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THE FRIENDSHIP INITIATIVE INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $100K · expenses $112K · assets $72K

EIN
90-0719846
Address
6574 N STATE ROAD 7 PMB 236, COCONUT CREEK, FL 33073-3625
Website
www.thefriendshipjourney.org
NTEE code
B28
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2013
Cross-check
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Mission

The organizations mission is to unite individuals of all cognitive and developmental abilities through equitable opportunities and lasting friendships. We provide free inclusive enrichment programs, family respite and community education in our effort to enrich lives and create inclusive communities.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 24 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

24 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
Samantha Novick President/Director2017-2024 20 $0 reported 1
Paola Blanco VP/Director2019-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Karen Wilson Treasurer/Director2017-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Heather Weissman VP/Director2019-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Jason Novcik Director2018-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Gustavo Padrino Director2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Carole Zangari Director2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Silvia Gil Director2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Cherilyn Levy (former) Director2019-2020 4 $0 reported 1
David Levy (former) Director2019-2020 4 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Cooper (former) Director2019-2020 4 $0 reported 1
Kelli Yselonia (former) Director2019 4 $0 reported 1
Carolina Perez (former) Director2019 4 $0 reported 1
Smantha Novick (former) President/Director2018 20 $0 reported 1
Lisa Ferrara (former) VP/Director2018 5 $0 reported 1
Kelly Ysolonia (former) Secretary/Director2017-2018 5 $0 reported 1
Juan Velazquez (former) Director2018 2 $0 reported 1
Scott Brook (former) Director2017-2018 2 $0 reported 1
Howard Lewis (former) Director2018 8 $0 reported 1
Jeb Niewood (former) President2017 42 $0 reported 1
Jason Novick (former) VP Director2017 3 $0 reported 1
Juan Valazquez (former) Director2017 2 $0 reported 1
Eric Nach (former) Director2017 1 $0 reported 1
Ann Berg (former) Director2017 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Samantha Novick President/Director20 $0-$0 $01
Paola Blanco VP/Director5 $0-$0 $01
Karen Wilson Treasurer/Director5 $0-$0 $01
Heather Weissman VP/Director10 $0-$0 $01
Jason Novcik Director5 $0-$0 $01
Gustavo Padrino Director5 $0-$0 $01
Carole Zangari Director5 $0-$0 $01
Silvia Gil Director5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Samantha Novick President/Director20 $0-$0 $01
Paola Blanco VP/Director5 $0-$0 $01
Karen Wilson Treasurer/Director5 $0-$0 $01
Heather Weissman VP/Director10 $0-$0 $01
Jason Novcik Director5 $0-$0 $01
Gustavo Padrino Director5 $0-$0 $01
Carole Zangari Director5 $0-$0 $01
Silvia Gil Director5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Samantha Novick President/Director20 $0-$0 $01
Paola Blanco VP/Director5 $0-$0 $01
Karen Wilson Treasurer/Director5 $0-$0 $01
Heather Weissman VP/Director10 $0-$0 $01
Jason Novcik Director5 $0-$0 $01
Gustavo Padrino Director5 $0-$0 $01
Carole Zangari Director5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Samantha Novick President/Director20 $0-$0 $01
Paola Blanco VP/Director5 $0-$0 $01
Karen Wilson Treasurer/Director5 $0-$0 $01
Heather Weissman VP/Director10 $0-$0 $01
Jason Novcik Director5 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Samantha Novick President/Director20 $0-$0 $01
Paola Blanco VP/Director12 $0-$0 $01
Karen Wilson Treasurer/Director8 $0-$0 $01
Heather Weissman VP/Director5 $0-$0 $01
Jason Novcik Director10 $0-$0 $01
Cherilyn Levy Director4 $0-$0 $01
David Levy Director4 $0-$0 $01
Jennifer Cooper Director4 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Samantha Novick President/Director20 $0-$0 $01
Paola Blanco VP/Director12 $0-$0 $01
Karen Wilson Treasurer/Director8 $0-$0 $01
Heather Weissman Secretary/Director5 $0-$0 $01
Jason Novcik Director10 $0-$0 $01
Cherilyn Levy Director4 $0-$0 $01
Kelli Yselonia Director4 $0-$0 $01
David Levy Director4 $0-$0 $01
Carolina Perez Director4 $0-$0 $01
Jennifer Cooper Director4 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Smantha Novick President/Director20 $0-$0 $01
Lisa Ferrara VP/Director5 $0-$0 $01
Karen Wilson Treasurer/Director10 $0-$0 $01
Kelly Ysolonia Secretary/Director5 $0-$0 $01
Jason Novcik Director10 $0-$0 $01
Juan Velazquez Director2 $0-$0 $01
Scott Brook Director2 $0-$0 $01
Howard Lewis Director8 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JEB NIEWOOD President42 $0-- $01
KELLY YSOLONIA VP Director2 $0-- $01
SAMANTHA NOVICK VP Director7 $0-- $01
JASON NOVICK VP Director3 $0-- $01
JUAN VALAZQUEZ Director2 $0-- $01
ERIC NACH Director1 $0-- $01
SCOTT BROOK Director3 $0-- $01
ANN BERG Director1 $0-- $01
