Nonprofit · EIN 59-2694327
BILLFISH FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33308
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,254,767 | $1,176,396 | $78,371 | $2,305,807 | $49,316 | $2,256,491 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $938,076 | $1,275,302 | -$337,226 | $2,160,494 | $108,804 | $2,051,690 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,448,069 | $1,080,454 | $367,615 | $2,385,761 | $170,319 | $2,215,442 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $983,402
- Membership dues
- $206,535
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $34
- Net income from fundraising events
- $213,882
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $51,463
- Other revenue
- $271,331
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $133,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $329,022
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $634,332
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $10,322
- Accounting fees
- $15,000
- Occupancy
- $64,846
- Travel
- $31,290
- Program services (functional)
- $1,014,361
- Management and general (functional)
- $129,454
- Fundraising (functional)
- $32,581
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,160,494
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,305,807
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $49,316
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,256,491
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,602,389
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,256,491
- Gross receipts
- $1,434,762
- Employees
- 7
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- FL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN PEEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $109,500 | $23,500 |
| LUIS L BACARDI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES F GADDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA MACMILLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DORLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT HEALY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT NAVARRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SMYTH MCKISSICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SERENA WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN MUSSELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN PEEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $110,000 | $23,000 |
| LUIS L BACARDI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES F GADDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA MACMILLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH ENGLISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DORLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT HEALY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT NAVARRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SMYTH MCKISSICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SERENA WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN MUSSELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLEN PEEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $137,166 | $10,200 |
| LUIS L BACARDI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES F GADDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA MACMILLIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH ENGLISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT COOPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHNY DORLAND OBBC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT HEALY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT NAVARRO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SMYTH MCKISSICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SERENA WILSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUSTIN MUSSELMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1915 NE 45TH STREET, FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33308-5199
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ELLEN PEEL, 1915 NE 45TH ST STE 212, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33308
- Signed the 990
- ELLEN PEEL, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (954) 938-0150
- Website
- WWW.BILLFISH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LEONARDO & COMPANY
Mission
THE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO RESPONSIBLY CONSERVING, MANAGING, AND ENHANCING BILLFISH POPULATIONS WORLDWIDE THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO ENSURE HEALTHLY FISH STOCKS, MARINE HABITAT AND SPORT FISHING OPPORTUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- PUBLIC AWARENESS, EDUCATION AND CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES, COST TO PUBLISH MAGAZINES AND NEWSLETTERS AND OTHER TEXTS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE RESEARCH AND GOALS OF THE BILLFISH FOUNDATION.Expenses $293,045
- PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUNDATION'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WITH THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND CONCERNED CONSEVATIONISTS AT SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUMS, TOURNAMENTS, PUBLIC MEETINGS AND MEMBERSHIP EVENTS.Expenses $331,465
- RELEASE AND TAGGING PROGRAM COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CATCH AND RELEASE PROGRAM TARGETED AT ANGLERS WORLDWIDE TO GATHER SCIENTIFIC DATA USED TO ADVANCE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF BILLFISH POPULATIONS WORLDWIDE.Expenses $389,851
- TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE GOALS OF THE BILLFISH FOUNDATION THROUGH PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 59-2694327
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D320)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,305,807
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,434,762
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,254,767 | $1,176,396 | $2,305,807 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $938,076 | $1,275,302 | $2,160,494 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,448,069 | $1,080,454 | $2,385,761 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,009,054 | $832,335 | $1,649,467 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 59-2694327).
Questions about BILLFISH FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of BILLFISH FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BILLFISH FOUNDATION INC is 59-2694327.
- Is BILLFISH FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to BILLFISH FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BILLFISH FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BILLFISH FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BILLFISH FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BILLFISH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ELLEN PEEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of BILLFISH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $109,500 (ELLEN PEEL, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does BILLFISH FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,254,767, expenses of $1,176,396 and total assets of $2,305,807 at year end.
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