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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GATOR BOWL SPORTS CHARITIES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$230,658
Total expenses
$303,538
Contributions and grants received
$199,265
Grants paid
$56,855
Program service revenue
$32,105
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$712
Total assets, end of year
$1,271,306
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,482,991
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$211,685
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$303,538
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$303,538

Program services were 100.0% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $37,741

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $161,524

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $27,809

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SCHOLARSHIP OF EXCELLENCE

    total $13,690 · related or exempt $13,690

  • 2b · Program service revenue: DREAM TEAM

    total $18,415 · related or exempt $18,415

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 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

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $75,000

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $37,741

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $75,712

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$712 · excluded -$712

  • 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 $18,855 · program services $18,855

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $38,000 · program services $38,000

  • 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 $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $115,594 · program services $115,594

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,280 · program services $4,280

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: SEND A CHILD TO THE GAME

    total $37,470 · program services $37,470

  • 24b · Other expenses: DREAM TEAM

    total $8,613 · program services $8,613

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUPONT PROGRAM

    total $10,415 · program services $10,415

  • 24d · Other expenses: POP WARNER

    total $25,732 · program services $25,732

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $44,579 · program services $44,579

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $10,825 · end of year $10,825

  • 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 $15,000 · end of year $22,260

  • 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 $0 · end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 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 $838,730 · end of year $1,238,221

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $68,875 · end of year $19,992

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 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 $934,485 · end of year $1,462,999

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$138,805 · end of year -$211,685

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE PURPOSE OF GATOR BOWL SPORTS CHARITIES, INC IS TO: ORGANIZE, SPONSOR, PRODUCE, PROMOTE AND/OR PARTICIPATE IN ATHLETIC EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, CLINICS, EXPOSITIONS AND OTHER SIMILAR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE NORTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY; MAKE GIFTS, GRANTS OR DONATIONS FOR THE PROMOTION OF CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; AND TO ACT AS THE CHARITABLE ARM OF GATOR BOWL SPORTS, INC. AND JACKSONVILLE SPORTS COUNCIL. GATOR BOWL SPORTS CHARITIES, INC. RECEIVES REVENUES FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH EVENT SALES AND CONTRIBUTIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O

