Conservation Florida Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Orlando, FL EIN: 59-3613021

Conservation Florida's mission is to permanently protect Florida's water, wildlife, and wild places - the places that make Florida home.

Conservation Florida Inc at a glance

Total assets
$25,215,138
+33.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$11,503,770
+219.7% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$269,045
+12.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$3,644,046
+107.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Conservation Florida Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Delray Beach

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $11.6M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Delray Beach Delray Beach, FLLand Conservation$11,600,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$25,215,138$11,503,770$3,644,046——$269,045
2024$18,878,215$3,598,421$1,757,546——$238,474
2023$14,511,683$2,469,121$13,576,931$11,600,0001$113,223
2022$25,544,786$1,962,176$1,695,208——$13,269
2021$25,613,731$16,207,044$713,736——$4,945
2020$2,477,855$496,460$444,457——$5,659

About Conservation Florida Inc

Based on IRS filings

Conservation Florida Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Orlando, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $25.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $269K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Conservation Florida Inc is led by Traci Deen, Chief Executive Officer since 2024 (on filings since 2020); 3 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Traci Deen

    Chief Executive Officer

    CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $92K (2020) → $187K (2025)

  • Courtney Barnard

    Chair

    Board Member → Secretary, 2021

    Secretary → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chelsea Wisner

    Director of Land Protection

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2025)

  • Sarah Shepard

    Director of Communications

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2025)

  • Matt Pearce

    Board Member

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neil Asma

    Board Member

    Vice President → Chair, 2021

    Chair → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Will Hollis

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adam Babington

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Draper

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Beck

    Vice Chair

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Miller

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christy Wilson Delk

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Ward

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Thames

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Button

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt McLean

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (9)
  • Former: Ellery Badcock Linder (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Kipp Frohlich (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Mike Forrester (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Courteny Barnard (2023–2024) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Jeff Hardesty (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: John Regenfuss (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Kc Nayfield (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Dan Davis (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Margaret Hankinson Spontak (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Traci Deen — Chief Executive Officer: $187KTraci DeenChief Executive Officer$187KChelsea Wisner — Director of Land Protection: $103KChelsea WisnerDirector of Land Protection$103KSarah Shepard — Director of Communications: $102KSarah ShepardDirector of Communications$102K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $187K, to Traci Deen (Chief Executive Officer). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Conservation Florida Inc

How large is Conservation Florida Inc?

Conservation Florida Inc reported $25.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.5M.

What is Conservation Florida Inc?

Conservation Florida Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Orlando, FL. It holds $25.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Conservation Florida Inc operate?

Conservation Florida Inc has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Conservation Florida Inc's EIN?

Conservation Florida Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3613021. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 17, 2024)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 28, 2026)

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