Totals
- Total revenue
- $27,806
- Total expenses
- $20,476
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,814
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $18,000
- Investment income
- $7,992
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $428,764
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,400
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $426,364
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $10,989
- Management and general expenses
- $0
- Fundraising expenses
- $9,487
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $10,989
Program services were 53.7% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,814
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES
total $18,000 · related or exempt $18,000
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3 · Investment income
total $7,992 · related or exempt $7,992
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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11b · Fees: legal
total $6,637 · fundraising $6,637
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11g · Fees: other
total $5,172 · program services $5,172
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,850 · fundraising $2,850
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16 · Occupancy
total $4,467 · program services $4,467
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23 · Insurance
total $1,350 · program services $1,350
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $98,269 · end of year $151,953
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $320,666 · end of year $276,811
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $99
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
end of year $495
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25 · Other liabilities
end of year $1,905
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $419,034 · end of year $426,364
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
PROMOTE LEGACY GIVING FROM THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDE GRANTS AND GIVING TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEEDS, PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE VILLAGE OF ESTERO AND THE COMMUNITY BY MANAGING PROJECTS BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY.
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THE PRIMARY ACTIVITY OF THE ESTERO FOREVER FOUNDATION FROM APRIL 2024 THROUGH 2025 WAS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VILLAGE OF ESTERO TO PREPARE ESTERO RIVER PARK, LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF CORKSCREW ROAD AND U.S. 41, FOR FUTURE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. THIS INITIATIVE WAS IMPLEMENTED SHORTLY AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE DRIVING RANGE PROJECT. EFF'S WORK AT THE ESTERO RIVER PARK SITE INCLUDED DEBRIS REMOVAL, IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY, SECURING A WATER SUPPLY FOR THOSE BUILDINGS, AND ENHANCING SITE ATTRACTIONS SUCH AS THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN AND LABYRINTH. ALL IMPROVEMENTS WERE COMPLETED WITHIN THE APPROVED BUDGET ESTABLISHED BY THE VILLAGE OF ESTERO. EFF COORDINATED ON-SITE PARTICIPATION BY FGCU STUDENTS, WHO ASSISTED WITH THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES AS PART OF THE BROADER EFFORT TO IMPROVE AND PRESERVE THE PROPERTY.
Expenses $10,989 · Revenue $18,000
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Joseph A ArchazkiJOSEPH A ARCHAZKI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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John BodnerJOHN BODNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bill DaubmannBILL DAUBMANN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Brandon MillerBRANDON MILLER
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Harlan ParrishHARLAN PARRISH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Joni PavichJONI PAVICH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Luke PylesLUKE PYLES
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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John J QuinJOHN J QUIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Michele Miller SmithMICHELE MILLER SMITH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Wayne SmithWAYNE SMITH
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 28 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202641499349300339
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