US FOR BELIZE FOUNDATION RESEARCH & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: US FOR BELIZE FOUNDATION RESEARCH & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (EIN 59-3340282)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-05
IRS object ID: 202423109349303522
Schema version: 2023v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-05T16:08:03-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	593340282	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	US FOR BELIZE FOUNDATION RESEARCH & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	USFO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3526810560	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3520 NW 43rd St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Gainesville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	32606	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Jacob Marlin	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3522561281	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-05	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	US for BFREE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Jacob Marlin	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3520 NW 43rd St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Gainesville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	32606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,106,703	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.bfreebz.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1996	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	FL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The mission of US for Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE) is to conserve the biodiversity and cultural heritage of Belize.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue	$243,117	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$564	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$2,247	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$731,501	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,106,703	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$252,066	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$323,526	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses	$780,634	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$439,429	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,104,160	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$292,072	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,543	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY	$1,032,923	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$20,205	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$18,003	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$923,451	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,014,920	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The mission of US for BFREE is to conserve the biodiversity and cultural heritage of Belize. As the only field station in the biologically important area of the Maya Mountains of Belize, we seek to achieve our mission by successfully integrating scientific research, environmental education, and conservation initiatives, while also enhancing sustainable development. providing alternative livelihoods and ultimately improving the quality of life for Belizeans and visitors from abroad.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$159,906	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$236,616	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION. US for BFREE implements environmental education programs and activities for students, teachers, conservation workers, protected area managers, and staff for both Belizeans and participants from abroad. In 2023, US for BFREE hosted numerous University and College courses from the USA and Belize for many US students and some Belizeans students. We provided scholarships to several young Belizean scholars for studies in Natural Resource Management and conducted conservation education workshops for children and adults.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$117,626	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$173,776	RevenueAmt
Desc	RESEARCH. US for BFREE conducts and supports biological research on various organisms, including mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, invertebrates, plants and other taxa. In 2023, US for BFREE hosted several scientific researchers from the US and and Belize. Research ranged from bird and reptile studies to plant and mammal surveys. US for BFREE continued several long-term research projects focusing on avian migration and biodiversity, wildcat research, freshwater turtles and cacao agroforestry. A successful breeding and reintroduction program for the critically endangered Central American river turtle is ongoing.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$735,296	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$689,236	RevenueAmt
Desc	FIELD STATION OPERATION. US for BFREE operates a research and education facility on 1,153 acre private reserve of tropical rainforest nestled in the foothills of the Maya Mountains in Southern Belize. This property is in acquisition by the non governmental, non profit organization BFREE in BZ. US for BFREE provides funding for this acquisition process through grants and is granted rights to operate the field station in perpetuity. US for BFREE employs 20-30 Belizeans full time depending on the season and maintains buildings and equipment sufficient to host a maximum of 37 visiting students or researchers and an experimental cacao agroforestry farm. Revenue and expenses related to infrastructure are included in this FIELD STATION program whereas revenue and expenses related to hosting researchers and conducting research are included in the RESEARCH program.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,012,828	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Carolyn Goddard	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	Certified Public Accountant	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3523380424	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3520 NW 43rd St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Gainesville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	32606	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd
Jacob Marlin
Executive Director	50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$119,800	$0	$0
Samuel Meacham
Director	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Tim Gregory
Director	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gentry Mander
Director	5	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William Copeland
Vice-President	7.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0	0	Yes (X)
Jamie Rotenberg
President	7			$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Pam Garvin
Treasurer	7			$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
Peter Esselman
Secretary	7			$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)

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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$0	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$0	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$861,339	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$0	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$861,339	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Education, Study Abroad	813312	$142,197	$142,197	$0	$0
Research Hosting	813312	$80,208	$80,208	$0	$0
Visitor Fees	813312	$20,112	$20,112	$0	$0
Education hosting Belizean residents	813312	$600	$600	$0	$0

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$243,117	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,247	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,247	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income	$243,117	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2,247	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,800	TotalAmt
Program Services	$92,840	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,960	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$179,282	TotalAmt
Program Services	$144,972	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,060	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,600	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,600	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,844	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,163	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,681	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,544	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,544	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,800	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,800	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,310	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,310	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,088	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,088	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,543	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,019	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,524	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,176	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,107	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,069	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,434	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,427	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,007	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,850	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,850	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,728	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,546	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,546	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$636	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,670	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,670	ProgramServicesAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,207	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,207	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,592	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,887	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,705	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Study Abroad logistics and programs in Belize but away from the field station	$36,424	$34,996	$1,428	$0
