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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF JACKSONVILLE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$731,734
Total expenses
$682,990
Contributions and grants received
$103,346
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$100,448
Investment income
$24,789
Other revenue
$503,151
Total assets, end of year
$917,411
Total liabilities, end of year
$59,589
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$857,822
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$385,502
Management and general expenses
$141,935
Fundraising expenses
$155,553
Program service expenses (Part III)
$385,502

Program services were 56.4% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $49,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $53,846

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

    total $95,278 · related or exempt $95,278

  • 2b · Program service revenue: WELLNESS PROGRAM

    total $5,170 · related or exempt $5,170

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,549 · related or exempt $15,549

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $9,240

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $9,240

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $9,240 · related or exempt $9,240

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $715,728

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $214,768

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $500,960

  • 11a · Other revenue: REGISTRATION

    total $2,191 · related or exempt $2,191

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,191

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $297,470 · program services $157,779 · management and general $30,000 · fundraising $109,691

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $5,917 · management and general $5,917

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $7,505 · program services $1,294 · management and general $6,081 · fundraising $130

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $14,665 · program services $7,291 · management and general $1,491 · fundraising $5,883

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,486 · management and general $21,486

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $5,379 · management and general $5,379

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $221,378 · program services $171,914 · management and general $26,983 · fundraising $22,481

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,654 · program services $8,654

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $12,048 · management and general $12,048

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,648 · management and general $5,648

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $66,384 · program services $33,485 · management and general $16,307 · fundraising $16,592

  • 17 · Travel

    total $115 · program services $115

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $5,185 · program services $2,489 · management and general $1,920 · fundraising $776

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,851 · management and general $7,851

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $824 · management and general $824

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,481 · program services $2,481

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $326,499 · end of year $311,313

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $458

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $30,023 · end of year $25,388

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $38,712

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $11,142

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $28,394 · end of year $27,570

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $507,694 · end of year $552,682

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $22,197 · end of year $5,559

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $87,121 · end of year $47,588

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $15 · end of year $6,442

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $783,277 · end of year $857,822

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO HELPING PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AND HELPING TO CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT IS EDUCATED, SUPPORTIVE AND INCLUSIVE OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME.

  • THE DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF JACKSONVILLE (DSAJ) PROVIDES WORKSHOPS, EDUCATION CONFERENCES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACHTO RAISE AWARENESS. THE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM IS A VOCATIONAL REHAD PROGRAM WITH THE STATE OF FLORIDA THAT WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPERTUNITIES.

    Expenses $81,472 · Revenue $95,278

  • DSAJ PROVIDES FAMILY SUPPORT TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT DOWN SYNDROME BY PROVIDING MONTHLY SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR VARIOUS AGE GROUPS. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES FUNDING TO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH THE EXPENSES OF TRAVELING TO VARIOUS STATE AND NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES. APPROXIMATELY, 105 FAMILIES WERE SERVED DURING THE YEAR 2024. INCLUSION SOLUTIONS PROGRAMS PROVIDE THERAPY SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS (UP TO 1,500.00 PER FAMILY)

    Expenses $185,490

  • BASKETBALL PROGRAM: THE DSAJ BASKETBALL TEAM MEETS WEEKLY AT HENDRICKS AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH. WE ACCOMMODATE PLAYERS AGES 6 YEARS AND ABOVE. OUR SEASON BEGINS IN FEBRUARY AND RUNS THROUGH AUGUST. ALTHOUGH THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSORED BY DSAJ, IT IS NOT LIMITED TO CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME: ALL CHILDREN WITH VARYING DISABILITIES ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE. SOCCER PROGRAM: THE DSAJ SPONSORS A SOCCER TEAM THAT PLAYS EACH SATURDAY MORNING. THE ANNUAL SEASON TYPICALLY STARTS THE LAST SATURDAY IN OCTOBER AND RUNS THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY. THE TEAM IS OPEN TO ANYONE WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY REGARDLESS OF AGE. THE PLAYERS ARE GROUPED INTO TEAMS BASED ON AGE AND SOCCER SKILLS. OUR PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH EVERYONE CAN PARTICIPATE, EXERCISE SAFELY, LEARN HOW TO PLAY AS A TEAM AND MAKE FRIENDS. WE EMPHASIZE SAFETY, TEAM SPIRIT AND GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP CONDUCT. STARZ DANCE AND CHEER: THE STARZ CHEERLEADER GROUP IS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. WE MEET WEEKLY TO PREPARE FOR PERFORMANCES. OUR STARZ PERFORM AT EVENTS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS VARIOUS DSAJ CELEBRATIONS. DURING THE YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 79 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE WELLNESS AND FITNESS PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $8,501 · Revenue $5,170

  • DSAJ PROVIDES VARIOUS SUPPORT SERVICES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA WHOSE FOCUS IS TO PROVIDE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION AND TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH DOWN SYNDROME REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. THE ORGANIZATION HAS OVER 1,600 INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

    Expenses $110,039

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Amy-Katherine Ahrbert

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Stefanie Harrell

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Ryan Hudson Jones

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Jack Lynch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Amy Mantione

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Chad Martin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Corey Portnoy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Susan Quinn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Walt Quinn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Chuck Steinkamp

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Lindsay Volk

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Nathan Walter

    PRESIDENT OF

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Scott Fletcher

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202503219349304705

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