US FOR BELIZE FOUNDATION RESEARCH & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
US FOR BELIZE FOUNDATION RESEARCH & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION (EIN 59-3340282)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201523209349302812
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

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Return2015-11-16T09:17:35-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Address Line11899 L STREET NW SUITE 850AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN593340282EIN

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Business Name Line1US FOR BELIZE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCHBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2& ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
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Business Name ControlUSFOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3522561281PhoneNum

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CityGAINESVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJACOB A MARLINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3522561281PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-16SignatureDt
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Preparer PersonFRANK H SMITHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639053PTIN
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Preparation2015-11-13PreparationDt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$779TotalAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$335TotalAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,415CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$120,582CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$165,849CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Total$632,413TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$680,997PublicSupportTotal509Amt

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Total$2TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$2TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$3,903CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,726TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$320,848CurrentTaxYearAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

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Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 279. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 4,671. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 2,500. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 373. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 3,903.ExplanationTxt

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

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

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Depreciation$1,745DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,157BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$100,961OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$36,038DepreciationAmt
Book Value$64,923BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$71,080TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -RegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee9EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedRESEARCH & EDUCATIONSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$278,445RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees9SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee9TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$278,445SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$278,445TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJACOB A MARLINPersonNm
Relationship With OrgPRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTORRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeTO COVER OPERATING COSTSLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$10,931OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$7,801BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval0BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement0WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$7,801TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2JACOB A. MARLIN, PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND KELLY K. MARLIN, VP/TREASURER, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BBFREE DOES NOT HAVE THE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR SUCH A PROCESS TO OCCUR AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FUNCTION ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT A SECONDARY COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW THE FEDERAL FORM 990 FOR ACCURACY AND CONTENT BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE MONITORING OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH A REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USING NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURES. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY EXIST WHERE A DIRECTOR IS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY A PARTY TO A TRANSACTION, IF THE OTHER PARTY TO THE TRANSACTION IS AN ENTITY IN WHICH THE DIRECTOR HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST OR OF WHICH THE DIRECTOR IS AN OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR GENERAL PARTNER. WHERE A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE DIRECTOR WITH THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT SHALL ENSURE THAT THE MATERIAL FACTS OF THE TRANSACTION ARE KNOWN OR DISCLOSED TO THE DIRECTORS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS OR MEMBERS WHO AUTHORIZE, APPROVE, OR RATIFY THE TRANSACTION. THIS DIRECTOR SHALL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY SUCH ACTIONS WHERE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY EXIST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY REQUEST AND ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.

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