Civic Intelligence

Starfish Adventures Inc

EIN 20-8823261 • 501(c)3 • Bradenton, FL

Profile

Provide counciling and education to individuals and families who cannot afford the counciling and are in dire need

417 12th St W Ste 210Bradenton, FL 34205

www.starfishadventures.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

69th percentile

15%

Higher net margin than 69% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

74th percentile

18%

Faster asset growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

68th percentile

15%

Faster revenue growth than 68% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$93,851

Up $14,397 (+18%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$93,851

Up $14,397 (+18%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin69th percentile

Revenue

Up

$98,484

Up $12,705 (+15%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$84,087

Up $2,161 (+2.6%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$14,397

Up $10,544 (+274%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth74th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $1,158Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2015: $8,416Net Assets 2015: $8,4162015Assets 2016: $6,260Net Assets 2016: $6,2602016Assets 2017: $5,472Net Assets 2017: $5,4722017Assets 2018: $8,390Net Assets 2018: $8,3902018Assets 2019: $7,237Net Assets 2019: $7,2372019Assets 2020: $30,744Net Assets 2020: $30,7442020Assets 2021: $52,177Net Assets 2021: $52,1772021Assets 2022: $63,352Net Assets 2022: $63,3522022Assets 2023: $75,601Net Assets 2023: $75,6012023Assets 2024: $79,454Net Assets 2024: $79,4542024Assets 2025: $93,851Net Assets 2025: $93,8512025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$93,851
Liabilities-
Net Assets$93,851
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth68th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $22,869Expenses 2011: $23,064Net Income 2011: -$1952011Revenue 2015: $62,548Expenses 2015: $60,789Net Income 2015: $1,7592015Revenue 2016: $53,149Expenses 2016: $55,305Net Income 2016: -$2,1562016Revenue 2017: $58,198Expenses 2017: $58,986Net Income 2017: -$7882017Revenue 2018: $54,858Expenses 2018: $51,940Net Income 2018: $2,9182018Revenue 2019: $63,403Expenses 2019: $64,556Net Income 2019: -$1,1532019Revenue 2020: $102,233Expenses 2020: $78,726Net Income 2020: $23,5072020Revenue 2021: $87,295Expenses 2021: $65,862Net Income 2021: $21,4332021Revenue 2022: $94,182Expenses 2022: $83,007Net Income 2022: $11,1752022Revenue 2023: $105,289Expenses 2023: $93,040Net Income 2023: $12,2492023Revenue 2024: $85,779Expenses 2024: $81,926Net Income 2024: $3,8532024Revenue 2025: $98,484Expenses 2025: $84,087Net Income 2025: $14,3972025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$98,484
Expenses$84,087
Net Income$14,397
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$93,851
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$93,851
Revenue
$98,484
Expenses
$84,087
Net income
$14,397
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.94$0.94$0.98$0.84$0.14
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.79$0.79$0.86$0.82$0.04
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.76$0.76$1.05$0.93$0.12
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.63$0.63$0.94$0.83$0.11
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.52$0.52$0.87$0.66$0.21
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.31$0.31$1.02$0.79$0.24
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.07$0.63$0.65$0.01
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.08$0.55$0.52$0.03
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.05$0.58$0.59$0.01
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.06$0.06$0.53$0.55$0.02
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.08$0.63$0.61$0.02
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.23$0.23$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 19, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$98,484
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provide counciling and education to individuals and families who cannot afford the counciling and are in dire need

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDE COUNCILING AND EDUCATION TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILES WHO CANNOT AFFORD THE COUNCILING AND WHO ARE IN DIRE NEED--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
KENNETH MERRITTPresidentFT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Starfish Adventures Inc
EIN
20-8823261
Phone
9415183812
Address
417 12TH ST W STE 210, BRADENTON, FL 34205

Signing Officer

Name
Kenneth Merritt
Title
President
Signed
2026-02-19
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Boylan & Boylan Inc
Address
620 Bypass Dr 104, Clearwater, FL 33764
Preparer
Joseph Boylan
Phone
7277964970
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $884”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $186”

Other Expenses.1

“Other supplies & expenses $3348”

Other Expenses.2

“Automobile expenses-fuel $2716”

Other Expenses.3

“TELEPHONE $1914”

Other Expenses.4

“INTUIT FEES $616”

Other Expenses.5

“Auto expenses-repairs $383”

Other Expenses.6

“SUBSCRIPTIONS $164”

Other Expenses.7

“SUNBIZ RENEWAL $61”

Other Expenses.8

“PARKING $28”

Other Expenses.9

“POSTAGE $15”

Other Expenses.10

“BANK FEES $3”

Other Assets.2

“Other Adjsutments - Beginning $50703 Other Adjsutments - Ending $52128”

Other Assets.4

“Furniture & Equip - Beginning $6544 Furniture & Equip - Ending $15372”

Other Assets.5

“Vehicles - Beginning $11800 Vehicles - Ending $11800”

Raw XML Appendix150 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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