Florida Foundation for Responsible Angling INC

Tax-deductible

Oldsmar, FL501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 59-3544654Revenue $719K in FY2025

On file with the IRSfishfloridatag.orgPo Box 1149, 34677-1149 · Oldsmar, FLTax-exempt since Jul 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The foundation's principle purpose is to promote public awareness of and encourage the protection of fisheries/habitats through displays, classes, seminars, presentations, clinics, and other means designed to teach/promote Responsible Angling, particularly to florida's youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $135K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 82% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$719K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$737K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$719K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$600K
FY2021$678K
FY2022$706K
FY2023$851K
FY2024$863K
FY2025$719K
Expenses
$737K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$502K
FY2021$439K
FY2022$623K
FY2023$650K
FY2024$657K
FY2025$737K
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1999.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $667K Management & general 6% · $47K Fundraising 3% · $23K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$75,881Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Nichols’s $76K as Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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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

Educates youth and the public about protecting fisheries and habitats through responsible angling.

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1 program · $667K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The foundation provides scholarships, grant funds and fishing equipment to various groups. Donations received were spent on fulfilling the above objectives. For the fiscal year ended june 30, 2025, the foundation benefitted approximately 25,000 individuals.

$667Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 67 grants · $1.2M · 2019–2024
Mahogany Youth CorporationFL · FY2024$18,000
Individual RecipientFY2024$6,000
Mahogany Youth CorporationFL · FY2023$20,000
University of South FloridaFY2023$10,000
Florida Atlantic UniversityFY2023$10,000
FL Fish & Wildlife CommissionFY2023$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$719K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$729K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$737K
Ln 25
Programscol B$667K
Managementcol C$47K
Fundraisingcol D$23K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$476K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$729K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$46K
Total revenueLn 12$719K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$374K
SavingsLn 2$101K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$476K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$388
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$663K$476K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$646$388
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$256K$256K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$99K$79K$10K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$801$801
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$936$767
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$35K$27K$8K
TravelLn 17$9K$6K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$258$258
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$285K$278K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$2K$15K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$737K$667K$47K$23K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $719K$737K−$19K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $863K$657K$207K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $851K$650K$201K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $706K$623K$83K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $678K$439K$239K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $600K$502K$98K$1.4M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $718,505 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $712,342$729,409
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $150,858−$10,904
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $863,200$718,505
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $259,900$256,483
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $87,138$106,658
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $309,608$374,081
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $656,646$737,222
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $206,554−$18,717
Part VI · Governance 14 of 15 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $718,505 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$729,409
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$729,409
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34,725$34,725
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$45,629−$45,629
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$45,629 · Excluded from tax $34,725$718,505
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $737,222 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $256,483$256,483
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $78,919 · Management $9,865 · Fundraising $9,865$98,649
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,407 · Management $801 · Fundraising $801$8,009
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,060$10,060
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,667 · Management $936 · Fundraising $767$7,370
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,451 · Management $7,588$35,039
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,387 · Management $2,764$9,151
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $258$258
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,009$6,009
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $277,690 · Fundraising $7,268$284,958
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,864 · Management $14,756 · Fundraising $4,616$21,236
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $666,877 · Management $47,028 · Fundraising $23,317$737,222
Part X · Balance sheet $2,113,402 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $153,315$374,366
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $509,492$101,448
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $646$388
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,475,239$1,637,200
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,138,692$2,113,402
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,854$2,281
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,854$2,281
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,129,838$2,111,121
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,129,838$2,111,121
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,138,692$2,113,402
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,111,121 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$718,505
XI-2 Total expenses$737,222
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$18,717
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,129,838
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,111,121

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