Nonprofit · EIN 59-2761163
1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC
Tax-exempt · TALLAHASSEE, FL 32314
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,371,412 | $1,107,707 | $1,263,705 | $4,155,902 | $130,324 | $4,025,578 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $886,051 | $1,032,460 | -$146,409 | $2,819,318 | $165,668 | $2,653,650 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,298,538 | $894,739 | $403,799 | $2,791,274 | $114,224 | $2,677,050 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,292,310
- Program service revenue
- $5,447
- Investment income
- $73,655
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $552,669
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $674,338
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $35,900
- Occupancy
- $24,420
- Travel
- $27,710
- Depreciation
- $5,389
- Program services (functional)
- $871,745
- Management and general (functional)
- $156,787
- Fundraising (functional)
- $79,175
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,819,318
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,155,902
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $130,324
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,025,578
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,310
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,850,371
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $175,207
- Gross receipts
- $2,371,412
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1980
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Owens | President Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 50 | $141,346 |
| Vivian Young | Special Projects Director Trustee or director, Key employee | 50 | $129,878 |
| Susan Trevarthen | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| F Gregory Barnhart | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Timothee Sallin | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Timothy Jackson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Irela Bague | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Bob Cambric | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lee Constantine | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Henry Dean | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Courtney Cunningham | Director Trustee or director, Former | 5 | $0 |
| Andrew Dickman | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Vivienne Hardy | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Carlos Lacasa | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jim Swann | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vicki Tschinkel | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jake Varn | Director Trustee or director, Former | 5 | $0 |
| Mark Watts | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Bryon White | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lester Abberger | Director Emeritus Trustee or director, Former | 5 | $0 |
| Robert Davis | Director Emeritus Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| James Nicholas | Director Emeritus Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Roy Rogers | Director Emeritus Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Owens | President Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 50 | $142,342 |
| Vivian Young | Special Projects Director Trustee or director, Key employee | – | $112,008 |
| Susan Trevarthen | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| E Gregory Barnhart | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Timothee Sallin | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Timothy Jackson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Bob Cambric | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lee Constantine | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Courtney Cunningham | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Andrew Dickman | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Vivienne Hardy | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jim Swann | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Vicki Tschinkel | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jake Varn | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Mark Watts | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lester Abberger | Director Emeritus Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Robert Davis | Director Emeritus Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| James Nicholas | Director Emeritus Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Roy Rogers | Director Emeritus Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Owens | President Trustee or director, Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 50 | $113,692 |
| Susan Trevarthen | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| E Gregory Barnhart | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Timothee Sallin | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Timothy Jackson | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Bob Cambric | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lee Constantine | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Courtney Cunningham | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Andrew Dickman | Director Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| Vivienne Hardy | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jim Swann | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Vicki Tschinkel | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Jake Varn | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Mark Watts | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lester Abberger | Director Emeritus Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Robert Davis | Director Emeritus Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| James Nicholas | Director Emeritus Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Roy Rogers | Director Emeritus Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 5948, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32314-5948
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAUL OWENS, PO BOX 5948, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32314
- Signed the 990
- PAUL OWENS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (850) 222-6277
- Website
- 1000friendsofflorida.org
- Return prepared by
- Jean M Scruggs CPA
Mission
Our mission is Building Better Communities and Saving Special Places to enhance the quality of life for current and future Floridians.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION: Citizen involvement is at the heart of all we do. We conduct regular webinars on Florida-specific planning, conservation and policy topics reaching more than 6,000 participants a year. We prepare reader-friendly newsletter and special reports on Floridas planning process. We regularly highlight important issues through our email contact list of 20,000 addresses and our social media platforms. Through projects like Sea Level 2040/2070 and Agriculture 2040/2070, we share projections of what our state will look like if current patterns of development continue and provide sustainable alternatives.Expenses $217,014 · revenue $25,185
- BUILDING BETTER COMMUNITIES: 1000 Friends advocates community-driven approaches to encourage compact, energy-efficient urban design. These include alternative means of transportation, quality infill development, affordable housing and strategies to help Floridians age in place. We apromote revitalized downtowns and waterfront communities, walkable neighborhoods, protection of historic places, and strategies to address climate change and sea level rise.Expenses $386,436 · revenue $162,657
- SAVING SPECIAL PLACES: 1000 Friends is a recognized leader in protecting Floridas unique and distinctive resources. We back major statewide initiatives to conserve sensitive natural lands and waters through land conservation programs, greenways protection, springs and springshed initiatives, Everglades restoration efforts, and planning strategies to protect natural areas from inappropriately placed and poorly designed development. We also encourage local land conservation and water protection initiatives. We understand That a strong natural environment is Floridas best economic develoment tool.Expenses $182,001 · revenue $273,852
- ADVOCACY: Since 1986, 1000 Friends has been leading the way to a more sustainable future for Florida. We educate, advocate, negotiate and, when necessary, litigate to protect our quality of life. We also advocate on behalf of citizens in the halls of the legislature, promoting sound legislation to build better communities and save special places while blocking damagingExpenses $86,294 · revenue $8,666
- legislation. To promote sound public policy, we also serve on state boards and committees and provide guidance on sustainability practices.0
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-2761163
- 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
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C015)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,155,902
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,371,412
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,371,412 | $1,107,707 | $4,155,902 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $886,051 | $1,032,460 | $2,819,318 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,298,538 | $894,739 | $2,791,274 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,140,776 | $713,487 | $2,247,690 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 59-2761163).
Questions about 1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC
- What is the EIN of 1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of 1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC is 59-2761163.
- Is 1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to 1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does 1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA 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 1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did 1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of 1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names PAUL OWENS.
- Who are the officers and directors of 1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 23 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $141,346 (Paul Owens, President).
- How much revenue does 1000 FRIENDS OF FLORIDA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,371,412, expenses of $1,107,707 and total assets of $4,155,902 at year end.
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