FRIENDS OF BIRCH STATE PARK INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: FRIENDS OF BIRCH STATE PARK INC (EIN 65-0999861)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2013-11-15
IRS object ID: 201303199349302945
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-11-15T09:22:13-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARY S HOPKINS CPA	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9121 N MILITARY TRL STE 222	AddressLine1
City	PALM BEACH GARDENS	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	33410	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	650999861	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRIENDS OF BIRCH STATE PARK INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	FRIE	NameControl
Phone	9515630550	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3109 SUNRISE BOULEVARD	AddressLine1
City	FT LAUDERDALE	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	333043313	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JAMES ELLIS	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	9515630550	Phone
Date Signed	2013-11-14	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	false	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DAVID R LENZ CPA	Name
Phone	5616941662	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-11-15	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	JAMES ELLIS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3020 NE 32ND AVENUE 110	AddressLine1
City	FT LAUDERDALE	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	33308	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	31864	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	BIRCHSTATEPARK.COM	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1999	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	FL	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	FRIENDS OF BIRCH STATE PARK, INC. MISSION IS TO GENERATE AND EMPLOY RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF BIRCH STATE PARK.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	42	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	38	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	10	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	9638	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	24451	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	459	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	24	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	29	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	1204	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	10121	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	25684	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year	4922	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	6059	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	6499	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	13887	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	6499	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	18809	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	3622	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	6875	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	51267	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	65665	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY	7523	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	51267	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	58142	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	FRIENDS OF BIRCH STATE PARK, INC. MISSION IS TO GENERATE AND EMPLOY RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF BIRCH STATE PARK.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	5389	Expense
Description	FUNDED FOR BIRCH STATE PARK VARIOUS SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT, REPAIRS, AND MARKETING MATERIALS FOR THE SUPPORT OF PARK FUNCTIONS AND TO PROMOTE THE PARK.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	5389	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	false	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	42	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	38	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	JAMES ELLIS	NamePerson
Telephone Number	9545630550	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3020 NE 32ND AVENUE 110	AddressLine1
City	FT LAUDERDALE	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	33308	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (4 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
JIM ELLIS
PRESIDENT	25.00	X	X	0	0	0
JOE HOLLAND
VICE-PRESIDE	10.00	X	X	0	0	0
GENE COOK
TREASURER	2.00	X	X	0	0	0
TYLER CHAPPELL
SECRETARY	2.00	X	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Federated Campaigns	22231	FederatedCampaigns
Membership Dues	2220	MembershipDues
Total Contributions	24451	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	29	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	29	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	7384	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	6180	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1204	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,204	ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	25684	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	29	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$1,204	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4922	Total
Management And General	2188	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2734	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3000	Total
Management And General	3000	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	482	Total
Program Services	437	ProgramServices
Management And General	45	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	302	Total
Fundraising	302	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	277	Total
Management And General	277	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES	5857	4059	1798
MARKETING, PRINTING, PUBL	2835			2835
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	729	729
DUES,SUBSCRIPTIONS, POSTA	191		23	168

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	214	Total
Program Services	164	ProgramServices
Management And General	30	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	20	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18809	Total
Program Services	5389	ProgramServices
Management And General	7361	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6059	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6601	BOY
EOY	19177	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	44666	BOY
EOY	44350	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	2138	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	51267	BOY
EOY	65665	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	7523	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	7523	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36346	BOY
EOY	38789	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14921	BOY
EOY	19353	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	51267	BOY
EOY	58142	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	51267	BOY
EOY	65665	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	6875	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	10095	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	15686	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	19651	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	17638	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	24451	CurrentTaxYear
Total	87521	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	6000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	6200	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	6150	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	10471	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Total	28821	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	16095	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	21886	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	25801	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	28109	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	24451	CurrentTaxYear
Total	116342	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	116342	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	241	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	255	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	58	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	24	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	29	CurrentTaxYear
Total	607	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4323	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year	1204	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5527	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	122476	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.94990	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.95000	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	32684	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	7000	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	7000	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	25684	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	25684	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	25809	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	7000	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	7000	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	18809	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	18809	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	MEMBERS
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	YES
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	REVIEWED BY BOARD MEMBER
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

FRIENDS OF BIRCH STATE PARK INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (4 entries)

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Insurance Insurance

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Total170 Total170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

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