Nonprofit · EIN 65-0648968
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
Tax-exempt · KEY WEST, FL 33040
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,452,657 | $2,981,803 | $3,470,854 | $41,054,473 | $7,577,998 | $33,476,475 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $6,603,079 | $4,020,531 | $2,582,548 | $33,814,856 | $5,785,670 | $28,029,186 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $8,297,039 | $3,716,205 | $4,580,834 | $29,010,748 | $5,274,195 | $23,736,553 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,595,075
- Program service revenue
- $82,056
- Investment income
- $1,775,526
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $288,886
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,343,307
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $150,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $194,696
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $382,125
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $13,500
- Occupancy
- $17,918
- Travel
- $9,853
- Depreciation
- $10,075
- Program services (functional)
- $2,666,625
- Management and general (functional)
- $217,925
- Fundraising (functional)
- $97,253
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $33,814,856
- Total assets, end of year
- $41,054,473
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,577,998
- Net assets, end of year
- $33,476,475
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $206,747
- Publicly traded securities
- $39,808,767
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $33,217,975
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $258,500
- Gross receipts
- $11,755,338
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1996
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH BROWN | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $150,000 |
| LAURA LIETAERT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREA SPOTTSWOOD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JODI WEINHOFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BOBBY HIGHSMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WARREN LEAMARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HEIDI MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LARRY NOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEN SILVERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBYN STILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ISIS WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH BROWN | PRESIDENT & Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| MARIAN BUCCAFURNI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT HIGHSMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WARREN LEAMARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURA LIETAERT | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HEIDI MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LARRY NOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEN SILVERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANDREA SPOTTSWOOD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBYN STILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JODI WEINHOFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ISIS WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER MCCOMB | PRESIDENT & Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $155,096 |
| MARIAN BUCCAFURNI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| RON BURD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| ROBERT HIGHSMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| B WILLIAM LANGLEY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| WARREN LEAMARD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| LAURA LIETAERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HEIDI MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LARRY NOLT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KEN SILVERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANDREA SPOTTSWOOD | VICE CHAIR-T Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| JODI WEINHOFER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 300 SOUTHARD ST STE 201, KEY WEST, FL 33040-8401
- In care of
- % JENNIFER MCCOMB
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ELIZABETH BROWN, 300 SOUTHARD STREET 201, KEY WEST, FL 33040
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH BROWN, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (305) 292-1502
- Website
- HTTPS://CFFK.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC
Mission
TO CONNECT PEOPLE, RESOURCES AND NEEDS THROUGH PHILANTHROPY.
Program accomplishments
- GENERAL PHILANTHROPY, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND REGIONAL IMPACT:THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS' MISSION IS TO MAKE THE FLORIDA KEYS A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE BY FOSTERING PHILANTHROPY AND CONNECTING PEOPLE, RESOURCES, AND COMMUNITY NEEDS. DURING 2025, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED MORE THAN $2.3 MILLION IN GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGHOUT MONROE COUNTY, AN INCREASE OF $456,589 OVER 2024. GRANTMAKING SUPPORTED A BROAD RANGE OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES, INCLUDING HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, ARTS AND CULTURE, MUSIC, THEATER, HISTORY, ANIMAL WELFARE, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, ADVOCACY, AND GENERAL PHILANTHROPY.THE FOUNDATION'S IN PARADISE FOR GOOD COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM AWARDED MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO 73 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING THE LARGEST ANNUAL COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM IN THE FOUNDATION'S HISTORY. THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZED COLLABORATIVE PHILANTHROPY BY ENGAGING DONOR ADVISED FUNDHOLDERS ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY REVIEWERS TO MAXIMIZE CHARITABLE IMPACT THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS.THE FOUNDATION STRENGTHENED LONG-TERM CHARITABLE RESOURCES BY ESTABLISHING 20 NEW CHARITABLE FUNDS IN 2025, INCLUDING DONOR-ADVISED, FIELD-OF-INTEREST, DESIGNATED, SCHOLARSHIP, AGENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL ENDOWMENT, AND FISCAL AGENT FUNDS. THESE NEW FUNDS ADDED ALMOST $3 MILLION TO THE FOUNDATION'S ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT. AT YEAR-END, THE FOUNDATION MANAGED MORE THAN 240 CHARITABLE FUNDS, WITH ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY $39.6 MILLION.THE FOUNDATION REMAINED COMMITTED TO IDENTIFYING AND ADDRESSING EVOLVING COMMUNITY NEEDS THROUGH THE UPPER, MIDDLE AND LOWER FLORIDA KEYS BY PARTNERING WITH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCILS. DURING 2025, THE FOUNDATION'S REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCILS DISTRIBUTED $130,000 IN GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS SUPPORTING FOOD SECURITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, ART AND CULTURE, EDUCATION AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES THROUGHOUT MONROE COUNTY. THESE COUNCILS PROVIDE LOCAL LEADERSHIP IN IDENTIFYING COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND GUIDING CHARITABLE INVESTMENTS THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN. THE FOUNDATION ALSO CONTINUED CHARITABLE GIVING THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, AWARDING $89,000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO 47 STUDENTS, WHILE CONTINUING TO ENCOURAGE LONG-TERM PHILANTHROPY THROUGH ITS LEGACY SOCIETY, WHICH NOW INCLUDES 63 HOUSEHOLDS DOCUMENTING MORE THAN $45 MILLION IN FUTURE CHARITABLE COMMITMENTS BENEFITING THE FLORIDA KEYS.THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PHILANTHROPY, NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES AND PERMANENT CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS, THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO FULFILL ITS MISSION OF CONNECTING PEOPLE, RESOURCES AND NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS.Expenses $2,600,683 · grants $2,343,307 · revenue $68,899
- CENTER FOR NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE: THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE, PROVIDING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNANCE EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS.THE FOUNDATION'S LEADERSHIP SUCCESS ACADEMY GRADUATED 29 NONPROFIT LEADERS IN 2025 AND HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 700 LEADERS SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2008. THE CENTER ALSO PRESENTED EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, THE ANNUAL FLORIDA KEYS NONPROFIT DAY, MORNING MARKETING EXCHANGE NETWORKING EVENTS, AND THE ANNUAL UNSUNG HEROES CELEBRATION RECOGNIZING OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. DURING 2025, MORE THAN 150 NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS PARTICIPATED IN FOUNDATION TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AND 85 VOLUNTEERS WERE HONORED THROUGH THE UNSUNG HEROES PROGRAM. BY PROVIDING EDUCATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION, THE CENTER FOR NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE CONTINUED TO IMPROVE NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP CAPACITY, GOVERNANCE, AND ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS.Expenses $65,942 · revenue $13,157
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 | 990 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
- 65-0648968
- 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
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T31)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $41,054,473
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,755,338
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $6,452,657 | $2,981,803 | $41,054,473 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $6,603,079 | $4,020,531 | $33,814,856 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $8,297,039 | $3,716,205 | $29,010,748 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | -$626,007 | $2,960,673 | $24,430,646 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 65-0648968).
Questions about COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
- What is the EIN of COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS is 65-0648968.
- Is COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS 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 COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ELIZABETH BROWN.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $150,000 (ELIZABETH BROWN, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,452,657, expenses of $2,981,803 and total assets of $41,054,473 at year end.
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