International Biodiversity Foundation Incorporated
International Biodiversity Foundation Incorporated
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About this organization
Revenue
$11,770
Expenses
$46,819
Mission
WE SOLICIT DONATIONS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF GRANTS TO RESEARCHERS, LARGELY AFFILIATED WITH UNIVERSITIES AND NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS AND SCHOOLS BUT ALSO INDEPENDENT CITIZEN-SCIENTISTS AND AMATEUR NATURALISTS WHO PURSUE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON ALL TYPES OF ORGANISMS (= BIODIVERSITY) LIVING IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS IN FLORIDA AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD. WE PUBLISH SUMMARIES OF THE DISCOVERIES MADE BY THE RESEARCHERS. WE ASK GRANT RECIPIENTS TO AUTHOR AND THEN PUBLISH THEIR FINDINGS IN SCIENTIFIC PAPERS IN JOURNALS, POPULAR ARTICLES IN MAGAZINES AND OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PERIODICALS AND RADIO AND TELEVISION MEDIA. WE PUBLISH BOOKS WRITTEN BY AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATED BY PHOTOGRAPHERS, PROFESSIONAL OR AMATEUR, WITH A COMPELLING STORY TO TELL ABOUT ENDANGERED SPECIES, BIODIVERSITY, THREATENED HABITATS SUCH AS THE FLORIDA KEYS OR THE EVERGLADES OR TROPICAL RAINFORESTS, AND VIRTUALLY ANY SUBJECT RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
About
WE SOLICIT DONATIONS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF GRANTS TO RESEARCHERS, LARGELY AFFILIATED WITH UNIVERSITIES AND NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS AND SCHOOLS BUT ALSO INDEPENDENT CITIZEN-SCIENTISTS AND AMATEUR NATURALISTS WHO PURSUE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON ALL TYPES OF ORGANISMS (= BIODIVERSITY) LIVING IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS IN FLORIDA AND ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD. WE PUBLISH SUMMARIES OF THE DISCOVERIES MADE BY THE RESEARCHERS. WE ASK GRANT RECIPIENTS TO AUTHOR AND THEN PUBLISH THEIR FINDINGS IN SCIENTIFIC PAPERS IN JOURNALS, POPULAR ARTICLES IN MAGAZINES AND OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE PERIODICALS AND RADIO AND TELEVISION MEDIA. WE PUBLISH BOOKS WRITTEN BY AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATED BY PHOTOGRAPHERS, PROFESSIONAL OR AMATEUR, WITH A COMPELLING STORY TO TELL ABOUT ENDANGERED SPECIES, BIODIVERSITY, THREATENED HABITATS SUCH AS THE FLORIDA KEYS OR THE EVERGLADES OR TROPICAL RAINFORESTS, AND VIRTUALLY ANY SUBJECT RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO PRESERVATION OF HUMAN DIVERSITY AS WELL AS BIODIVERSITY OF OTHER ORGANISMS. WE PROVIDE HIGHLY SECURE, PEST-FREE, CLIMATE-CONTROLLED SPACE IN OUR BUILDINGS FOR SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS RELATED TO OUR MISSION AND PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PRESERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY SAMPLES FROM AREAS OF FLORIDA, NORTH AMERICA, AND THE WORLD THAT ARE EITHER HISTORIC OR THREATENED BY EMINENT DESTRUCTION OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, OR ALREADY DESTROYED. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE IN MANY CASES, THE LAST HISTORICAL RECORD OF WHAT ONCE LIVED THERE. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE RECEIVED AS DONATIONS AND ULTIMATELY, THEY WILL RESIDE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AND THE STATES FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, BOTH 501(C)(3) INSTITUTIONS LOCATED IN ALACHUA COUNTY BUT LACKING SUFFICIENT BUILDING SPACE TO HOUSE THESE DONATIONS AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as described in the filing, is “We solicit donations to provide financial support in the form of grants to researchers, largely affiliated with universities and natural history museums and schools but also independent citizen-scientists and amateur naturalists who pursue biological research on all types of organisms (= biodiversity) living in the natural environments in florida and elsewhere in the world. we publish summaries of the discoveries made by the researchers. we ask grant recipients to author and then publish their findings in scientific papers in journals, popular articles in magazines and other publicly available periodicals and radio and television media. we publish books written by authors and illustrated by photographers, professional or amateur, with a compelling story to tell about endangered species, biodiversity, threatened habitats such as the florida keys or the everglades or tropical rainforests, and virtually any subject relating to conservation and indigenous peoples, which will contribute to”.
When describing its duties, they were characterized as: “We solicit donations to provide financial support in the form of grants to researchers, largely affiliated with universities and natural history museums and schools but also independent citizen-scientists and amateur naturalists who pursue biological research on all types of organisms (= biodiversity) living in the natural environments in florida and elsewhere in the world. we publish summaries of the discoveries made by the researchers. we ask grant recipients to author and then publish their findings in scientific papers in journals, popular articles in magazines and other publicly available periodicals and radio and television media. we publish books written by authors and illustrated by photographers, professional or amateur, with a compelling story to tell about endangered species, biodiversity, threatened habitats such as the florida keys or the everglades or tropical rainforests, and virtually any subject relating to conservation and indigenous peoples, which will contribute to”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal regulations by reporting their state of operation as FL.
- The filing shows that the non-profit's address as of 2020 is 1618 NW 55TH PLACE, GAINESVILLE, FL, 32653.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has reported a total of 0 employees on their form.
- The non-profit has loans outstanding as of 2020.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are less than $100,000.
- Revenue is less than $100,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$35,049.
- The compensation policy for the CEO of the organization is not determined through an impartial evaluation and endorsement.
- The organization has 3 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2014.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $0 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.