KAREN WILSON Treasurer5 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,253$111,740 $72,143$71,695 $78,513$21,740 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,795$105,421 $83,442$83,182 $87,604$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,749$68,216 $110,577$109,808 $122,997$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,627$42,620 $70,964$61,275 $46,239$0 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$34,461$25,636 $68,558$61,268 $32,026$0 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,919$37,429 $53,628$52,443 $42,758$0 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$69,131$38,178 $50,429$48,953 $58,958$4,308 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,947$11,228 $21,381$18,000 $23,885$3,645 ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $62,748 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. 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
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BROWARD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$25,000 2024$25,000
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PALM HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$16,958 2022$10,000
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RODGER A GRAEF FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE FRIENDSHIP INITIATIVE INC” 2022 1$15,790 2022$15,790
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FRANK L WEYENBERG CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “THE FRIENDSHIP INITIATIVE INC” 2022 1$5,000 2022$5,000
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $111,740 spent · pay $20,813 · grants $4,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $67,016 60.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $20,813 18.6%
Fees to independent contractors $19,244 17.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,000 3.6%
Printing, publications, postage $667 0.6%
Total$111,740100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $105,421 spent · pay $2,577 · grants $4,000 · events $27,486
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $82,667 78.4%
Fees to independent contractors $15,645 14.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,000 3.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,577 2.4%
Printing, publications, postage $532 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$27,486reported apart
Total$105,421100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $68,216 spent · pay $5,173 · grants $6,500 · events $21,830
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $45,539 66.8%
Fees to independent contractors $9,938 14.6%
Grants and similar amounts paid $6,500 9.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $5,173 7.6%
Printing, publications, postage $1,066 1.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$21,830reported apart
Total$68,216100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $42,620 spent · pay $2,180 · grants $10,000 · events $8,630
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,772 51.1%
Grants and similar amounts paid $10,000 23.5%
Fees to independent contractors $7,971 18.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,180 5.1%
Printing, publications, postage $697 1.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$8,630reported apart
Total$42,620100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $25,636 spent · pay $1,932 · grants $4,000 · events $3,690
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,564 52.9%
Fees to independent contractors $5,476 21.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $4,000 15.6%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $1,932 7.5%
Printing, publications, postage $664 2.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,690reported apart
Total$25,636100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $37,429 spent · pay $2,228 · grants $7,000 · events $25,739
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,738 44.7%
Fees to independent contractors $9,802 26.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $7,000 18.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $2,228 6.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,661 4.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$25,739reported apart
Total$37,429100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $38,178 spent · pay $0 · grants $11,000 · events $41,031
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,785 41.3%
Grants and similar amounts paid $11,000 28.8%
Fees to independent contractors $9,444 24.7%
Printing, publications, postage $1,949 5.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$41,031reported apart
Total$38,178100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $11,228 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $4,683
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,071 80.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,600 14.3%
Printing, publications, postage $557 5.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$4,683reported apart
Total$11,228100%

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