITS IN AL, AR, DE FL, GA, LA, NC, SC, TX, DE, OK, MA, TN, PA AND VA TO PROVIDE OUTREACH ON QUAIL MANAGEMENT. 3421120 FIRE RESEARCH AND OUTREACH STAFF FOCUSED ON CRITICAL RESEARCH FOCUSED ON WILDLAND FUELS, FIRE BEHAVIOR, FIRE EFFECTS, AND SMOKE IN OUR LOCAL RED HILLS AREA, MORE BROADLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL PLAIN, AND ACROSS THE US. FIRE RESEARCHERS PRODUCED 24 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS IN 2024. STAFF MADE 27 PRESENTATIONS VIA WEBINARS AND CONFERENCES ON THE IMPEDIMENTS TO PRESCRIBED FIRE, SMOKE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT, PLANT COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO FIRE, AND CONTINUED RESEARCH ON DENDROCHRONOLOGY TO DETERMINE FIRE HISTORY OVER THE LAST FIVE CENTURIES. SCIENTISTS WORKED WITH UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND 4 GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM FLORIDA, ALABAMA, LOUISIANA, AND WASHINGTON. STAFF ASSISTED WITH ADVANCED FIRE EDUCATION AND TRAINING THROUGH THE NATIONAL INTERAGENCY PRESCRIBED FIRE TRAINING CENTER, NATIONAL ADVANCED FIRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, AND NATIONAL ADVANCED SILVICULTURE PROGRAM, ACROSS THE US. STAFF LED PRESCRIBED FIRE OUTREACH AND APPLICATION ON > 30 SITES WORKING WITH PRESCRIBED BURN ASSOCIATIONS ACROSS THE LONGLEAF LEGACY LANDSCAPE IN GEORGIA, ALABAMA, AND FLORIDA. STAFF ENGAGED WITH MANAGERS AND LEADERSHIP OF NATIONAL FIRE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF INTERIOR AND AGRICULTURE ON SMOKE AND FIRE RESEARCH AND APPLICATION PRIORITIES. 2172908 GENERAL RESEARCH STAFF FOCUSED RESEARCH AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES IN THE CONSERVATION LANDS OF NORTHERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA ON A DIVERSITY OF SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN. RESEARCH ON RARE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES WAS CONDUCTED AT CORE STUDY AREAS AT TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION AND LIVINGSTON PLACE AND IN GEORGIA ON PRIVATE LANDS. WE MONITORED POPULATIONS OF RED-COCKADED WOODPECKERS, GOPHER TORTOISES, STRIPED NEWTS, TIGER SALAMANDERS, AND INVENTORIED WETLAND BIRD ROOKERIES ACROSS THE REGION. WE INITIATED A RESURVEY OF SNAKE POPULATIONS ON TALL TIMBERS, 20 YEARS AFTER A SIMILAR SURVEY WAS DONE BY OUR STAFF. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR MULTI-YEAR RESEARCH AND MONITORING PROJECT FOCUSED ON FERAL HOGS, NOT NATIVE TO NORTH AMERICA, BUT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE TO THE REGION. THIS WORK WAS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, AND LOCAL LAND OWNERS AND MANAGERS. WE HELD TWO WORKSHOPS TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM, DETAIL OUR RESEARCH FINDINGS TO DATE, AND TO ENGAGE ADDITIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERS. 3053934 3053934 14951629 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 308 0 1 149 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL X WILLIAM E PALMER 8508934153 13093 HENRY BEADEL DRIVE TALLAHASSEE FL 323129712 DR GEORGE W SIMMONS CHAIRMAN 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR TOM L RANKIN TREASURER 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS DAPHNE FLOWERS WOOD SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS CORNELIA CORBETT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR PALMER CLARKSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR PETE FODOR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR ORRIN H INGRAM TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR JAMES R KARELS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR RICK B LEVERICH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR JAMES MARTIN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR ANDREW SCHOCK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR MICHAEL STAMBAUGH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS KATE SULLIVAN SCOVIL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR WITT STEPHENS TRUSTEE 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR RUSSELL TURNER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MR GEORGE WATKINS VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR PHILIP C WATT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS MARGARET WETHERBEE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM E PALMER PRESIDENT/CEO 40.00 1.00 X 243059 0 1771 MELISSA PROCTOR CFO 40.00 1.00 X 117321 0 3787 GEOFFREY BEANE PROJECT MANAGER (CFRQP) 40.00 X 160562 0 1771 JULIAN MORGAN VARNER DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 40.00 X 190102 0 0 JOHN MCGUIRE DIRECTOR OF PRIVATE LANDS FIRE INITIATIVE 40.00 X 120108 0 0 DONALD SISSON DIRECTOR OF THE ALBANY QUAIL PROGRAMI 40.00 X 120924 0 10435 ROBERT DWAYNE ELMORE DIRECTOR OF THE GAME BIRD PROGRAM 40.00 X 147532 0 2576 SHANE D WELLENDORF LAND CONSERVANCY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 117630 0 79 BRADLEY KUBECKA DIRECTOR OF GAME BIRD RESEARCH & OUTREACH 40.00 X 109732 0 1771 1326970 0 22190 11 0 1 0 AJAX BUILDING CORPORATION 1080 COMMERCE BLVD MIDWAY FL 32343 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 602734 AMERICAN WILDLIFE ENTERPRISES 737 SILVER LAKE RD MONTICELLO FL 32344 BIOTELEMETRY EQUIPMENT 110666 2 1702095 3377058 9999060 15078213 FARM AND HUNTING LEASE 110000 500400 500400 MISCELLANEOUS RENTAL 532000 49533 49533 FIELD TRIAL 110000 40000 40000 589933 235756 235756 141460 3361 138099 138099 138099 1181498 648663 532835 532835 532835 MISC 900099 295187 295187 295187 16870023 1417955 138099 235756 360380 313205 43087 4088 6621176 5754447 791622 75107 310232 278723 28845 2664 635370 585555 44724 5091 496708 438792 52067 5849 75424 41945 33256 223 58060 32289 25600 171 182725 182725 1411212 1395924 8755 6533 310518 259923 40233 10362 101748 69191 29509 3048 10033 4467 5566 475506 465513 7234 2759 41976 