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← SLAM FLORIDA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SLAM FLORIDA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$39,116,070
Total expenses
$32,224,166
Contributions and grants received
$36,758,307
Grants paid
$532,500
Program service revenue
$1,301,158
Investment income
$797,561
Other revenue
$259,044
Total assets, end of year
$57,709,971
Total liabilities, end of year
$48,568,410
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$9,141,561
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$28,952,384
Management and general expenses
$3,271,782
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$28,952,384

Program services were 89.8% 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)

    $34,497,415

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,260,892

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,892

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEES: COMMUNITY SERVICES

    total $760,287 · related or exempt $760,287

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FEES: AFTERCARE

    total $530,278 · related or exempt $530,278

  • 2c · Program service revenue: FEES: FOOD SERVICES

    total $10,593 · related or exempt $10,593

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $797,561 · related or exempt $797,561

  • 11a · Other revenue: RIGHT OF USE ASSET INCOME

    total $159,153 · related or exempt $159,153

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $51,872 · related or exempt $51,872

  • 11c · Other revenue: E-RATE REBATES

    total $46,511 · related or exempt $46,511

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,508 · related or exempt $1,508

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $259,044

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $532,500 · program services $532,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $14,581,461 · program services $12,729,979 · management and general $1,851,482

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $158,810 · program services $126,155 · management and general $32,655

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,648,460 · program services $2,314,457 · management and general $334,003

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $1,510,975 · program services $1,007,317 · management and general $503,658

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $68,100 · management and general $68,100

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $690,387 · program services $687,874 · management and general $2,513

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $25,716 · program services $25,716

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,868,869 · program services $4,868,869

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,691 · program services $12,691

  • 20 · Interest

    total $16,577 · program services $16,577

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $977,038 · program services $969,715 · management and general $7,323

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $450,312 · program services $450,312

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMUNITY SERVICES

    total $676,200 · program services $676,200

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $643,615 · program services $570,215 · management and general $73,400

  • 24c · Other expenses: AFTERCARE

    total $633,121 · program services $633,121

  • 24d · Other expenses: FOOD

    total $565,974 · program services $565,974

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,163,360 · program services $2,764,712 · management and general $398,648

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,711,854 · end of year $995,511

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,426,700 · end of year $11,848,000

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,209,824 · end of year $776,463

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $778,793 · end of year $547,594

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

    $6,504,829

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

    $4,884,081

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,841,372 · end of year $1,620,748

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $43,572,428 · end of year $41,921,655

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,069,654 · end of year $1,499,629

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $285,345

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $631,794 · end of year $325,813

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $49,304,521 · end of year $46,742,968

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,081,470 · end of year $8,521,682

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $168,187 · end of year $619,879

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

SLAM FLORIDA INC SCHOOLS PREPARE STUDENTS FOR POSTSECONDARY CAREERSTHROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING.STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED TO CURRICULUM PATHWAYS IN THE FIELDS OF SPORTS MEDICINE, SPORTS LEADERSHIP, AND SPORTS MEDIA. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM INTEGRATES SPORTS-RELATED THEMES INTO A RIGOROUS CURRICULUM TO ENGAGE AND MOTIVATE STUDENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF SLAM FLORIDA IS TO PROVIDE AN INNOVATIVE AND IN-DEPTH SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT PRODUCES COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS THROUGH EMPHASIS ON SPORTS-RELATED MAJORS AND POSTSECONDARY PREPARATION.

  • IN 2024, SLAM FLORIDA COLLECTIVELY SERVED 3180 STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. SLAM OSCEOLA COMPLETED ITS SIXTH YEAR OF OPERATIONS SERVING 163 STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-8. SLAM BOCA COMPLETED ITS SIXTH YEAR OF OPERATIONS SERVING 1037 STUDENTS ACROSS GRADES 6-12. SLAM TAMPA (7815)COMPLETED ITS SEVENTH YEAR OF OPERATION SERVING 530 STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-12. SLAM APOLLO COMPLETED ITS FITH YEAR OF OPERATIONS WITH 1229 STUDENTS ENROLLED IN GRADES FROM 5-9. SLAM TAMPA ELEMENTARY COMPLETED ITS THIRD YEAR OF OPERATIONS SERVING 221 STUDENTS IN GRADES FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH FIFTH GRADE. SLAM FLORIDA SCHOOLS BENEFIT FROM PARTNERSHIPS WITH SLAM RADIO ON SIRIUS/XM, THE FIRST AND ONLY STUDENT-MANAGED SATELLITE RADIO STATION IN THE NATION. THROUGH SLAM RADIO, STUDENTS EXPLORE CAREERS IN JOURNALISM AND BROADCAST AND LEARN INDUSTRY "ON THE JOB" SKILLS. SLAM ALSO PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH UNIQUE ACCESS TO CAREER MENTORS AND INTERNSHIP PS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS.

    Expenses $28,952,384 · Revenue $2,357,763

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rene Ruiz

    DIRECTOR (PREVIOUS BOARD CHAIR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joseph A Mesa

    VICE PRESIDENT, VICE CHAIR, DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alina Lopez

    SECRETARY, DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alex Tamargo

    PRESIDENT, BOARD CHAIR-EFFECTIVE 6/3/24, DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Meredith Williamson

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $122,051
    From this org
    $122,051
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Caridad Alvarez

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $129,509
    From this org
    $129,509
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Arnise L Lewis

    PRINCIPAL

    Total calculated
    $110,354
    From this org
    $110,354
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $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

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
2023
Filed
6 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530659349301543

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