Jax Bch, FL

THE PUBLIC TRUST ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL INSTITUTE OF FLORIDA INC

EIN 13-4300363

Environment & Animal Welfare Environmental Education & Advocacy

Mission

To invoke the law to protect the lands, waters, wildlife, and natural resources of Florida through community action, education, and targeted legal advocacy.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About THE PUBLIC TRUST ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL INSTITUTE OF FLORIDA INC

The Public Trust (also operating as Public Trust for Conservation / Public Trust Environmental Legal Institute of Florida) is a Florida-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that uses legal advocacy, community action, and education to protect Florida’s lands, waters, wildlife, and natural resources. The organization maintains a small legal and conservation staff and a board composed largely of trial lawyers; it pursues Clean Water Act and public-records/Sunshine-Law actions, municipal partnerships, and community-based restoration projects to defend imperiled public resources. In the last several years Public Trust has expanded its on-the-ground Revive initiative (urban greening, tree-planting, community gardens and habitat projects) and has partnered with regional funders to support local restoration and conservation efforts.

Notable achievements

City settlement to strengthen urban forestry

Negotiated a settlement with the City of Jacksonville that strengthened municipal urban-forestry practices and enabled a long-term program of large-scale tree planting (the organization reports this settlement will catalyze millions in future tree-planting investments).

Clean Water Act litigation and compliance monitoring

Has brought Clean Water Act actions and enforcement-oriented litigation (including suits against municipal and industrial dischargers) to stop or reduce sewage and polluted stormwater discharges into the St. Johns River and other local waterways, and continues routine monitoring of permit compliance.

Revive initiative — neighborhood greening projects

Launched the Revive initiative to restore and create public green space in Northeast Florida; early projects include designing and planting a butterfly garden and trees at Huguenot Memorial Park, streetscape/tree plantings at Sulzbacher Village, and design/construction of features at Tide Views Preserve, as well as support for a New Town community urban-farm project.

At a glance

Total assets: $452K
Annual revenue: $360K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 13-4300363
Location: Jax Bch, FL
Website: www.publictrustlaw.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Recognized operating 501(c)(3) public charity (tax-exempt status) engaged in environmental protection and legal advocacy.

Regularly covered in regional media (including the Florida Times-Union and Jax Daily Record) for its legal advocacy, tree-planting and water-protection work.

Partnered with The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida to establish and administer regional environmental funding and to help direct grant support for local restoration projects (including recent oyster- and river-restoration grant activity).

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