Totals
- Total revenue
- $7,879,215
- Total expenses
- $8,152,372
- Contributions and grants received
- $180,988
- Grants paid
- $5,200,000
- Program service revenue
- $7,439,384
- Investment income
- $258,843
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,101,420
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,715,624
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $9,385,796
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $7,730,147
- Management and general expenses
- $422,225
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $7,730,147
Program services were 94.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$180,988
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$180,988
-
2a · Program service revenue: FOOTBALL GAME REVENUE
total $7,009,907 · related or exempt $7,009,907
-
2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP REVENUE
total $287,177 · related or exempt $287,177
-
2c · Program service revenue: EVENTS REVENUE
total $142,300 · related or exempt $142,300
-
3 · Investment income
total $241,955 · excluded $241,955
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $1,703,005
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $1,686,117
-
7c · Gain or loss
other assets $16,888
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $16,888 · excluded $16,888
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9a · Gaming: gross income
$0
-
9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$0
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $5,200,000 · program services $5,200,000
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $587,071 · program services $421,298 · management and general $165,773
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $400,580 · program services $287,467 · management and general $113,113
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $35,457 · program services $25,445 · management and general $10,012
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $113,452 · program services $81,416 · management and general $32,036
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $64,517 · program services $46,299 · management and general $18,218
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $14,820 · management and general $14,820
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $67,508 · program services $64,133 · management and general $3,375
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $40,750 · management and general $40,750
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $197,385 · program services $197,385
-
13 · Office expenses
total $153,765 · program services $146,077 · management and general $7,688
-
14 · Information technology
total $48,320 · program services $45,904 · management and general $2,416
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $129,138 · program services $129,138
-
17 · Travel
total $0
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,382 · program services $2,262 · management and general $120
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $13,904 · management and general $13,904
-
23 · Insurance
total $0
-
24a · Other expenses: GAME OPERATIONS & EVENTS
total $1,071,323 · program services $1,071,323
-
24b · Other expenses: PRODUCTION EXPENSES
total $12,000 · program services $12,000
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,941,948 · end of year $2,345,992
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $526,223 · end of year $388,836
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $8,920 · end of year $17,223
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$603,166
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$558,604
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $49,884 · end of year $44,562
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $4,948,925 · end of year $5,161,639
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,632,526 · end of year $4,143,168
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $796,877 · end of year $613,804
-
18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $51,498 · end of year $18,105
-
20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,733,235 · end of year $2,083,715
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $9,526,816 · end of year $9,385,796
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
GATOR BOWL SPORTS INC'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE NORTHEAST FLORIDA WITH THE VERY BEST IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE AREA'S ECONOMY, NATIONAL IMAGE, AND COMMUNITY PRIDE AND TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE COLLEGIATE EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES ITS REVENUES PRIMARILY FROM THE SALE OF TICKETS TO ITS GAMES AND EVENTS AND FROM MEMBERSHIP INCOME.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SEE SCHEDULE O
-
TRADITION: THE GATOR BOWL GAME AND EVENTS ARE AN 81-YEAR-OLD NORTHEAST FLORIDA FAMILY TRADITION. THE GATOR BOWL IS THE SIXTH OLDEST COLLEGE BOWL GAME AND WAS THE FIRST TO BE TELEVISED NATIONALLY COAST-TO-COAST. IT IS THE HOME OF LEGENDARY COACHES; HEISMAN, OUTLAND, VINCE LOMBARDI AND MAXWELL AWARD WINNERS; AND MORE THAN 175 FIRST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS. GATOR BOWL SPORTS, INC. IS A 501(c)(3) NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE PRIMARY CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON NATIONAL EXPOSURE AND ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - AVERAGE TELEVISION RATINGS OF 5,032,217; 31,290 ATTENDEES; OF THOSE 42% WERE OUT-OF-TOWN VISITORS; $4,419,927 IN DIRECT SPENDING FOR THE LOCAL ECONOMY; $7.5 MILLION OVERALL ECONOMIC IMPACT TO NORTHEAST FLORIDA. GATOR BOWL SPORTS, INC. HAD ONE MAJOR PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2025, THE TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL. THE TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL WAS A POST-SEASON COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME MATCHING DUKE UNIVERSITY AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI. IT INCLUDED A WEEK-LONG CELEBRATION WITH ACTIVITIES, PARTIES AND EVENTS FOR THE FANS AND UNIVERSITIES.
Expenses $7,730,147 · Grants $5,200,000 · Revenue $8,152,372
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
WILLIAM G MCGARITY
PRESIDENT/CEO
- Total calculated
- $317,093
- From this org
- $310,145
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,948
- Hours/week
- 40 + 4 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $214,725
- Bonus
- $84,000
- Other
- $11,420
- Deferred
- $6,948
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $317,093
-
ROBERT E LEVEROCK JR
VICE PRESIDENT/CFO
- Total calculated
- $237,830
- From this org
- $200,865
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,965
- Hours/week
- 40 + 4 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,528
- Bonus
- $37,537
- Other
- $9,800
- Deferred
- $8,206
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,759
- Filer's total
- $237,830
-
KATHERINE COX
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING
- Total calculated
- $165,051
- From this org
- $147,914
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,137
- Hours/week
- 40 + 4 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $119,061
- Bonus
- $23,288
- Other
- $5,565
- Deferred
- $7,674
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,463
- Filer's total
- $165,051
-
NELSON BRADSHAW
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
DAVID BOREE
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
GREG SMITH
CO-TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
SCOTT KEITH
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
ANDY CHENEY
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
ANDY PRADELLA
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
BOB SMITH
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
BRIAN GOIN
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
CARL CANNON
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
CHARLES HUGHES
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
CHRIS VERLANDER
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
DAN MURPHY
CO-TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
DAVID LONG
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
FRED FRANKLIN
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
HEATHER DUNCAN
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
HENRY BECKWITH
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
JAMIE SHELTON
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
JIM MCCOLLUM
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
JOHN DUCE
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
LEERIE JENKINS
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
MIKE HARTLEY
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
RICH THOMPSON
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
SCOTT MCCALEB
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
STEVE TREMEL
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
SUSAN HAMILTON
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
VICTOR JACKSON
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
VINCE MCCORMACK
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
WILFORD LYON
PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
ANDY KING
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
ALAN WORLEY
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, 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. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · First-class or charter travel
- 1a · Travel for companions
- 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- SCHDEULE J, PART I, LINE 1A:
- SOCIAL CLUB DUES WERE PROVIDED TO William G. McGarrity, PRESIDENT & CEO. THE SOCIAL CLUB DUES ARE INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
-
$2,607,069
SUPPORT STUDENT ATHLETICS
-
$1,918,673
SUPPORT STUDENT ATHLETICS
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
-
GATOR BOWL SPORTS CHARITIES INC
501(C)(3) · CHARITABLE · FL
-
501(C)(3) · ATHLETICS · FL
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 26 January 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202620269349301107
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