41976 1772430 1772430 354693 227206 127487 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 691087 691059 28 CONTRIBUTIONS TO TALL T 524040 524040 SUPPLIES 463322 443416 13691 6215 FEED EXPENSE 245809 245809 1054221 1182994 -133619 4846 16196670 14951629 1112519 132522 7643576 8821567 1102590 1031545 32049 12501 110688 130092 50982994 10264574 40540811 40718420 96223 38098 49525937 50752223 407062 1220331 168461 310267 1813767 1429417 17792 0 2407082 2960015 X 9020896 9068157 38097959 38724051 47118855 47792208 49525937 50752223 673353 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 12022467 13871215 16272874 14661176 15078213 71905945 12022467 13871215 16272874 14661176 15078213 71905945 14066884 57839061 957809 719760 910692 1217998 1412519 5218778 100526 19942 38216 36014 335187 529885 77654608 0.74480 0.75640 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 182725 182725 15969841 16152566 957628 239407 0 0 800010 890250 881187 957628 3529075 5293613 120225 126225 144225 182725 573400 200003 222563 220297 239407 882270 1323405 PART I-A, LINE 1: LOBBYING RELATED TO CONVENING MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL STAFF, COMMITTEES, AND SUB-COMMITTEES TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TALL TIMBERS TO SHARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE ON CRITICAL ISSUES RELATED TO PRESCRIBED FIRE IMPLEMENTATION, FOREST MANAGEMENT, AND LAND CONSERVATION. X X X X 222 174618.05 1 2 1 33889 X X X 0 30456398 30456398 8732275 5393138 3339137 7438462 3719693 3718769 4355859 1151743 3204116 40718420 X 16825919 3361 3361 16822558 47465 47465 16870023 16152566 3361 3361 16149205 47465 47465 16196670 PART II, LINE 5: TALL TIMBERS ENFORCEMENT OF EASEMENTS POLICY, APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ON APRIL 8, 2008, INCLUDES STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES CONSISTENT WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED BY THE LAND TRUST STANDARDS AND PRACTICES AND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE POLICY COMPLEMENTS THE TALL TIMBERS MODEL LEGAL EASEMENT, ARTICLE III, ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES SECTION. THE POLICY OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR ENFORCEMENT OF BOTH MINOR VIOLATIONS AND MAJOR VIOLATIONS, AND INCLUDES DEFINITIONS OF BOTH TERMS. IT ALSO OUTLINES COURSES OF ACTION FOR COMPLIANCE, AND REFERENCES THE LEGAL EASEMENT FOR TIMELINES, INSPECTIONS, AND ALTERNATIVES TO LEGAL ACTION SUCH AS ARBITRATION OR MEDIATION. THE TALL TIMBERS MODEL LEGAL EASEMENT ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS ARE INCLUDED IN TALL TIMBERS EASEMENTS. IN ADDITION, TALL TIMBERS HAS AN INTERNAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT MONITORING PROCEDURE WHICH OUTLINES MONITORING FREQUENCY (ANNUALLY) AND PROCESS. PART II, LINE 9: GIFTS OF CONSERVATION AND SCENIC EASEMENTS ARE GRANTED TO THE ORGANIZATION BY PROPERTY OWNERS. THESE EASEMENTS RESTRICT THE USE OF THE LAND AND SOME ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND STUDIES ON THE PROPERTIES. SINCE THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT ACQUIRE ANY RIGHTS TO THE PROPERTY, NO VALUE IS RECORDED FOR THESE EASEMENTS. PART III, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION HAS MUSEUM FURNITURE MAINTAINED AT THE HENRY BEADEL HOUSE. THESE ITEMS ARE KEPT ON DISPLAY FOR TOURS OF THE TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH STATION AND HENRY BEADEL HOUSE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAINTAINS A SCIENTIFIC COLLECTION USED IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. PART X, LINE 2: UNDER FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES, TAX EFFECTS FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ARE TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ONLY IF THE POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED IF THE POSITION WERE TO BE CHALLENGED BY A TAXING AUTHORITY. THE ASSESSMENT OF THE TAX POSITION IS BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE TAX POSITION MAY BE CHALLENGED. IF AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION MEETS THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD, THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY TO BE RECOGNIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT WITH THE TAXING AUTHORITY IS RECORDED. TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES DP RESEARCH, LLC AND RED HILLS LAND CONSERVATION, LLC, DISREGARDED ENTITIES, ARE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3), THOUGH IT IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES, UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED BY THE IRC. THERE ARE NO TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH A MATERIAL CHANGE IN ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT LIABILITY IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. THERE IS NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECOGNIZED IN THE INCOME STATEMENT OR BALANCE SHEET. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSE 3,361. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GAIN ON SALE OF ASSETS 47,465. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RENTAL EXPENSES 3,361. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GAIN ON SALE OF ASSETS 47,465. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS AND BASES SALARY ON THE EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND ABILITIES OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEET AND REVIEW THE CURRENT MARKET AND DETERMINE COMPENSATION BASED ON ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED AS ASSESSED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT OR THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR RELATED TO THE AUDIT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 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