Florida Tropical Fish Farms Trade Association Inc
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What it says it does
TO REPRESENT ITS MEMBERS IN GOVERNMENTAL MATTERS, PROVIDE A COOPERATIVE FOR PURCHASING NECESSARY MATERIALS TO PRODUCE MEMBER PRODUCTS, AND SUPPORT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ORNAMENTAL SPECIES.
- Income
- $106,169
- Spending
- $82,081
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 13
- Highest pay
- $43,200, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- FTFFA HELPS AND SUPPORTS THE FISH FARMER IN A WIDE VARIETY OF WAYS. IN PARTICULAR, IT CONDUCTS MARKETING FOR THE FARMERS, GETTING THE WORD OUT TO CUSTOMERS THAT THE FISH FROM FLORIDA ARE SUPERIOR IN EVERY WAY. NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND BREEDING TECHNIQUES HAVE INCREASED BOTH THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF FISH THAT FTFFA FARMS DELIVER TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. THERE ARE OVER 120 FARMS IN FLORIDA RAISING A WIDE VARIETY OF FISH, AQUATIC PLANTS, AND ASSORTED INVERTEBRATES. TROPICAL FISH ARE THE NUMBER ONE CARGO COMMODITY OUT OF TAMPA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WHERE 8,000 TO 10,000 BOXES ARE SHIPPED WEEKLY.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OEVERY YEAR IN ORLANDO, FTFFA HAS A MASSIVE DISPLAY AT THE APPA GLOBAL PET EXPO IN A DISPLAY KNOWN AS THE AQUATIC LOUNGE WHICH SHOWCASES FLORIDA TROPICAL FISH AND AQUATIC PLANTS TO PERFECTION FOR THOSE ATTENDING THE LARGEST PET INDUSTRY TRADE SHOW IN NORTH AMERICA. FULLY DECORATED AQUARIUM TANKS HIGHLIGHT THE FISH AND PLANTS AS CAN BE SEEN NOWHERE ELSE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1996.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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