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Nonprofit · EIN 59-2908367

THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA INC

Tax-exempt · TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303

Financials

$35.8M$35.8M2022$38.3M$38M2023$39.3M$38.7M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$39,318,228$38,744,824$573,404$14,086,390$10,685,264$3,401,126
June 30, 2024990$38,340,303$37,951,993$388,310$12,825,470$10,123,242$2,702,228
June 30, 2023990$35,806,591$35,751,126$55,465$11,541,190$9,384,016$2,157,174
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$39,007,462
of which government grants
$37,507,371
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$107,377
Net rental income
$5,298
Net income from sales of inventory
$18,866
Other revenue
$203,389

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$31,970,369
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$705,747
Other salaries and wages
$1,706,108
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,991,186
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$288
Accounting fees
$53,168
Occupancy
$329,997
Travel
$140,697
Depreciation
$13,215
Program services (functional)
$37,620,912
Management and general (functional)
$987,589
Fundraising (functional)
$136,323

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$12,825,470
Total assets, end of year
$14,086,390
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,685,264
Net assets, end of year
$3,401,126
Land, buildings and equipment
$33,450
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,401,126
Gross receipts
$39,318,228
Employees
44
Volunteers
13
Year formed
1989
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 / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER OHLSENPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$166,000$50,699
WINIFRED HEGGINSVICE PRESIDENT/DIR OF OPF
Officer
40$117,298$30,729
SHARON CLARKCFO
Officer
40$113,000$24,008
REBEKKAH SHEETZDIRECTOR OF HFF
Officer
40$90,000$17,626
KAYLA THOMASDIRECTOR OF RES
Officer
40$81,000$16,440
LOURDES GARRIDODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JENNIFER WOLFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
CHRIS EVERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL R HIGHTOWERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BILL RUBINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
GUY SPEARMAN IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ROBERT L DUGHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JON SHEBELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
HONORABLE IRENE H SULLIVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL ZAGORAC JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
T WAYNE DAVISCHAIR
Officer
5$0
C PATRICK ROBERTSTREASURER
Officer
5$0
FRED W BAGGETTSECRETARY
Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENNIFER OHLSENPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$165,000$47,306
DOUGLAS SESSIONS JREX. PRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$212,256$0
TERRY RHODESDIRECTOR RES, EVAL & SYS
Officer
40$116,604$29,281
WINIFRED HEGGINSVICE PRESIDENT/DIR OF OPF
Officer
40$111,565$29,018
SHARON CLARKDIRECTOR
Officer
40$88,113$20,928
CHRIS EVERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL R HIGHTOWERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BILL RUBINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
GUY SPEARMAN IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JON SHEBELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
HONORABLE IRENE H SULLIVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL ZAGORAC JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LOURDES GARRIDODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JENNIFER WOLFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ROBERT L DUGHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
T WAYNE DAVISCHAIR
Officer
5$0$0
FRED W BAGGETTSECRETARY
Officer
5$0$0
C PATRICK ROBERTSTREASURER
Officer
5$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DOUGLAS SESSIONS JREX. PRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$247,373$59,070
TERRY RHODESDIRECTOR RES, EVAL & SYS
Highest-paid employee
40$108,971$27,638
WINIFRED HEGGINSVICE PRESIDENT/DIR OF OPF
Officer
40$107,960$27,602
JENNIFER OHLSENPRESIDENT/CEO
Officer
40$95,250$19,108
CHRIS EVERTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL R HIGHTOWERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
BILL RUBINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
GUY SPEARMAN IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JON SHEBELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
HONORABLE IRENE H SULLIVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
MICHAEL ZAGORAC JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
LOURDES GARRIDODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
JENNIFER WOLFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
ROBERT L DUGHIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0$0
T WAYNE DAVISCHAIR
Officer
5$0$0
FRED W BAGGETTSECRETARY
Officer
5$0$0
C PATRICK ROBERTSTREASURER
Officer
5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
325 JOHN KNOX RD BLDG L STE 200, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303-4114
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JENNIFER OHLSEN, 111 N GADSDEN STREET SUITE 200, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32301
Signed the 990
JENNIFER OHLSEN, PRESIDENT/CEO
Phone
(850) 782-4006
Return prepared by
CRI ADVISORS LLC