  • GATOR BOWL CHARITIES IS THE PHILANTHROPY ARM OF GATOR BOWL SPORTS AND OUR WAY OF GIVING BACK TO THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COMMUNITY! WE STRIVE TO DIRECTLY IMPACT LOCAL YOUTH AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST FLORIDA THROUGH UNIQUE EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES WITH A FOCUS ON EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE. THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE LOCAL YOUTH WITH INSIGHT INTO SPORTS BUSINESS, COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES, BEHIND THE SCENES/ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCES AT SPORTING EVENTS AND MORE. KEY PROGRAMS INCLUDE: SEND A CHILD TO THE GAME WHICH ANNUALLY PROVIDES OVER 1,000 PARTICIPANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE SPORTING EVENTS BY PROVIDING A FULL GAME-DAY EXPERIENCE INCLUDING GAME TICKET, PRE-GAME MEAL, TRANSPORTATION AND MORE. THE GATOR BOWL CHARITIES AWARD OF EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP ANNUALLY AWARDS FOUR LOCAL SENIOR STUDENT-ATHLETES A ONE-TIME GIFT OF $2,500 TO BE USED AT ANY ACCREDITED UNIVERSITY OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. ADDITIONALLY, THE HENRY TUTEN GATOR BOWL PRO-AM GOLF SCHOLARSHIP WAS ADDED TO PROVIDE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GOLFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE USED AT ANY UNIVERSITY OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THE 5000 ROLE MODELS OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DUVAL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ALLOWS US TO ADOPT A LOCAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (DUPONT MIDDLE SCHOOL) TO DIRECTLY IMPACT THEIR SCHOOL, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THIS IS DONE IN A VARIETY OF WAYS FROM TEACHER RECOGNITIONS/MEALS, SCHOOL CLEAN-UP PROJECTS, AND INTERACTIONS WITH THE STUDENTS TO TALK ABOUT SPORTS BUSINESS. THROUGHOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP, WE HAVE ALSO CREATED THE GATOR BOWL CHARITIES SPORTS CAREER FAIR THAT ALLOWS US TO INVITE 500+ LOCAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT SPORTS AS A CAREER AND HOW MANY OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE TO WORK IN THE SPORTS INDUSTRY. THE MOST VALUABLE TEACHER (MVT) INITIATIVE BEGAN IN 2021, AND WE CONTINUE TO BUILD ON OUR EDUCATION INITATIVES EACH YEAR. LAST YEAR WE GAVE SIXTEEN LOCAL TEACHERS $1,000 EACH TO USE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS THROUGH OUR MVT PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, $10,000 WAS GIVEN TO LOCAL TEACHERS THROUGH THE TOUCHDOWN FOR TEACHERS PROGRAM AND $6,000 WAS GIVEN TO TEACHERS IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND GREATER AUGUSTA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TAXSLAYER . THE TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL DREAM TEAM ALLOWS US TO SIGN TWELVE NEW LOCAL KIDS BATTLING LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES TO THE DREAM TEAM IN AUGUST, AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR THEY HAVE A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES INCLUDING ATTENDING OUR MEMBER SOCIALS, A 'SCOUTING TRIP' TO GAINESVILLE TO WATCH A FLORIDA FOOTBALL GAME, A MEET & GREET WITH TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL PLAYERS, COACHES AND MASCOTS FROM EACH TEAM. THEIR EXPERIENCE CONCLUDED AT THE TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL BEING RECOGNIZED ON-FIELD. WHILE WE HAVE HOSTED THE LITTLE GATOR BOWL (GREATER JACKSONVILLE POP WARNER CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS) FOR YEARS. WE FOCUSED ON GROWING THE EVENT THIS YEAR TO INCLUDE MORE GAMES (IMPACTING MORE PLAYERS) AND PROVIDING EACH WINNING TEAM PLAYER WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP RING, SOMETHING THEY WILL CHERISH FOREVER.

    Expenses $303,538 · Grants $56,855 · Revenue $32,105

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • William G McGarity

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $317,093
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $310,145
    Other
    $6,948
    Hours/week
    4 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $214,725 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $84,000 related
    Other
    $0 + $11,420 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $6,948 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $317,093 related

  • Robert E Leverock

    VICE PRESIDENT/CFO

    Total calculated
    $237,830
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $200,865
    Other
    $36,965
    Hours/week
    4 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $153,528 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $37,537 related
    Other
    $0 + $9,800 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $8,206 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $28,759 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $237,830 related

  • Katherine Cox

    VP OF MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $165,051
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $147,914
    Other
    $17,137
    Hours/week
    4 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $119,061 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $23,288 related
    Other
    $0 + $5,565 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $7,674 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $9,463 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $165,051 related

  • 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

    TRUSTEE

    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
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 3:
GATOR BOWL SPORTS CHARITIES, INC. DOES NOT ITSELF MAKE ANY COMPENSATION DECISIONS AS THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND VICE PRESIDENT/CFO ARE EMPLOYED BY GATOR BOWL SPORTS, INC., A RELATED ORGANIZATION. GATOR BOWL SPORTS, INC. MAKES USE OF THE FOLLOWING IN SETTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION: - COMPENSATION COMMITTEE - FORM 990 OF OTHER ORGANIZATIONS - WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT - COMPENSATION SURVEY OR STUDY - APPROVAL BY BOARD OR COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID, AND THE GATOR BOWL SPORTS, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS DECIDES AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 1A:
FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL, COMPANION TRAVEL AND SOCIAL CLUB DUES ARE 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
26 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202640239349300119

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