2025-11-17T10:43:58-06:00 2024-12-31 132907212 FRENDEL BROWN & WEISSMAN LLP CPA'S 655 THIRD AVE - SUITE 1400 NEW YORK NY 10017 990 2024-01-01 593340282 US FOR BELIZE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INC USFO 3526810560 3520 NW 43RD STREET GAINESVILLE FL 32606 JACOB MARLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3522561281 2025-11-17 1 0 GARY KATZEN P01428109 2128679630 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z US FOR BFREE JACOB MARLIN 3520 NW 43RD STREET GAINESVILLE FL 32606 1636293 0 X WWW.BFREEBZ.ORG X 1996 FL THE MISSION OF US FOR BELIZE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (BFREE) IS TO CONSERVE THE BIODIVERSITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF BELIZE. 7 7 4 0 0 0 861339 1424346 243117 208315 2247 3632 0 0 1106703 1636293 0 0 0 0 323526 511976 0 0 45188 780634 286047 1104160 798023 2543 838270 1032923 948866 18003 47877 1014920 900989 X 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. 0 0 159526 77772 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. 109299 55147 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. 338919 19077 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. 56319 CACAO PROGRAM REVENUE 56319 607744 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 BH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X US FOR BFREE 3526810560 3520 NW 43RD ST GAINESVILLE FL 32606 JACOB MARLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 0.00 X 98700 0 0 SAMUEL MEACHAM DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TIM GREGORY DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GENTRY MANDER DIRECTOR 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE ROTENBERG PRESIDENT 7.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAM GARVIN TREASURER 7.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PETER ESSELMAN SECRETARY 7.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 98700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000000 424346 1424346 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 611710 77772 77772 CACAO PROGRAM REVENUE 611710 56319 56319 RESEARCH HOSTING 611710 55147 55147 VISITOR FEES 611710 19077 19077 208315 132 132 3500 0 3500 3500 3500 1636293 208315 0 3632 98700 54285 19740 24675 347482 281198 51789 14495 14600 8671 4560 1369 51194 37379 10704 3111 1999 1999 1500 1500 507 507 7123 4373 1729 1021 11308 7840 3468 3605 3605 52391 49569 2822 32207 32207 3125 3125 SUPPLIES 66773 66746 27 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 33294 33294 CONTRACT LABOR 28994 27719 1275 SCHOLARSHIPS 18546 18546 24675 16705 7480 490 798023 607744 145091 45188 237968 363096 346990 174666 0 517487 227254 322440 290233 125525 0 120871 1032923 948866 12003 7012 6000 40865 18003 47877 X 1014920 900989 0 1014920 900989 1032923 948866 X 838270 25016 -2713461 1736244 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 251025 387906 533903 361339 424346 1958519 89708 27180 197034 243117 205969 763008 340733 415086 730937 604456 630315 2721527 59761 108542 168303 0 59761 108542 168303 2553224 78 564 2247 132 3021 78 564 2247 132 3021 340811 415086 731501 606703 630447 2724548 0.93710 0.73240 0.00110 0.01490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 389000 142512 246488 128487 84742 43745 290233 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 120871 120871 X 3397553 47799 1713461 1761260 1636293 0 1636293 798023 0 798023 0 798023 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. CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1 25 PROGRAM SERVICES US FOR BFREE MAINTAINS A FIELD STATION IN BELIZE 425362 1 25 0 0 1 25 425362 0 425362 0 0 0 0 0 0 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. 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