2025-03-03T10:02:54-06:00 2024-12-31 204989621 VERDEJA & ALVAREZ LLP 255 ALHAMBRA CIR STE 630 CORAL GABLES FL 331347417 990EZ 2024-01-01 921223470 AMERICAS CHAMPIONS FOUNDATION AMER 5035223214 5127 SW 183RD AVE MIRAMAR FL 33029 STEPHEN HODGSON CEO 4255779374 2025-03-03 1 1 OCTAVIO R VERDEJA P00678119 3054463177 2025-02-28 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.AMERICASCHAMPIONS.ORG X X 5223 X 5223 5223 5000 950 15 4779 10744 -5521 16905 651 12035 16905 12035 16905 12035 0 0 16905 12035 X OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF MILITARY VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN 2024, OUR ORGANIZATION RAISED $5,222.20 TO FULFILL OUR MISSION OF PROVIDING CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS TO VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, SURVIVING SPOUSES, SURVIVING CHILDREN, AND SPECIFIC HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICA'S YOUTH.OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO A MILITARY FAMILY IN CRISIS. WE PRESENTED A $5,000 CHECK TO AN ACTIVE-DUTY SOLDIER WHOSE 20-YEAR-OLD SON WAS TRAGICALLY KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. THESE FUNDS HELPED COVER TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES FOR OUT-OF-STATE FAMILY MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE YOUNG MAN'S MEMORIAL AND FUNERAL SERVICES, ALLOWING THE FAMILY TO GRIEVE TOGETHER DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.THIS DIRECT ASSISTANCE EXEMPLIFIES OUR COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING TIMES OF UNEXPECTED HARDSHIP. WHILE THE IMPACT OF THIS SUPPORT CANNOT BE FULLY MEASURED IN QUANTITATIVE TERMS, IT PROVIDED CRUCIAL EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL RELIEF TO A MILITARY FAMILY DURING A DEVASTATING LOSS.OUR ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON RAISING FUNDS, ACCEPTING DONATIONS AND GRANTS, AND ISSUING GRANTS IN SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR TARGETED AUDIENCE. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY BY SUPPORTING THOSE WHO SERVE OR HAVE SERVED OUR COUNTRY, AND BY INVESTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICA'S YOUTH. 5000 10749 10749 COLBY COVINGTON PRESIDENT 10.00 0 0 0 STEPHEN HODGSON CEO 10.00 0 0 0 ALTON DUNHAM DIRECTOR 10.00 0 0 0 LORRIN HODGSON DIRECTOR 10.00 0 0 0 MONTY ASHLIMAN JR DIRECTOR 10.00 0 0 0 ERIC VIDAL DIRECTOR 10.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FL STEPHEN HODGSON 1740 REAL QUIET PLACE HOPE MILLS NC 28348 5035223214 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 23505 5223 28728 23505 5223 28728 28728 28728 X POKER TOURNAMENT 5000 5000 5000 5000 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: ANDY SIPPL. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. DATE OF GIFT: 05/09/24. AMOUNT GIVEN: 5,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE MANAGEMENT. AMOUNT: 728. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 2,604. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 837. DESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES. AMOUNT: 186. DESCRIPTION: LICENSES & TAXES. AMOUNT: 61. DESCRIPTION: STICKER PROMOTIONS. AMOUNT: 115. DESCRIPTION: PROCESSING FEES. AMOUNT: 248. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 4,779. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DESCRIPTION: TO PROPERLY REFLECT PRIOR YEAR NET ASSETS. AMOUNT: 651. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.