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Florida Southwestern State College Foundation INC

Public charity
DBA: FOUNDATION INC
Other · FORT MYERS, FL · EIN 59-6173638

About

The mission of the FSW foundation is to support the strategic priorities of florida southwestern state college by providing additional funding and resources.

DBA Foundation INC

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
0
Volunteers

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2025-03-31
Revenue
$6.5M
Expenses
$4.6M
Assets
$57.2M
Liabilities
$176K

Financial history

$8.8M$4.4M$0
171819202122232425
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2025: $6.5M · Avg: $4.0M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$120K
Grants Given
$3.8M
FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC
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Address

8099 College PKWY
FORT Myers, FL, 33919-556

Governance

Voting board members13
Independent members12
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %6.0%
Permanent endowment %41.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
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