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Florida Press Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Lake Mary, FL501(c)(3)EIN 59-2449377

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The Florida Press Foundation is a non-profit organization affiliated with the Florida Press association. The foundation's mission is to create and promote lifelong educational programs that begin in elementary school promoting literacy and encouraging the use of media, continue through college with internship programs, and then culminate in career training and development forums for industry professionals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
30 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $55K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$115K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$167K
Spent
$210K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$431K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1985.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $154K Management & general 23% · $48K Fundraising 4% · $8K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Karen Towers
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sl Frisbee
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sandy Kemp
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Deluca
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jodi Bell
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes lifelong education in media literacy, internships, and career development for all ages.

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3 programs · $138K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

FPF works closely with the florida press association to conduct a two day convention for the association members with programs designed to promote high standards of journalism. This convention offers knowledgeable speakers and presentations with information members can take home and use to make their newspaper and business better.

$137Kprogram expense
02

FPF offers a paid internship program. Newspapers can request a journalism intern for a 10 week stint. FPF also attends college workfairs in order to inform on our media industry and recruit journalism interns for our internship program.

$500program expense
03

FPF offers a community news fund for florida newspapers-there are currently 13 newspapers participating. Participating newspapers advertise in their individual papers for donations.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$50K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$55K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$167K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$149K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$681
Money outPt IX
$210K
Ln 25
Programscol B$154K
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$431K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$519K
Total assetsLn 16$547K
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$149K
Investment incomeLn 3$681
Total revenueLn 12$167K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$400K
SavingsLn 2$119K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$519K
Other assetsLn 15$906
Total assetsLn 16$547K
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
Net assetsLn 32$431K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$456K$519K
Total assetsLn 16$528K$547K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K$115K
Net assetsLn 32$405K$431K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$13K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$35K$35K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$61$61
Advertising and promotionLn 12$75$75
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$138K$138K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$210K$154K$48K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $167K$210K−$43K$431K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $166,667 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,356
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,356
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $148,630$148,630
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $681$681
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $148,630 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $681$166,667
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $209,828 across 11 lines filed
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $12,640$12,640
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $34,852$34,852
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $4,031$4,031
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,184$1,184
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,732$2,732
IX-11a Management feesManagement $5,000$5,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $61$61
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $75$75
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $137,935$137,935
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $7,500$7,500
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,818$3,818
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $154,393 · Management $47,935 · Fundraising $7,500$209,828
Part X · Balance sheet $546,544 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $337,210$399,822
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $118,477$119,008
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,853$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $56,780$21,808
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,064$5,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $906$906
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $528,290$546,544
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$2,595
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,000$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $119,324$112,453
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $123,324$115,048
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $404,966$431,496
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $404,966$431,496
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $528,290$546,544
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $431,496 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$166,667
XI-2 Total expenses$209,828
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$43,161
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$404,966
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$50,000
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$19,691
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$431,496

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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