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TAMPA BAY TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
TAMPA BAY TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 59-3692272)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-09-14
IRS object ID
202622579349301302
Schema version
2025v4.2
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)
Return2026-09-14T10:41:06-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN592453808PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Avocet International CPAs PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14821 CENTRAL AVEAddressLine1Txt
CitySAINT PETERSBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP337138140ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN593692272EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers AssociationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTAMPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8134037897PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11220 E 5th AveAddressLine1Txt
CityTampaCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33605ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJason WhittemorePersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone8134037897PhoneNum
Signature2026-09-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSamantha TallynPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02148154PTIN
Phone7275259723PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJason WhittemorePrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts$267,882GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.tbtla.usWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateFLLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA, TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF JURISPRUDENCE, EXCELLENCE IN ADVOCACY, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. ENCOURAGE COOPERATION AND CAMARADERIE AMONG THE MEMBERS BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS AND EVENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body17VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent17VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$151,545PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$129,175CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$138,202CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$80PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$505CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$247,765PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$267,882CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$85,222PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$44,684CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$190,208PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$193,032CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$275,430PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$237,716CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$27,665PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$30,166CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$74,424TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$128,090TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$30,632TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$43,792NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$128,090NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF FLORIDA, TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF JURISPRUDENCE, EXCELLENCE IN ADVOCACY, AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. ENCOURAGE COOPERATION AND CAMARADERIE AMONG THE MEMBERS BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS AND EVENTS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescTO PROMOTE COOPERATION AND CAMARADERIE AMONG THE MEMBERS BY PROVIDING REGULAR MEETINGS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND INFORMATIONAL ACTIVITIES, HOST ANNUAL GALA, GOLF AND HOLIDAY EVENTS.Desc
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member17IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisuseYes (1)MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKarina PerezPersonNm
Phone8134037897PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 10653AddressLine1Txt
CityTampaCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33679ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
Michael Zaritsky
Past President1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen A Barnes
Past President1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Felipe Fulgencio
President1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brent Steinberg
Secretary1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jason Whittemore
President-Elect1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karina Perez IIic
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maegan Peek-Luka
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alina Morros
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Courtney Umberger
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
N Brook Nutter
Immediate Past President1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Daniel
Past President1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jessica Fernandez
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Christopher Mathena
Program Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mike Trentalange
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Distasio
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alan Wagner
Past President1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carl DiCampli
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laura Wright
Executive Director40.00$35,107$0$0Yes (X)
Meg Huntley
Executive Director1.00$16,500$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$51,607TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$128,665MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$510AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$129,175TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Program Sponsorship$115,037$115,037
Education Meeting$23,165$23,165
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$138,202TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$505TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$505RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$267,882TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$138,707RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,107TotalAmt
Management And General$35,107ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$581TotalAmt
Management And General$581ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,996TotalAmt
Management And General$8,996ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,500TotalAmt
Program Services$16,500ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,599TotalAmt
Program Services$17,599ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,000TotalAmt
Program Services$4,000ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,681TotalAmt
Program Services$1,681ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150TotalAmt
Program Services$150ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,361TotalAmt
Program Services$3,361ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$757TotalAmt
Program Services$757ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Social Events$100,098$100,098
Bad Debt$28,898$28,898
Merchant Service Fees$6,368$6,368
Dues and Subscriptions$4,724$4,724

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,896TotalAmt
Program Services$2,313ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,583ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,716TotalAmt
Program Services$157,551ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,165ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,642BOYAmt
EOY$76,728EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,482BOYAmt
EOY$25,490EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$25,872EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,300BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,424BOYAmt
EOY$128,090EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,632BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,632BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,792BOYAmt
EOY$128,090EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,792BOYAmt
EOY$128,090EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,424BOYAmt
EOY$128,090EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$30,166ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$54,132PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (1)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 5Part VI, Line 5 Diversion of Assets During the tax year, the Organization became aware of a diversion of assets by a former employee. The diversion involved unauthorized personal expenditures charged to the Organization and unauthorized compensation increases, totaling $79,362 over a multi-year period (FY2020FY2025). Nature of Diversion: The former employee used Organization funds for personal expenses including retail purchases, personal services, peer-to-peer payments to personal associates, personal medical debt payments, and unauthorized salary increases without Board approval. Discovery: The diversion was discovered following annual Board rotation when the incoming Treasurer requested detailed financial statements and initiated a review of historical transactions. Corrective Actions Taken: Terminated the employment relationship Engaged an independent CPA to conduct a forensic analysis of historical transactions Obtained a promissory note from the former employee for $27,000 in partial restitution Implemented enhanced internal controls including dual approval requirements for disbursements Adopted formal policies including Conflict of Interest, Whistleblower, and Document Retention policies Prohibited use of peer-to-peer payment platforms (Venmo, Cash App) for organizational transactions Established monthly financial oversight by the Finance Committee Recovery Status: The Organization has secured a promissory note for $27,000 payable over 60 months. Net exposure after the promissory note is $52,362.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS, CONSISTING OF ONE CLASS. THE MEMBERS ARE REPRESENTATIVES FROM LAW FIRMS LOCATED IN THE APPLICABLE AREA.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aTHE MEMBERS ANNUALLY VOTE TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. ALL MEMBERS HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Organization's President, President-Elect, and Treasurer review and approve form 990; a complete copy of the form 990 is available for inspection by all members and the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aTHE BOARD MEETS AND COMES TO AGREEMENT FOR COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19UPON REQUEST

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