Nonprofit · EIN 65-0490124
THE UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · FORT MYERS, FL 33901
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $530,968 | $471,020 | $59,948 | $520,929 | $52,270 | $468,659 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $414,906 | $458,347 | -$43,441 | $488,706 | $86,909 | $401,797 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $417,957 | $392,117 | $25,840 | $518,057 | $65,463 | $452,594 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $339,720
- of which government grants
- $190,640
- Program service revenue
- $188,295
- Investment income
- $12,984
- Royalties
- $416
- Net rental income
- $8,120
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $803
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$19,715
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $990
- Other revenue
- -$10,031
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $31,200
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $80,220
- Other salaries and wages
- $108,849
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $204,786
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $5,000
- Accounting fees
- $18,115
- Occupancy
- $31,127
- Travel
- $317
- Depreciation
- $13,422
- Program services (functional)
- $301,976
- Management and general (functional)
- $112,294
- Fundraising (functional)
- $56,750
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $488,706
- Total assets, end of year
- $520,929
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $52,270
- Net assets, end of year
- $468,659
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $332,083
- Publicly traded securities
- $92,900
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $371,663
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $96,996
- Gross receipts
- $587,591
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 1993
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARC COLLINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $80,000 |
| MATT ROEPSTORFF | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| AL KINKLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA BREMNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SPIRO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEBBIE JORDAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LISTON BOUCHETTE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MAUREEN GREEN PRATHER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRIAN RIST | PRESIDENT EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TAYLOR SAWATZKY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| COLTEN THOMAS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHARETHA DAVIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TREVOR WHITLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DONNA LOVEJOY | TREASURER Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| KRISTALYN ATWOOD | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCIA ROSS | SECRETARY Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| RYAN DOYLE | PRESIDENT Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARC COLLINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $80,000 |
| AL KINKLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA BREMNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SPIRO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEBBIE JORDAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KELLIE BURNS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LISTON BOUCHETTE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARCIA ROSS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAUREEN GREEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RYAN DOYLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LINDA ONOREVOLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATT ROEPSTORFF | PRESIDENT Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| COLE PEACOCK | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| DONNA LOVEJOY | TREASURER Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
| KRISTALYN ATWOOD | SECRETARY Officer | 1.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARC COLLINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $80,000 |
| AL KINKLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA BREMNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SPIRO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DEBBIE JORDAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KELLIE BURNS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LISTON BOUCHETTE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARCIA ROSS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAUREEN GREEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RYAN DOYLE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATT ROEPSTORFF | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| COLE PEACOCK | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA LOVEJOY | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTALYN ATWOOD | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2500 FIRST ST, FORT MYERS, FL 33901-2514
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- RYAN DOYLE, 2500 FIRST STREET, FORT MYERS, FL 33901
- Signed the 990
- RYAN DOYLE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (740) 361-7321
- Website
- WWW.UNCOMMONFRIENDS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MARKHAM NORTON MOSTELLER WRIGHT & CO
Mission
THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE CHARACTER EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, BUSINESS ETHICS IN THE WORKPLACE AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION OF THE BURROUGHS HOME AND JAMES NEWTON ARCHIVES.
Program accomplishments
- CHARACTER EDUCATION: IT'S ABOUT CELEBRATING AND TEACHING POSITIVE HUMAN QUALITIES. QUALITIES THAT LEAD TO PRODUCTIVE LIVES AND A THRIVING SOCIETY. THE FOUNDATION'S CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAM TEACHES TRAITS SUCH AS HONESTY, INTEGRITY, FRIENDSHIP, COOPERATION, AND PERSEVERANCE. THE CURRICULUM FOR GRADES 3 THROUGH 8 AND HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND PROVIDES TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITH ACTIVITIES THAT INSTILL ETHICS AND POSITIVE CHARACTER TRAITS AND CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO ALL ACADEMIC SUBJECT AREAS WITHIN THE SIX COUNTIES OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THE CURRICULUM IS ALSO AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR DOWNLOAD BY EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS WORLDWIDE.Expenses $34,681 · grants $31,200
- HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION: THE FOUNDATION AND NAME EVOLVED FROM JAMES D. NEWTON'S BOOK, UNCOMMON FRIENDS, RELATING TO HIS EXPERIENCES AND OBSERVATIONS OF THOSE WHO WERE INFLUENTIAL IN SHAPING THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (SUCH AS THOMAS A. EDISON, HENRY FORD, HARVEY FIRESTONE, ALEXIS CARREL AND CHARLES LINDBERGH). THE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE AND EXHIBIT ARCHIVAL AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS RELATED TO NEWTON. IN 2008, THE FOUNDATION MOVED INTO THE HISTORIC 1901 BURROUGHS HOME AND RESTORED IT TO DISPLAY THE NEWTON COLLECTION. HISTORICAL TOURS ARE GIVEN TO ADULTS AND CHILDREN TOURING THE NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTERED BURROUGHS HOME.Expenses $267,295 · revenue $188,295
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 65-0490124
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A80Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $520,929
- Income (IRS master file)
- $587,591
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $530,968 | $471,020 | $520,929 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $414,906 | $458,347 | $488,706 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $417,957 | $392,117 | $518,057 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $214,017 | $260,536 | $524,451 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 65-0490124).
Questions about THE UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of THE UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION INC is 65-0490124.
- Is THE UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to THE UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION 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 UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RYAN DOYLE.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $80,000 (MARC COLLINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE UNCOMMON FRIENDS FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $530,968, expenses of $471,020 and total assets of $520,929 at year end.
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