Building materials for new kitchen and commons, not complete at EOY 2023	$50,172	$50,172	$0	$0
Supplies and Equipment for operation of field station and hosting of students and researchers	$63,070	$61,787	$1,283	$0
Payment, in part, for 1153 acres of protected land. Grant was from Rainforest Trust.	$500,000	$500,000	$0	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,026	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,347	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$679	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,104,160	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,012,828	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$83,636	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,696	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$423,183	BOYAmt
EOY	$237,968	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$346,851	BOYAmt
EOY	$346,990	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,608	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$517,487	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$195,047	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,014	BOYAmt
EOY	$322,440	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$125,525	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$943,656	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,032,923	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,205	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,003	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$6,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,205	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,003	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$923,451	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,014,920	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$923,451	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,014,920	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$943,656	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,032,923	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$2,543	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$0	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$88,926	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$278,769	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$251,025	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$387,906	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$533,903	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$361,339	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,812,942	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$259,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$89,708	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$27,180	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$197,034	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$243,117	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$816,801	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$538,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$340,733	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$415,086	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$730,937	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$604,456	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,629,743	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$134,401	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$59,761	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$108,542	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$302,704	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$134,401	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$59,761	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$108,542	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$302,704	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$2,327,039	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$44,431	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$78	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$564	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,247	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$47,320	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$44,431	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$78	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$564	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,247	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$47,320	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$500,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$500,000	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$582,962	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$340,811	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$415,086	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$731,501	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,106,703	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,177,063	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.73245	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.6837	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.01489	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.02	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part III, Line 12	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Grant from Rainforest Trust. This $500,000 was part of the funds used for the purchase of 1153 protected acres where BFREE operates.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$389,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$132,538	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$256,462	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$128,487	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$62,509	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$65,978	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$0	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$0	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$322,440	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	Central America and the Caribbean	RegionTxt
Offices	1	OfficesCnt
Employee	25	EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities Conducted	Program Services	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	US for BFREE maintains a field station in the rainforest of the Maya Mountains of Southern Belize. Program services include direct conservation, research, hosting of researchers, study abroad programs, conservation education for Belizeans of all ages but particularly postsecondary scholars, breeding and reintroduction of endangered species and cacao agroforestry research for sustainable livelihoods of Belizeans. Itemized expenditures on Schedule O.	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$799,175	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Office	1	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	25	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent	$799,175	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part IV, Line 14b	Itemized Expenses in Belize Land Purchase, in Part 500000; Field Station Staff Salaries 113229; Contract labor 7815; Scholarships 2060; Study Abroad Logistics Meals 2869; Lodging 24336; Transport 11136; Educational Activities 7808; Field Station Supplies HCRC turtle diet 490; Building and Maintenance supplies( includes HCRC) 66616; Groceries 19485; Fuel 12840; Repairs and maintenance 7424; Equipment 4909; Field Station Office and Operations Office Supplies 8176; Internet 2475; Tourist Board Tax 3102; Dues, member fees 1478; Licenses, permits 1040; Insurance, BZ 1887
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	All Board members receive a draft 990 one month before filing deadline and a vote to approve is counted before final submission.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15	The Director's salary is determined by the Board each year.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	All governing and tax documents can be emailed upon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Crioco Cacao LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3520 NW43RD St	AddressLine1Txt
City	Gainesville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	32606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	820745563	EIN
Primary Activities	cacao farming and chocolate production	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	FL	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	US for Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	S	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$0	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$0	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd