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Floresta Project Inc

EIN 26-4618694 · Phoenicia, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair64 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FLORESTA PROJECT WAS BORN OUT OF A DEEP CONCERN FOR THE PLANET AND ITS PEOPLE, AND AN AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THE EARTH-BASED TRADITIONS THAT INDIGENOUS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES ARE STRUGGLING TO HOLD ON TO. FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS MEMBERS OF FLORESTA PROJECT HAVE BEEN TRAVELLING TO COMMUNITIES IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA, ESTABLISHING CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PEOPLE THERE. THROUGH THESE CONNECTIONS WE HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE STRUGGLES THAT THESE COMMUNITIES FACE, AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO HELPING THEM DEVELOP AND THRIVE IN A WAY THAT HONORS NATURE AND THEIR CULTURAL HERITAGE.

Income
$164,989
Spending
$155,936
Reserves
1.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Highest pay
$6,450, president

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $65,222 spent. THE GRANT WAS MADE TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING OPERATIONS OF THE GUANANSHE PROJECT SANCTUARY. THE GUANANSHE SANCTUARY IS DEDICATED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION OF PLANTS AND ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE NATIVE PEOPLES OF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON.
  2. $29,332 spent. THE GRANT WAS MADE TO SUPPORT ONGOING PROJECTS IN MUTUM VILLAGE.
  3. $18,044 spent. THE GRANT WAS MADE TO SUPPORT THE STARTUP OF THE ALL1.ECO NGO.
  4. $10,000 spent. SACRED BRIDGE GATHERING

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 2009.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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