2024-05-14T13:01:01-05:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 200839145 FLORIDA EXOTIC BIRD SANCTUARY INC % DENNIS L PADGET FLOR 8443522473 8933 CASPER AVENUE HUDSON FL 34667 DENNIS L PADGET TREASURER 8443522473 2024-05-14 DENNIS PADGET 999009999 false 0 AAL2 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z PATRICIA R NORTON 8933 CASPER AVENUE HUDSON FL 34667 457265 false X WWW.FLABIRDSANCTUARY.ORG X 2003 FL SEE SCHEDULE O 5 1 11 24 0 1080687 197862 193514 221937 10470 37466 0 1284671 457265 0 0 208584 200596 0 0 257882 269210 466466 469806 818205 -12541 1400583 1388276 54886 55120 1345697 1333156 SEE THE PART I LINE 1 DESCRIPTION PER SCHEDULE O false false 426052 221937 THE SANCTUARY ACCEPTED NEARLY 70 NEW BIRDS FOR FOREVER-HOME CARE DURING 2023 AND CONTINUED TO PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS FOOD, SHELTER, MEDICAL & OTHER CARE, AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE OTHER 850+ BIRDS IN RESIDENCE THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR. WE CONTINUED TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND DEMANDS OF KEEPING PARROTS AND OTHER EXOTIC BIRDS AS PETS VIA WEBSITE BLOG ARTICLES, GUIDED TOURS OF OUR FACILITY, AND OTHER MEANS. 426052 true true false false false false false false false false true false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 11 true false false false false false false false false false false X 5 1 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true false false false false X PATRICIA R NORTON 8443522473 8933 CASPER AVENUE HUDSON FL 34667 PATRICIA R NORTON PRESIDENTCEO 40.00 X X 60002 0 0 JOHN WIGGINS DIRECTOR 28.70 X 17891 0 0 JANICE POPKIN SECRETARY 18.80 X X 14194 0 0 STEPHANIE DRIPPS VICE PRESIDENT 17.60 X X 13694 0 0 DENNIS L PADGET TREASURER X X 0 0 0 105781 false false false 197862 197862 BIRD SPONSOR DONATIONS 900099 221937 221937 221937 37466 37466 0 457265 221937 37466 105781 90781 15000 66112 66112 12896 12896 15807 15807 14150 14150 5383 5383 8705 8705 15961 10829 5132 17409 17409 38892 38125 767 4344 4344 39550 39550 2787 2787 BIRD EXP 107270 107270 BIRD INTAKE 4843 4843 AUTO EXP 9916 9916 469806 426052 43754 0 27101 45069 147264 110593 2399 696926 288814 416763 408112 807056 824502 1400583 1388276 15299 29337 39587 25783 54886 55120 X 522517 473631 823180 859525 1345697 1333156 1400583 1388276 -12541 X X false true X true false X 497057 499839 484314 1080687 197862 2759759 193514 221937 415451 497057 499839 484314 1274201 419799 3175210 3175210 7076 37466 44542 7076 37466 44542 497057 499839 484314 1281277 457265 3219752 0.98617 0.99780 0.01383 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false 153626 153626 268314 74951 193363 252186 200988 51198 22800 12875 9925 408112 US TREASURY BILLS 824502 F 824502 457265 457265 457265 469806 469806 469806 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false BRADLEY SLAUGHTER FAM MBR-PRESIDENT 12000 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR false false false false false false false false false false PART IV LINE 1 SLAUGHTER IS THE NEPHEW OF THE COMPANY'S PRESIDENT, PATRICIA NORTON. HE WAS RETAINED IN MARCH 2023 TO UPGRADE AND MAINTAIN THE WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM AND PERFORM OTHER DUTIES INVOLVING INTERACTION WITH THE PUBLIC. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DID AN INDEPTH EVALUATION OF THE ARRANGEMENT AND CONCLUDED THAT IT IS REASONABLE, NECESSARY, COMPETITIVE AND SUPPORTED BY TIME RECORDS; FURTHERMORE, THE ARRANGEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AS DEFINED BY APPLICABLE FEDERAL AND STATE OF FLORIDA AGENCIES AND AUTHORITIES. Part VI Line 2 NORTON AND WIGGINS ARE MOTHER AND SON Part VI Line 11b WRITTEN COMMENTS BY BOARD TO TREASURER BEFORE FILING THE 990 Part VI Line 19 EXPANDED DESCRIPTION PROVIDED PART I LINE 1 TO PROVIDE A NURTURING AND HEALTHY FOREVER-HOME FOR ABUSED AND DISPLACED PART I LINE 1 PARROTS/EXOTIC BIRDS AND TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES PART I LINE 1 AND DEMANDS OF KEEPING EXOTIC BIRDS AS PETS. PART VI LINE 11b THE BOARD DIRECTORS REVIEW THE FINAL DRAFT FORM 990 AND GIVE WRITTEN FEED- PART VI LINE 11b BACK TO THE TREASURER BEFORE THE FINAL RETURN IS E-FILED. PART VI LINE 12c THE PRESIDENT & TREASURER REVIEW ALL VENDOR PROPOSALS; QUESTIONABLE ITEMS PART VI LINE 12c ARE EVALUATED BY THE BOARD BEFORE EXECUTION. ALL DIRECTORS & OFFICERS SIGN PART VI LINE 12c A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ATTESTATION ANNUALLY. PART VI LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PART VI LINE 19 ETC. ARE RELEASED FOR BONA FIDE PURPOSE TO OUTSIDERS UPON REQUEST. PART VI LINE 19 CONSIDERABLE INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE ANNUAL FORM 990 FILINGS, CAN BE PART VI LINE 19 ACCESSED BY THE PUBLIC VIA AT LEAST TWO STATE OF FLORIDA AGENCY WEBSITES, PART VI LINE 19 AMONG OTHER INTERNET SOURCES. PART XII LINE 1 CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR YEARS, THE ORGANIZATION'S 2023 AUDITED FINANCIAL PART XII LINE 1 STATEMENTS AND THIS FORM 990 ARE PREPARED ON A MODIFIED CASH (AKA: HYBRID) PART XII LINE 1 BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, WHEREBY ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED PAYROLL EXPENSE, AND PART XII LINE 1 DEPRECIATION ARE CONSIDERED IN TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR. PART XII LINE 2c THE PRESIDENT & TREASURER SERVE AS THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THEY RECOMMENDED TO PART XII LINE 2c THE BOARD THAT THE SAME CPA FIRM THAT AUDITED THE FINANCIAL RECORDS FOR PART XII LINE 2c 2022 BE RETAINED TO AUDIT THE 2023 RECORDS; THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED PART XII LINE 2c THE PROPOSAL. THE TREASURER COMMUNICATED WITH THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM PART XII LINE 2c THROUGHOUT THE AUDIT TO ENSURE THAT IT HAD UNIMPEDED ACCESS TO ALL PART XII LINE 2c REQUESTED RECORDS AND PERSONNEL. THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM ISSUED A "CLEAN" PART XII LINE 2c OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2023, THE SAME AS 2022.