Florida · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC
FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC (Florida) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $341,325 to it, the largest being J Edward Mahoney Foundation ($245,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $299k
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $341k
- Net assets
- $689k
What Friends of the Pool Inc does
Mission
To support and enhance aquatic opportunities for residents andvisitors of all ages and to restore the historic alligator reef lighthouse.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Five (5) scholarships were awarded to college bound students during 2025. Students had participated in various acquartic activities during their high school years and many plan to continue such involvement into college.
$8,500 spentof which $8,500 as grants11% of program spendingThe organization continued restoration work on the alligator reef lighthouse. Contractors and engineers engaged continued structural work and rehabilitation. The organization hosted the save the alligator reef lighthouse swim to raise funds to preserve the historic aquatic site of the alligator reef lighthouse. The fundraiser brought together local residents in a manner that allowed them to share their love of aquatic opportunities. All net proceeds of the save alligator reef lighthouse swim were dedictated to the restoration work of the alligator reef lighthouse.
$61,892 spent79% of program spendingDuring the year, the organization operated a comprehensive swimming program designed to support and enhance aquatic opportunities for residents and visitors of all ages. The program offered a variety of swim lessons, safety training, and recreational swimming sessions aimed at promoting water safety, physical fitness, and enjoyment of aquatic activities. Through structured instruction and supervised swim times, the program fostered skill development for beginners and advanced swimmers alike, ensuring accessibility and inclusion for diverse age groups and skill levels. This initiative directly aligns with the organization's mission by providing high-quality aquatic experiences that encourage community engagement and lifelong healthy habits in a safe and supportive environment.
$8,004 spent10% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $78,396.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $282k to $519k (+84%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 25% · 2022 29% · 2024 13% · 2025 37%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
91% of FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Rob Dixon
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 7 funders, grant income fell $78k → $43k.
2 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 19% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 72% of grant income and the top three 91%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 96% · 2022 70% · 2023 51% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC draws 92% of its grant income from funders outside Florida, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $66k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Florida
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
75%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC?
- FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC (Florida) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $341,325 to it, the largest being J Edward Mahoney Foundation ($245,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $341,325 in grants to FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC?
- J Edward Mahoney Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $245,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF THE POOL INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Florida. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 9 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing