2025-05-01T14:16:03-07:00 2023-12-31 HURRICANES HELENE + MILTON 593068923 Riter & Company 3225 S Macdill Ave 129-310 Tampa FL 33629 990 2023-01-01 815393249 WILLIAM R GAINES JR VETERAN MEMORIAL FUND INC WILL 8137856709 3280-35 TAMIAMI TRAIL UNIT 121 PORT CHARLOTTE FL 33952 MICHAEL A GAINES Chairman 2025-05-01 true true KAREN E RITER P00632970 8137843401 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MICHAEL A GAINES 3280-35 TAMIAMI TRAIL UNIT 121 PORT CHARLOTTE FL 33952 538556 false X www.wrgainesjr.org X 2017 FL THE WILLIAM R. GAINES JR. VETERAN MEMORIAL FUND (THE FUND)WAS ESTABLISHED TO HONOR THE SACRIFICE OF WILLIAM R. GAINES JR. AS WELL AS OTHER VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. WILLAIM R. GAINES, JR., MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR HIS COUNTRY. HE WAS KILLED IN THE ATTACK ON THE AMERICAN MARINE BARRACKS IN BEIRUT, LEBANON ON OCTOBER 23, 1983.IN MARCH 2023,THE FUND ALSO ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHARLOTTE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (CCF) TO HELP MANAGE THE FUNDRASING RELATED TO THE TOWER. UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE FUND TRANSFERRED CERTAIN OF ITS ASSETS TO THE CCF. THE JOINT VENTURE WAS INTENDED TO HELP THE FUND AND THE CCF TO WORK TOGETHER TO RECEIVE DONATIONS FOR THE TOWER AS WELL AS PAY VENDORS INVOLVED WITH THE TOWER'S CONSTRUCTION. THE OBJECTIVE WAS TO BUILD STRONGER COMMUNITY RELATIONS IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY. DUE TO CHANGES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CCF, THE CCF TERMINATED THE AGREEMENT IN EARLY 2024. IN MARCH OF 2024, THEY RETURNED ALL FUNDS HELD BY THEM TO THE FUND, INCLUDING INTEREST. 7 7 0 20 0 112571 137682 0 6904 20791 0 119475 158473 96528 0 0 0 0 0 11748 65793 108276 65793 11199 92680 679578 785809 0 679578 785809 THE WILLIAM R. GAINES JR. VETERAN MEMORIAL FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO HONOR THE SACRIFICE OF WILLIAM R. GAINES JR. AS WELL AS OTHER VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS. false false 55564 173326 BERUIT MEMORIAL TOWER - CONTINUED TO RECEIVE FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE TOWER AND COMPLETE DESIGN PLANS FOR THE TOWER. 2661 3507 CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADA COMPLIANT KAYAK LAUNCH PLATFORM. HELD THE FOURTH ANNUAL 5K FREEDOM RUN IN 12/23 TO RAISE FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT THE LAUNCH. 58225 true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false FL X X MICHAEL GAINES 8137856709 3280-35 TAMIAMI TRAIL UNIT 121 PORT CHARLOTTE FL 33952 X MICHAEL A GAINES Chairman 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 THURNELL SHIELDS Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA C DOVE Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEN WINT Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF MOSHER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN R DEUTSCH Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JON WARMELING Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 137682 137682 0 41523 41523 0 0 0 359351 380083 -20732 -20732 -20732 0 0 0 0 158473 20791 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12268 11451 817 40000 40000 10896 5308 5588 690 690 0 0 0 382 382 0 0 0 0 0 447 447 EVENT EXPENSES - 5K RUN 356 356 LICENSES & PERMITS 300 300 JOB SUPPLIES 248 248 BANK + PAYPAL FEES 206 180 26 0 65793 58225 7568 0 137189 93416 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 168 0 0 371482 202 0 0 0 170739 692191 679578 785809 0 0 X 679578 785809 679578 785809 679578 785809 92680 13551 X false false false X 32552 33139 261849 112571 137682 577793 0 0 32552 33139 261849 112571 137682 577793 0 577793 12275 12875 7005 6904 41523 80582 0 0 658375 0.87760 0.93450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED BENEFICIAL INT IN CCF ACCOUNT 498826 INVT IN TOWER DESIGN 193364 Rounding 1 692191 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 MICHAEL A. GAINES - FAMILY MEMBER Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE 2022 FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE COMPANY'S ACCOUNTANT FROM ITS BOOKS AND RECORDS. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE 2022 FORM 990, INCLUDING REVIEWING THE IRS INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING A 2022 FORM 990. THE CHAIRMAN ALSO ASSISTED IN COMPLETING THE DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE FUND AS WELL AS ITS CURRENT AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES BASED ON HIS EXTENSIVE INVOLVEMENT WITH THE FUND SINCE ITS INCEPTION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE FUND WAS FORMED IN 2017. THE FUND'S FORMS 990 FOR YEARS 2017 - 2022 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FUND'S WEBSITE. THE 2023 FORM 990 WILL BE POSTED TO THE FUND'S WEBSITE AFTER IT IS FILED AND THE FILING IS ACCEPTED BY THE IRS. ALL AS FILED FORMS 990 ARE AVIALABLE FOR REVIEW, IF REQUESTED, FROM THE FUND'S MAILING ADDRESS.