Mission

TO IDENTIFY, FUND, AND EVALUATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA -- IDENTIFIES, FUNDS, SUPPORTS AND TESTS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE LIFE OUTCOMES OF CHILDREN, PRESERVE AND STRENGTHEN FAMILIES AND PROMOTE HEALTHY BEHAVIOR AND FUNCTIONING IN SOCIETY, RECOGNIZING THAT THE WISEST MONEY SPENT IS ON PREVENTION. PROGRAMS FOCUS ON IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, FACILITATING ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE, BUILDING STRONG FAMILIES AND MAKING COMMUNITIES DRUG-FREE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND COALITIONS, PROGRAMS OFFER HOME VISITATION, EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUPS, PROMOTE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND PROVIDE SERVICES THROUGH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY-BASED CENTERS. A STRONG EVALUATION COMPONENT MEASURES PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS BY ANALYZING SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM OUTCOMES.
    Expenses $1,610,124 · grants $959,699
  • HEALTHY FAMILIES OF FLORIDA -- A COMMUNITY-BASED, VOLUNTARY HOME VISITING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROMOTE POSITIVE PARENT/CHILD INTERACTION AND HEALTHY CHILDHOOD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, THEREBY PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. THE PROGRAM IS MODELED AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL NATIONAL HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA INITIATIVE WHICH IS BASED ON OVER TWO DECADES OF RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE WITH SUCCESSFUL HOME VISITOR PROGRAMS. IT OFFERS PREGNANT MOTHERS AND FAMILIES OF NEWBORNS LIVING IN TARGETED AREAS, AND WHO ARE EXPERIENCING STRESSFUL LIFE SITUATIONS, HOME VISITING SERVICES THAT ARE DELIVERED BY TRAINED FAMILY SUPPORT WORKERS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 38 PROJECTS COVERING 67 COUNTIES.
    Expenses $29,051,520 · grants $26,913,097
  • PREVENT CHILD ABUSE FLORIDA (037)PREVENT CHILD ABUSE FLORIDA'S MISSION IS TO PREVENT THE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF FLORIDA'S CHILDREN. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ADVOCACY, PUBLIC AWARENESS, TRAINING/EDUCATION, PREVENTION PROGRAMMING, COALITION BUILDING, AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH ACTIVITIES. OUR ORGANIZATION RESEARCHES AND DEVELOPS EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, RESOURCES AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ORGANIZATIONS WORKING WITH AND/OR FOR FAMILIES.MIECHV (175)THE FLORIDA MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING (MIECHV) PROGRAM IS A FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCE FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES FLORIDA. THE GOAL OF FLORIDA MIECHV IS TO FUND PROVEN PROGRAMS THAT LEVERAGE ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND WORK WITH FAMILIES TO SEEK HELP IN A TRUSTED ENVIRONMENT, THEIR HOMES. MIECHV FUNDS HEALTHY FAMILIES FLORIDA TO OFFER HOME VISITING TO EXPECTANT AND NEW FAMILIES IN TWO HIGH NEED COMMUNITIES AND WORK WITH PARENTS TO BUILD THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN RAISING HEALTHY, SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL CHILDREN.FCI (206 / 212 / 213)A FLORIDA CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE (FCI) IS A NEIGHBORHOOD OR COMMUNITY IN FLORIDA WHERE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT MIDDLE-CLASS COMMUNITIES TAKE FOR GRANTED ARE NONEXISTENT OR INEFFECTIVE. FCLS ARE MODELED AFTER THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE. FLORIDA STATUTE 409.147 ESTABLISHES A PROCESS THAT CLEARLY IDENTIFIES SEVERELY DISADVANTAGED AREAS AND PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR DEVELOPING A NEW SOCIAL SERVICE PARADIGM. THIS MODEL SYSTEMATICALLY COORDINATES PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.
    Expenses $6,959,268 · grants $4,097,573

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
59-2908367
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
1989
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P400)
Assets (IRS master file)
$14,086,390
Income (IRS master file)
$39,318,228

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$39,318,228$38,744,824$14,086,390IRS
990June 2024$38,340,303$37,951,993$12,825,470IRS
990June 2023$35,806,591$35,751,126$11,541,190XML
990June 2022$33,538,856$33,534,382$8,943,955IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––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 59-2908367).

Questions about THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA INC

What is the EIN of THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA INC is 59-2908367.
Is THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
Are donations to THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA 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 THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA 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 THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA 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 THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JENNIFER OHLSEN.
Who are the officers and directors of THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $166,000 (JENNIFER OHLSEN, PRESIDENT/CEO).
How much revenue does THE OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND OF FLORIDA INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $39,318,228, expenses of $38,744,824 and total assets of $14,086,390 at year end.

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