Nonprofit · EIN 23-6400408
ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS INC
Tax-exempt · VENUS, FL 33960
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $14,897,956 | $8,528,043 | $6,369,913 | $105,063,108 | $1,876,113 | $103,186,995 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,596,050
- of which government grants
- $2,032,014
- Program service revenue
- $2,066,148
- Investment income
- $8,501,129
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $7,349,031
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $349,353
- Other revenue
- $734,629
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $223,320
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,141,160
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,308,180
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,080
- Accounting fees
- $513,399
- Occupancy
- $229,756
- Travel
- $105,087
- Depreciation
- $1,172,395
- Program services (functional)
- $6,622,330
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,644,434
- Fundraising (functional)
- $261,279
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $95,807,854
- Total assets, end of year
- $105,063,108
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,876,113
- Net assets, end of year
- $103,186,995
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $47,135,725
- Publicly traded securities
- $43,715,756
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $99,580,458
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,606,537
- Gross unrelated business income
- $38,190
- Gross receipts
- $26,138,331
- Employees
- 113
- Volunteers
- 43
- Year formed
- 1937
- State of legal domicile
- FL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HILARY SWAIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $202,675 | $20,645 |
| ELIZABETH BOUGHTON | DIRECTOR OF AGROECOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,381 | $6,613 |
| GENE LOLLIS | RANCH MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 45 | $104,111 | $32,138 |
| LELA PORTER LOVE | CHAIRPERSON (UNTIL 12/6/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FITZPATRICK | DIRECTOR/CHAIR (AFTER 12/6/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES KUSHLAN | VICE CHAIR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY HUFTY | DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE LOVE DOPPELT | SECRETARY/DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WOODY LARSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL ALEGRIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCHELLIE ARCHBOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LOREN ALEGRIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KYLE ASHTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT LLOYD GEORGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY CONLEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM MACHOTKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MALLORY DIMMITT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BURR O'CONNOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LUANNA PREVOST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID TERESHCHUK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JACK HUFTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JON THAXTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DYLAN ALEGRIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEX GRISWOLD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 123 MAIN DR, VENUS, FL 33960-2039
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JANET BARBER, 123 MAIN DRIVE, VENUS, FL 33960
- Signed the 990
- JANET BARBER, CFO
- Phone
- (863) 465-2571
- Return prepared by
- COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC
Mission
ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS, INC.'S MISSION IS TO BUILD AND SHARE THE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE NEEDED TO PROTECT THE LIFE, LANDS, AND WATERS OF THE HEART OF FLORIDA AND BEYOND.
Program accomplishments
- ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS, INC. CONDUCTS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND, CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ACROSS THE LANDS AND WATERS OF THE HEADWATERS OF THE EVERGLADES WATERSHED IN SOUTH CENTRAL FLORIDA. WITHIN THIS LANDSCAPE ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS, INC. MANAGES NEARLY 20,000 ACRES, SERVING AS A NATURAL LABRATORY FOR PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING (1) ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION, A 5,200-ACRE PRISTINE FLORIDA SCRUB ECOSYSTEM LOCATED ON THE ANCIENT LAKE WALES RIDGE; (2) THE 10,500-ACRE BUCK ISLAND RANCH, A WORKING CATTLE RANCH LANDSCAPE FORMERLY MANAGED BY ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS, INC. AS THE MACARTHUR AGRO-ECOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER MAERC; AND (3) THE WETLAND AND UPLAND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION LANDSCAPE OF THE 3,600-ACRE ARCHBOLD RESERVE. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: STAFF AND VISITING SCIENTISTS STUDY ECOLOGICAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES ON PRISTINE FLORIDA SCRUB ECOSYSTEMS, WORKING RANCHLANDS, AND WETLAND AND UPLAND RESTORATION LANDS IN THE HEADWATERS OF THE EVERGLADES. FIELDS OF RESEARCH INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TOPOPULATION BIOLOGY, ANIMAL BEHAVIOR, BIOGEOGRAPHY, RESTORATION ECOLOGY, COMMUNITY ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, AGRO-ECOLOGY, LIMNOLOGY, ENTOMOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY. CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE HAVE RESULTED TO DATE IN MORE THAN 2,750 RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS. MANY ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS, INC. