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← FLORIDA FISHING ACADEMY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FLORIDA FISHING ACADEMY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$696,831
Total expenses
$428,410
Contributions and grants received
$759,921
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$12,004
Investment income
-$75,094
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$976,436
Total liabilities, end of year
$19,956
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$956,480
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$389,004
Management and general expenses
$36,630
Fundraising expenses
$2,776
Program service expenses (Part III)
$389,004

Program services were 90.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $264,108

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $495,813

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FISHING AND BOAT TRIPS

    total $12,004 · related or exempt $12,004

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,591 · excluded $11,591

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $62,815

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $149,500

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$86,685

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$86,685 · excluded -$86,685

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $111,729 · program services $106,366 · management and general $4,022 · fundraising $1,341

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $117,241 · program services $111,499 · management and general $4,307 · fundraising $1,435

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $8,468 · management and general $8,468

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,777 · management and general $1,777

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $15,500 · program services $15,500

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,876 · program services $837 · management and general $4,039

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $36,060 · program services $36,060

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $33,431 · program services $27,297 · management and general $6,134

  • 24a · Other expenses: DOCK LEASE

    total $48,831 · program services $48,831

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINT

    total $20,870 · program services $20,870

  • 24c · Other expenses: BOAT LEASE

    total $13,956 · program services $13,956

  • 24d · Other expenses: MICELLANEOUS

    total $9,451 · program services $1,568 · management and general $7,883

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,220 · program services $6,220

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $28,105 · end of year $115,809

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $481,728

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $8,954 · end of year $4,650

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,886 · end of year $9,885

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

    $987,128

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

    $179,975

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,404 · end of year $807,153

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $68,043 · end of year $38,939

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $25,146 · end of year $12,456

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $36,071 · end of year $7,500

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $505,092 · end of year $917,541

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $40,811 · end of year $38,939

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF OUR YOUTH THROUGH ENVIROMENTAL STEWARDSHIP BY PROVIDING INSPIRATION AND EDUCATION THORUGH RECREATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF OUR YOUTH THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP BY PROVIDING INSPIRATION AND EDUCATION THROUGH RECREATION

  • ANGLING FOR A HEALTHY FUTURE IS AN ENVIROMENTAL AWARENESS INITIATIVE THAT TEACHES ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO ENJOY FLORIDA'S FRAGILE MARINE RESOURCES IN A WAY THAT PRESERVES THE ECOSYSTEM FOR GENERATIONS. THE PROGRAM ARMS KIDS WITH THE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO RESIST THE TEMPTATIONS OF THE STREETS AND GAIN A RICHER APPRECIATIONS FOR OUR LOCAL WATERS.

    Expenses $389,004 · Revenue $12,004

  • MOBILE MARINE LAB IS A HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EXPLORE A WORKING MODEL OF FLORIDA'S WATERSHED, THE EFFECTS OF POLLUTION AND BEACH EROSION AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE MARINE-LIFE CHAIN. THE INTERACTIVE MOBILE LAB PROMOTES ADVOCACY ACROSS ALL DEMOGRAPHICS, ESPECIALLY AT OUR SCHOOLS IN PALM BEACH AND MARTIN COUNTIES.

  • CHARTING A COURSE IN THE MARINE INDUSTRIES PROVIDES ADVANCED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH EXTENSIVE VOCATIONAL FISHING EDUCATION AND POST SECONDARY PREPARATION AND SUPPORT DESIGNED TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE WORKFORCE OR COLLEGE. THESE STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO MENTOR YOUNGER STUDENTS, TEACH OUR PROGRAM, AND WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH OUR ON-THE-JOB COMPONENT.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Marc Tanner

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mario Guzman

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Freeman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rene Cotto Negron

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zachary Crane

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Brochu

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $111,729
    From this org
    $111,729
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

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
2024
Filed
21 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503289349300855

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