Nonprofit · EIN 59-2252497
FLORIDA STRAWBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · PLANT CITY, FL 33564
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,643,411 | $1,360,776 | $282,635 | $6,105,332 | $58,124 | $6,047,208 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,677,199 | $1,247,537 | $429,662 | $5,853,604 | $43,961 | $5,809,643 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,575,405 | $1,204,854 | $370,551 | $5,226,337 | $40,210 | $5,186,127 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $761,104
- Program service revenue
- $670,425
- Investment income
- $224,489
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$16,259
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $3,617
- Other revenue
- -$12,607
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $502,919
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $641,612
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $45,983
- Occupancy
- $49,681
- Travel
- $22,454
- Depreciation
- $20,756
- Program services (functional)
- $624,893
- Management and general (functional)
- $735,883
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,853,604
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,105,332
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $58,124
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,047,208
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $86,739
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,047,208
- Gross receipts
- $1,722,545
- Employees
- 4
- State of legal domicile
- FL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH PARKER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $216,687 |
| BAYLEE ASTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HILDA CASTILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DEE CHAVEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL CONNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JARRETT GILLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DUSTIN GROOMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTEN HITCHCOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE LOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUDRA MAXWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COOPER MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN POLLARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAYLEE PUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SPIVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WOODY REAPE | VICE PRESIDE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY RUNKLES | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAY SIZEMORE | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN SIZEMORE | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH PARKER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $216,154 |
| PAYTON ASTIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HILDA CASTILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEE CHAVEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL CONNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORENA GUTIERREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEE GILLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DUSTIN GROOMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTEN HITCHCOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| COOPER MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHAWN POLLARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HAYLEE PUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT REICHENBACH | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE RABURN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WOODY REAPE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY RUNKLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALISON SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY SIZEMORE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SPIVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM YOUNG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNETH PARKER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $199,000 |
| PAYTON ASTIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DEE CHAVEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL CONNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORENA GUTIERREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEE GILLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE LOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE MATHIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRES MCQUAIG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT PARKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT REICHENBACH | VICE-PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE RABURN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CASEY RUNKLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALISON SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAY SIZEMORE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SPIVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM YOUNG | DIRECOTR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2550, PLANT CITY, FL 33564-2550
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KENNETH PARKER, 13138 LEWIS GALLAGHER ROAD, DOVER, FL 33527
- Signed the 990
- KENNETH PARKER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (813) 752-6822
- Website
- WWW.STRAW-BERRY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ROBERT W WESTLAKE CPA PA
Mission
PROMOTE SALES AND DEVELOPMENT OF STRAWBERRIES
Program accomplishments
- MARKETING OF DEVELOPMENT OF STRAWBERRIESExpenses $624,893
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-2252497
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,105,332
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,722,545
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,643,411 | $1,360,776 | $6,105,332 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,677,199 | $1,247,537 | $5,853,604 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,575,405 | $1,204,854 | $5,226,337 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,630,969 | $1,040,733 | $4,770,706 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 59-2252497).
Questions about FLORIDA STRAWBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of FLORIDA STRAWBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FLORIDA STRAWBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION is 59-2252497.
- Is FLORIDA STRAWBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1984.
- Are donations to FLORIDA STRAWBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does FLORIDA STRAWBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FLORIDA STRAWBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FLORIDA STRAWBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FLORIDA STRAWBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names KENNETH PARKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of FLORIDA STRAWBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $216,687 (KENNETH PARKER, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does FLORIDA STRAWBERRY GROWERS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,643,411, expenses of $1,360,776 and total assets of $6,105,332 at year end.
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