Palm Beach County Fishing

Public charity · Grantmaker West Palm Beach, FL EIN: 65-0213715

The promotion of marine conservation education and historic preservation to have a lasting beneficial impact on the youth and marine resources and history in and around palm Beach county

Palm Beach County Fishing at a glance

Total assets
$2,458,711
+4.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$631,450
+2.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$84,702
+1.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$520,578
+25.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Palm Beach County Fishing

Who Palm Beach County Fishing funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

NaplesWest Palm BeachBoca Raton

How Palm Beach County Fishing gives

  • Giving grew 278% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 2 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $21K (2022). In 2022 it made 2 grants totaling $21K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$12,500
The Reef Institute West Palm Beach, FL—$8,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,458,711$631,450$520,578——$84,702
2024$2,347,839$618,250$414,429——$83,415
2023$2,144,018$656,903$462,055——$80,299
2022$1,949,170$894,839$495,994$20,5002$21,520
2021$1,550,325$512,491$489,230——$25,455
2020$1,527,064$418,279$273,276——$33,478
2019$1,382,061$592,794$408,227$5,4251$36,830

About Palm Beach County Fishing

Based on IRS filings

Palm Beach County Fishing is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in West Palm Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $85K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Palm Beach County Fishing is led by Tom Buz Bzura, President on the 2025 filing; 1 of 22 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tom Buz Bzura

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pete Schultz

    Chairman Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Weigt

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Capt Nelson Schad

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Militello

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Webb

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Taylor

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John W. Jolley

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Broadway

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Serena Wilson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne Ross

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tricia Borsch

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Frevert

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Samuels

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wesley Watson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gearge Patane

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Rennebaum

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Max Parker

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheyenne Joseph

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Luther

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas L. Twyford Jr.

    Executive Di

    President → Executive Di, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $38K (2020) → $80K (2025)

  • Dan Kleiser

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Capt Barry Brimacomb (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Chester Brewer (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Bob Oglesby (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: C. N. Farrell (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Chuck Gerlach (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: William Watson (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Thomas L Twyford Jr — Executive Di: $80KThomas L Twyford JrExecutive Di$80K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $80K, to Thomas L Twyford Jr (Executive Di).

Frequently asked questions about Palm Beach County Fishing

How large is Palm Beach County Fishing?

Palm Beach County Fishing reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $631K.

What is Palm Beach County Fishing?

Palm Beach County Fishing is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in West Palm Beach, FL. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Palm Beach County Fishing operate?

Palm Beach County Fishing has awarded grants in Florida.

What is Palm Beach County Fishing's EIN?

Palm Beach County Fishing's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-0213715. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 26, 2019)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 27, 2022)

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