2024-11-15T02:35:29-05:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 261167804 FRESH AIR FAMILY INC % Verna Gates FRES 2055406642 5136 8TH AVE SOUTH BIRMINGHAM AL 35212 VERNA GATES EXECUTIVE 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Verna Gates 5135 8TH AVE SOUTH BIRMINGHAM AL 35212 518866 false X www.freshairfamily.org X 2006 AL SEE SCHEDULE O 7 6 0 65 0 0 98555 211902 198444 259036 951 7 27098 39521 325048 510466 0 0 0 0 60000 333980 0 16500 24900 270663 144125 330663 494605 -5615 15861 64364 81485 59500 54900 4864 26585 See Schedule O false false 373000 0 247989 Gross Out Camp expanded in 2023 to 22 locations with 64 weeks of camp many of them in low-income areas. Camps stretch across Alabama and reach as far as North Tonawanda New York. During Summer 2023 42.18 % of our 1,526 campers received financial aid to pay for Gross Out Camp totaling $48,280 in aid. Nearly 200 special needs children teens and adults were served with our summer programs for free. Some of our campers are living in shelters foster homes and with struggling grandparents. Several live with a single parent battling cancer or another debilitating disease. A few lost a parent to death. One camper came home to find both parents dead from a murder suicide. Some campers are the children of disabled veterans; one is the child of a policeman who took a bullet and never fully recovered. Many live with hard-working parents who still cant make ends meet. 7691 0 5181 Afterschool programs in 2023 were operated throughout the school year serving 40 children. Children participated in our award-winning science program with a total of nearly 1,000 instructional hours. A diverse group populated our students who studied outdoors and through science experiments. 3845 0 2590 School Field trips hosted 440 children during 2023. One Title I school attended using financial aid for the 80 children participating. We offered 30 family field trips attended by 480 participants. We maintain a comprehensive statewide calendar of outdoor educational programs provided by Fresh Air Family and its partners. We produce a weekly newsletter with on average 50 events per week to 8,000 families. Our readership is 48%. We offer this service to encourage more families to enjoy the outdoors and to learn more about science and the environment. 0 0 0 384536 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true 70 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false 7 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false X VERNA GATES 2055406642 5136 8TH AVE SOUTH BIRMINGHAM AL 35212 VERNA GATES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X X 60000 0 0 MEGAN RICHARDS PRESIDENT 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA RICE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MELINDA ATKINS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG DEMEDIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATRINA PORTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CASSIE SIZEMORE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 60000 0 0 0 false false false 176631 1271 0 0 34000 0 0 211902 GROSS OUT CAMP 611600 42810 42810 0 0 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS 611600 0 0 0 0 FIELD TRIPS 611600 2941 2941 0 0 FOSSIL HUNT 611600 3283 3283 0 0 0 0 0 0 210002 210002 0 0 259036 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47921 0 8400 39521 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 510466 259043 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60000 0 60000 0 0 0 0 0 273980 273980 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1770 0 1770 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16500 16500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14402 14402 0 0 4855 4855 0 0 1170 1170 0 0 0 0 0 0 22294 0 22294 0 8953 8953 0 0 0 0 0 0 1105 0 1105 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RARE TRANSPORTATION 0- WACKY TACKY BUS 8400 0 0 8400 CAMP SUPPLIES 36325 36325 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE VENUE FEES 26244 26244 0 0 EVENT INSURANCE 1838 1838 0 0 16769 16769 0 0 494605 384536 85169 24900 0 0 0 0 25588 43484 34776 34001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4000 4000 64364 81485 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59500 54900 59500 54900 X 4864 26585 0 0 4864 26585 64364 81485 15861 0 0 0 5860 0 X false false false X 70025 43742 96845 98555 189700 498867 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70025 43742 96845 98555 189700 498867 182302 316565 0 232 624 951 25 1832 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 500699 212706 0.6322 0.7525 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED COVID-19 SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF STIMULUS LOAN 54900 54900 X X X Todd Heifner Hope Manifest PO Box 533 A AL 350072244 INTERNET SOLICITATION FOR GRANTS AND DONATIONS false 0 16500 0 0 16500 0 WACKY TACKY 47921 0 47921 0 0 0 0 0 8400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47921 0 47921 0 0 0 0 0 8400 8400 39521 VERNA GATES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 12000 LEASE STORAGE SPACE FOR PROGRAM SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES false Part I Line 1 | Explanation:| OUR FOUNDATIONAL GOAL: IN SEARCH OF NATURE WE FIND FAMILY. OUR MISSION IS TO TEACH EVERYONE THAT EACH AND EVERY LIVING THING DESERVES RESPECT. FRESH AIR FAMILY IS DEDICATED TO EVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION STRENGTHENING FAMILIES YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES THROUGH A CONNECTION TO AND APPRECIATION OF THE BEAUTY AND BIODIVERSITY OF NATURE. TO PROVIDE OUTDOOR SCIENCE EDUCATION AS A MEANS FOR CHILDREN ESPECIALLY THE UNDERSERVED CHILDREN TO DEVELOP GOOD HEALTH IN MIND AND BODY AND TO ENSURE A BRIGHT FUTURE Part VI Line 11 | Explanation:| A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED IN ELECTRONIC FORM TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE FRESH AIR FAMILY BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY EMAIL. QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED AND DISCUSSIONS ARE ENCOURAGED AT THE SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING. Part X Line 15 | Explanation:| OTHER ASSETS - COMPUTER AND OFFICE EQUIPMENT $4,000 Part X Line 25 | Explanation:| OTHER LIABILITIES - SMALL BUSINESS LOAR RE COVID 19 ECONOMIC STIMULUS 54,900