CRIME STOPPERS OF SARASOTA COUNTY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
CRIME STOPPERS OF SARASOTA COUNTY INC (EIN 59-2919978)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-02-25
IRS object ID
202530579349200308
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)
Return2025-02-25T14:38:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN592919978EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CRIME STOPPERS OF SARASOTA COUNTY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% C Jerry SellersInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlCRIMBusinessNameControlTxt
Foreign Phone9415004354ForeignPhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 25531AddressLine1Txt
CitySARASOTACityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP342772531ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCharles SellersPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-02-26SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addresswww.sarasotacrimestoppers.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$131,278GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$114,631ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$16,647InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$131,278TotalRevenueAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$6,150FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$540OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$216PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$64,298OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$71,204TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$60,074ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$389,289NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$449,363NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$389,289BOYAmt
EOY$449,363EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$389,289BOYAmt
EOY$449,363EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$389,289BOYAmt
EOY$449,363EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTo educate the Sarasota public about the Criminal Tip Reward Program to provide the facilities to the receive tips while providing anonymity of tipster and disperse the information to proper law enforcement.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
To educate the Sarasota Co public about the Crime Stoppers Program. Over 1 million exposures of information provided in 2024$0$24,051
To provide the facilities to receive and disperse to proper law enforcement agencies any criminal activity information reported through our website our digital ads our newspaper ads and mobile reporting app. In FY 2024 867 tips received through the Crime Stoppers maintained infrastructure..$0$10,381
Provide rewards to tipsters whose information lead to apprehension of a fugitive solution to a case or recovery of a person or property. For the year 2024 867 credible tips resulted in 21 arrests 46 cases closed apprehension of 58 fugitives recovery of $250,000 in illegal drugs and $36164 in illicit money.$0$5,140
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$39,572TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IVYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Linda Kennedy
Director3$0$0$0
Rebekah Lunsford
Director2$0$0$0
Joseph Giasone
Director10$0$0$0
Denny Minano
Vice President3$0$0$0
Daniel Williams
Director2$0$0$0
Jessica Harris
Director1$0$0$0
Chris Harris
Director1$0$0
Janie L Kagy
Director2$0$0$0
Charles Sellers
Treasurer10$0$0$0
Karen M Sellers
Secretary12$0$0$0
Richard L Kagy
President1$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
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonOrganizationPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 25531AddressLine1Txt
CitySARASOTACityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP342772531ZIPCd
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Phone9415004354PhoneNum
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
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$168,108CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$118,014CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$102,618CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$111,782CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$114,631CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$615,153TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

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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$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

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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$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$168,108CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$118,014CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$102,618CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$111,782CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$114,631CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$615,153TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$615,153PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,016CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,351CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,647CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,014TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

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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$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$642,167TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$0GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.9579PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.9824PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, line 16| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Promo Items Storage, $3172| Newspaper Ad Expense, $18115| FL State Fees, $196| Tip Line, $4416| Answer Ser Exp, $284| Client Tip Rewards, $5140| Mandatory Insurance, $1442| Member Training Expenses, $1108| Computer Replacement, $2726| Annual Corp Mtg, $440| Membership Dues to Regional Crime Stoppers, $250| Office Expense, $1158| Web Site Exp, $2636| Public Kiosk Exp, $1260| Software Licenses, $278| Promo Items, $15836| Public Education Exp, $5841|
Part II, line 26| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accounts Payable, $0, $0| Grants Payable, $0, $0| Mortgages or other loans payable, $0, $0|
Part III, General| Explanation:| To educate the Sarasota County citizens about the Criminal tip reward program to provide the infrastructure to receive anonymous tips and forward the tip information to the appropriate law enforcement for investigation.
Part III, Line 30| Explanation:| Provide cash rewards to tipsters whose information leads apprehension of a wanted fugitive solution to a case or recovery of person illegal drugs or stolen property. For the year 2024 867 credible tips resulted in 21 arrests 46 closed cases apprehension of 58 fugitives recovery of $250,000 of illegal drugs $36164 in illicit cash.

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