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Nonprofit · EIN 59-2287922

FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Tax-exempt · TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303

Financials

$200K$192K2022$255K$257K2023$263K$251K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$262,964$251,229$11,735$496,098$11,386$484,712
June 30, 2024990$254,895$257,047-$2,152$489,651$16,674$472,977
June 30, 2023990$199,837$192,030$7,807$476,667$1,538$475,129
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$193,901
Membership dues
$72,418
Program service revenue
$49,277
Investment income
$19,434
Net income from sales of inventory
$352
Other revenue
$352

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$2,300
Occupancy
$1,734
Travel
$1,628
Depreciation
$674
Program services (functional)
$173,681
Management and general (functional)
$77,548

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$489,651
Total assets, end of year
$496,098
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,386
Net assets, end of year
$484,712
Net assets without donor restrictions
$484,712
Gross receipts
$263,336
Employees
0
Volunteers
72
Year formed
1977
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MARY ADKINSEXECUTIVE CO
Trustee or director
1$0
NINA ASHENAFITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY BARZEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KENNETH BELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KIMBERLY BERMANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
BRUCE BLACKWELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STACY BLANKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KIMBERLY BONNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN BRANNOCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT BUTTERWORTHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RAOUL CANTEROTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MEREDITH CHARBULATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TIMOTHY CHINARISPAST PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ROBERT CLARKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JONATHAN CLAUSSENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
57 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JAY COHENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HOWARD COKEREXECUTIVE CO
Trustee or director
1$0
HENRY COXEEXECUTIVE CO
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTINE DAVISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN DEVAULTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN ECHSNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS EDWARDSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GARY FLOWERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JERRY GEWIRTZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LEONARD GILBERTEXECUTIVE CO
Trustee or director
1$0
ALAN GREEREXECUTIVE CO
Trustee or director
1$0
EDWARD GUEDESEXECUTIVE CO
Trustee or director
1$0
MAJOR HARDINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN HARKNESSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT HAWKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GREGORY HEARINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BENJAMIN HILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WALTER MANLEY IITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN JEWETTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM SCHIFNO JRSECOND VICE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
FRED KARLINSKYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
IRENE KOGANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY KOTTKAMPTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ELLIOT KULATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH LANGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ALAN LAWSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GARY LESSERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RUTLEDGE LILESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KARA ROCKENBACH LINKFIRST VICE P
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
STUART MARKMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN MAXWELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JON MILLSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL NORDBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ERIN O'CONNORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KELLY O'KEEFETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE ODOMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL ORRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
EDITH OSMANEXECUTIVE CO
Trustee or director
1$0
JESSE PANUCCIOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DARYL PARKSEXECUTIVE CO
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES PERRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GARY PRINTYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY ROBINSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STANLEY ROSENBLATTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN ROSENTHALTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT ROSTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HERMAN RUSSOMANNOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HALA SANDRIDGEEXECUTIVE CO
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTIAN SEARCYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RENEE THOMPSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER VALLANDINGHAMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SYLVIA WALBOLTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS WARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDA WELLSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BARBARA WINGOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHEN ZACKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 74 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Timothy ChinarisPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
Fred E KarlinskyFirst Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Kara Rockenbach LinkSecond Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Kimberly BermanSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
William Schifno JrTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Scott RostPast President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Mary E AdkinsExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Howard C CokerExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Honorable Gary FlowerExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Leonard H GilbertExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Alan G GreerExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Edith G OsmanExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Daryl D ParksExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Mary BarzeeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Justice Kenneth BellTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Bruce BlackwellTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Stacy D BlankTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Honorable Kimberly BonnerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Steven BrannockTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Honorable Robert ButterworthTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Justice Raoul G CanteroTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Jonathan ClaussenTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Henry CoxeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Christine D DavisTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
John DevaultTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Stephen EchsnerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Thomas S EdwardTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Amy S FarriorTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Jerry M GewirtzTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Caryn GreenTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Merrick L GrossTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Edward GuedesTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Thomas D HallTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Justice Major B HardingTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
John F HarknessTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Scott G HawkinsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Gregory A HearingTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Benjamin HillTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Dylan Bailey HowardTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Celene H HumphriesTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Irene KoganTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Honorable Jeffrey KottkampTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Elliot B KulaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Joseph H Lang JrTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Justice Alan LawsonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Gary LesserTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Rutledge LilesTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Walter W Manley IITrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Stuart C MarkmanTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Dr Steven R MaxwellTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Miles McGraneTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Dean Emeritus Jon MillsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Honorable Stefanie MoonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Dean Erin O'ConnorTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Kelly O'KeefeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael F OrrTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Patsy PalmerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Jesse PanuccioTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Justice James EC PerryTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Gary Lee PrintyTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Honorable Mary RobinsonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Stanley M RosenblattTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Stephen RosenthalTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Herman RussomannoTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Hala SandridgeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Christian SearcyTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Neal R SonnettTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Renee E ThompsonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Major Christopher VallandinghamTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Sylvia WalboltTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Linda F WellsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Honorable Joseph WilliamsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Barbara C WingoTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Stephen N ZackTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 72 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Scott R RostPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
Timothy ChinarisFirst Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Fred E KarlinskySecond Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Melanie C KalmansonSecretary
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Kara Rockenbach LinkTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Jonathan F ClaussenPast President
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Mary E AdkinsExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
2$0
Kimberly BermanExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Howard C CokerExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Henry M Coxe IIIExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Leonard H GilbertExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Edward G GuedesExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Alan G GreerExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Edith G OsmanExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Daryl D ParksExecutive Committee
Trustee or director
1$0
Mary Barzee FloresTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Justice Kenneth BellTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Carol A BerkowitzTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Stacy D BlankTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Hon Robert A ButterworthTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Jutice Raoul G CanteroTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Christine D DavisTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Thomas S EdwardTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Amy S FarriorTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Judge Gary P FlowersTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Jerry M GewirtzTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Gordon J GloverTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Merrick L GrossTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Caryn M GreenTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Thomas D HallTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Justice Major B HardingTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
John F HarknessTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Scott G HawkinsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Gregory A HearingTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael J HigerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
D Bailey HowardTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Celene H HumphriesTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Irene KoganTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Hon Jeffrey D KottkampTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Elliot B KulaTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Joseph H Lang JrTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Walter W Manley IITrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Stuart C MarkmanTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Dr Steven R MaxwellTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Jon L MillsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
John S MillsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Dean Erin O'Hara O'ConnorTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Michael F OrrTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Patsy PalmerTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Justice James EC PerryTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Gary Lee PrintyTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Judge Mary Rudd RobinsonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Stanley M RosenblattTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Hala SandridgeTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Willaim J Schifino JrTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Neal R SonnettTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Renee E ThompsonTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Christopher A VallandinghamTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Robert Craig WatersTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Linda F WellsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Hon Joseph M WilliamsTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Barbara C WingoTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Stephen N ZackTrustee
Trustee or director
1$0
Bruce BlackwellEx Officio
Trustee or director
1$0
John A DeVault IIIEx Officio
Trustee or director
1$0
Benjamin H Hill IIIEx Officio
Trustee or director
1$0
Rutledge R LilesEx Officio
Trustee or director
1$0
Miles A McGrane IIIEx Officio
Trustee or director
1$0
Kelly A O'KeefeEx Officio
Trustee or director
1$0
Herman J RussomannoEx Officio
Trustee or director
1$0
Christian D SearcyEx Officio
Trustee or director
1$0
Sylvia H WalboltEx Officio
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1947 GREENWOOD DR, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303-4825
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
FRED KARLINSKY, 401 EAST LAS OLAS BLVD, STE 2000, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33301
Signed the 990
FRED KARLINSKY, PRESIDENT
Phone
(850) 385-3098
Return prepared by
WATSON & ASSOCIATES PA CPAS

