FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

EIN 59-2287922 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A82Z)

What they do

WE ARE DEDICATED to EDUCATING CITIZENS ABOUT THE COURTS VITAL ROLE IN OUR SYSTEM of GOVERNMENT and to PRESERVING OUT STATES JUDICIAL HISTORY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $69.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders72 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

66.05%of revenue went to mission work69.1% of expenses · Program services

$95.54spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

29.49%of revenue went to management and office costs30.9% of expenses

$1.97in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

73.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$262,964

Mission workProgram services$173,68166.05% of revenue69.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$77,54829.49% of revenue30.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$11,7354.46% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$251,22995.54% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 69.1% mission · 30.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.54% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 70.0% mission · 30.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.84% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 74.6% mission · 25.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.09% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 75.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.48% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 75.2% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.08% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 68.6% mission · 31.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.17% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 84.3% mission · 15.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.55% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 91.2% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 127.71% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$262,964

Expenses$251,229

Annual surplus $11,735 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$173,681 · 69.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$77,548 · 30.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$262,964

Expenses$251,229

Assets$496,098

Income$263,336

Contributions$193,901

Mission work (program services)$173,681

Management and general$77,548

Accounting fees$2,300

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (72)

MARY BARZEETRUSTEE

ROBERT CLARKETRUSTEE

ROBERT BUTTERWORTHTRUSTEE

RENEE THOMPSONTRUSTEE

RAOUL CANTEROTRUSTEE

NINA ASHENAFITRUSTEE

MICHAEL ORRTRUSTEE

MEREDITH CHARBULATRUSTEE

MARY ROBINSONTRUSTEE

RUTLEDGE LILESTRUSTEE

MARY ADKINSEXECUTIVE CO

MAJOR HARDINGTRUSTEE

LINDA WELLSTRUSTEE

LEONARD GILBERTEXECUTIVE CO

KIMBERLY BONNERTRUSTEE

KIMBERLY BERMANTREASURER

KENNETH BELLTRUSTEE

KELLY OKEEFETRUSTEE

STEVEN BRANNOCKTRUSTEE

WILLIAM SCHIFNO JRSECOND VICE

WALTER MANLEY IITRUSTEE

TIMOTHY CHINARISPAST PRESIDE

THOMAS WARDTRUSTEE

THOMAS EDWARDSTRUSTEE

SYLVIA WALBOLTTRUSTEE

STUART MARKMANTRUSTEE

STEVEN MAXWELLTRUSTEE

KARA ROCKENBACH LINKFIRST VICE P

STEPHEN ZACKTRUSTEE

STEPHEN ROSENTHALTRUSTEE

STEPHEN JEWETTTRUSTEE

STEPHEN ECHSNERTRUSTEE

STANLEY ROSENBLATTTRUSTEE

STACY BLANKTRUSTEE

SCOTT ROSTTRUSTEE

SCOTT HAWKINSTRUSTEE

DARYL PARKSEXECUTIVE CO

GARY PRINTYTRUSTEE

GARY LESSERTRUSTEE

GARY FLOWERSECRETARY

FRED KARLINSKYPRESIDENT

ERIN OCONNORTRUSTEE

ELLIOT KULATRUSTEE

EDWARD GUEDESEXECUTIVE CO

EDITH OSMANEXECUTIVE CO

GEORGE ODOMTRUSTEE

DANIEL NORDBYTRUSTEE

CHRISTOPHER VALLANDINGHAMTRUSTEE

CHRISTINE DAVISTRUSTEE

CHRISTIAN SEARCYTRUSTEE

BRUCE BLACKWELLTRUSTEE

BENJAMIN HILLTRUSTEE

BARBARA WINGOTRUSTEE

ALAN LAWSONTRUSTEE

JEFFREY KOTTKAMPTRUSTEE

JOSEPH WILLIAMSTRUSTEE

JOSEPH LANGTRUSTEE

JONATHAN CLAUSSENTRUSTEE

JON MILLSTRUSTEE

JOHN HARKNESSTRUSTEE

JOHN DEVAULTTRUSTEE

JESSE PANUCCIOTRUSTEE

JERRY GEWIRTZTRUSTEE

ALAN GREEREXECUTIVE CO

JAY COHENTRUSTEE

JAMES PERRYTRUSTEE

IRENE KOGANTRUSTEE

HOWARD COKEREXECUTIVE CO

HERMAN RUSSOMANNOTRUSTEE

HENRY COXEEXECUTIVE CO

HALA SANDRIDGEEXECUTIVE CO

GREGORY HEARINGTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1983
Location: 1947 GREENWOOD DR, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32303-4825
County: Leon
In care of: FRED KARLINSKY
Primary officer: FRED KARLINSKY, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailadmin@flcourthistory.org Phone(850) 385-3098

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WATSON & ASSOCIATES PA CPAS
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A82Z)
IRS tax category: Historical Sites