Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$51,841

Total expenses

$64,749

Contributions and grants received

$1,097

Grants paid

$41,428

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)

$50,744

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

$0

Other revenue (line 8)

$0

Total assets, end of year

$55,654

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$55,654

Program service expenses (Part III)

$9,150

Program services were 14.1% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

• Vaughn Blumberg Services - hired Bobert The Balloon Guy as entertainment at Halloween, Christmas, and Mardi Gras Parade events for individuals with IDD; donated money for supplies including 5 blood pressure machines

  Expenses $600 · Grants $9,000

• Wiregrass Children's Home - donated funds to help with providing a safe haven for neglected and abused children throughout seven counties in the Wiregrass area of Southeast Alabama.

  Grants $10,000

• School Supplies - donated funds to Cottonwood Schools life skills program and Wicksburg High School life skills class; donated school supplies to Morris Slingluff Elementary School special education class

  Expenses $514 · Grants $5,500

• Vivian B Adams - donated funds to support the only school of its kind in Alabama, serving individuals with intellectual disabilities from birth through adulthood

  Grants $5,000

• Scholarships - paid $2200 for 4 students to attend the National Leadership Forum at Harding University, a week-long seminar that promotes leadership education for high school students from a multi-state region; awarded two $1000 Wilburn Lane Scholarships for achievement in community service to graduating high school students attending college in the upcoming fall semester

  Grants $4,200

• Civitan International Dues

  Grants $3,643

• Family Fun Day is an annual local event held for people with disabilities and their families. Attendance is in the hundreds. Food and drinks were provided. Primary activities this year included balloons and face painting from Bobert Entertainment, bouncy castles from B&B Inflatables, and musical entertainment from Shane Owens.

  Expenses $3,000

• Doug Tew Therapeutic Rec Center - secured $1000 sponsorship for Polar Plunge event to benefit Special Olympics; donated supplies to Pottery Studio

  Expenses $1,902 · Grants $1,000

• Fall Carnival is an annual local event held for people with disabilities and their families. Attendance is in the hundreds. Food and drinks were provided. Activities included carnival games, trick or treat, costume contest, face painting, bouncy castles, clowns, and balloons.

  Expenses $2,466

• Special Olympics Banner Awards - judged banners and awarded participating teams

  Grants $1,347

• Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign - rang bell and donated money

  Grants $1,200

• Wiregrass Area Buddy Walk - participated and donated to this Awareness, Inclusion and Fundraising Walk for Down syndrome in the Wiregrass area (Dothan, Enterprise, etc.) to benefit the FRIENDS (Friends Reaching Influencing, Educating and Networking for Down syndrome) support group

  Grants $1,100

• Wheelchair Ramps - donated money to purchase materials

  Grants $1,091

• Civitans at the Helm - donated on Giving Tuesday to Civitan International's annual giving program benefitting the Civitan International Research Center (CIRC), which is an interdisciplinary center located on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham that is dedicated to improving lives through neurodevelopmental research and the prevention and treatment of developmental disabilities. Established in 1989, the CIRC includes over 100 scientists, clinicians, and research staff from around the globe.

  Grants $1,000

• SARCOA - Santa for Seniors - provided Christmas gifts for two senior adults with disabilities

  Expenses $668 · Grants $170

• Jr. Civitan - rechartered Ashford Jr. Civitan Club and it's 39 members

  Grants $468

• Donations - donated $100 to GoFundMe for a child in the community with Down syndrome and medical complications; gave $200 to support a student who uses puppetry, ventriloquism, song, and dance to spread positive messages of B.R.A.V.E (building respect and values for everyone) for anti-bullying and S.H.I.N.E (serve, help, inspire, never give up and encourage) to children

  Grants $300

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part IV

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

2024

Filed

14 August 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

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