Mission

WE ARE DEDICATED TO EDUCATING CITIZENS ABOUT THE COURT'S VITAL ROLE IN OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT AND TO PRESERVING OUR STATE'S JUDICIAL HISTORY.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • HOST STATEWIDE EVENTS THAT HONOR THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA INCLUDING PRESENTING THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD TO INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SHOWN EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO FLORIDA'S JUDICIARY. THE EVENT RANGES FROM 400 TO 500 INDIVIDUALS IN ATTENDANCE.
    Expenses $111,923 · revenue $49,277
  • EDUCATING THE LEGAL COMMUNITY AND THE CITIZENS OF FLORIDA ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF A STRONG AND INDEPENDENT JUDICIAL BRANCH. INCLUDING PUBLISHING OF BOOKS, MAGAZINES, REGULAR EMAIL BROADCASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTINGS, EXHIBITING AND HOSTING AN INFORMATIVE WEBSITE ON FLORIDA'S HIGHEST COURT. THE CIRCULATION OF THE PRINTED MAGAZINE IS 1,500 AND EACH EMAIL BROADCAST REACHES OVER 18,000 ADDRESSES.
    Expenses $56,258
  • PROJECTS THAT HONOR AND PRESERVE THE RICH AND IMPORTANT HISTORY OF THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT INCLUDING THE INDIVIDUALS THAT SERVED AS JUSTICES. THIS INCLUDES COMMISSIONING OFFICIAL PORTRAITS OF THE JUSTICES, RECORDING ORAL HISTORIES AND THE PRESERVATION OF CHAMBER PAPERS.
    Expenses $5,500

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
59-2287922
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1983
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$496,098
Income (IRS master file)
$263,336

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$262,964$251,229$496,098XML
990June 2024$254,895$257,047$489,651XML
990June 2023$199,837$192,030$476,667XML
990-EZJune 2022–––IRS
990-EZJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990-EZJune 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 59-2287922).

Questions about FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

What is the EIN of FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC is 59-2287922.
Is FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
Are donations to FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC 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 SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names FRED KARLINSKY.
Who are the officers and directors of FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 72 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $262,964, expenses of $251,229 and total assets of $496,098 at year end.

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