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Florida Education Champions Inc

EIN 87-0995385 • 501(c)4 • Tallahassee, FL

Profile

Florida education champions is a political committee formed in june 2021 for the purpose of securing petitions in order to place a constitutional amendment on the general election ballot in the state of florida. Specifically, this amendment authorizes sports and event betting at professional sports venues, parimutuel facilities, and statewide via online sports betting platforms, and if betting revenues are taxed, taxes must supplement the educational enhancement trust fund.

2640-a Mitcham DriveTallahassee, FL 32308

floridaeducationchampions.com

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

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No value available

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

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

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No value available

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

Source year 2024

Net Margin

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No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

7th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No valid filing value is available for this score.

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $4,094,481 (-100%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $4,094,481 (-100%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Up

$128,652

Up $12,187 (+10%) from 2023

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth7th percentile

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

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0Assets 2021: $995,395Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $995,3952021Assets 2022: $4,210,946Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $4,210,9462022Assets 2023: $4,094,481Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $4,094,4812023Assets 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $02024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$0
Liabilities-
Net Assets$0
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$40M$30M$20M$10M$0-$10MRevenue 2021: $37,198,986Expenses 2021: $36,203,591Net Income 2021: $995,3952021Revenue 2022: $4,159,075Expenses 2022: $943,524Net Income 2022: $3,215,5512022Revenue 2023: $0Expenses 2023: $116,465Net Income 2023: -$116,4652023Expenses 2024: $128,6522024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue-
Expenses$128,652
Net Income-
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$0
Revenue
-
Expenses
$128,652
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.13
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.09$0.00$4.09$0.00$0.12$0.12
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.21$0.00$4.21$4.16$0.94$3.22
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.00$0.00$1.00$37.2$36.2$1.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jun 25, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Florida education champions is a political committee formed in june 2021 for the purpose of securing petitions in order to place a constitutional amendment on the general election ballot in the state of florida. Specifically, this amendment authorizes sports and event betting at professional sports venues, parimutuel facilities, and statewide via online sports betting platforms, and if betting revenues are taxed, taxes must supplement the educational enhancement trust fund.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
FLORIDA EDUCATION CHAMPIONS IS A POLITICAL COMMITTEE FORMED IN JUNE 2021 FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING PETITIONS IN ORDER TO PLACE A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ON THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. SPECIFICALLY, THIS AMENDMENT AUTHORIZES SPORTS AND EVENT BETTING AT PROFESSIONAL SPORTS VENUES, PARIMUTUEL FACILITIES, AND STATEWIDE VIA ONLINE SPORTS BETTING PLATFORMS, AND IF BETTING REVENUES ARE TAXED, TAXES MUST SUPPLEMENT THE EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND.-$122,160
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
RICH HEITMEYERTreasurer-$0--
ABBY DUPREEDeputy Treas-$0--
STEPHANIE ZOTTOLIDeputy Treas-$0--
JEREMY KUDONChairman-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Florida Education Champions Inc
EIN
87-0995385
Phone
8508771099
Address
2640-A MITCHAM DRIVE, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308

Signing Officer

Name
Rich Heitmeyer
Title
Treasurer
Phone
8507450800
Signed
2025-06-25
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Carroll and Company Cpas
Address
2640-A MITCHAM DRIVE, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308
Preparer
Rich a Heitmeyer
Phone
8508771099
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“Contribution refunds -3,965,829 the other changes amount represents refunds of contributions received in prior years.”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Florida education champions is a political committee formed in june 2021 for the purpose of securing petitions in order to place a constitutional amendment on the general election ballot in the state of florida. Specifically, this amendment authorizes sports and event betting at professional sports venues, parimutuel facilities, and statewide via online sports betting platforms, and if betting revenues are taxed, taxes must supplement the educational enhancement trust fund.”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

“Florida education champions is a political committee formed in june 2021 for the purpose of securing petitions in order to place a constitutional amendment on the general election ballot in the state of florida. Specifically, this amendment authorizes sports and event betting at professional sports venues, parimutuel facilities, and statewide via online sports betting platforms, and if betting revenues are taxed, taxes must supplement the educational enhancement trust fund.”

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