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Nonprofit · EIN 83-0462654

PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · PALM BEACH, FL 33480

Financials

$5.2M$3.1M2022$6.4M$4.1M2023$7.3M$4.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$7,343,416$4,082,930$3,260,486$24,912,426$658,841$24,253,585
June 30, 2024990$6,418,502$4,089,231$2,329,271$20,246,277$600,202$19,646,075
June 30, 2023990$5,207,707$3,058,656$2,149,051$16,159,222$395,954$15,763,268
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$7,311,871
Membership dues
$601,650
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$802,587
Net gain from sales of assets
$68,480
Net income from fundraising events
-$771,042
Other revenue
-$771,042

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$2,046,405
Other salaries and wages
$481,250
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$543,510
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$15,117
Accounting fees
$53,270
Occupancy
$42,309
Depreciation
$46,781
Program services (functional)
$3,156,815
Management and general (functional)
$549,417
Fundraising (functional)
$376,698

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$20,246,277
Total assets, end of year
$24,912,426
Total liabilities, end of year
$658,841
Net assets, end of year
$24,253,585
Land, buildings and equipment
$241,181
Publicly traded securities
$23,471,350
Net assets without donor restrictions
$23,060,925
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,192,660
Gross receipts
$23,532,602
Employees
5
Volunteers
20
Year formed
2006
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
Rebecca GodwinPresident & COO
Highest-paid employee
40$188,865$9,921
John F ScarpaCEO & Chairman
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
Timothy MoranVice Chairman
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
David S MackVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Michael Belisle1st Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
Annie FalkAsst. Secretary/Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
E Hunter BeebeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Howard B BernickDirector
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Jeff GreeneDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Lawrence HerbertDirector
Trustee or director
5$0$0
John W Jordan IIDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michele KesslerDirector
Trustee or director
5$0$0
William I KochDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
David LevinsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Janet LevyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
4 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Jeffrey A MarcusDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
John WS PrestonDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
Thomas C QuickDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Herb ShearDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
Rebecca GodwinPresident & COO
Highest-paid employee
40$144,150$7,788
John F ScarpaCEO & Chairman
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
Timothy MoranVice Chairman
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
David S MackVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
Michael Belisle1st Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0$0
Annie FalkAsst. Secretary/Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$0
E Hunter BeebeDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Howard B BernickDirector
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Lawrence HerbertDirector
Trustee or director
5$0$0
John W Jordan IIDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Michele KesslerDirector
Trustee or director
5$0$0
William I KochDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
David LevinsonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Janet LevyDirector
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Jeffrey A MarcusDirector
Trustee or director
10$0$0
John WS PrestonDirector
Trustee or director
5$0$0
Thomas C QuickDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
Herb ShearDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Rebecca TorresExecutive Director
Highest-paid employee
40$134,517
John F ScarpaCEO & Chairman
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
Timothy MoranPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
David S MackVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
Michael Belisle1st Vice President
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
Annie FalkAsst. Secretary/Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
Howard B BernickDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
E Llwyd EcclestoneDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Mark E FreitasDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Jeff GreeneDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Lawrence HerbertDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
John W Jordan IIDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Michele KesslerDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
William I KochDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
David LevinsonDirector
Trustee or director
10$0
Jeffrey A MarcusDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
John WS PrestonDirector
Trustee or director
5$0
Thomas C QuickDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Herb ShearDirector
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
400 ROYAL PALM WAY STE 206, PALM BEACH, FL 33480-4117
In care of
% JOHN F SCARPA
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
John F Scarpa, 139 North County Rd 26, Palm Beach, FL 33480
Signed the 990
John F Scarpa, CEO/Chairman
Phone
(561) 820-8118
Return prepared by
Holyfield & Thomas LLC

Mission

The PBPFF is a charitable organization that supports the Town of Palm Beach First Responders and the local community at large with education, equipment and advocacy; empowering peace of mind with the knowledge that their families and futures are safe and supported. The Foundation pursues this mission by actively engaging in initiatives and programs approved by the board of directors, including but not limited to: Scholarships for the education of children of police and fire personnel, supplemental equipment and training, emergency assistance to police and fire personnel in need, providing public safety training and education to the community at large, and by advocating for and promoting community wide support for the police and fire personnel of the Town of Palm Beach.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Higher Education Scholarships - This program provides scholarships to qualified children of sworn officers, firefighters and civilian employees of the Palm Beach Police and Fire Rescue Departments. Over the past year, the Foundation awarded higher education scholarships to 23 qualified children, totaling $233,656. Emergency Financial Assistance - This program offers emergency financial assistance to officers and firefighters injured or disabled in the line of duty, or suffering from other personal emergencies or financial crisis.Police and Fire Rescue Dept Supplements - (continued on Schedule O) This program provides supplementary funding to the police and fire rescue departments for additional training, equipment and other unfunded needs, and grants to officers and firefighters to attend events or in times of need.Preston Bernick Retention Program - the Palm Beach Police & Fire Foundation makes an annual contribution to the Palm Beach First Responders Foundation to fund the Preston Bernick Retention plan, a qualified retirement plan built to encourage recruitment and retention for the Palm Beach Police and Fire Rescue Departments. Life Insurance Benefit for First Responders - the Foundation now provides the premium payments for term life insurance policies for all first responders and civilian employees of the police and fire rescue departments. The Foundation makes annual premium payments, so that the $500,000 death benefit for each individual would be tax free.
    Expenses $3,156,815 · grants $2,046,405

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
83-0462654
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
2006
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$24,912,426
Income (IRS master file)
$23,532,602

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$7,343,416$4,082,930$24,912,426IRS
990June 2024$6,418,502$4,089,231$20,246,277XML
990June 2023$5,207,707$3,058,656$16,159,222XML
990June 2022$4,726,750$2,829,063$12,553,340IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 83-0462654).

Questions about PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC is 83-0462654.
Is PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
Are donations to PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PALM BEACH POLICE 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 PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION 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 PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION 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 PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names John F Scarpa.
Who are the officers and directors of PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $188,865 (Rebecca Godwin, President & COO).
How much revenue does PALM BEACH POLICE FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,343,416, expenses of $4,082,930 and total assets of $24,912,426 at year end.

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