Jax Freebirds
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 922107330
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2025
- Location
- Jacksonville Beach, FL, USA
- Phone
- 9999999999
- Rating
- 83
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Community Foundations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $49,044
- Expenses
- $38,741
- Assets
- $80,575
- Liabilities
- $5,500
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Derek Deloreto (President/Director)
People named in this filing
- Derek Deloreto (President/Director)
- Steve Fernandez (Treasurer/Director)
- Mark Walden (Director)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the Jax Freebirds is to swiftly and compassionately respond to the immediate needs of individuals and families in the Jacksonville community who have experienced tragedy or loss. We are dedicated to providing relief, support and a helping hand to assist in rebuilding lives, fostering a sense of hope and ensuring that no one faces hardship alone.
What it reported doing in 2025
During the 2025 fiscal year, Jax Freebirds fulfilled its mission of supporting first responders, veterans, and community members in crisis through four significant charitable grants totaling $29,500 in direct financial assistance. Jax Freebirds issued a grant of $10,000 to a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Officer to support his recovery following a serious line-of-duty injury. This grant was intended to assist with medical expenses, rehabilitation costs, and unforeseen financial needs not covered by standard benefits, reflecting the organization's commitment to standing with first responders whose service results in personal hardship. Jax Freebirds issued a grant of $7,500 to the family of a Clay County Fire Rescue veteran, who faced severe financial hardship as a result of a serious and ongoing medical condition. This contribution was intended to offset medical and dialysis-related expenses, lost income, and essential household needs, providing stability to the family and their newborn son during a critical period. Jax Freebirds issued a grant of $10,000 to a local Jacksonville family following the total loss of their family home due to fire. This contribution was intended to assist with immediate essential needs, including temporary housing, clothing, food, and out-of-pocket recovery costs not fully covered by insurance, helping the family regain stability in the aftermath of a traumatic crisis. Jax Freebirds issued the second annual installment of $2,000 toward a $7,500 scholarship fund established in memory of a local student-athlete at Fletcher High School in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, who passed away in 2024. Created in partnership with the Fletcher High School Lacrosse Team, this scholarship honors commitment to sportsmanship, faith, and teamwork, and is awarded annually to student-athletes who embody those same values. Distributions will continue until the full $7,500 commitment is fulfilled, ensuring a legacy endures within the Fletcher community for years to come.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 78
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 62
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 71.4%; rating input score 71
- Program expense ratio: 90.3%; rating input score 90
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 21%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.08; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -13.4% per year; rating input score 0; 25th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -10.7% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 59% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 71.4% of revenue deployed · 90.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $35K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules
- Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 17/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.