US FOR BELIZE FOUNDATION RESEARCH & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: US FOR BELIZE FOUNDATION RESEARCH & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (EIN 59-3340282)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-17
IRS object ID: 202503219349307400
Schema version: 2024v5.2
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	2025-11-17T10:43:58-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	132907212	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRENDEL BROWN & WEISSMAN LLP CPA'S	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	655 THIRD AVE - SUITE 1400	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10017	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	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 FOR RESEARCH &	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

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 STREET	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	2025-11-17	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GARY KATZEN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01428109	PTIN
Phone	2128679630	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-11-17	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	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 STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	GAINESVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	FL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	32606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,636,293	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	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$861,339	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,424,346	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$243,117	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$208,315	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$2,247	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,632	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,106,703	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,636,293	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	$323,526	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$511,976	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$45,188	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$780,634	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$286,047	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,104,160	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$798,023	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$2,543	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$838,270	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,032,923	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$948,866	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$18,003	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$47,877	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,014,920	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$900,989	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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	$159,526	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$77,772	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: US FOR BFREE IMPLEMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR AMERICANS, BELIZEANS, AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, TEACHERS, CONSERVATION WORKERS, PROTECTED AREAS MANGERS AND NATURAL RESOURCE STAKEHOLDERS. IN 2024, US FOR BFREE HOSTED NUMEROUS UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE COURSES FOR STUDENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND BELIZE. SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PROVIDED FOR SEVERAL YOUNG BELIZEAN SCHOLARS FOR STUDIES IN NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AND MULTIPLE EDUCATIONAL, WORKSHOPS WERE PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND BELIZE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$109,299	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$55,147	RevenueAmt
Desc	RESEARCH: US FOR BFREE CONDUCTS AND SUPPORTS BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON VARIOUS ORGANISMS, INCLUDING REPTILES, MAMMALS, BIRDS, INVERTEBRATES, PLANTS AND OTHER TAXA. IN 2024 US FOR BFREE HOSTED DOZENS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNITED STATES. RESEARCH RANGED FROM BIRD AND REPTILE SURVEYS TO MAMMAL, PLANT AND SOIL STUDIES. US FOR BFREE CONDUCTED SEVERAL LONG-TERM RESEARCH PROJECTS FOCUSING ON AVIAN MIGRATION, WILDCAT POPULATIONS, 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	$338,919	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$19,077	RevenueAmt
Desc	FIELD STATION OPERATION: US FOR BFREE OPERATES A RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FACILITY ON A 1,153 ACRE PRIVATE RESERVE OF TROPICAL RAINFOREST IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MAYA MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHERN BELIZE. IN 2024 THIS PROPERTY WAS IN ACQUISITION BY THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION BFREE IN BELIZE. US FOR BFREE PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THIS ACQUISITION PROCESS AND IS GRANTED RIGHTS TO OPERATE THE FIELD STATION IN PERPETUITY. US FOR BFREE EMPLOYS FOUR AMERICANS AND 24 BELIZEANS FULL TIME DEPENDING ON THE SEASON AND MAINTAINS BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT SUFFICIENT TO HOST A MAXIMUM OF 37 VISITING STUDENTS OR RESEARCHERS. AN EXPERIMENTAL CACAO AGROFORESTRY FARM IS SUPPORTED. REVENUE AND EXPENSES RELATED TO INFRASTRUCTURE ARE INCLUDED IN THIS FIELD STATION PROGRAM WHEREAS REVENUE AND EXPENSES RELATED TO HOSTING AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH ARE INCLUDED IN THE RESEARCH PROGRAM.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenue	$56,319	RevenueAmt
Desc	CACAO PROGRAM REVENUE	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$56,319	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$607,744	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	BH	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
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	US FOR BFREE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
JACOB MARLIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	50.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$98,700	$0	$0
SAMUEL MEACHAM
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TIM GREGORY
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GENTRY MANDER
DIRECTOR	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMIE ROTENBERG
PRESIDENT	7.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PAM GARVIN
TREASURER	7.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PETER ESSELMAN
SECRETARY	7.00	0.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$98,700	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	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
Government Grants	$1,000,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$424,346	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,424,346	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS	611710	$77,772	$77,772
CACAO PROGRAM REVENUE	611710	$56,319	$56,319
RESEARCH HOSTING	611710	$55,147	$55,147
VISITOR FEES	611710	$19,077	$19,077

