2025-09-02T13:13:01-04:00 2024-12-31 831352780 BOULDER CPA GROUP 1790 30TH ST STE 418 BOULDER CO 80301 990 2024-01-01 611913895 BIG WAVES INC BIGW 7203930499 14622 STELLAS MEADOW DRIVE BROOMFIELD CO 80023 VAUGHN BIGELOW PRESIDENT/TREASURER 7203930499 2025-09-02 true CAROL BAILIFF CPA P00347062 3034493060 2025-09-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BIG WAVES VAUGHN BIGELOW 14622 STELLAS MEADOW DR BROOMFIELD CO 80023 658488 false X BIGWAVESINC.ORG X 2018 CO OUR MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE POSITIVE MIND AND BODY HEALTH BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY AND OUTLET FOR YOUNG ATHLETES TO PARTICIPATE IN WATER POLO WITH THE INTENTION THAT THIS SPACE CREATES A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG ATHLETES TO FEEL AND PROCESS DIFFERENT EMOTIONS. OUR VISION IS TO PROVIDE A CONSTRUCTIVE OUTLET FOR YOUTH TO OVERCOME DIFFICULT EMOTIONS IN ORDER TO PROCESS THEM IN A HEALTHY WAY. IN DOING THIS,BIG WAVES INTENDS ON FURTHER IMPACTING LEGISLATION AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND GUN VIOLENCE. 7 7 0 50 0 69903 67254 0 -16908 78813 32614 54114 85609 200181 32859 63660 0 0 0 21169 40192 35648 73051 99308 12558 100873 489200 591137 637 1701 488563 589436 X OUR MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE POSITIVE MIND AND BODY HEALTH BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY AND OUTLET FOR YOUNG ATHLETES TO PARTICIPATE IN WATER POLO WITH THE INTENTION THAT THIS SPACE CREATES A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG ATHLETES TO FEEL AND PROCESS DIFFERENT EMOTIONS. OUR VISION IS TO PROVIDE A CONSTRUCTIVE OUTLET FOR YOUTH TO OVERCOME DIFFICULT EMOTIONS IN ORDER TO PROCESS THEM IN A HEALTHY WAY. IN DOING THIS,BIG WAVES INTENDS ON FURTHER IMPACTING LEGISLATION AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND GUN VIOLENCE. false false 70525 63660 THIS YEAR BIG WAVES ENTERS THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH MILESTONES TO BOTH CELEBRATE AND REFLECT UPON. THIS DECEMBER MARKS OUR 6TH YEAR AS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH WE CELEBRATE. THE DETERMINATION AND PERSEVERANCE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS WARMS MY HEART IN A WAY THAT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED. WITH YOUR SUPPORT BIG WAVES CONTINUES TO PUSH FORWARD AND STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES WITH HOPES OF HELPING POEPLE IN TIMES OF NEED. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND EXISTING PROGRAMS AND MAKE STRIDES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS. HERE ARE JUST SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM 2024: FOUR COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVES THAT GENERATED 113 UNITS OF BLOOD HELPING AS MANY AS 196 PEOPLE. AWARDED 35,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO SIX STUDENT RECIPIENTS TOWARDS SECONDARY EDUCATION. SUPPORTED YOUTH WATER POLO PROGRAMMING IN COLORADO WITH EQUIPMENT AND VOLUNTEER HOURS. FUNDED YOUTH GUN SAFETY TRAINING CLASSES EDUCATING 60+ YOUTH BOTH IN NEW JERSEY. SUPPORTED SAFE GUN STORAGE ORGANIZATIONS WITH GUN LOCKS AND LITERATURE. SHIPPED 500+ FREE GUN LOCKS TO RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTY. DONATED 300 GUN LOCKS TO ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATORS, AND MEDICAL PROVIDERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. VOLUNTEERED 100'S OF HOURS SUPPORTING COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH. AS I PUT THESE NUMBERS ON PAPER, I AM BLOWN AWAY WITH THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE IN OUR FIRST 6 YEARS. ALL OF THIS WAS DONE ON A 100% VOLUNTEER BASIS. OUR OVERHEAD IS APPROXIMATELY 8% OF OUR BUDGET WHICH MEANS THAT NEARLY ALL OF THE MONEY RAISED GOES BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH THE INTENTION OF SUPPORTING ITS YOUTH AND SAVING LIVES. IN THE COMING YEAR WE WILL CONTINUE SUPPORTING YOUTH THROUGH SPORT AND EXPANDED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING. OUR COMMITTED SUPPORT TO COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH SPORTS THROUGH WATER POLO HAS HAD A MAJOR IMPACT, INCLUDING THE FIRST ALL GIRLS SPRING LEAGUE SET FOR 2025. PLEASE KEEP US IN MIND AS 2024 COMES TO A CLOSE AND YOU ARE CONSIDERING MAKING DONATIONS OR CONTRIBUTIONS. WE ARE A CERTIFIED NONPROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION AND ALL DONATIONS MADE QUALIFY AS TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS. 70525 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false false X VAUGHN BIGELOW 7203930499 14622 STELLAS MEADOW DR BROOMFIELD CO 80023 X VAUGHN BIGELOW PRESIDENT/TR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH PEROTTO VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X 0 0 0 ASHLEY WILKINSON SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH YOUNGBLOOD III DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR SEAN WHALEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CHRISTY SCHAEFER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRIAN HOVEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 19127 48127 15515 67254 12498 12498 469505 403190 66315 