FLORIDA VETERANS FOR COMMON SENSE FUND INC
EIN 26-1484285 · Family Services (P40)
What they do
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE and COUNSELING to ASSIST MILITARY PERSONNEL and VETERANS IN RETURNING to CIVILIAN LIFE. UNDER ITS SURF PROJECT, FLVCSF (IN CONJUNCTION WITH SERVERAL OTHER NON-PROFITS) HAS PLANTED and DEVELOPED A MICROFOREST to HELP COUNTER GLOBAL WARMING. MUCH of THE WORK WAS/IS PERFORMED BY VETERANS AS A MEANS of THERAPY to HELP WITH PTSD.
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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.
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They name their leaders10 people are listed in the latest report.
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Financial picture
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (10)
DAVID SIEGWALDTREASURER
DENNIS PLEWSDIRECTOR
DOUGLAS BROUGHDIRECTOR
EUGENE JONESPRESIDENT
HECTOR MUNIZDIRECTOR
JACK MERRIANDIRECTOR
JAMES DIRMANNDIRECTOR
MICHAEL T BURNSVICE PRESIDENT
PHILIPPE KOENIGSECRETARY
RICHARD SCISSORSDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2008
- Location
- PO BOX 2311, SARASOTA, FL 34230-2311
- County
- Sarasota
- In care of
- % EUGENE JONES
- Primary officer
- EUGENE JONES, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- CAVANAUGH & CO LLP
- NTEE classification
- Family Services (P40)
- IRS tax category
- Family Services