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$208,315	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$132	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$132	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$3,500	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$3,500	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,500	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,500	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,636,293	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$208,315	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,632	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,285	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,740	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,675	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$347,482	TotalAmt
Program Services	$281,198	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,789	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,495	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,600	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,671	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,560	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,369	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,194	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,379	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,704	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,111	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,999	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,999	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$507	TotalAmt
Program Services	$507	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,123	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,373	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,729	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,021	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,308	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,840	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,468	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,605	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,605	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,391	TotalAmt
Program Services	$49,569	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,822	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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	$3,125	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,125	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUPPLIES	$66,773	$66,746	$27
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$33,294			$33,294
CONTRACT LABOR	$28,994	$27,719		$1,275
SCHOLARSHIPS	$18,546	$18,546

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,675	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,705	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,480	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$490	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$798,023	TotalAmt
Program Services	$607,744	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$145,091	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$45,188	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$237,968	BOYAmt
EOY	$363,096	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$346,990	BOYAmt
EOY	$174,666	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$517,487	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$227,254	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$322,440	BOYAmt
EOY	$290,233	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$120,871	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,032,923	BOYAmt
EOY	$948,866	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$12,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,012	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,865	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,003	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,877	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	$1,014,920	BOYAmt
EOY	$900,989	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,014,920	BOYAmt
EOY	$900,989	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,032,923	BOYAmt
EOY	$948,866	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$838,270	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$25,016	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$2,713,461	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$1,736,244	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
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	$251,025	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$387,906	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$533,903	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$361,339	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$424,346	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,958,519	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$89,708	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$27,180	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$197,034	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$243,117	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$205,969	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$763,008	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$340,733	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$415,086	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$730,937	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$604,456	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$630,315	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,721,527	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$59,761	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$108,542	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$168,303	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$59,761	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$108,542	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$168,303	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$2,553,224	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$78	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$564	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,247	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$132	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,021	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$78	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$564	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,247	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$132	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,021	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$340,811	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$415,086	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$731,501	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$606,703	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$630,447	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,724,548	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.93710	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.73240	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00110	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01490	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$389,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$142,512	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$246,488	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$128,487	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$84,742	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$43,745	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$290,233	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS	Desc
Book Value	$120,871	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$120,871	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,397,553	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$47,799	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$1,713,461	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$1,761,260	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,636,293	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,636,293	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$798,023	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$798,023	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$798,023	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	BFREE IS A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) THAT IS FUNDED THROUGH DONATIONS, FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS, AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS. UNDER THESE PROVISIONS, NO TAXES ARE PAID ON INCOME RECEIVED AS LONG AS BFREE MAINTAINS ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS PROVIDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ALTHOUGH BFREE IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IT MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED UNDER THE IRC. GENERALLY, ALL YEARS FROM DECEMBER 31, 2021 FORWARD REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, BFREE DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WITHIN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	FORGIVENESS OF LOAN 1,713,461.
PART X, LINE 2	BFREE IS A FLORIDA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION (501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) THAT IS FUNDED THROUGH DONATIONS, AND FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS, AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS. UNDER THESE PROVISIONS, NO TAXES ARE PAID ON INCOME RECEIVED AS LONG AS BFREE MAINTAINS ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS PROVIDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ALTHOUGH BFREE IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, IT MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAX ON INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE, UNLESS THAT INCOME IS OTHERWISE EXCLUDED UNDER THE IRC. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024, BFREE DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT, UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WITHIN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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 BELIZE	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$425,362	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	1	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	25	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	1	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	25	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$425,362	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$425,362	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 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 C, LINE 19	ALL GOVERNING AND TAX DOCUMENTS CAN BE E-MAILED UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	FORGIVENESS OF LOAN PAYABLE 1,713,461. UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS 22,783.
FORM 990, PART II, LINE 2C	THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

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 NW 43RD 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 & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	S	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$56,319	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Ownership	1.00000	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