2024-10-24T14:51:23-04:00 2023-12-31 591978917 PRIDA GUIDA & PEREZ PA 2504 WEST KATHLEEN ST TAMPA FL 33607 990EZ 2023-01-01 471075144 WILLIS SPORTS ASSOCIATION INC WILL 7723705858 PO BOX 1281 VERO BEACH FL 32967 JAMES WILLIS DIRECTOR 7723705858 2024-08-20 true false STACY HILES P03144489 8132266091 2024-08-20 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X HTTPS://WILLIS.LEAGUEAPPS.COM X X 76442 X 74992 1450 76442 16785 371 81696 98852 -22410 11213 -11197 X 22463 6466 10530 3593 32993 10059 21780 21256 11213 -11197 X TO BROADEN THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO DISADVANTAGED YOUTH THROUGH BASEBALL, AFFORDING PLAYERS BETTER EXPOSURE AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS. THE RBI (REVIVING BASEBALL IN INNER CITIES) PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, ENCOURAGES BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PARTICIPATION IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. IT EMPHASIZES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, TEAMWORK, AND LIFE SKILLS THROUGH STRUCTURED LEAGUES, COACHING, AND EXPOSURE LEARNING. BY ENGAGING YOUTH IN HEALTHY ACTIVITIES AND PROMOTING SPORTSMANSHIP AND RESILIENCE, RBI PROVIDES QUALITY SPORTS PROGRAMMING FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE BASEBALL DIAMOND. 88% OF RBI PARTICIPANTS PERFORMED ON GRADE LEVEL AND/OR SHOWED POSITIVE GAINS IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SELF-AWARENESS OF POSITIVE BEHAVIORS AND DECISIONS AS MEASURED BY THE 4TH QUARTER REPORT CARDS AND 100% OF FUN AT BAT/RBI PARTICIPANTS HAS NOT BEEN PROCESSED BY THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (ARRESTED OR DETAINED). 32652 THE FUN AT BAT PROGRAM AIMS TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, TEAMWORK, AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT AMONG YOUTH THROUGH ENGAGING BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL ACTIVITIES. DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN OF ALL SKILL LEVELS, THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES FUN AND INCLUSIVITY WHILE TEACHING FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS SUCH AS THROWING, CATCHING, HITTING, AND BASE RUNNING. BY PROVIDING A POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, FUN AT BAT ENCOURAGES PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP A LOVE FOR THE GAME AND ADOPT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HABITS. THROUGH STRUCTURED LESSONS AND GAMES, THE PROGRAM FOSTERS SOCIAL INTERACTION, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT. PARTICIPANTS NOT ONLY LEARN THE BASICS OF BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL BUT ALSO CULTIVATE IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS DISCIPLINE, RESILIENCE, AND TEAMWORK. FUN AT BAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO BUILD CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITIES AND DEVELOP A LIFELONG APPRECIATION FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORTSMANSHIP. ULTIMATELY, THE PROGRAM AIMS TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO LEAD ACTIVE, HEALTHY LIVES AND BECOME WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD. 96% OF FUN AT BAT/RBI PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN THE SPORT OF BASEBALL AND/OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE WINTER AND SPRING SEASON (1ST -3RD QUARTERS). 89% OF SUMMER PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN SPORT OF BASEBALL PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR AT LEAST FIVE HOURS PER WEEK RESULTING IN A COMPOSITE TOTAL OF 1,320 HOURS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. 