SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CEO
EIN 88-4073126 · Educational Services (B90)
What they do
THE PROGRAM is BASED UPON THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS of FINANCIAL LITERACY, COMMUNICATION, CRITICAL REASONING, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT and EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS. CREATING ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITIES (CEO) is A YEAR-LONG COURSE DESIGNED to UTILIZE PARTNERSHIPS THAT PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW of BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and PROCESSES. OUR LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY PARTNERS WITH AREA SCHOOLS to CREATE PROJECT BASED EXPERIENCES for PARTICIPANTS BY PROVIDING FUNDING, EXPERTISE, MEETING SPACE, BUSINESS TOURS, and ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING. PARTICIPANTS VISIT AREA BUSINESSES, LEARN FROM GUEST SPEAKERS, PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS BUSINESS, WRITE BUSINESS PLANS, and START and OPERATE THEIR OWN BUSINESSES. BUSINESS CONCEPTS LEARNED THROUGH THE EXPERIENTIAL CEO CLASS ARE CRITICAL; THE 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS of PROBLEM-SOLVING, TEAMWORK, SELF-MOTIVATION, RESPONSIBILITY, HIGHER-ORDER THINKING, COMMUNICATION, and INQUIRY ARE AT THE HEART of A STUDENTS DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE COURSE.
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Of every $100 spent, about $82.90 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.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders5 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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 (5)
ANNE MARIE KLEPKODIRECTOR
GREGORY WINTERDIRECTOR
JONATHAN HOWGATEVICE CHAIR
OLGA DECAPRIODIRECTOR
TARREN BRAGDONCHAIR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2023
- Location
- 15275 COLLIER BLVD STE 201 203, NAPLES, FL 341196750
- County
- Collier
- In care of
- TARREN BRAGDON
- Primary officer
- TARREN BRAGDON, CHAIR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
- NTEE classification
- Educational Services (B90)
- IRS tax category
- Educational Services