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES ARE COORDINATED WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORKS SUCH AS THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LONG-TERM AGROECOSYSTEM RESEARCH LTAR NETWORK, THE GLOBAL LAKES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH GLEON NETWORK, AND IDIGBIO, THE NATIONAL NETWORK FOR BIOLOGICAL MUSEUM COLLECTIONS RESEARCH. RESEARCH AT BUCK ISLAND RANCH IS LINKED TO LIFE CYCLE ANALYSES (GREENHOUSE GASES, WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY) OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. IN ADDITION TO CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING, ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS, INC. RESEARCH INFORMS CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING ON ARCHBOLD PROPERTY, ACROSS THE WATERSHED, AND INTERNATIONALLY. STUDIES OF RARE SPECIES, THE CYCLING OF FIRE, WATER, NUTRIENTS AND CARBON, AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION AND SUSTAINING ESSENTIAL ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES, ARE ALL REPRESENTED ON ARCHBOLD'S PROPERTY. THESE STUDIES GUIDE LAND MANAGEMENT AND LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION BY PUBLIC AGENCIES, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS.EDUCATION: THIS DESCRIPTION OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT ARCHBOLD IS FOR A TYPICAL YEAR. ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS, INC. LINKS ITS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO EDUCATION THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE EDUCATION AND OUTREACHACTIVITIES AT ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION, BUCK ISLAND RANCH, AND THEARCHBOLD RESERVE. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM IS MULTIFACETED. ITENCOMPASSES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND SCIENCE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTFOR GRADES 3 - 5 AND SCHOOLCHILDREN SUMMER CAMPS WITH MORE THAN ONETHOUSAND K-12 SCHOOLCHILDREN PARTICIPATING ANNUALLY. UNDERGRADUATE ANDGRADUATE STUDENTS CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ADVISED BY ARCHBOLDSTAFF; MORE THAN 100 MASTERS AND DOCTORAL THESES HAVE STEMMED FROMSTUDENT RESEARCH. VISITING CLASSES FROM COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIESAROUND THE COUNTRY USE ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS, INC. LANDS FOR TEACHING AND FIELD BIOLOGY. ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS, INC. HOSTS MANY PUBLIC AGENCY, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION, AND OTHER EVENTS INCLUDING SEMINARS AND TALKS, MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS, TOURS AND DEMONSTRATION DAYS AT ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION AND AT BUCK ISLAND RANCH. ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS, INC.OFFERS TALKS AND TOURS, GUIDED NATURE TRAILS, AND OTHER EVENTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.CONSERVATION: ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS, INC. PROPERTY INCLUDES MANAGEMENT OF LANDS AND WATERS OF NATIONAL CONSERVATION SIGNIFICANCE AND ITS RESEARCH INFORMS CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE RIDGES, RANCHES AND RIVERS OF THE NATIONALLY IMPORTANT HEADWATERS OF THE EVERGLADES WATERSHED. ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION IS A GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT PRESERVE, WHICH SUPPORTS THE THREATENED FLORIDA SCRUB HABITAT AND 19 FEDERALLY THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES. BUCK ISLAND RANCH LIES WITHIN AN IMPORTANT SUB BASIN OF THE HEADWATERS OF THE EVERGLADES, PROVIDING HABITAT FOR 6 FEDERALLY LISTED SPECIES, SERVING AS A VITAL ELEMENT IN FLORIDA'S NETWORK OF WILDLIFE CORRIDORS, AND PROVIDING ESSENTIAL ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FROM WORKING LANDS. ON THE ARCHBOLD RESERVE, A DEGRADED FORMER CATTLE RANCH ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS, INC. HAS A RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION FOCUS ON LARGE SCALE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE SCRUB, SEEPAGE SLOPES AND CUTTHROAT FLATWOODS COMMUNITIES OF THE SITE. IN ADDITION TO CONSERVATION LAND MANAGEMENT, ARCHBOLD STAFF SERVE AS INDEPENDENT ADVISORS TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE, TO ESTABLISH BIOLOGICAL PRIORITIES FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FLORIDA WILDLIFE CORRIDOR, LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION, AND RESTORATION BY PUBLIC AGENCIES, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS.Expenses $6,622,330 · revenue $2,762,587
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-6400408
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Unknown (Z99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $105,063,108
- Income (IRS master file)
- $26,138,331
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $11,453,982 | $8,195,765 | $95,807,854 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $8,038,871 | $8,485,832 | $92,012,525 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $11,127,289 | $6,525,404 | $99,459,903 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS INC
- What is the EIN of ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS INC is 23-6400408.
- Is ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JANET BARBER.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $202,675 (HILARY SWAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $14,897,956, expenses of $8,528,043 and total assets of $105,063,108 at year end.
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