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THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC
THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC (Florida) receives grants from 434 organizations whose IRS filings report $73,122,137 to it, the largest being THE CRAWFORD TAYLOR FOUNDATION ($12,700,000). 275 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $25M
- Funders on record
- 434
- Grants received
- $73M
- Net assets
- $64M
What The Everglades Foundation Inc does
Mission
The mission of the foundation is to restore and protect america's everglades through its three programmatic pillars: science, advocacy and education. (continued on schedule o)
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Science:our scientific expertise has always been the bedrock of the foundation, and it serves a critical role in achieving the 2030 restoration goals. The foundation has a built a nationally respected science institute model with leading experts in hydrology, ecology, water quality, economics and resiliency to provide science-based solutions for everglades restoration at the state and national levels. The science department builds and maintains research expertise in restoration project planning, water quality monitoring, hydrological and ecological impacts of water management operations, and valuing ecosystem services like flood protection and water supply. The science department works with highly regarded external research partners and publishes a number of papers and technical comment letters on priority restoration topics. The everglades foundation science team shares science-based evidence and conveys the complexity of everglades restoration to a variety of stakeholders, decision makers and other scientific organizations to provide scientific support for strategic restoration outcomes.
$2,287,156 spentof which $236,333 as grants21% of program spendingAdvocacy - policy & engagement:using insights rooted in science and economics, the policy & engagement team works to educate and convince key decision makers and partners to take actions that positively impact everglades restoration and preservation. The everglades foundation's policy team has participated in influencing every major everglades restoration project since 2008. The policy department advocates for funding of the eaa reservoir construction, as well as other key restoration components within cepp. With a variety of high-impact partner organizations, the team tracks issues that may impact everglades restoration and advances collaborative solutions. Sharing science and economic based evidence with coalitions of realtors, chambers of commerce, and the tourism business helps advance sentiment and legislative issues that support restoration.
$3,537,088 spentof which $1,581,104 as grants33% of program spendingEducation:the education team serves to educate and empower people with the knowledge of the importance of the everglades ecosystem. The education department has trained over 6,000 teachers in everglades literacy, resulting in the everglades education of over 200,000 students across 30 counties in florida. The education department works with over 50 champion schools that have incorporated everglades curriculum in every grade level of their school. The everglades foundation literacy program provides a pre-k to 5th grade learning journey, with scalable middle and high school programs throughout the state of florida. The department conducts teacher trainings, updates curriculum and creates digital content and learning aids that are available without cost to students and teachers that seek to increase their knowledge about the everglades and the importance of preserving and protecting clean water flow.
$1,488,090 spentof which $70,234 as grants14% of program spendingThe communications team supports the foundation's programmatic pillars and teams by creating and executing a comprehensive communications plan that advances the foundation's mission. Communications showcases and promotes, through a variety of mediums, messaging around key scientific, educational, development, and policy topics and events.
$3,349,834 spent31% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $10,662,168.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $18M to $35M (+98%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
97% of THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (87% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Eric Eikenberg President
Chief executive officer
Board chair
Carlos M De La Cruz Jr
Chairman
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2024 and FY2025 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 83 funders to 193 funders, grant income rose $1.9M → $12M.
43 of 434 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 22% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 434 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 10 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 10 funders to its left
25% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 21% · 2018 18% · 2019 11% · 2020 13% · 2021 55% · 2022 19% · 2023 16% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
52% of THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC draws 67% of its grant income from funders outside Florida, across 35 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $16M arriving through sponsors registered in 20 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 210 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 210 environment nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2k on record.
- REFUNDS - GENERAL $2k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
85%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 37 states
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC?
- THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC (Florida) receives grants from 434 organizations whose IRS filings report $73,122,137 to it, the largest being THE CRAWFORD TAYLOR FOUNDATION ($12,700,000). 275 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 434 organizations giving $73,122,137 in grants to THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC, 275 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC?
- THE CRAWFORD TAYLOR FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $12,700,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE EVERGLADES FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 434 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing