OFFIELD CENTER FOR BILLFISH STUDIES: Form 990PF, tax year 2014

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Organization
OFFIELD CENTER FOR BILLFISH STUDIES (EIN 46-1309989)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-05-15
IRS object ID
201521359349102167
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-05-15T14:17:47-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BDO USA LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 OTTAWA AVE NW STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49503ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461309989EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE OFFIELD CENTER FOR BILLFISH STUDIESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% BDO USA LLPInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlOFFIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6167747000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2080AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2SuiteAddressLine2Txt
CityAVALONCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAXSON H OFFIELDPersonNm
Person TitleOFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6167747000PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMATTHEW BECKERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00295296PTIN
Phone6167747000PhoneNum
Preparation2015-05-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$324,405FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$785OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
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Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
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Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Subtotal$324,405SubtotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm DetailCapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Average Distribution0.464587AverageDistributionRt
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Tax Due$0TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
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Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
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Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6167747000PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 OTTAWA AVE NW SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
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Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
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Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

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PAXSON H OFFIELD
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GAIL HODGE
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Adjusted Qualifying Distri$129,679AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total AssetsTotalAssetsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Public Support Type PublicSupportType

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Largest Support From EO LargestSupportFromEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Gross Investment Income GrossInvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerPAXSON H OFFIELDContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (2 entries)

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INTERNATIONAL GAME FISH ASSOCIATION
300 GULF STREAM WAYDANIA BEACHFL33004N/APCGENERAL OPERATIONS$94,900
THE BILLFISH FOUNDATION
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$96,215TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp
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Subtotals Incm Producing ActySubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
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Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonPAXSON H OFFIELDContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 OTTAWA AVE NW SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49503ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$100,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$5,765Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$5,765DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
BANK CHARGE$180$180
MISCELLANEOUS$605$605

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