BRADFORD COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
BRADFORD COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC (EIN 59-2990518)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2018-08-21
IRS object ID
201802339349300540
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-08-21T14:08:53-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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CitySTARKECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN592990518EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line2FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
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US Address USAddress

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State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonDIMPLE OVERSTREETPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone9049666018PhoneNum
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Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Gross Receipts$393,459GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Activity Or MissionTO RECOGNIZE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, REWARD TEACHER DEVELOPMENT, AND PROMOTE THE BRADFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM THROUGH THE FUNDING OF TECHER PROJECTS AND BY PROVIDING ONE YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS TO SELECT FEW BRADFORD COUNTY STUDENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
CHERYL CANOVA
DIRECTORYes (X)$0$0$0
AIMEE THORNTON
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RANDY JONES
DIRECTORYes (X)$0$0$0
JEROME KELLEY
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VOREASE JONES
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PAULA REGISTER
DIRECTORYes (X)$0$0$0
SHANNON ROWE
DIRECTORYes (X)$0$0$0
LILA SELLARS
DIRECTORYes (X)$0$0$0
DENNY THOMPSON
DIRECTORYes (X)$0$0$0
CHESSIE FLANDERS
DIRECTORYes (X)$0$0$0
BJ WARWICK
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DIMPLE OVERSTREET
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BARRY WARREN
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BRENDA THORNTON
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$455TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
BOOK FAIR$12,352$12,352
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM$10,621$10,621
BRADFORD HIGH SCHOOL$8,539$8,539
TOY/SRE BANQUET$6,160$6,160

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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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BOY$25,194BOYAmt
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BOY$143,512BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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EOY$195,175EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,239CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,244CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,480CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,626CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,051CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$146,640TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,244CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,480CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,626CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,051CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$146,640TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$146,640PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$146,640TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$26,667GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SILENT AUCTIONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$10,994GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$10,994GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,554OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$10,994GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$10,994GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,554OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$1,554DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$9,440NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTO RECOGNIZE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, REWARD TEACHER DEVELOPMENT, AND PROMOTE THE BRADFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM THROUGH THE FUNDING OF TECHER PROJECTS AND BY PROVIDING ONE YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS TO SELECT FEW BRADFORD COUNTY STUDENTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DTO RECOGNIZE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, REWARD TEACHER DEVELOPMENT, AND PROMOTE THE BRADFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM BY FUNDING TEACHER PROJECTS AND BY AWARDING ONE YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS TO A SELECT FEW BRADFORD COUNTY STUDENTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THEY ARE KEPT WITH THE TREASURER AND PROVIDED WHEN REQUESTED
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24EBACK TO SCHOOL INFO FAIR 3,746 0 0 GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIV 2,104 0 0 SPELLING BEE 1,663 0 0 TOTAL 7,513 0 0
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS 3,086

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