Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund

HINESBURG, VT EIN: 94-3280315 Website

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.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$22.4M

+2.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$213K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$213K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$7M$9M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$22,429,359$21,892,968$21,296,479
Revenue$3,296,668$2,757,580$8,090,494
Expenses$3,624,946$3,514,874$2,974,608
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$916,683$342,730$719,404
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$53K$107K$160K$213K0 grants20200 grants20210 grants20220 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION$213K

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

ERIC PALOLAExec Dir/Sec'y$136K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ERIC PALOLAExec Dir/Sec'y40$136,430
DANIEL JANZENPresident40
WINIFRED HALLWACHSVice President40
STEPHEN STROUDTreasurer2
JORGE CORTES NUNEZDirector4
FRANK JOYCEVice President5
BRAD ZLOTNICKDirector2
ROB PRINGLEDirector0.5
REX HAMILTONDirector2
SARA O'CONNORDirector0.5
JESSIE HILLDirector0.5
SCOTT MILLERDirector0.5
ALEX SMITHDirector1

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

Cities

Washington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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