Totals
- Total revenue
- $49,926
- Total expenses
- $45,179
- Contributions and grants received
- $49,927
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Membership dues (line 3)
- $0
- Investment income (line 4)
- $0
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $0
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $29,550
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $29,550
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $45,181
Program services were 100.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2025
Primary exempt purpose
The organizations primary exempt purpose is to support and enhance the environmental condition of Biscayne Bay in Miami-Dade County Florida through a Citizens Support Organization CSO for the State of Floridas Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves
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Biscayne Bay Restoration Stewardship Projects Friends of Biscayne Bay FOBB advanced several on-the-ground projects supporting Biscayne Bay restoration and stewardship Derelict Trap Rodeo FOBB organized and supported a community-based derelict fishing trap removal event in Biscayne Bay working with agency partners to remove abandoned traps that pose risks to marine life and navigation The project engaged volunteers local officials and the public in hands-on marine debris removal Sonde Water Quality Monitoring Project FOBB partnered with Florida International University to support the deployment of water quality monitoring sondes in Biscayne Bay and its tributaries FOBBs role included landowner outreach site identification and public engagement to support long-term publicly accessible water quality data collection
Expenses $15,000
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Outreach Education FOBB also conducted outreach and education activities to increase public awareness of Biscayne Bay water quality conservation issues and opportunities for civic engagement FOBB produced and distributed regular newsletters and digital communications reaching thousands of subscribers maintained active social media and website platforms to share educational content project updates and advocacy opportunities participated in public events cleanups and tabling opportunities including The Way of Water Baynanza and International Coastal Cleanup Day engaged the public in advocacy related to Biscayne Bay restoration water quality and land-use protections and supported the installation of interpretive signage at the Joe Farina Mangrove Preserve to educate visitors about the ecological significance of the site and honor its conservation legacy
Expenses $30,181
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Bruce Matheson
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Charles Munroe
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Mary Zigler
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Connie Crowther
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gary Milano
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Steve Leidner
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Leigh Buckner
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Paul Schwiep
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 9 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202640689349201954
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