66315 66315 109231 19127 55117 54114 54114 200181 132927 X 27960 27960 35700 35700 2478 2478 1672 1672 19825 19825 1606 546 530 530 4067 1556 1732 779 348 278 35 35 885 885 GUN SAFETY EDUCATIONAL 2200 2200 BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, REF 1250 1250 SALES TAX 992 992 PAYMENT PROCESSING FEES 107 107 218 43 175 99308 70525 7614 21169 44205 69001 45794 4631 399201 517505 489200 591137 637 1701 637 1701 X 488563 589436 488563 589436 489200 591137 X 100873 X false false X 45146 76298 53208 69903 67254 311809 45146 76298 53208 69903 67254 311809 49701 262108 3173 1989 3035 3343 12498 24038 32576 42807 50695 31614 53114 210806 546653 0.47950 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED GOLF OUTING 70957 70957 29941 SILENT AUCTION 19127 19127 15043 1 33448 33448 6318 123532 19127 104405 51302 51302 53103 true CO HIGH SCHOOL WATER POLO ASSOC 14622 STELLAS MEADOW DR BROOMFIELD CO 80023 863393757 501C3 20000 7960 COST TIMING SYSTEM PROMOTE WATER POLO 1 SCHOLARSHIP PAYMENTS 7 35700 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE VAUGHN BIGELOW JR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP REQUIRES ANNUAL UPDATES ON COLLEGE EDUCATION INCLUDING ATHLETICS. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS A 20,000 SCHOLARSHIP BUT PAID OUT OVER 4 YEARS SO EACH RECIPIENT IS REQUIRED TO UPDATE US EACH YEAR TO MAKE SURE THEY STILL QUALIFY FOR THE NEXT 5,000 PAYMENT. THE BOARD REVIEWS THESE RENEWAL APPLICATIONS TO DETERMINE IF THE RECIPIENT STILL QUALIFIES. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OUR MISSION IS TO ENCOURAGE POSITIVE MIND AND BODY HEALTH BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY AND OUTLET FOR YOUNG ATHLETES TO PARTICIPATE IN WATER POLO WITH THE INTENTION THAT THIS SPACE CREATES A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG ATHLETES TO FEEL AND PROCESS DIFFERENT EMOTIONS. OUR VISION IS TO PROVIDE A CONSTRUCTIVE OUTLET FOR YOUTH TO OVERCOME DIFFICULT EMOTIONS IN ORDER TO PROCESS THEM IN A HEALTHY WAY. IN DOING THIS,BIG WAVES INTENDS ON FURTHER IMPACTING LEGISLATION AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND GUN VIOLENCE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THIS YEAR BIG WAVES ENTERS THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH MILESTONES TO BOTH CELEBRATE AND REFLECT UPON. THIS DECEMBER MARKS OUR 6TH YEAR AS AN ORGANIZATION WHICH WE CELEBRATE. THE DETERMINATION AND PERSEVERANCE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS WARMS MY HEART IN A WAY THAT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED. WITH YOUR SUPPORT BIG WAVES CONTINUES TO PUSH FORWARD AND STRENGTHEN THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES WITH HOPES OF HELPING POEPLE IN TIMES OF NEED. WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND EXISTING PROGRAMS AND MAKE STRIDES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PROGRAMS. HERE ARE JUST SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM 2024: FOUR COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVES THAT GENERATED 113 UNITS OF BLOOD HELPING AS MANY AS 196 PEOPLE. AWARDED 35,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO SIX STUDENT RECIPIENTS TOWARDS SECONDARY EDUCATION. SUPPORTED YOUTH WATER POLO PROGRAMMING IN COLORADO WITH EQUIPMENT AND VOLUNTEER HOURS. FUNDED YOUTH GUN SAFETY TRAINING CLASSES EDUCATING 60+ YOUTH BOTH IN NEW JERSEY. SUPPORTED SAFE GUN STORAGE ORGANIZATIONS WITH GUN LOCKS AND LITERATURE. SHIPPED 500+ FREE GUN LOCKS TO RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTY. DONATED 300 GUN LOCKS TO ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATORS, AND MEDICAL PROVIDERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. VOLUNTEERED 100'S OF HOURS SUPPORTING COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH. AS I PUT THESE NUMBERS ON PAPER, I AM BLOWN AWAY WITH THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE IN OUR FIRST 6 YEARS. ALL OF THIS WAS DONE ON A 100% VOLUNTEER BASIS. OUR OVERHEAD IS APPROXIMATELY 8% OF OUR BUDGET WHICH MEANS THAT NEARLY ALL OF THE MONEY RAISED GOES BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY WITH THE INTENTION OF SUPPORTING ITS YOUTH AND SAVING LIVES. IN THE COMING YEAR WE WILL CONTINUE SUPPORTING YOUTH THROUGH SPORT AND EXPANDED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING. OUR COMMITTED SUPPORT TO COLORADO HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH SPORTS THROUGH WATER POLO HAS HAD A MAJOR IMPACT, INCLUDING THE FIRST ALL GIRLS SPRING LEAGUE SET FOR 2025. PLEASE KEEP US IN MIND AS 2024 COMES TO A CLOSE AND YOU ARE CONSIDERING MAKING DONATIONS OR CONTRIBUTIONS. WE ARE A CERTIFIED NONPROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION AND ALL DONATIONS MADE QUALIFY AS TAX DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD MEMEBERS REVIEW FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C WHEN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED IT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHERE IT IS RESOLVED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES 0 0 19,825 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGE IN INVESTMENT VALUE 0 CHANGE IN INVESTMENT VALUE 0