2015-11-16T09:17:35-06:00 2014-12-31 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2014-01-01 593340282 US FOR BELIZE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION INC USFO 3522561281 2602 NW 6TH STREET NO D GAINESVILLE FL 32609 JACOB A MARLIN PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3522561281 2015-11-16 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2015-11-13 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z JACOB A MARLIN 2602 NW 6TH STREET NO D GAINESVILLE FL 32609 323348 0 X WWW.BFREEBZ.ORG X 1995 FL TO PRESERVE THE BIODIVERSITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF BELIZE. 5 4 3 10 0 0 61400 45275 248254 271668 0 -2450 373 3903 310027 318396 0 0 0 0 138729 142784 0 0 0 165663 147877 304392 290661 5635 27735 117097 144832 7801 7801 109296 137031 TO PROVIDE ENVIRONMENTAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES TO A VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS FROM BELIZE AND ABROAD. 0 0 144791 141267 U.S. FOR BELIZE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH & ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, INC. (BFREE) IMPLEMENTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS, CONSERVATION WORKERS, PROTECTED AREA MANAGERS AND STAFF FOR BOTH BELIZEANS AND PARTICIPANTS FROM ABROAD. IN 2014, BFREE HOSTED 13 UNIVERSITY COURSES FROM THE USA AND BELIZE, TOTALING 163 STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS. BFREE OFFERED ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO 450 LOCAL BELIZEAN STUDENTS FROM LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS. 52% OF BFREE'S EXPENSES WENT TOWARDS OFFERING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND ACTIVITIES. 72396 70634 BFREE CONDUCTS AND SUPPORTS BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON A VARIETY OF ORGANISMS INCLUDING MAMMALS, BIRDS, REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS, INVERTEBRATES, PLANTS, AND OTHER TAXA. BFREE HOSTED 31 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS FROM THE USA, CANADA, AND BELIZE. RESEARCH RANGED FROM BIRD AND MAMMAL STUDIES TO PLANT AND MAMMAL SURVEYS. 26% OF BFREE'S EXPENSES WENT TOWARDS FACILITATING AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. BFREE CONTINUED SEVERAL LONG-TERM RESEARCH PROJECTS FOCUSING ON MIGRATORY BIRDS AND FRESHWATER TURTLES. 61258 59767 BFREE OPERATES A PRIVATE RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITY ON A 1,153 ACRE PRIVATE RESERVE OF TROPICAL RAINFOREST NESTLED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MAYA MOUNTAINS IN SOUTHERN BELIZE. 22% OF BFREES EXPENSES WENT TOWARDS FIELD STATION OPERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENT, INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF 3 NEW RESEARCHER CABINS AND 3 COMPOSTING BATHROOM FACILITIES. ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION FOCUSED ON A CAPTIVE BREEDING CENTER FOR THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED FRESHWATER TURTLE, DERMATEMYS MAWII. 278445 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 BH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 FL X JACOB A MARLIN 3522561281 2602 NW 6TH STREET NO D GAINESVILLE FL 32609 JACOB A MARLIN PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 43314 0 5989 ROBERT KLINGER VP/TREASURER (SINCE 5/18/14) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KELLY K MARLIN VP/TREASURER (UNTIL 5/18/14) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN BREWER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KELLY BRICKER BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 1/13/14) 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER ESSELMAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES ROTENBERG BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 43314 0 5989 0 0 0 0 0 45275 45275 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 900099 267127 267127 PROGRAM RELATED SALES 900099 4541 4541 271668 2 2 2500 4952 -2452 -2452 -2452 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 3903 3903 3903 318396 271668 0 1453 49303 49303 73701 73701 3573 3573 16207 16207 779 779 33278 29472 3806 335 335 14281 9511 4770 28502 28049 453 2347 2347 PROGRAM EXPENSES 61532 61532 0 MISCELLANEOUS 5095 5095 TAX EXPENSE 1518 1518 LICENSE, FEES, PERMITS 122 61 61 88 88 290661 278445 12216 0 38526 68385 3692 5367 108863 37783 74879 71080 117097 144832 7801 7801 7801 7801 X 109296 137031 109296 137031 117097 144832 27735 0 X 0 0 0 X 51667 82748 58223 61400 45275 299313 116052 206066 172057 248254 271668 1014097 167719 288814 230280 309654 316943 1313410 18899 21851 20810 19415 27762 108737 43915 122006 71324 120582 165849 523676 62814 143857 92134 139997 193611 632413 680997 2 2 2 2 279 4671 2500 373 3903 11726 167998 293485 232780 310027 320848 1325138 0.51390 0.66190 0.00000 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 279. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 4,671. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 2,500. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 373. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 3,903. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7902 1745 6157 100961 36038 64923 71080 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - 1 9 PROGRAM SERVICES RESEARCH & EDUCATION 278445 1 9 0 0 1 9 278445 0 278445 0 0 0 0 0 0 JACOB A MARLIN PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO COVER OPERATING COSTS X 10931 7801 0 0 0 7801 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JACOB A. MARLIN, PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND KELLY K. MARLIN, VP/TREASURER, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B BFREE 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 11 THE 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 12C THE 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 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY REQUEST AND ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.