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BIG BLUE FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
BIG BLUE FOUNDATION (EIN 46-2767666)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-03-04
IRS object ID
202520649349200202
Schema version
2024v5.0
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)
Return2025-03-04T18:18:29-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN462767666EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Big Blue Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBIGBBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2402155292PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12648 Monocacy Ford RdAddressLine1Txt
CityFrederickCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21701ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMark Salyer McLaughlinPersonNm
Person TitleChairmanPersonTitleTxt
Phone2402155292PhoneNum
Signature2025-03-04SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresswww.bigblue.foundationWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$177,200GrossReceiptsAmt
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$177,200ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$177,200TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$83,650SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$58,274FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$28,272OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$170,196TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$7,004ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$0NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,004NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$7,004EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$7,004EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$7,004EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeBig Blue Foundation received approximately $177,000. in contributions from several foundations and corporate sponsors to produce a DocuFilm called BOOMTOWN Part 1: The story of downtown Frederick's cultural and artistic renaissance. Most of our expenses included salaries paid to the writers, Producers, Directors, Production Crew and Editors and all other related production expenses provided by several Production Cos.. The mission of Big Blue Foundation is to produce digital media that inspires, entertains and educates the public on environmental, cultural and social reform.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Research, Writer, Director, Producer, Administrator, Fundraiser (1 year)$83,650
Independent Production Crews$43,240
Independent Arts groups, designers, public relations, promotional materials$21,860
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$148,750TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Mark Salyer McLaughlin
Chairman65$83,650$0$0
Rhonda Lee McLaughlin
Director of Social Affairs and Fundraising15$0$0$0
Bruce Wilson McLaughlin
Director of Legal Affairs1$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMark Salyer McLaughlinPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12648 Monocacy Ford RdAddressLine1Txt
CityFrederickCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2402155292PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 OrgfalseRelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AfalseFiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$177,200CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$177,200TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$177,200CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$177,200TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$177,200PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$177,200CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$177,200TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

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