2025-01-07T19:37:12-07:00 2023-04-30 990 2022-05-01 593332994 JACKSONVILLE SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES INC JACK 9045454024 PO Box 25 Glen St Mary FL 32040 Carolyn Taylor Treasurer 9045454024 2025-01-06 1 2022 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X Carolyn Taylor PO Box 25 Glen St Mary FL 32040 177718 0 X neflgames.com X 1997 FL purpose of the Jacksonville Scottish Highland Games, Inc. is to provide the framework and organizational tools necessary to provide an opportunity for all people of North Florida, South Georgia, and attendees from other areas to learn about Scottish heritage and its respective contribution to American culture and tradition. Examples of Scottish culture addressed by our events:historical contribution to our national and regional history; literature and poetry of Scotland; native dances; historical athletic contests; influence of agrarian life of rural Scotland; food specialties of Scotland; historical Scottish craft demonstrations. 7 7 0 75 0 0 13202 21050 207427 156668 82 0 0 220711 177718 0 0 0 0 0 212817 201366 212817 201366 7894 -23648 72058 48410 0 0 72058 48410 The purpose of the Jacksonville Scottish Highland Games, Inc. is to provide the framework and organizational tools necessary to provide an opportunity for all people of North Florida, South Georgia, and attendees from other areas to learn about Scottish heritage and its respective contribution to American culture and tradition. Examples of Scottish culture addressed by our events: historical contribution to our national and regional history; literature and poetry of Scotland; native dances; historical athletic contests; influence of agrarian life of rural Scotland; food specialties of Scotland; historical Scottish craft demonstrations. 0 0 201366 20000 177717 To provide the framework and organizational tools necessary to provide an opportunity for all people of North Florida, South Georgia, and attendees from other areas to learn about Scottish heritage and its respective contribution to American Culture and tradition. 0 0 0 201366 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X Carolyn Taylor 9045454024 PO Box 25 Glen St Mary FL 32040 X David Boyett Vice President 0 0 X X 0 0 0 Audie Givson President 0 0 X X 0 0 0 Gayward Hendry Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Geri Swarts Secretary 0 0 X 0 0 0 Art Tenney Director 0 0 X 0 0 0 Shawn Wardlaw Chairman 0 0 X 0 0 0 Carolyn Taylor Treasurer 0 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1050 0 0 20000 0 0 21050 Event Program Services 713990 156668 156630 0 38 0 0 0 0 156668 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177718 156630 0 38 23871 23871 5490 5490 26641 26641 12740 12740 0 Event Program 74170 74170 0 0 Rentals 31149 31149 0 0 Administrative Expense 7469 7469 0 0 Sponsor Expense 6840 6840 0 0 12996 12996 201366 201366 0 0 56728 31200 15330 17210 72058 48410 0 0 X 72058 48410 0 0 72058 48410 72058 48410 -23648 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 415 15748 173 13202 21050 50588 415 15748 173 13202 21050 50588 50588 50588 908898 1 1 X Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b - Organization's Process to Review Form 990 No review was or will be conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 - Governing Documents Disclosure Explanation No documents available to the public, however they are on record with the State of Florida. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 - Governing Documents Disclosure Explanation No documents available to the public The organizations Treasurer retired after 20 years of service, due to health reasons. I took over the role at the start of the fiscal year on May 1, 2022. While the returns were not yet due in 2023, I was traveling for my paying job (unrelated field), and suffered a major medical issue involving a life-threatening infection and surgery was necessary to save my life. The surgery resulted in a colostomy, and the hospital stay was 23 days for the initial surgery. Fortunately, I was able to stay at my mother's residence for recovery, as my surgeon did not want me alone during recovery and had placed some severe restrictions on my ability to do certain activities. Just as I was released to return home, my older brother passed away suddenly at my mother's residence, and in order to try and save his life, I performed CPR on him. Unfortunately, he did not make it, despite valiant efforts from first responders. I was again placed on mobility and lifting restrictions, as there was a concern that performing CPR may have caused an issue around the colostomy site. I did extend my stay a little at my mother's, to make sure she would be okay having just lost her first-born. My doctors were concerned about stress and other things from those events, but did allow me to finally return home in mid-October 2023. Needless to say, I was devastated and not in a right frame of mind to work on much of anything and had to face another surgery two months later to reverse the colostomy. The reversal was successful, but did result in some complications and what was supposed to be a one night stay inpatient, became a seven-night stay, partially in Intensive Care with breathing issues. By this time, the next year's event was coming on fast (it is always the last Saturday of February, and I was cleared just a short week ahead of the event to attend the event, albeit with strict instructions and several restrictions). I did end up pushing too much and exceeding my limitations, and recovery. It was not until June of 2024 that I was released from my surgeon's care, with warnings that recovery will be up to a year more. Even now, my recovery is still in process. I must limit the 'volunteer' time, in order to get the proper rest and must work diligently to keep the stress levels down. As such, this filing (and the one for 2023 as well, which will also have this same note in it) was delayed to not put undue stress on me mentally or physically. I can only spend so much time a day 'working' whether for the paying job or for a volunteer role, due to the toll the surgeries took on me. Plus, needing to help my mother deal with things for my brother's estate, also has to be accounted for in that time. I appreciate your understanding that this was the first opportunity to get these filings done, within a reasonable amount of time.