MIAMI BEACH FIREFIGHTERS BENEVOLENT ASSO
EIN 47-5266095
What they do
THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of THE CORPORATION is to PROVIDE FINANCIAL and OTHER BENEFITS to EMPLOYEES of THE MIAMI BEACH FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS IN THE EVENT of DEATH, SICKNESS, or DISABILITY. SECONDARY PURPOSES ARE to PROVIDE DEPENDENT CARE for MEMBERS AS WELL AS LOANS IN THE EVENT of NATURAL or OTHER DISASTERS AS WELL AS for SPECIAL TRAINING and EDUCATION. THE ASSETS of THE CORPORATION SHALL BE USED SOLELY for PURPOSES PERMITTED PURSUANT to SECTION 501(C)(9) of THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE and THE REGULATIONS PROMULGATED THEREUNDER(THE " CODE") and UPON LIQUIDATION of THE CORPORATION ALL ASSETS SHALL BE TRANSFERRED to MEMBERS of THE CORPORATION IN A NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER.
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Board and leadership roster (4)
BRYAN LAYTONPRESIDENT
CASEY SEIDNERTREASURER
JORGE OSPINASECRETARY
VICTOR WHITEVICE PRESIDENT
About this charity
- Location
- 2980 NW SOUTH RIVER DRIVE, MIAMI, FL 33125
- County
- Miami-Dade
- In care of
- BRYAN LAYTON
- Primary officer
- BRYAN LAYTON, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2019
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2019
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- MORRISON BROWN ARGIZ & FARRA LLC
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2023