THE PALM BEACH CHAPTER OF THE RARE FRUIT COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL INC

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2022 · Form 990EZ · revenue $45K · expenses $30K · assets $80K

EIN
65-0217720
Address
PO BOX 16464, WEST PALM BCH, FL 33416-6464
NTEE code
C42 Garden Club, Horticultural Program (Environment) published (IRS Business Master File, as C42Z)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 1992 (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, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Sriram Bharadwaj (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

We are a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and furthering the cultivation and use of tropical and rare fruit in South Florida and throughout the world.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 27 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

27 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
Sriram Bharadwaj Treasurer2022 0 $0 reported 1
Dennis Pleticha (former) 3rd Vice Pres2013-2014 5 $0 reported 1
Har Mahdeem (former) 1st Vice Pres2014 5 $0 reported 1
Jimmy Hightower (former) 2nd Vice Pres2014 5 $0 reported 1
Jay Baldeo (former) Treasurer2013-2014 5 $0 reported 1
Holly Shaw (former) Secretary2014 5 $0 reported 1
Mark Young (former) 3rd Vice Pres2014 5 $0 reported 1
Betty Borges (former) Asst Treasurer2013-2014 5 $0 reported 1
Susan Lerner (former) Immed Past Pres2010-2013 3 $0 reported 1
Charlotte Gomes (former) Vice President2010-2013 5 $0 reported 1
Janet Howe-Habgood (former) Secretary2013 3 $0 reported 1
Su Deckert (former) Asst Secretary2013 3 $0 reported 1
Fatima NeJame (former) 3rd Vice Presid2011-2013 3 $0 reported 1
Corrie Sparks (former) 2nd Vice Presid2013 3 $0 reported 1
Terri Jenkins (former) Treasurer2012 7 $0 reported 1
Lynn Cox (former) Secretary2012 7 $0 reported 1
Mark Worden (former) Asst Secretary2012 5 $0 reported 1
Arthur Rose (former) 3rd VP2012 5 $0 reported 1
Gary Gomez (former) 1st Vice Presid2012 12 $0 reported 1
Lori Parkins (former) Treasurer2011 7 $0 reported 1
Michael Bachrach (former) Asst. Secretary2010-2011 5 $0 reported 1
Jeannie Fernsworth (former) Secretary2010-2011 7 $0 reported 1
Scott Hofmeister (former) 3rd VP2010-2011 5 $0 reported 1
Lori Vinikoor (former) Immed Past Pres2011 5 $0 reported 1
Warren Chalkley (former) Asst Treasurer2010 5 $0 reported 1
Lori Pogany (former) Treasurer2010 7 $0 reported 1
Joel Vinikoor (former) 2nd VP2010 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2022 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sriram Bharadwaj Treasurer0 $0-- $01
2014 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dennis Pleticha 3rd Vice Pres5 $0-- $01
Har Mahdeem 1st Vice Pres5 $0-- $01
Jimmy Hightower 2nd Vice Pres5 $0-- $01
Jay Baldeo Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Holly Shaw Secretary5 $0-- $01
Mark Young 3rd Vice Pres5 $0-- $01
Betty Borges Asst Treasurer5 $0-- $01
2013 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Susan Lerner Immed Past Pres3 $0-- $01
Charlotte Gomes Vice President5 $0-- $01
Betty Borges Asst Treasurer3 $0-- $01
Jay Baldeo Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Dennis Pleticha President5 $0-- $01
Janet Howe-Habgood Secretary3 $0-- $01
Su Deckert Asst Secretary3 $0-- $01
Fatima NeJame 3rd Vice Presid3 $0-- $01
Corrie Sparks 2nd Vice Presid3 $0-- $01
2012 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Fatima NeJame Asst Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Terri Jenkins Treasurer7 $0-- $01
Lynn Cox Secretary7 $0-- $01
Mark Worden Asst Secretary5 $0-- $01
Arthur Rose 3rd VP5 $0-- $01
Gary Gomez 1st Vice Presid12 $0-- $01
Charlotte Gomes President12 $0-- $01
Susan Lerner Immed Past Pres3 $0-- $01
2011 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Fatima NeJame Asst Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Lori Parkins Treasurer7 $0-- $01
Michael Bachrach Asst. Secretary5 $0-- $01
Jeannie Fernsworth Secretary7 $0-- $01
Scott Hofmeister 3rd VP5 $0-- $01
Lori Vinikoor Immed Past Pres5 $0-- $01
Charlotte Gomes 1st VP12 $0-- $01
Susan Lerner President12 $0-- $01
2010 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Warren Chalkley Asst Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Lori Pogany Treasurer7 $0-- $01
Michael Bachrach Asst. Secretary5 $0-- $01
Jeannie Fernsworth Secretary7 $0-- $01
Scott Hofmeister 3rd VP5 $0-- $01
Joel Vinikoor 2nd VP5 $0-- $01
Charlotte Gomes 1st VP12 $0-- $01
Susan Lerner President12 $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 990EZ period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$45,177$29,647 $79,794$79,794 $0- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,025$13,320 $72,256$72,256 $1,360- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,603$31,888 $61,659$61,551 $1,519- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,181$23,371 $57,851$57,836 $1,055- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,534$11,673 $58,045$58,026 $1,510- ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,984$11,651 $49,171$49,165 $598- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $82 in all, tax years 2022 to 2023. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $822 $322023 2022-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE PALM BEACH CHAPTER OF THE RARE FRUIT COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL INC”
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2022 · Form 990EZ · $29,647 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Benefits paid to members $25,824 87.1%
Printing, publications, postage $3,823 12.9%
Total$29,647100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $13,320 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $4,232
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,511 86.4%
Printing, publications, postage $1,109 8.3%
Fees to independent contractors $700 5.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$4,232reported apart
Total$13,320100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $31,888 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $3,539
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,647 86.7%
Printing, publications, postage $3,541 11.1%
Fees to independent contractors $700 2.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,539reported apart
Total$31,888100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $23,371 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,806
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $19,255 82.4%
Printing, publications, postage $3,336 14.3%
Fees to independent contractors $780 3.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,806reported apart
Total$23,371100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $11,673 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $3,068
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,660 65.6%
Printing, publications, postage $3,313 28.4%
Fees to independent contractors $700 6.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,068reported apart
Total$11,673100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $11,651 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,250 · events $2,232
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,253 53.7%
Printing, publications, postage $3,828 32.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $1,250 10.7%
Fees to independent contractors $320 2.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,232reported apart
Total$11,651100%

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