Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Maitland, FL EIN: 59-3700304

To protect, connect and expand native Florida wildflower habitat through research, education, planting and conservation.

Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc gave $37K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$36,551
+265.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+200.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,184
+21.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$9,638
Total assets
$1,697,113
+6.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc

Who Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

University of Florida Board of Trustees: $19KUniversity of Florida Board ofTrustees$19KUniversity of Florida Foundation: $10KUniversity of FloridaFoundation$10KFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden: $8KFairchild Tropical BotanicGarden$8K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Florida Board of Trustees ($19K). Together the top 3 received $37K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

GainesvilleDelray BeachGrovelandMelbourneMiamiRydeTampa

How Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $37K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $37K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Florida Board of Trustees Gainesville, FLPromote Wildflowers$19,301
University of Florida Foundation Gainesville, FLPromote Wildflowers$9,638
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Miami, FLPromote Wildflowers$7,612
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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$1,697,113$725,350$679,249$36,5513$35,197
2024$1,593,182$633,490$511,186$10,0001$30,286
2023$1,385,706$625,250$444,344——$16,346
2022$1,182,551$528,033$394,344$27,6732$13,607
2021$1,149,909$795,125$393,237$21,0152$65,391
2020$784,208$367,729$326,193$10,0002$10,422
2019$694,653$342,681$323,042$5,0001$11,813

About Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Science & Technology, based in Maitland, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $37K. Net investment income was $35K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc is led by Stacey Matrazzo, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Stacey Matrazzo

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $67K (2022) → $93K (2025)

  • Sara Burke

    Chair

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne Mackay

    Director

    Secretarydirector → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Schaag

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Price

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Bissett

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kody Smith

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Russell

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Henry

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cj McCartney

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ramona Johnston

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Geena Hill

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marissa Kaprow

    Treasurer

    Treasurerdirector → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Zinn

    Secretary

    Past Chairmandirector → Secretarydirector, 2021

    Secretarydirector → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fatima Elkott

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.6 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Caster

    Immedite Past Chair

    Chair → Immedite Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    2.1 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Melissa Hunt (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Sara Goldstein (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Dena Wild (2019–2021) — Chairmandirector
  • Former: Eric Darden (2019–2021) — Vice Chairmandirector
  • Former: David Frakt (2019–2020) — Vice Chairmandirector
  • Former: Jaret Daniels (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Gary Henry (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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

Stacey Matrazzo — Executive Director: $93KStacey MatrazzoExecutive Director$93K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $93K, to Stacey Matrazzo (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc

How much does Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc give each year?

Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc gave $37K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

What is Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $9,638, and its average grant was $12,184, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc give grants?

Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc gives mostly in Florida: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Gainesville, FL (2 grants).

Does Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Promote Wildflowers" (3 grants).

How large is Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc?

Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $725K.

What is Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc?

Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Science & Technology, based in Maitland, FL. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc's EIN?

Florida Wildflower Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3700304. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 27, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 23, 2022)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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