Nonprofit · EIN 59-3277808
FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA INC
Tax-exempt · TALLAHASSEE, FL 32302
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $25,766,143 | $17,792,610 | $7,973,533 | $106,408,355 | $728,539 | $105,679,816 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $29,957,084 | $13,504,824 | $16,452,260 | $90,633,897 | $287,521 | $90,346,376 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $19,417,372 | $11,017,515 | $8,399,857 | $68,347,314 | $388,162 | $67,959,152 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,968,623
- of which government grants
- $3,359,102
- Program service revenue
- $18,334,295
- Investment income
- $2,852,442
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$623,072
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$389,580
- Other revenue
- -$389,217
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $11,031,132
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $428,630
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,000,622
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,875,657
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $171,922
- Accounting fees
- $28,848
- Occupancy
- $67,930
- Travel
- $39,632
- Depreciation
- $16,461
- Program services (functional)
- $16,120,888
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,640,398
- Fundraising (functional)
- $31,324
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $90,633,897
- Total assets, end of year
- $106,408,355
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $728,539
- Net assets, end of year
- $105,679,816
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,986
- Publicly traded securities
- $73,877,648
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,088,913
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $101,590,903
- Gross receipts
- $51,954,105
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1994
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW WALKER | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $223,901 | $27,125 |
| JAMES W BRADFORD | COO Officer | 40 | $200,809 | $33,978 |
| MICHELLE ASHTON | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $168,493 | $25,195 |
| DANIELLE RICHTER | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $144,572 | $23,954 |
| ERIN T RAINEY | DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $137,908 | $22,627 |
| ERIN SMART | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,239 | $22,729 |
| LAURA RUSSELL | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA KELLAM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT SHOEMAKER | 2ND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A SPOTTSWOOD JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE D BOYD | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS ALFONSO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL E AVERY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY BARCO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEENAN BALDWIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RODNEY BARETTO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ED BURR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM V ETSCORN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRESTON FARRIOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TUCKER FREDERICKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TODD JONES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHARINE MACGREGOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE NEBER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY PATE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOWNSEND TARAPANI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK WILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAPHNE WOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER YOUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW WALKER | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $223,901 | $26,863 |
| JAMES W BRADFORD | COO Officer | 40 | $183,912 | $32,453 |
| MICHELLE ASHTON | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,556 | $23,971 |
| DANIELLE RICHTER | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,308 | $22,822 |
| LAURA RUSSELL | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA KELLAM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT SHOEMAKER | 2ND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A SPOTTSWOOD JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SETH D MCKEEL JR | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD A CORBETT | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL E AVERY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY BARCO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEENAN BALDWIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IGNACIO BORBOLLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE BOYD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE MACGREGOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY PATE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PHELAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN POPE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK WILEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPHNE WOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER A YOUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREW WALKER | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $214,681 | $21,804 |
| JAMES W BRADFORD | COO Officer | 40 | $174,762 | $27,707 |
| MICHELLE ASHTON | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,206 | $18,955 |
| DANIELLE RICHTER | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,192 | $18,691 |
| ADAM PUTNAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOS ALFONSO | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN SWINDAL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SETH D MCKEEL JR | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEENAN BALDWIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A SPOTTSWOOD JR | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IGNACIO BORBOLLA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD A CORBETT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURA RUSSELL | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN POPE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TUCKER FREDERICKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VALERIE BOYD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE CRISAFULLI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAPHNE WOOD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENT SHOEMAKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL E AVERY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY PATE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA KELLAM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER A YOUNG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 11010, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32302-3010
- In care of
- % L ROSS MORRELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WILL BRADFORD, 325 JOHN KNOX RD SUITE E-110, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303
- Signed the 990
- WILL BRADFORD, COO
- Phone
- (850) 922-1066
- Website
- WILDLIFEFLORIDA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LANIGAN & ASSOCIATES P C
Mission
THE FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO PROTECT OUR OUTSTANDING ANIMALS AND PLANTS AND THE LANDS AND WATERS THEY NEED TO SURVIVE. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) AND MANY OTHER PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1994, WE HAVE RAISED AND DONATED NEARLY $100 MILLION FOR CONSERVATION AND OUTDOOR RECREATION, INCLUDING YOUTH OUTDOOR EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- IN FLORIDA, THE GOPHER TORTOISE IS LISTED AS THREATENED. BOTH THETORTOISE AND ITS BURROW ARE PROTECTED UNDER STATE LAW. GOPHER TORTOISESMUST BE RELOCATED BEFORE ANY LAND CLEARING OR DEVELOPMENT TAKES PLACE,AND PROPERTY OWNERS MUST OBTAIN PERMITS FROM THE FLORIDA FISH &WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) BEFORE CAPTURING AND RELOCATINGTORTOISES. THE FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA IS THE RECIPIENTORGANIZATION FOR THESE MITIGATION PERMIT FEES AND DISTRIBUTES THEM BACKTO FWC UPON REQUEST.Expenses $2,804,733 · revenue $8,839,962
- THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) DIVISION OFHUNTING AND GAME MANAGEMENT'S HUNTER SAFETY AND PUBLIC SHOOTING RANGESECTION HAS SUCH POWERS, DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND FUNCTIONS AS ARENECESSARY TO PROVIDE HUNTER SAFETY TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION WHICHNECESSITATES THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SHOOTING RANGESINCLUDING THE ONE AT TENOROC FISH MANAGEMENT AREA, TRIPLE N WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, PALM BEACH COUNTY AND IN BAY COUNTY. THE FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA MANAGES THE FUNDS FOR THOSE RANGES.Expenses $4,527,550 · revenue $5,061,161
- IN FLORIDA, THERE ARE 37 STATE-DESIGNATED THREATENED SPECIES INCLUDED IN THE IMPERILED SPECIES MANAGEMENT PLAN (ISMP). THE PERMITTING STANDARD FOR THE INCIDENTAL TAKE OF THESE SPECIES REQUIRES THAT APPLICANTS ACHIEVE A CONSERVATION BENEFIT FOR THE SPECIES. ONE OPTION FOR ACHIEVING A CONSERVATION BENEFIT IS THE CONTRIBUTION OF FUNDS USED TO ENHANCE SPECIES SURVIVAL. THE FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA IS THE RECIPIENT ORGANIZATION FOR THESE MITIGATION PERMIT FEES AND DISTRIBUTES THEM BACK TO FWC UPON REQUEST.Expenses $506,543 · revenue $1,509,426
- SUPPORT TO THE FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION AND OTHER FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION GROUPS AND ASSOCIATED PROJECTS.Expenses $8,282,062 · grants $11,031,132 · revenue $2,924,109
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
- 59-3277808
- 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
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D123)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $106,408,355
- Income (IRS master file)
- $51,954,105
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $25,766,143 | $17,792,610 | $106,408,355 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $29,957,084 | $13,504,824 | $90,633,897 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $19,417,372 | $11,017,515 | $68,347,314 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $25,779,317 | $9,614,467 | $56,399,088 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 59-3277808).
Questions about FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA INC
- What is the EIN of FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA INC is 59-3277808.
- Is FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
- Are donations to FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 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 FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 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 FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION 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 FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names WILL BRADFORD.
- Who are the officers and directors of FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $223,901 (ANDREW WALKER, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does FISH & WILDLIFE FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $25,766,143, expenses of $17,792,610 and total assets of $106,408,355 at year end.
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