Guardian Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Gainesville, FL501(c)(3)EIN 59-2931440

Children's rights program: educate and train volunteers to help care for needs of children in court cases of abuse, abandonment and neglect in the 8th judicial circuit in the state of florida.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 51% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
34 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 34.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 13 voting members
Concern: none of 13 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$85K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$62K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$939K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$85K
FY2025▼ -13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$59K
FY2021$62K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$156K
FY2024$98K
FY2025$85K
Expenses
$62K
FY2025▲ +27%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$33K
FY2021$42K
FY2022$43K
FY2023$47K
FY2024$49K
FY2025$62K
Net assets
$939K
FY2025▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$513K
FY2021$600K
FY2022$608K
FY2023$716K
FY2024$832K
FY2025$939K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1989.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $53K Management & general 14% · $9K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

Train volunteers to advocate for children in abuse, abandonment, and neglect court cases.

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1 program service account for $47K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Children's Rights Program

Educate and train volunteers to help care for needs of children in court cases of abuse, abandonment and neglect in the 8TH judicial circuit in the state of florida.

$47Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$85K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Money outPt IX
$62K
Ln 25
Programscol B$53K
Managementcol C$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$939K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$177K
Total assetsLn 16$950K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Total revenueLn 12$85K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$177K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$177K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$773K
Total assetsLn 16$950K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$939K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K$177K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$690K$773K
Total assetsLn 16$838K$950K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$832K$939K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$634$634
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$50K$48K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$62K$53K$9K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $85K$62K$24K$939K 990 PDF
FY2024 $98K$49K$50K$832K 990 PDF
FY2023 $156K$47K$109K$716K 990 PDF
FY2022 $106K$43K$63K$608K 990 PDF
FY2021 $62K$42K$19K$600K 990 PDF
FY2020 $59K$33K$26K$513K 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 $85,346 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,258
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$59,258
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $26,088$26,088
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,088$85,346
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $61,565 across 6 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,700$3,700
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,310$1,310
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,752$2,752
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,310$3,310
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $634$634
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $48,099 · Management $1,760$49,859
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $52,719 · Management $8,846 · Fundraising $0$61,565
Part X · Balance sheet $949,550 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,910$176,714
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $690,377$772,836
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $838,287$949,550
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,947$10,971
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,947$10,971
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $832,340$938,579
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $838,287$949,550
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $938,579 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$85,346
XI-2 Total expenses$61,565
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$23,781
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$832,340
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$82,458
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$938,579

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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