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HIGHLANDS COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $121K · expenses $124K · assets $14K

Also known as
FOUNDATION
EIN
59-3497604
Address
426 SCHOOL ST, SEBRING, FL 33870-4048
NTEE code
B25
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2024
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Mission

TO ESTABLISH A RESPONSIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM TO LINK COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. THIS MISSION IS REFLECTED IN THE TEACHER MINI-GRANTS AND SPONSORSHIP OF THE SUMMIT AWARDS PROGRAM.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 14 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 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
Robert Barben BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Chet Brojek BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Wally Cox BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Richard Farmer SECRETARY/TR2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Bill Jarret BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Christen Johnson PRESIDENT2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Koukos FIRST VICE P2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Brenda Longshore SUPERINTENDE2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Nancy Dodd BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jerry Whidden BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Anjelica Tinajero EXECUTIVE DI2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Dina Capuano BOARD MEMBER2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jamie Bateman (former) PRESIDENT2023 0 $0 reported 1
Paul Mcgehee (former) BOARD MEMBER2023 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT BARBEN BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
DINA CAPUANO BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
CHET BROJEK BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
WALLY COX BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
RICHARD FARMER SECRETARY/TR0 $0-- $01
BILL JARRET BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
CHRISTEN JOHNSON PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
JENNIFER KOUKOS FIRST VICE P0 $0-- $01
BRENDA LONGSHORE SUPERINTENDE0 $0-- $01
NANCY DODD BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
JERRY WHIDDEN BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
ANJELICA TINAJERO EXECUTIVE DI0 $0-- $01
2023 · 13 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT BARBEN BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
JAMIE BATEMAN PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
CHET BROJEK BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
WALLY COX BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
RICHARD FARMER SECRETARY/TR0 $0-- $01
BILL JARRET BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
CHRISTEN JOHNSON FIRST VICE P0 $0-- $01
JENNIFER KOUKOS BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
BRENDA LONGSHORE SUPERINTENDE0 $0-- $01
PAUL MCGEHEE BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
NANCY DODD BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
JERRY WHIDDEN BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
ANJELICA TINAJERO EXECUTIVE DI0 $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 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,280$123,656 $14,242$14,242 $120,516- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$122,728$117,216 $16,618$16,618 $122,171- ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $603,299 in all, tax years 2011 to 2025. 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
CONSORTIUM OF FLORIDA EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS INC Public charity Exact 2011-2024 14$421,299 2024$40,551
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SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2016-2023, 2025 10$123,500 2025$57,500
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THE DUKE ENERGY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HIGHLANDS COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC” 2020-2022 3$25,000 2022$10,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$20,000 2024$10,000
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MIDFLORIDA CREDIT UNION Public charity Exact 2024 1$13,500 2024$13,500
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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 · $123,656 spent · pay $0 · grants $18,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $105,656 85.4%
Grants and similar amounts paid $18,000 14.6%
Total$123,656100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $117,216 spent · pay $0 · grants $12,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $105,216 89.8%
Grants and similar amounts paid $12,000 10.2%
Total$117,216100%

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