This page brings together the basic information donors, grantmakers, businesses, and other organizations may want when evaluating FLP.
The basics
Organization details
Legal name
Florida Lantern Project, Inc.
Formerly known as
Sylvan Ramble Lights, Inc.—legal name changed January 2026
Doing business as
Florida Lantern Project
EIN
86-3574323
Tax status
501(c)(3) public charity
Incorporated
Florida not-for-profit corporation, 2021
Florida document number
Principal address
6706 Camden Bay Dr, Ste 205, Tampa, FL 33635
Contact
Our legal name changed in January 2026. Records filed before that change may still appear under “Sylvan Ramble Lights, Inc.” The EIN remained the same.
Qualified to do the work
Credentials
FLP’s aerial property documentation is conducted under:
Federal
FAA Part 107
Remote pilot certificate #004295077, authorizing commercial drone operation.
Our drone surveys include a written report documenting visible conditions rather than only photographs.
Check us independently
Documents and filings
Our filings are public, and we encourage donors and partners to verify them directly.
IRS
Tax-exempt status and Form 990-N
Search EIN 86-3574323 in the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. The 2025 e-Postcard is filed under our former name, Sylvan Ramble Lights.
IRS search
State of Florida
Corporate record and annual report
Search document number N21000004590 on Sunbiz for our articles, 2026 name change, officers, and annual reports.
Sunbiz search
We can also provide available organizational documents on request, including our IRS determination letter, Form 990-N filings, articles of incorporation and amendment, W-9, and certificate of insurance.
Who’s accountable
Governance
Officers and directors as filed with the State of Florida in our 2026 annual report.
Samuel Johnson
President
Dominic Schaefer
Vice President
Miqueias Torres de Almeida
Secretary
Sandra Jimenez
Director
The board meets quarterly. No board member is compensated.
Follow the money
Where the money went
During the 2024 storms, FLP had a $0 operating budget. Assistance was delivered through donated hotel capacity, volunteer labor, equipment already available to us, and in-kind partnerships rather than cash reserves.
50+
individuals and families assisted
Helene and Milton, 2024
20+
placed in emergency lodging
in the days before Milton made landfall
$0
operating budget that year
delivered entirely through partnerships
20,000+
neighbors who came to the light show
raising ~$50,000 for local charities
These figures cover Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024 and the Sylvan Ramble Lights era from 2015 to 2023. Audited financial statements are not currently available. Our filed tax records are available for independent review.
Policies
Policies
Our programs, services, and volunteer opportunities are inclusive of all gender identities and sexual orientations.