Public Charity

GUANACASTE DRY FOREST CONSERVATION FUND

GUANACASTE DRY FOREST CONSERVATION FUND is a Public Charity headquartered in HINESBURG, VT. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $3.3M revenue, $3.6M expenses, $22.4M total assets. 31 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 943280315 HINESBURG, VT Natural Resources Conservation & Protection NTEE: C30 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$3.3M
Total Expenses$3.6M
Total Assets$22.4M
Grant Records31
Funding Total$2.8M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

The mission of the GDFCF is to carry out any project or initiative that will increase the chances of survival of the ecosystems and biodiversity of Area de Conservacion Guanacaste in Northern Costa Rica. See Schedule O for additional details.

Where $100 goes at Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund

How Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$64
Acg biodiversity inventory:funded biodiversity inventory of the area de conservacion guananacaste (acg) for direct scientific basic research and education, and for use in management and conservation decisions by…
72% of program spending
$19
Made direct grants to and other payments on behalf of the area de conservacion guanacaste to subsidize equipment purchases and other costs of its operations
21% of program spending
$3
Purchase and holding of land for preservation:the organization acquired no new land during 2024
4% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
RANGER STATION REPAIR
$27,800
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$593,774
2024
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$275,000
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$80,000
2024
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$15,600

Showing up to 5 of 31 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Alex Smith
Director Brad Zlotnick
President Daniel Janzen
Exec Dir/Sec'y Eric Palola
Vice President Frank Joyce
Director Jessie Hill

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,665,293 21 grants
Animal Welfare
$97,600 4 grants
Environment & Conservation
$35,500 4 grants
Unspecified
$42,341 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $3.3M $3.6M $22.4M
2023 $2.8M $3.5M $21.9M
2022 $8.1M $3.0M $21.3M
2020 $2.0M $2.5M $18.6M
2019 $2.2M $3.4M $17.9M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.2M to $3.3M (+53%), with total assets most recently reported at $22.4M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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