FLORIDA STATE FIREFIGHTERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC

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2022 · Form 990 · revenue $61K · expenses $49K · assets $12K

EIN
03-0521158
Address
2450 US HWY 27 S, AVON PARK, FL 33825-9749
NTEE code
M192
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2003 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
ROBERT AMICK (its 2014 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2014 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR FIREFIGHTERS & EMTS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC & ENCOURAGE FIRE SAFETY AMONG THE CITIZENS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jeff Jozefiak SECRETARY2020-2022 0 $0 reported 2
Michael Taussing PRESIDENT2020-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Charles W Blosser VICE PRESIDENT2021-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Robert Amick IPP2012-2022 0 $0 reported 2
Cw Blosser (former) VICE PRESIDENT2020 5 $0 reported 2
Michael Taussig (former) Vice President2012-2013 0 $0 reported 2
Steven Robertson (former) President2012-2013 0 $0 reported 1
John Knoll (former) Director2012-2013 0 $0 reported 1
C W Blosser (former) Director2012-2013 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2022 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF JOZEFIAK SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $02
MICHAEL TAUSSING PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES W BLOSSER VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT AMICK IPP0 $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF JOZEFIAK SECRETARY0 $0$0$0 $02
MICHAEL TAUSSING PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
CHARLES W BLOSSER VICE PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT AMICK IPP0 $0$0$0 $02
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEFF JOZEFIAK SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $02
MICHAEL TAUSSING PRESIDENT8 $0$0$0 $01
CW BLOSSER VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $02
ROBERT AMICK IPP20 $0$0$0 $02
2013 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
STEVEN ROBERTSON President0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT AMICK Past President0 $0$0$0 $02
MICHAEL TAUSSIG Vice President0 $0$0$0 $02
JOHN KNOLL Director0 $0$0$0 $01
C W BLOSSER Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2012 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
C W BLOSSER Director0 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN KNOLL Director0 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL TAUSSIG Vice President0 $0$0$0 $02
ROBERT AMICK Past President0 $0$0$0 $02
STEVEN ROBERTSON President0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,213$49,229 $11,984$11,984 $59,158$2,055 $00-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,213$49,225 $11,988$11,988 $60,613$600 $9980-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$72,633$69,965 $2,668$2,668 $72,633$0 $00-
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2014-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$9,235$8,355 $4,451-$11,428 $9,235$0 $00-
2012 · Form 990 period ending 2013-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,033$4,493 $3,571-$12,308 $4,408$625 $00-

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $275 in all, tax years 2018 to 2019. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
IRVING I MOSKOWITZ FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2018-2019 2$250 2019$150
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AMERICAN TOWER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FLORIDA STATE FIREFIGHTERS EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC” 2019 1$25 2019$25
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CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK OF COLORADOCOM19 $48,861$84,223 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code M19, revenue within 2x
CORONA FIREFIGHTERS BENEVOLENT FUNDINCCAM19 $33,560$28,560 MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code M19, revenue within 2x
NEW JERSEY PUBLIC SAFETY ACCREDITATION COALITION INCNJM19 $68,629$58,194 CFO$16,200 Same NTEE code M19, revenue within 2x
PETERBOROUGH FIRE & RESCUE ASSOCIATION INCNHM19 $33,818$27,833 President$0 Same NTEE code M19, revenue within 2x
SYMI-FR INCMAM19 $117,332$118,423 Director$0 Same NTEE code M19, revenue within 2x
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ROCKLIN PUBLIC SAFETY VOLUNTEERS INCCAM19 $102,313$62,787 Vice President$0 Same NTEE code M19, revenue within 2x
INDIANA SMOKE DIVER ASSOCIATION INCINM19 $48,184$42,781 President$0 Same NTEE code M19, revenue within 2x
CATALINA ISLAND YACHT CLUB FOUNDATIONCAM19 $83,624$116,323 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code M19, revenue within 2x
EXIRA FIRE & EMS ASSOCIATION INCORPORATEDIAM19 $102,387$98,543 VICE-PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code M19, revenue within 2x
BCVFD INCGAM19 $36,570$35,169 President andDirector$0 Same NTEE code M19, revenue within 2x
FIRE CHIEFS COUNCIL OF SUFFOLK COUNTY INCNYM19 $48,217$59,577 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code M19, revenue within 2x
COOK COUNTY REGIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME TASK FORCEILM19 $71,696$41,248 President$0 Same NTEE code M19, revenue within 2x
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RICE LAKE FIREMANS RELIEF ASSOCIATIONMNM19 $54,310$44,814 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code M19, revenue within 2x
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COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$3,225,8505 12020–2024 COLORADO HEALING FUND
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$627,56028 102016–2024 SKY PHILANTHROPY INC; BACK THE BACK BLUE BUCKHEAD INC; FEAL GOOD FOUNDATION INC; BELLEVUE POLICE FOUNDATION and 6 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2022 · Form 990 · $49,229 spent · pay $518 · grants $0 · events $1,903
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $39,117$39,117-- 79.5%
Other (as described)loan payment $4,392$4,392-- 8.9%
Fees: other services $4,000$4,000-- 8.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,903$1,903-- 3.9%
Other (as described)MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT $1,334$1,334-- 2.7%
Other (as described)taxeslicences $647$647-- 1.3%
Other salaries and wages $518$518-- 1.1%
Travel $368$368-- 0.7%
Office expenses $86$86-- 0.2%
Other (as described)duessubscriptions -$3,136-$3,136-- -6.4%
Total$49,229100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $49,225 spent · pay $998 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Payments to affiliates $25,427$25,427-- 51.7%
Fees: other services $12,019$4,000$8,019- 24.4%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $4,392$4,392-- 8.9%
Travel $1,791$368-$1,423 3.6%
Other (as described)MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT $1,334--$1,334 2.7%
Office expenses $1,157$1,157-- 2.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $998$998-- 2.0%
Other (as described)MISC $810--$810 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $650$650-- 1.3%
Fees: legal $647$647-- 1.3%
Total$49,225100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $69,965 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,922 · events $1,022
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: professional fundraisers $51,895--$51,895 74.2%
Grants to US individuals $5,922$5,922-- 8.5%
Other (as described)bank charges $4,192--$4,192 6.0%
Travel $3,765-$3,765- 5.4%
Office expenses $1,848--$1,848 2.6%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,022-$1,022- 1.5%
Other (as described)miss $652-$652- 0.9%
Advertising and promotion $650-$650- 0.9%
Fees: legal $19-$19- 0.0%
Total$69,965100%

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2013 · Form 990 · $8,355 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: professional fundraisers $5,888--$5,888 70.5%
Other (as described)Contract Labor $2,100$2,100-- 25.1%
Depreciation and depletion $241-$241- 2.9%
Other (as described)Taxes, fees, licenses $85$85-- 1.0%
Other (as described)Supplies, Other $41-$41- 0.5%
Total$8,355100%

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2012 · Form 990 · $4,493 spent · pay $0 · grants $3,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $3,000$3,000-- 66.8%
Fees: other services $457-$457- 10.2%
Occupancy $397-$397- 8.8%
Depreciation and depletion $303-$303- 6.7%
Office expenses $213-$213- 4.7%
Other (as described)Supplies, Other $123-$123- 2.7%
Total$4,493100%

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