55650 88302 AMY GALLO VICE CHAIR 1.00 0 LETITIA WHITFIELD-HART TREASURER 1.00 0 SHAKIRRA BENNEFIELD SECRETARY 1.00 0 ROBERT DUPUY MEMBER 1.00 0 ABIGAIL BASS MEMBER 1.00 0 JEFF BIDDLE MLB LIAISON/ 1.00 0 PAUL MASSEY MEMBER 1.00 0 CHARSEA JONES-SINGLETARY MEMBER 1.00 0 HARRIS DEMARCUS MEMBER 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false false JAMES WILLIS PO BOX 1281 VERO BEACH FL 32967 7723705858 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 60655 49211 55374 92260 74992 332492 13378 1380 1450 16208 74033 49211 55374 93640 76442 348700 348700 74033 49211 55374 93640 76442 348700 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING 23 ADVERTISING 24 TRAVEL 3,935 TRAVEL 3,935 INTEREST 598 INSURANCE 1,473 INSURANCE 1,474 FUNDRAISING SUPPLIES 2,462 UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT 3,727 PERSONNEL 18,701 PERSONNEL 28,052 CURRICULUM & PROGRAMS 10,617 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 1,045 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 940 TELEPHONE 693 TELEPHONE 693 TELEPHONE 1,385 LICENSES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 959 LICENSES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 960 TOTAL 81,696 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 GRANTS RECEIVABLE 10,530 3,593 TOTAL 10,530 3,593 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 50 49 UNSECURED NOTES AND LOANS PAYABLE 21,730 21,207 FORM 990-EZ, PART III TO BROADEN THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO DISADVANTAGED YOUTH THROUGH BASEBALL, AFFORDING PLAYERS BETTER EXPOSURE AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 THE RBI (REVIVING BASEBALL IN INNER CITIES) PROGRAM, SUPPORTED BY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL, ENCOURAGES BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PARTICIPATION IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. IT EMPHASIZES ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, TEAMWORK, AND LIFE SKILLS THROUGH STRUCTURED LEAGUES, COACHING, AND EXPOSURE LEARNING. BY ENGAGING YOUTH IN HEALTHY ACTIVITIES AND PROMOTING SPORTSMANSHIP AND RESILIENCE, RBI PROVIDES QUALITY SPORTS PROGRAMMING FOR UNDERSERVED YOUTH THAT EXTENDS BEYOND THE BASEBALL DIAMOND. 88% OF RBI PARTICIPANTS PERFORMED ON GRADE LEVEL AND/OR SHOWED POSITIVE GAINS IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SELF-AWARENESS OF POSITIVE BEHAVIORS AND DECISIONS AS MEASURED BY THE 4TH QUARTER REPORT CARDS AND 100% OF FUN AT BAT/RBI PARTICIPANTS HAS NOT BEEN PROCESSED BY THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (ARRESTED OR DETAINED). FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 THE FUN AT BAT PROGRAM AIMS TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, TEAMWORK, AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT AMONG YOUTH THROUGH ENGAGING BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL ACTIVITIES. DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN OF ALL SKILL LEVELS, THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES FUN AND INCLUSIVITY WHILE TEACHING FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS SUCH AS THROWING, CATCHING, HITTING, AND BASE RUNNING. BY PROVIDING A POSITIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT, FUN AT BAT ENCOURAGES PARTICIPANTS TO DEVELOP A LOVE FOR THE GAME AND ADOPT HEALTHY LIFESTYLE HABITS. THROUGH STRUCTURED LESSONS AND GAMES, THE PROGRAM FOSTERS SOCIAL INTERACTION, SPORTSMANSHIP, AND A SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT. PARTICIPANTS NOT ONLY LEARN THE BASICS OF BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL BUT ALSO CULTIVATE IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS DISCIPLINE, RESILIENCE, AND TEAMWORK. FUN AT BAT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO BUILD CONFIDENCE IN THEIR ABILITIES AND DEVELOP A LIFELONG APPRECIATION FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORTSMANSHIP. ULTIMATELY, THE PROGRAM AIMS TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO LEAD ACTIVE, HEALTHY LIVES AND BECOME WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD. 96% OF FUN AT BAT/RBI PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN THE SPORT OF BASEBALL AND/OR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE WINTER AND SPRING SEASON (1ST -3RD QUARTERS). 89% OF SUMMER PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN SPORT OF BASEBALL PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES FOR AT LEAST FIVE HOURS PER WEEK RESULTING IN A COMPOSITE TOTAL OF 1,320 HOURS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.